TheGnome

In the same vein as TheGnome, I'll share that I rejected a funded offer from the University of Washington today. Since they appear to be admitting on a rolling basis, I hope that spot finds its way to someone who's still waiting.
 
Edit: IR

Just don't be a jerk.

I have just spent exactly 4 minutes, staring at the screen blankly and trying to understand why the heck schools would talk about the pdf of their enrollment figures with a recent admit.
 
Time to go to bed? Affirmative.

I have just spent exactly 4 minutes, staring at the screen blankly and trying to understand why the heck schools would talk about the pdf of their enrollment figures with a recent admit.
 
Time to go to bed? Affirmative.

I feel that entirely. I've been putting off scheduling my personalized visits (why is almost EVERY visit the weekend of March 20th?) in case one of the schools I haven't yet heard from is having their visit on the date I'd pick to go...

Do not want to come across as bragging but I think this info might be useful for someone out there.
 
I just declined an offer from Pitt. Their admission letter said "...we would greatly appreciate knowing your decision as soon as you make it.  We have a number of highly qualified applicants on our waiting list that we cannot accept until we have a better sense of the composition of our incoming class." So at Pitt, I suspect that there might be a more direct link between people declining offers and others getting in from wait-lists. You know, at some places, especially when the money is a bit tight, schools may not want to play the "accept Z number of people and expect X to come, give or take Y" game and may opt to remain on the safer side. Just saying.
 
Oh and IR subfield. 

Oh I thought it was supposed to represent IR theory (I kid)

Congrats guys! Northwestern is a great program especially for theory, congrats!

So everyone is not entitled to their opinions then? I thought I was entitled to mine! Damn. Now I am curious who is entitled to my opinion..

So everyone is not entitled to their opinions then? I thought I was entitled to mine! Damn. Now I am curious who is entitled to my opinion..

Accepted to Northwestern also IR!

I heard from Northwestern too! Accepted for theory. Anticipating making a hard choice now. )

Omg. Northwestern. Elated.

I think the Government Affairs forum might be more relevant.

Thanks everyone!  The email was from the DGS, sent through her assistant.

I just visualized a very fat lady with a viking hat yelling at me: "YOOUUU GOT REJECTEEEEDD FROM STANFOOOORD!!"

I just visualized a very fat lady with a viking hat yelling at me: "YOOUUU GOT REJECTEEEEDD FROM STANFOOOORD!!"

So far, many schools have released their decisions and the remaining ones will come very soon. Given the circumstances, I thought opening a thread where the "already attending" users can out themselves for us newly admitted folks in an easy-to-access manner would be a good idea. In Grad Cafe we have the good fortune of having a number of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious people who keep providing us counsel and extending help in reducing the uncertainty of this process from the other side of the fence. We have seen a number of them inviting us to nag them about their current institution in the main thread and elsewhere. However, these messages tend to get lost in the monstrous main thread, and can be difficult to track down. 
 
So if you are one of the "already attending" folks, who do not mind sharing your institutional affiliation and are OK with Grad Cafe hopefuls nagging you with questions, please drop a note. This way we can know who to contact when we have questions about your school.
 
Let's say graduate students only - for the faculty members have their own thread. Also let's not turn this thread into a chit-chat venue for individual schools.

So far, many schools have released their decisions and the remaining ones will come very soon. Given the circumstances, I thought opening a thread where the "already attending" users can out themselves for us newly admitted folks in an easy-to-access manner would be a good idea. In Grad Cafe we have the good fortune of having a number of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious people who keep providing us counsel and extending help in reducing the uncertainty of this process from the other side of the fence. We have seen a number of them inviting us to nag them about their current institution in the main thread and elsewhere. However, these messages tend to get lost in the monstrous main thread, and can be difficult to track down. 
 
So if you are one of the "already attending" folks, who do not mind sharing your institutional affiliation and are OK with Grad Cafe hopefuls nagging you with questions, please drop a note. This way we can know who to contact when we have questions about your school.
 
Let's say graduate students only - for the faculty members have their own thread. Also let's not turn this thread into a chit-chat venue for individual schools.

So everyone is not entitled to their opinions then? I thought I was entitled to mine! Damn. Now I am curious who is entitled to my opinion..

So far, many schools have released their decisions and the remaining ones will come very soon. Given the circumstances, I thought opening a thread where the "already attending" users can out themselves for us newly admitted folks in an easy-to-access manner would be a good idea. In Grad Cafe we have the good fortune of having a number of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious people who keep providing us counsel and extending help in reducing the uncertainty of this process from the other side of the fence. We have seen a number of them inviting us to nag them about their current institution in the main thread and elsewhere. However, these messages tend to get lost in the monstrous main thread, and can be difficult to track down. 
 
So if you are one of the "already attending" folks, who do not mind sharing your institutional affiliation and are OK with Grad Cafe hopefuls nagging you with questions, please drop a note. This way we can know who to contact when we have questions about your school.
 
Let's say graduate students only - for the faculty members have their own thread. Also let's not turn this thread into a chit-chat venue for individual schools.

So everyone is not entitled to their opinions then? I thought I was entitled to mine! Damn. Now I am curious who is entitled to my opinion..

Claiming the newest UC Santa Barbara admit! First acceptance of the season for me and I'm quite excited No word on funding yet. 
A week after the first acceptances went out... At this point, I was sure it was going to be a rejection!

What a bizarre, bizarre process this is for those of us on this side of the fence. However many times you go through it, you can never get used to it. You have the memory of it being exciting/painful/stressful, but it fools you again when you have to relive it.
 
I am pretty sure that in the future, humanity will find a way to tap into all that energy released by the emotional outbursts of PhD hopefuls during the application season.

What a bizarre, bizarre process this is for those of us on this side of the fence. However many times you go through it, you can never get used to it. You have the memory of it being exciting/painful/stressful, but it fools you again when you have to relive it.
 
I am pretty sure that in the future, humanity will find a way to tap into all that energy released by the emotional outbursts of PhD hopefuls during the application season.