Maleficent999

Say it with me: "IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER."

I've been following the last few weeks, but would love to join the discussion! Good luck to everyone, the next few weeks are gonna get crazy.
 
Hope you feel better soon Maleficent.

If I'm not accepted this round I will: IMMEDIATELY get a puppy. This has been my plan for a while now. I have held off on getting a dog because I wasn't sure where I'd be living if I got into grad school. I will try to find a new job. I will start studying for and retake the GRE. Probably enroll in a few classes at my old city college for fun and try to plan a ton of trips with my boyfriend.

If I'm not accepted this round I will: IMMEDIATELY get a puppy. This has been my plan for a while now. I have held off on getting a dog because I wasn't sure where I'd be living if I got into grad school. I will try to find a new job. I will start studying for and retake the GRE. Probably enroll in a few classes at my old city college for fun and try to plan a ton of trips with my boyfriend.

I just woke up to an acceptance from UC Davis! I had "scratched it off my list" since there hadn't been any movement in a while. It's not over until its over, people.

I just woke up to an acceptance from UC Davis. I wasn't expecting it at ALL since it had pretty much quieted down for Davis. I thought my fate was sealed. The letter wasn't from the department, it was from the Dean of Graduate Studies so I'm thinking its probably not a funded offer. Either way, it gives me hope that maybe I'll get a funded offer from somewhere else. It's not over until its over. Keep your fingers crossed, everyone.

I almost posted about this yesterday and then when it came up today in a different thread, I wanted to put it out there.
 
I am currently in a serious, long-term relationship. One which the graduate school application process has put a big strain on...or perhaps, one that has flaws that have been exposed as a result of this process?  It's hard to say at this point.  
 
Either way, the result is that in the middle of one of the biggest transitions of my life, I'm also having to decide whether or not this is a relationship I want to put effort into during graduate school.
 
I know that the first few years are going to be extremely challenging and I find myself wondering if it wouldn't be easier to go through the transition alone. 
 
Anyone else going through this?

^ Fingers crossed.

Do you guys think that acceptances for UW are pretty much done for the year? Last year there were a few stragglers after the bulk of acceptances went out. Maybe UW will be like UC Davis and just f*ck with me for a week first? Hopefully? *crosses fingers*

I just woke up to an acceptance from UC Davis. I wasn't expecting it at ALL since it had pretty much quieted down for Davis. I thought my fate was sealed. The letter wasn't from the department, it was from the Dean of Graduate Studies so I'm thinking its probably not a funded offer. Either way, it gives me hope that maybe I'll get a funded offer from somewhere else. It's not over until its over. Keep your fingers crossed, everyone.

I just woke up to an acceptance from UC Davis. I wasn't expecting it at ALL since it had pretty much quieted down for Davis. I thought my fate was sealed. The letter wasn't from the department, it was from the Dean of Graduate Studies so I'm thinking its probably not a funded offer. Either way, it gives me hope that maybe I'll get a funded offer from somewhere else. It's not over until its over. Keep your fingers crossed, everyone.

I just woke up to an acceptance from UC Davis! I had "scratched it off my list" since there hadn't been any movement in a while. It's not over until its over, people.

I just woke up to an acceptance from UC Davis. I wasn't expecting it at ALL since it had pretty much quieted down for Davis. I thought my fate was sealed. The letter wasn't from the department, it was from the Dean of Graduate Studies so I'm thinking its probably not a funded offer. Either way, it gives me hope that maybe I'll get a funded offer from somewhere else. It's not over until its over. Keep your fingers crossed, everyone.

Maleficent, that's MAGNIFICENT!!!! I have been thinking about you a lot since you've been in the same boat as I am with UCLA.
 
I am so happy for you! 

I just woke up to an acceptance from UC Davis! I had "scratched it off my list" since there hadn't been any movement in a while. It's not over until its over, people.

I just woke up to an acceptance from UC Davis! I had "scratched it off my list" since there hadn't been any movement in a while. It's not over until its over, people.

Scores? Schools?

Scores? Schools?

RE: UT-Austin...
 
I don't know everything or really ANYthing about the admissions process due to how convoluted all the schools insist on making this process. I do, however, know that the websites are usually the last thing to get updated. If you were admitted, they'd probably email or call the few students admitted before taking the time to make any changes to each individual application online. I would guess they do that all in one swoop, including the rejection notices on those whose applications didn't make the cut. It seems strange that they'd update just the financial aid page without updating your entire online application to let you know you've been admitted. That's just my $.02. I know we're all looking for any reason to believe we've gotten into a school, but I think its still too early to tell. Nothing is for sure until you've got physical proof that something has happened.
 
On that note, good luck to all of us still waiting for decisions. I hope things heat up for everyone in the next 7-14 days!

I know people are probably a little sketched out to do so, but it is so helpful to see what the departments expect regarding the GRE.
 
As much as we are told, "it is just one component of the application," it's good to have a sense of the program history with the GRE scores.
 
Thank you so much guys! And congrats to everyone with acceptances!
 
 

Feel better Maleficent and good luck!...I hope you do get an acceptance this week! Keep us posted. 

I've been told that more often than not, you (or the hypothetical academic on the job market) are more likely to get employed at a school one to two tiers lower than wherever you received your degree. I don't have any statistics to back this up, it is just what I've been told. For instance, if you go to a UC school, you might be more likely to be employed at a CSU than a higher-ranked program. However, I have always wondered who gets employed at the top-ranking programs if the people at top-ranking programs are getting employed at lower-upper or mid-ranked schools. Ghosts? The immortal professors who just WON'T retire?!

Turbotax.com. I work in accounting and I still use it. It's free to use but costs to file electronically. Personally I think it's worth it for the convenience. Your former employer has until the 31st to get you a w-2. If you've moved you should contact them to make sure they have the right address. You'll also need a 1098-T form from your school showing fees paid. This is usually sent automatically or can be obtained online. You can write off books/supplies for school and if you have a car, the taxable part of your registration. After you input all that into turbotax and submit, it'll give you all the numbers you need for the fafsa such as net or gross income for 2013.

I can't decide if I want to ban myself from these forums/the results until I have some kind of hard evidence of SOMEthing happening with my applications. I'm just driving myself mad and I can't really do anything except wait. If I'm MIA you all know why! And if I'm not back by March then send a search party.
 
 
 
But let's be real. We all know there's no way I'm going to be able to restrain myself. My typing fingers have a mind of their own.

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