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I haven't heard from annnnyone. I feel like I might be sort of a weird candidate anyways, so I have no idea how to predict success or failure.

Maryland! There were acceptances on the 7th and 8th of Feb 2013.

I'm exhausted after having to attend a work function until very late and then having a 7 am meeting. Cannot focus on my job. ...So I went to the results page to take a look. By my (very exhausted and non-exhaustive) count, the following schools (that we haven't already heard from) announced decisions in 2013: Kansas Michigan Amherst Connecticut UPenn UT Simon Fraser UMD UVA Irvine MIT Notre Dame Feel free to add, subtract. Anyone want to pick a favorite or two for today?

Whywhywhywhy do my schools take so long to issue decisions. Whywhywhywhy. ...why?

We've got a Chicago.

Can't tell you how nervous the math question made me.

Oh heavens, good point.

Looking at the results pages, UPenn also seems likely this week.

TELL ME SOMETHING INTERNETS!

I will take "lady" or "person," thanks.

Drama-rama! Glad it got worked out

Any reasonable expectation besides professionalism and common courtesy, you mean. * Climbs on soapbox * I've noticed a permissiveness towards unresponsiveness in academia that I don't think would fly in a lot of other jobs. Sure, people are busy and all that...but so is everyone. A quick: "Thanks for reaching out, it is my policy not to speak with applicants until after decisions are made. Best of luck, X" or "Thanks for reaching out, I look forward to working with you--I'll be in touch in the upcoming months as the 2014 fall term nears. Best, X" doesn't take THAT long. But oh well, different professions have different norms--and there are certainly awesome professors who are just the worst at emails. *Departs soapbox * I wouldn't take the lack of response as anything other than an insight into the POI's working style--not a reflection on you. At the end of the day its just a little more information to plug into your decision-making process.

This. There is never a perfect time to do anything; just need to weigh the pros and cons and make the decision that you think will work best for you, knowing what you know. And cohorts, I would think, benefit from having people from all walks of life--the 22 year old may be the most familiar with the newest literature, the 30 year old may have a lot of "on the ground" perspective to lend or organizational skills, and a 50 year old may have a solid career's worth of experience that everyone could benefit from. But more importantly, the next person who suggests someone in their late twenties is old gets a virtual punch in the face by me. Oh yeah, I'm taking that personally.

I will gently push back just to mention that advice is advice, not an attack on someone's choices. Definitely be confident in your own decision-making process but there is no reason to not want to hear contradictory advice. I'm sure everyone means well. And hey, I never stopped hearing I was making a terrible mistake by going to law school even after I graduated! Ha Another San Diego acceptance has been posted, FYI.

Well said. I certainly agree with everyone warning folks off from going directly from undergrad but also know folks that have been very happy and successful going straight through. I personally couldn't have done it. So I'll only say this to all of you seniors: If you get shut out, or only accepted to schools you're hesitant about going to--do not get disheartened because it could be the best thing that ever happened to you. After undergrad, I worked for a few years in an industry that really helped me refine my interests. I then went to a top law school while working in politics the entire time (ignore everyone who claims there is no way to be a successful full-time law student and work outside of school) and got to explore my interests in the classroom and outside of it all while writing, researching, and publishing. Now I work in a rewarding job but am applying for a Ph.D. because I have a very focused, driven idea of why and how the degree will benefit me--even if I don't get a tenure-track position. In my personal life, after undergrad, I had my heart broken by someone I had dated for yeeeears and had made marriage plans with. I ended up moving to a new city and met tons of new people...and then moved to another new city for law school where I made wonderful new friends--and met my husband. Now, I can't imagine being in a better position in my life (both professionally and personally) to go to grad school if I'm lucky enough to get into one of the programs I applied to. Honestly, everyone is different and no one path will ever be perfect for anyone, but if this cycle doesn't work out--look at it as nothing more or less than a wonderful opportunity. (After you drink away your sorrows and/or cry.)

Wow! As a JD (who worked after ugrad before heading to law school), any quant-focused and economics courses I took were a long, long time ago and that is one part of my application I am quite nervous about. I did a few research projects in law school that involved stats and one of my publications involved a basic statistical analysis of caselaw but....that's about it. Anyways, you certainly showed your dedication by buckling down and addressing a weakness--well done! I'm sure that is very impressive to adcomms.

I'm really anxious that I can't figure out when the appropriate time for me to get nervous about my schools will be.

I got screamed (no, really, screamed) at by my boss this afternoon and none of my schools ever alert before Feb....I will be almost for sure surpassing that. * snarl * Congrats to all the admits since the last time I said congrats!

Oh great, now I'm worried because I didn't get the email. I checked "no" as well on the MA front.

I've wondered this too. Seems like after the first initial "slimming down" stage, they could let those folks know while members of the admissions committee and various POIs take a close look at the remaining pool.

Congrats to everyone who got good news today! And to everyone who is anticipating bad news, stay positive and remember this is just the beginning of schools rolling in! If this one doesn't work out, that means it just wasn't the right fit and I'm sure other schools will bring more welcome news in the future.

From what I've been told, professors are all over the map on that one--some like to contact students to tell them they've been accepted (in so many words), some like to reach out once the official notifications have gone out, some don't like to reach out until an offer has been accepted, whatever. I'm sure there are some schools with general guidelines, but I think a lot of it is just personal preference. So I think its when a professor reaches out that is a YAY moment no doubt, but no one should stress who hasn't heard from a POI. Anonymous people keep looking at my LinkedIn profile. I am almost 100% positive the majority are people in my industry but the sudden uptick is, naturally, making me wonder if adcomms are some of the hits. And, then...I become convinced I look like an unintelligent chipmunk in my profile picture that no one would want to accept to any school.

I'm lucky enough to have a great job, so I'll keep trucking along in my career and consider reapplying next year.

I got a snow day from work. Yay! Though I still have to get on a lot of conference calls through the day. Boo! And it also gives me some unscheduled time to get anxious about the eight billion schools I'm waiting on. Eek!! Lots of feelings.

Ha! My husband hates the cold weather as well--we actually met in the Deep South; he had fled the weather of New England after living there for six years. On our second date he told me he would never live "above Atlanta" again. I had the opposite view. ...and now they're calling for a blizzard tomorrow where we live! I...won?