Hopephily

Here's another: Graduate students and the Simpsons.

I'm sure many of you have already seen this, but watching it a second time still managed to make me laugh. Hilter finds out about his philosophy grad school applications.

I'm a fan!

I have sworn off this site (to myself) a few times already, but I just keep coming back.

It's difficult for me to imagine that very many persons on ad coms would have the time and energy to visit this place and even more difficult to imagine that very many would have the time and energy to try and figure out what particular hopefuls are posting here. But given the relatively low cost of remaining anonymous here and the potential high cost of the unlikely events that I have just described obtaining, I like to keep under the radar. However, that is no indication that I believe ad coms are likely to be reading this stuff.

Agreed.

The level of anxiety here (myself included) is hilarious.

Looks like someone posted an acceptance from Berkeley today.

Oh good, there's hope for me yet.

Should we start a pool?

I actually look forward to getting such a phone call(s). Apart from the fact that it will mean I got in, I appreciate the personal touch.

Getting an early acceptance would be nice. A friend of mine got into her top choice last year, very early on. The rest was gravy.

Yeah I've got all this nervous energy today...It looks like Northwestern for me. I've heard great things about the program at Rochester.

Just trying to make conversation.

Interesting idea. I suppose I thought there was some unspoken norm against this. I was in contact with a couple of professors (at schools I applied to) but it was about a paper of mine and not directly about working with them (although it might have been implied).

No worries-- it's my fault. I'm just not that funny.

I was just joking (or trying to).

I don't really like to read. I'm more of a T.V. person.

This one is great. Thanks for reposting it!

Indeed, he/she did his/her homework!

Just an update in case it serves someone else here. There was one program for which I had filled out the application, but neglected to submit it on time. A second program showed (on the application website) that my supplemental materials were not uploaded. I contacted both departments and the first program allowed me to submit the application. The second program verified that they had my materials and so there must be something going on with their system. The moral being, it isn't a bad idea to look up all your applications post-submission-- just to make sure you didn't miss anything. If you did miss something, then contact the department (as the OP said).

Their deadline was on the 9th, so most likely a fake.

Yeah after a moment of panic, I emailed the departments in question. Of course, it's the weekend so I'll probably have to wait until monday to hear back. The thing is, I kept record of all of the apps that were actually paid for and submitted---somehow I still goofed...to err is to be human I guess. Hopephily it all works out as both programs are high on my list...

I recently looked over all my submitted applications to check to see that my GRE scores were verified and noticed that one of the appllications did not actually get submitted and another is showing that I'm missing a number of materials...Not good.