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Pretty much feel that I am not in with a chance on Yale. If they have been sending acceptances for a month I'm guessing we are just waiting for the rejections, but I wish they wouldn't keep me waiting.

I feel completely baffled by the fact that people continue to give the OP truly kind, helpful and encouraging advice. By now it must be obvious to everyone that s/he will never see sense, so why bother? I may be unusually callous but I think this person seriously needs to sort out their issues, probably with a decent therapist, and that spending hours and hours being negative and disagreeable to anonymous well-wishers on the internet is getting in the way of this.

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Massive congrats on all the great offers! I only applied to three but at least now, with one really good offer (and I think the programme is a super fit), Im far less anxious than I was before.

Yes, please do check and get back. Though it makes no difference at all, Id still like to know whether or not these universities might be reading my incoherent ramblings about bad research on antibacterial soap (this was the actual task on test day, I am not joking).

Just shy of $30k which is about average or even a bit less than most people have here after a few years of undergrad. No tuition fees, but cost of living will get you into 8k of debt every year. Its OK though because student debt is so engrained in the culture and everyone has roughly the same amount, so post-graduation jobs pay wages that reflect this. Interest is only about 2,5 %. However, it can be really tough for people who take huge loans to go to US or UK universities where they pay fees and have no chance of financial aid or reduced tuition (like EU citizens get). Especially in the UK, Norwegian students are viewed as a money-spinner because of their state-guaranteed loans and grants and are often admitted to programs they are clearly ill-equipt to succeed at. Its a bit of a trap and Im not sure how they ever really start paying those off when it happens.

Also waiting for Duke! This waiting is awful, mostly because it feels impossible to focus on anything else. Congrats memmma on Yale and Bren. Any idea yet which is your preference? And just out of interest, when did you hear from Yale?

Pretty sure I've read in several places on this forum that essays are NOT sent with scores.

More results today, the suspense is killing me.

Ha coincidence, I used to coordinate the econ PhD programme in Lund. Hope youre enjoying it. Sweden completely discontinued money orders in 2009. Can you see if the school has an account with IBAN code that you can transfer to? Otherwise you might have to get creative- send the money to someone in another country who can send a money order from there or something?

Depends what youre looking for, but I keep getting emails from Columbia about their MA in Climate and Soc. Deadline is March 17th.

After putting my forum use on hold for a couple of days I can pretty much confirm that it all feels better when you stay away from Grad Cafe.

Waiting for MEM here! Looking at the results search it seems like roughly the 6-8th of March might be the time to expect some news.

That is the person who started the magic 8 ball thread. Manduke definitely lightens the mood a little around here.

Will I get in to Duke? - Signs point to yes Will I get in to Yale FES? - Yes, definitely. Will anyone offer me funding? - Better not tell you now.

Right now, Im not coping. At all. For the past few weeks I have been barely functioning, filling my time with loads of socialising and workouts, not really getting anything done at work. I thought THAT was bad and then this evening happened and all I can do is circle from Facebook to Grad Café to Facebook and round again. Im stuck on this loop and I feel like a hamster. There are acceptances being posted for one of my programmes and Ive heard nothing. I even have an acceptance, but now I just want more. And Im convinced Ive been rejected from my other two schools. Convinced! I have lost all sense of proportion. I cant do my job any more. I cant even talk to my flatmates. Help.

Congrats on the acceptance elisewin, and so glad you got a second shot of this! Obviously it can happen that Fulbright scholars get no acceptances, but really dont be too worried mpumie! I have a friend who used to work in the selection committee and he made it very clear that it VERY VERY rarely happens that a Fulbright scholar doesnt get any acceptances. You will be fine

Thanks so much TakeruK for this really thoughtful answer! It is reassuring to hear that this is the standard procedure and that, if it all goes to plan, I could be admitted to this school. I will just stay open to talking to a few people and stay in touch with them. I cant visit before April but Im sure it will be possible to Skype and make some progress on the supervisor issue.

Yeah, iomarch, your post was what I imagined this discussion would have more of. Huge congrats and best of luck at grad school!

Well, my top choice is retiring. My non-retiring top choice has been in touch back and forward for a while, but I feel like he might not want to commit to having me as a student and that he might have suggested that this other fellow contact me. Is that even likely or am I just being paranoid?

Im not sure if I can find a thread that addresses this, and I think it is quite a specific problem, so I would love it if anyone could offer advice. I applied to a program (MS) that has its own selection process where students are nominated to the graduate school of the university, which then makes the final admissions decision. I was nominated by the program (what they call "a crucial first step") and have been asked to work with them to find funding as well as a supervisor. I had kind of already made a decision about which supervisor I wanted and communicated both with him and with one I was even more interested in but who is retiring at the end of this semester. The program is interdisciplinary and broad but I am pretty certain of what I want to end up doing while there, and my proposed area of study is in agricultural production, climate change and genetic material policy. Yesterday I received an email from a member of the faculty that I haven't been in contact with before, expressing interest in supervising me. It was a really nice email but I am pretty certain that his interests and mine do not really overlap, though I have written about the issues he researches while at a previous internship, which I guess is why he got in touch. He is specifically interested in urban food systems while my interest is rural. I dont want to be thrown off course by this and I still have hopes of finding someone that will suit me better. However, I really dont want to jeopardise my chances of getting in to this school (it is my top choice and my husband actually wants to live there which is important, he is leaving his country and career to support me in this) and I certainly dont want to totally reject a potentially great and supportive supervisor. He really seems sound so maybe it IS worth being open to a new field? Does anyone have good ideas about how I can proceed from here?

Just out of interest, how much did you end up spending on the 21 applications? I felt ripped off after 3 but now regretting not putting in the effort to do more. Oh well, I think have a sort-of acceptance now so it should be ok.

If youre not going to be applying to schools for a couple of years I dont see why you are stressing out with the GRE now? Better to take a step back, breathe, and then schedule a test for a time well into the future. That will allow you to put some real time into studying and get the results you want. But still, dont make the opposite mistake like I did. I got too stressed about it too early, studied loads, got bored and was busy doing other things for a while, took the test pretty late, got mediocre quant scores (V 170, Q 154, AW 5.5) and then it was too late to really do anything about it- or at least too late to improve my scores given that I have a job etc.

Moving to Pitcairn Island! They are looking for new people and I will be wanting to stay on the dl if I get rejected everywhere. Doesnt get more dl than that.

Higher Education Administration. Not the broadest of fields!