onzeheures30

I don't know (nor do I care) why it matters (if at all). I just like the process.

I'm going to visit their Open House in April. I've got my visa approved and I'll be buying tickets later in March. And I'm going to NYC for the Open House at NYU pretty soon, yay! (Will be my first time in the States. I expect to be overwhelmed =)) So, eventually, I guess I'll be choosing between these two. Although I still don't know the decisions of UMD and UMass, and there is this pending wait-list situation with MIT.

Have just declined my (very generous) offer from UTexas. Don't know why I'm feeling sad even. Maybe, it's just that saying 'no' feels bad no matter what. Well, at least they can get someone off the wait-list now.

And two more ppl I know who are not on the forum and are still waiting for the decision from UMass.

I don't think that means a rejection, I'd rather consider it being tantamount to 'short-listed'. I had an interview with them two weeks ago, and they haven't got back to me yet. Additionally, from what I know, they don't necessarily do interviews with all the candidates they are considering. So I'd take your status (and mine) for what it looks like - 'pending'.

I keep getting them notifications from academia.edu as well. But I must be much more googlable than you, so they actually put effort into finding you =)

Yes, they have an Open House on Feb 20-21. This is an event for short-listed candidates, so, if you didn't get an invitation, this most likely means that you aren't in the short-list, sorry.

Thanks =) Well, I'm expecting a rejection from UCLA at the very least. Thank you! Where's the open house you're going to miss? It's not the one at Maryland, is it (I think theirs is on February 20-21)?

Yeah, I am the one who's been wait-listed at MIT =)

Thanks everyone =) Oh, I certainly hope so =)

Yesterday was an eventful day for me. Got an e-mail from one of the NYU ppl with whom we'd had an interview earlier asking for a quick Skype conversation, during which she told me the dept had recommended me for admission. The official offer will be sent to me later, after the grad school does all the proper paperwork, but the decision's made. Bliss! Later during the night (well, it was night in Moscow), got a letter from Chicago saying I'd been recommended for admission and specifying some of the details of the upcoming official offer. I am a bit overwhelmed at the moment, but as soon as I come back to my senses (and after I'm through with my tomorrow's interview with a very cool linguist who'll be joining UMass in Fall), I'll start working out the way to visit the open house events later in Spring.

I am a syntax/semantics type of person (swaying more towards semantics lately) + I have a keen interest in sign language linguistics.

Thank you! From what I've learnt from my POI at Chicago (btw, our interview went splendidly well; I hope to be able to get to work with this person at some point even if I don't end up at Chicago), today they are having a departmental discussion about admissions. So, good luck to everyone who's applied there, keep your fingers crossed =)

Hell yeah! Just got my first admission notice, from UTexas Austin. The letter says I'm recommended for admission + full funding for 5 years, and my acceptance 'is pending final approval by the Graduate and International Admissions Center.' Now, UTexas might not be my top choice, but I'm happy like there's no tomorrow!

Oh great, thanks a lot! P.S. Nice profile pic, btw. I've always loved de Saussure's moustache =)

Hi everyone! Two quick questions: (1) Has anyone here been invited to the Open House event at Maryland? I am not attending (traveling from Russia is not an option for me at the moment, and the dept can cover my expenses only in part), but it would be nice to get some first hand information on how it went afterwards. (2) Has anyone been contacted by University of Chicago for an interview? I didn't even know they did interviews.

I received the interview request on Wednesday, January 22, and we had a Skype conversation with two NYU faculty members earlier today. I don't know for sure if they have sent out all interview requests, but I don't think it's a good idea to pester them with e-mails about interviews at the moment. From what I know (based on my conversations with faculty from various US linguistics depts) they might be still looking through the applications, which means they are very busy at the moment. I am very impatient and nervous myself, but I think that waiting is the best option at the moment =)

Oh it did, thank you!

I don't think it's a problem. Mine are still marked as missing, however, I've already had an interview with someone from Maryland. Either they don't care much about transcripts at this stage, or the website is lagging behind.