hopefulpessimiste

OMG I hope you're right too! I have had only rejections (and a bunch) and I desperately need some good news!

I actually already went to a top-tier MA program fully funded, and received an additional scholarship. And I got a 4.0. And I'm still out.

Also wondering about this (since I applied and received nothing in the mail) and my online status is unchanged.

Here I am, back again, to claim a Brown rejection. But I am going to stop logging on just to let everyone know that the rejections are real and belong (in large part) to me. I realized that it is totally unhelpful because no one doubts the veracity of the rejection postings. So...when you see future rejections from great departments on the results page, they're mine. All of them. I have only a few schools left so I think I am out. I applaud everyone here who has been accepted, and in particular, those who applied more than once. I don't know that I have the fortitude to go through this process again--it is so damn brutal. And to think...I went halfway through college planning on and on track to becoming a doctor. Yesh.

Congrats to all the Pitt acceptances...wish I were among you. Is anyone else being driven insane by UPenn or is it just me? All predictions were that they'd be a pretty earlier notification program, and now it's almost March and still nothing?? WHY, TAN!? WHHYYY?

Claiming a UVA rejection. I'm getting really tired of posting rejections on the results page! But, at 0a/0w/5r out of 19 total apps I have a feeling I'm going to be posting a lot more.

I was concerned about this, too and in desperation I emailed the department last week. They said that "decisions will be made by March 15". So that was super non-committal, but helpful in that I think they are not done. I am not impugning anyone's honor here and I'm not going to guess at whether the admits that were posted were real or not. But there is stil hope. But probably not for me. Not with the way things have been going. Congrats to all the admits!

Thanks for the info! Yeah I was sure they would've started by now... I hate anything that makes this process drag on longer!

I had applied to Brown, and still haven't heard anything from them. I know they sent out some rejections, but I did not get one. Should I assume that it is a rejection that is simply late trickling in? Also, I've seen posts about Penn State, but any about UPenn?

Wow, congrats to you! Your stats are so sweet--major props

Please post when you have more info (like an official email), and major, major congrats! I'm dyyyyyying with envy lol.

Yes I applied to 19 schools! And I have heard something official from two, and both were rejections. After how well I'd done previously, this is really sending me for a loop.

Thanks. I actually didn't receive any notification, but I saw that other people had so I checked the website and the rejection was waiting. Even as rejections go, not a great one. And per the discussion earlier, I'm not bashing MA programs. Mine had a lot of good faculty and I learned a lot and, most importantly, I got to practice more philosophy. So that's good. But I guess I had been led to believe that at a top MA program, and from a top undergrad institution with excellent grades all around, I didn't think I'd be looking at zero acceptances. But that's where I am now. So I'm not blaming my MA program, but instead I think it's smarter for me to blame myself and my sample.

I do have a number out, but at very competitive programs: Princeton, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Stanford, UCLA, Cornell, Wisconsin, and UPenn. Since I have total silence from all these other schools with the exception of two rejections, I can't say it looks good. Now I am debating whether to waste another year of my life applying with a different sample, or just giving up. So, just a warning to all: getting a 4.0 from a top, Leiter-ranked MA doesn't guarantee success in PhD applications.

I'm claiming (a dubious honor) a Northwestern rejection. That one was really harsh, since I had corresponded with the DGS about where to send a fourth letter of rec. And then an email to the website. Ugh, sucks. I'm also going to assume (I think safely) that aside from my official rejection to UNC and NU, and have them waiting for me from Duke, Berkeley, UChicago, UCSD, UVA, Arizona, and now maybe Yale. Batting 1000... And I have a 4.0 from a top MA program. I can only assume everyone thought my sample sucked.

Someone claim the Yale post, please!! Also, can someone explain to this noob how to put the stats in the signature?

Thanks, and congratulations to you.

Were you the one who just posted the UVA result...or can I summon these things lol?!

Also, same goes for UCSD and University of Chicago...anyone know how many offers have gone out/if they are finished making offers?

I saw two (I think only two) UVA posts some days ago. Anyone know if all of their acceptances have gone out? Any info would be very helpful. Still 0a/0w/1r out of 19...going totally bonkers.

Can any of the UCSD admits give any details about their emails/phone calls? Damn...it seems like so many of my schools have started admitting and all I have is the one rejection from UNC. This is really turning into a nightmare.

Congrats to the Northwestern acceptances! I really, really wanted to go there--one of my top choices--but I haven't heard a thing. This really isn't looking so good for me. Excuse me while I cry myself to sleep. Applied: Arizona, Bekeley, Brown, Cornell, Duke, Michigan, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford, U of C, UCLA, UCSD, UNC, U Penn, U Pittsburgh, UVA, UW Madison, U Washington, Yale Rejected: UNC MA 4.0

Congrats to you! Can you give the maschochists among us any specifics? I was sure hoping for a Duke waitlist but as yet have not heard a thing.

I'm also claiming one of the very kind rejections from UNC. An inauspicious start of the application cycle for me.

Hi All, I'm another lurker officially adding myself to this thread. Haven't heard anything and pretty freaked out. I have an MA from a top program but this is my first time applying to PhD programs. And yes, I know pessimist does not have an "e" in English; I'm a native French speaker. Good luck to all.