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I don't know how to feel now.

Update from Wisconsin: "This is an update on the status of your application to the UW-Madison Philosophy grad program for fall 2014. You are in the top 5 on our wait list. We are waiting to hear from roughly 10 people that we have already accepted, and of course, they have until April 15th to tell us their decision. Within your group of five, there is no ranked order. Who we accept from the wait list will depend on various factors such as area of interest in philosophy, so that we can have a well-rounded class."

I see, I see. I recently met Strawson, even though I don't do metaphysics, so I'm going to send him an email. But I'm wondering how to broach emailing other professors, besides Shafer-Landau, whom I've already emailed before.

I've been wondering about this. For instance, I think UW-M fits my interests better than UT, but I feel like I'd be much happier in Austin than Madison. So, it'd be a really tough decision, and I don't really know how to go about it. Maybe you guys have some advice for me on that topic. In any case, I'm still sort of getting used to the idea of not living in NYC.

Can you elaborate on your correspondence? Did you know the professors previously, or did you contact them for the first time after becoming wait-listed? I'm wondering if I should start emailing some of the professors in my AOI's, but I'm worried that this could be deeply risky since I am not too familiar with their work (since my wait-listed schools were not top choices).

That process was pretty demeaning.

What is going on with these UMich rejections? I can't find the info via the website.

Can you please elaborate?

I emailed and inquired about my position shortly after receiving my wait-list notification.

I'm still stuck with Alan Sidelle's email that I'm relatively "high" on the wait-list. No idea how to interpret that. I haven't received an offer so far.

I haven't heard word from BU one way or another, and BU was my "safety school"

I'm rooting for myself.

PHISTUDENT22, I find that incredibly disturbing^

Guys, not that it makes a big difference, but apparently I got a 161 in verbal. Editing my signature now.

I really like this idea, though I don't have any specific suggestions right now. (I'm still in a post-application depression, and my brain doesn't seem to be working.) Also, for those who want to re-apply, I'm really interested in taking advantage of the amazing gradcafe community we have here and working toward helping each other succeed. In other words, I feel like it is a mistake to start re-applying without first strategizing on how to go about it. I plan to make a post on this soon, but just throwing it out there in the meantime.

Good beer.

Ian, if I decide to re-apply, you're going to need to point me in the right direction for test-prep.

Sadly, no.

No, but one of my writers said he/she would mention it in my letter (e.g., that he/she knows me personally and that the score doesn't reflect my ability).

Dreams do come true.

Michigan is obviously trolling us.

Columbia rejection -- Columbia: "yo dawg, check your portal ;)" Me: "k." Columbia: "Did you check yet?" Me: "Checking now." Columbia's handwriting: "GO FUCK YOURSELF!"

I have similar scores: 160V, 145Q, 5.0AW. And I'm wait-listed at UT-Austin and UW-M. I don't know if I should feel good about myself.

I haven't received a rejection from Columbia yet, though there are reports of rejections on gradcafe. How should I interpret this?