jdchrys

I'm a new member to gradcafe but I've been lurking for a while now. This is my second year applying to schools. Last year I applied to two and was waitlisted at one and rejected at the other. This year I applied to four and have been rejected by two and haven't heard from the others, one of which I KNOW is notifying. I'm so frustrated. I can't afford to NOT work and my student loans from my undergrad program have now become due. Do I apply again? What's going to make me competitive enough to get in next year? Nothing will have changed.