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caramel_geek

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  1. I agree with SHArmadillo. If you can get financial support (be it from the dept/school/personal), then definitely consider doing a masters first and re-try for that program.
  2. So I mailed the department's grad admin personnel last week (Apr 14th to be exact) and this is what I wrote: Dear Sir/Madam, I have applied to your department's PhD program for Fall 2010. Just today, I have called to inquire about my application status and was redirected by the Graduate & Professional Admission office to you. According to the Graduate & Professional Admission office, my record on their system shows that my application is still under departmental review. So, I was wondering if you'd know approximately when would a decision be made? Or if there is any update on the status of my application. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. And this is what they replied: There is no update. Once a decision is made you will be notified via email by the Grad & Professional Admissions or you can view it online via status page. From the reply, I'm getting the impression that I shouldn't mail/call again. Am I just over-analyzing it? Since it's been more than a week since that mail, should I call or mail again? Or should I just wait quietly? Help?? Calling them doesn't help much, cause it always ends up with an automated message asking people to email them. And to be honest, they're not really responsive to emails either (they only reply me after 3 emails). It's like the 23rd of Apr already, and they still haven't given me an answer. Not even a simple "you're in our waitlist". I don't even know if I'm in the waitlist or just plain being ignored. Or is it safe to assume that I'm in the waitlist (since it's already so late into the decision season)? Sigh. This is so frustrating.
  3. Still waiting for 2 schools. Driving me insane
  4. it's already the 21st and i'm still waiting for 2 phd decisions. how is that even possible???

  5. It's officially the 13th today and I'm totally freaking out. I'm still waiting for decisions from Ohio State and Minnesota. It seems awfully weird that I still haven't heard anything from them so late into the process. Anyone still waiting for these 2?
  6. Good luck! Finally, the wait is over.
  7. All these waiting got me thinking last night. When it's already so late into the "waiting-season" (it's already April 6th), and they're still not getting back to you, it could only mean bad news right? Then I threw a tantrum (more like a mental tantrum), made myself a cup of jasmine green tea, watch some Criminal Minds and went to bed. This morning, I felt like I'm having a hang over and like I barely slept at all. Came in to work, half expecting 3 rejection emails waiting for me. But there was none. And the wait goes on... Sorry for the rant. Just have to vent.
  8. Still waiting for 3 schools. Only rejections so far. Sigh...
  9. Still waiting for 3 schools. April better be it.
  10. I've applied to 6, and only heard back from 1 (rejected). So, sort of on the same boat too My fiance applied to the same 6 school and got 3 rejections already. And the worst part is, all 3 came from different schools than the 1 rejection that I got. So, it's sort of 4 down and 2 more to go for us. It'd be a tough decision to make if both of us are accepted into different schools.
  11. Still no news And I'm slowly going down the "no-news-means-bad-news" spiral
  12. That's just horrible. Definitely unacceptable by any standards. Shame on those people who crafted the email
  13. Looks like we are applying to the same course and have applied to 2 same schools Which one is your dream school?
  14. OMG. If they do that to me, I'd be freaking out (on April 1st) and totally forgot that it's April 1st. And then the next day, I'd be really really mad at them for doing this to me I might even get a heartattack
  15. I second that. Job applications are way less stressful. This whole PhD application thing is turning me into a mess I jump every time I see a new email in the inbox. And would check my email every 30minutes Don't remember doing that when I was applying for a job
  16. I feel the same too. Now I just avoid conversations about grad school applications with my family and friends.
  17. Reading all the news about acceptance and rejection notices makes me nervous. I haven't even gotten a single news from any of the school Is it normal for international applicants to get results later?
  18. To all who have gotten their acceptance notice -- Congrats!
  19. I applied to 6 schools only, and I've been thinking the same thing as you (whether I've applied to too few schools).
  20. *word* I stopped functioning properly about a month ago. And I'd go refresh my inbox like every 30 mins. LOL...and I so agree with you of the Facebook thing. I'm now in the middle of a crossroad that I do not know which way to go. Just freaking give me an answer so that I can move on. Working and waiting for an answer at the same time sucks. For one, I can't tell my boss for sure whether I'd want to take up that project that starts on June. On top of that, I can't tell her why I can't make up my mind, cause no one at work knows that I'm applying for grad school yet. (Leaving them out of the applying process is a good idea, cause I don't want constant questions about "How's that application going?" or "Any news?" or "Do you need me to go find a replacement for you already?") Okay, I'd stop ranting now.
  21. I'm definitely with you on that one. I'm turning 25 end of this year. And to some, it might seemed like I'm too young to even have the right to say anything about not enjoying my job. I graduated more than 2 years ago with flying colors for my undergrad degree, and was immediately offered a job at a high profile tech company. I didn't really think about continuing on with grad school until like a little less than a year ago. I have the same exact feeling as bongogirl. While I love all the people that I work with, and they're freaking smart people, I weren't given the space to grow and the resources to be creative (economical reasons, bla bla bla). I'm the type of person that gets all excited about a new challenge, and will not stop until I get to the bottom of it. With that said, I'm a bit on both sides. While I'm anxious about not getting in, there's another part of me that's a bit worried about leaving my current life behind. I live a pretty comfortable life (nothing near six-figure, but definitely more than what other engineers my age would be earning), and going back to school where I'd be earning near zero is a bit scary. And going back to college would be a really different experience all over again. It's really comforting to know that I"m not the only person feeling like that. At some point, I thought I've gone back to my teens where I don't really know what I want. LOL. There's one thing I'm sure of, going to grad school is what I really want. And that's the only way to go for me to grow and to do the things that I love.
  22. I've been reading the forum for quite some time (say, 3 months ago), but just decided to register and post today. I'd have to say there are *some* (very minimal) bitterness in the forum. But generally, I still love coming here everyday. It's really comforting to know that I'm not the only crazy one that's going through the whole grad application process and that I'm not the only one feeling a bit "hanging in the air" right now. Overall, love this place.
  23. Well, I graduated from college 2 years ago, and has been working full-time since. After I started working, it's just a matter of juggling between work, household chores and getting-8-hours-of-sleep. Makeup and beauty related stuff has been my hobby for the past 2 years (and I do some occasional makeup jobs for weddings and what not). But recently, I've picked up a new hobby -- going to the gym. I used to go when I was in college, but stopped since I started working. And now, I just kind of picked it back up. Helps me relax. And, I love to plan holidays. LOL. Even if it means not actually going on one, I just like doing the whole planning thing. Weird, I know.
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