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Instead of hoarding my vacation days and savings to move to future graduate school, I'll actually take a vacation from my real job! And continue to have excellent benefits!

@JTdrum10 - Just a note, I was waitlisted at Kansas last year (rejected this year!) and found Dr. Biernat to be very gracious. In case she hasn't told you- she actually told me my position on the waitlist.

Other school can suck it! Congratulations!

I miss reading this thread. Where has everyone gone? How is everyone faring? Rejections: 5 Interview: 1 Unknown:3

Congrats on your acceptance Jordy! I'm very curious about the Waterloo acceptance myself!( It wasn't me)

Just me and a couple of others.

It wasn't like "talk to the other applicants." It was like the person wrote the email and had our email addresses in the bottom as she was writing it- but then forgot to erase them after she copied them into the BCC. I don't think you're one of them. Thanks for the update with the phone call.

@Jlloyd87. At the bottom of my confirmation email (that they sent saying they received stuff) from DePaul the graduate coordinator seemed to leak a couple of names/emails of other candidates. Did you have this? I saw a Depaul listing on the board but not for social. Did you hear from them yet?

Thanks Teddy! It's so quiet around here today. We must have hit the purgatory between the acceptance and rejection periods.

They are my top choice as well. I emailed before application season and asked my POI if she was taking a student and she mentioned that even if she didn't, that another faculty likely would -- their interests are inter-related. That's really awesome that you got the opportunity to visit. Did you get a sense of how many they were taking? Do you know if they offer interview weekends?

Yep, I think so! It concerned me too and I immediately wrote the department. Have you heard from them?

I'd like to see the post too! @socialpsychg: Congrats on all your interviews! Is your POI at UWashington Kaiser also?

*nervous at the idea of being called by POI* Note to self: refresh self on POI's work. Dorky admission: I make powerpoints of articles for myself to prepare to speak to professors/study. I'm glad there's only 3 school I really think are still contenders- it's exhausting.

@Jlloyd87: Well, that's good news! I received their little confirmation email last week and wasn't too worried yet. That being said, did she happen to mention whether or not they were offering an interview weekend? Of course, with over 10,000 view to this thread, I bet we're not the only ones applying to DePaul. Anyone applying to Tulane?

Hmm. Doesn't really sound rude...but it doesn't really sound like something that needs a lot of attention either- maybe he just forgot?... Erber and Henry- those are some very disparate areas. You must have a wide range of interests. Good luck to you!

I had major issues with Quest/Waterloo document uploading. They had an error that it took about 3 weeks to fix. The grad secretary (Rita) let me know that they know there are issues with the system.

@Jllyod87. Yep Reyna. Also very sad that PJ Henry is leaving/has left the department (took position at NYU's new UAE campus) How would you have pissed Erber off?

@ JTdrum: Hmm. I applied with Kaiser at UW too. Nothing. Has anyone heard from Waterloo? I logged in to the website - it used to say something like "an admissions decision has not been made" or something like this. Now it says, nothing. That can't portend good things.

@Anita - completely empathize. Also, I did this last year as well and was wait listed a couple of places (including Kansas)! Lately, I've spent a fair amount of time imagining all the things I could have bought instead of applying to graduate school. Roughly: -A trip to India for three weeks, including Taj Mahal and floating down the Ganges - 3-4 substandard cellos, or one nice one - two banjos signed by Steve Martin - A Vespa - 400 boxes of Fleur del Sel caramels from Trader Joe's -5600 fifty cent bouncy balls from the vending machines Crossing my fingers for this year (two apps not due yet!)

Thanks Jordy!

To the person who heard from Purdue- would you mind sharing your POI? I applied there also but have not heard anything. Thanks!

Yep. It's close for me (a few hours drive) but a tough call. If I don't hear anything before that date, I'll probably go. Plus a couple deadlines are after the conference- so I assume decisions are still in process. Who are you interested in at DePaul? PM if you like.

So I am not presenting at SPSP this year but was thinking of going. Of course to see the presentations... and possibly network/influence. Though this feels like adirty approach. Anyone else considering this?

So you folks had an interview at Purdue? Darn. When was this? Applying: Purdue, Tulane, UCSB, Kansas, Waterloo, Depaul, Minnesota, UCSC, WUSTL