Greetings all. I have been a lurker for quite some time now, but since I received some good news today, I thought I would share it with you. I received a text message (yes, a text message) from the graduate program director at UMASS saying I had been accepted. Shortly thereafter I received an email from him confirming the offer (as well as some lovely information about PhD funding).
I don't have any details about cohort size and applicant pool size, and am myself waiting for six other schools decisions. Good luck to you all and maybe we can start a thread for UMASS news!