DrMollyCules

They definitely have a stressful job around this time of year, and I would agree that empathy is warranted in this situation. I am sure the process is a difficult one and probably tedious as well. It's strange that some people have received rejections while I certainly assume I will as well, but haven't heard yet. I didn't mean to generate so much ire from a basically offhand joking remark about the cost of the application, but it is kind of expensive to apply, not to mention a giant time investment on the applicant's part. Maybe I am underestimating the time it takes to send rejections, but it's more respectful on their part to realize their applicants have some stake in knowing where they stand, having jumped through all the hoops the school requires for each app. Not to be a jerk, but although I understand and feel for them, they have a responsibility toward those people who have applied as well. I haven't called or emailed once, other than to ensure they've received my materials in a case where it wasn't clear. I am giving them the room to do their part, I would just hope they could take the time and inform me when they can. But, I can only wait, and hope things turn out well. I appreciate your thoughtfulness toward the adcoms, though.

I was just joking, mostly. I know those at the various universities I listed have a long list of people to wade through and the decision making process isn't easy. On the other hand, it is a major part of someone's life and it would be helpful to know sooner rather than later how that will turn out. I would rather wait than have any committee make their decision lightly, but I think being on this site/forum ratcheted up my impatience far higher than it was, seeing others get their interviews and acceptances already. Anyway, all I can really do is wait, and I have a couple interviews, so I'm not tearing out my hair. Just kidding, really.

Not even UW has gotten back to me yet. I have two interviews (Boulder, UCLA) but haven't heard back from Harvard, UW, and the four other schools I've applied to. I assume they'll get to the rejections after they've finished with dealing with their "real" candidates. It would be nice to just hear something at all, though. You'd think a standard letter of rejection would be the easy part: "Dear XYZ, we don't want you, have a nice life, thanks for the app $$$ sucker." Or something like that.