ajayghale

So, should we call UCLA?

Definitely this. Or possibly firing off resumes on a weekly basis.

I got the same email and I didn't even apply to Chicago.

Likewise. I have a feeling it'll be like UCLA, where it seems like their definite acceptances got notified in the first wave, and the definite rejects will follow after, then the maybes and waitlists will trickle in, followed by late admits. It appears to be the case for last year's decisions, anyway.

At the moment, aiming just to get into a PhD program. Academia is definitely #1 on the list of career trajectories, but I wouldn't mind think-tank or consulting work if the opportunity arises.

FLAS is great if the school is a FLAS-linked school. IU has a great summer program called SWSEEL that has the opportunity for FLAS funding.

Hey everyone! I joined this site to feed my obsessional tendencies, so here goes my question: I have a 3.056 undergrad GPA. This is because I started off doing something I really shouldn't have (Biology) and turfed out hard. I added a language major and made nothing but As and Bs (second major GPA is around 3.7) I currently am working on two MAs (took comps for one last semester, so technically now it's just one) and my GPA is 3.9. I'm aware of grade inflation for grad programs, etc. Does the undergrad GPA have such an impact on admissions committees that even a decent grad GPA can't make up for it? GRE scores are 164V/158Q, if that helps any. Many thanks! (I looked around on Faculty Perspectives, but couldn't find anything that spoke specifically to this issue, so I apologize if this has been answered.)

Eeeeeyyyy, Emory-rejection sibling *high five followed by dejected glance at the ground* Few things more disheartening than getting rejected a week after the year starts. Also got rejected from GW. I seem to be first on the chopping block for not a few schools...