theoristo

I got my first admission after two months of painful waiting and anxiety. It's incredible how relieving it is.

It's as real as it gets. Got an email from DGS: outstanding application, can't admit all outstanding apps, credentials will take you far, good luck on academic endeavors, yada yada yada. 

It's as real as it gets. Got an email from DGS: outstanding application, can't admit all outstanding apps, credentials will take you far, good luck on academic endeavors, yada yada yada. 

I've been accepted to Brown!  University email to check ApplyWeb, where a letter was posted with some funding information (but not complete)....so far no news from the department.  

First Yale acceptance on the results page.  Uh oh, here it comes.

Having done some research, it appears that those who have not received word from UCLA as of now are on a waitlist and should expect to hear a result around April 15. It also appears that UCLA will not verbally confirm that individuals are waitlisted.

I understand not emailing everyone they are waitlisted, but if am applicant calls or emails with that specific question, it seems unprofessional to lie. I am strongly considering withdrawing my application due to their obscufation and discouraging several future applicants from applying under the assumption that external facing behavior is an upper bound on internal facing behavior of administrative staff. I have read through several other boards and this appears to be a routine failure of UCLA.

To clarify, current students were informed by the Yale DGS that the dept expects to be allowed to release decisions tomorrow (Tuesday). Typically they have faculty POI's send a welcome note or call, though (or even current students in instances where a grad student knows the applicant, which is common), so this isn't to say that everyone will hear tomorrow. Some faculty are traveling, on sabbatical, etc., which means it could take a few days. But I expect folks will start hearing tomorrow.
 
Fwiw we have not been shut down by the storm; Harvard and MIT seem to be more impacted this winter.

DoS attack from a disgruntled applicant, no doubt. Got fed up of seeing his top schools go green.

Congrats!!!! UCLA would be lucky to have you.

In at UW. Email is from Chair of Department.

In at UW. Email is from Chair of Department.

In at UW. Email is from Chair of Department.

In at UW. Email is from Chair of Department.

Spent the summer in LA the last two years. I am JUST about sold 

Phone call from POI! I'm in!

New to the forum but it appears you folks are well on your way. The season has been rewarding for me, as well. I'm a Northwestern admit. And it appears that UW Seattle and UCLA are very promising, though nothing is official yet. We will see what comes of Cornell, UVA, and Yale. My broad interests are in History of Political Thought (Modern to Contemporary), with particular interest in questions of race and domination. Lately, I've been working through Dewey and Du Bois. 
 
Hoping the good news will keep rolling in.