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each person i've talked to at columbia has said something different. not a very friendly/forthcoming dept. in my opinion

has anyone gotten more scoop on columbia? if we didn't hear this weekend... are we out? any tidbits appreciated! gracias amigos.

damn... oh well... end of the road i suppose.

does anyone else feel like every department at Columbia has sent out their decisions sans anthro?

same here!

sigh. nada.

acceptances went out last week... the rest of those interviewed are on a waitlist.

umm if you were not contacted by email for an interview at the beginning of Feb. i'm 99% sure you were not accepted to the cultural anthro dept. sorry bud. they had 149 apps and i believe have admitted initially 5 students? you can call or email holly francis to confirm, she's really nice!

you should ask where abouts you are one the list because it is a big one. that's what i did for uchicago and thankfully they were quite honest and said "the bottom" lol. so i got closure fast. good luck to you too!

hm i'm not sure about that bc a) some private universities' endowments got hit even harder just due to the way they managed their money overall (how much was in stock market, liquid assets, blah blah), and also some public universities are such phenomenal research institutions that they may either have deeper departmental pockets or have managed more conservatively and sustained more mild losses. i think it just depends on the institution too. i mean the UCs obviously are hurting in a major way, as is all of California, but some private institutions cut admits by over half this year, which suggests they're not faring better... it might be better to consider schools' situations individually? hope that next year treats you better! good luck

what areas would people recommend that I avoid looking for apartments/housing in? i mean... i dont want to hear Lady Gaga blasting from a party at 3 in the am you know? but i don't want to be surrounded only by families either...

anyone have any new updates on this front? it's my last school to hear from and then this whole process is over!! which will be very nice.

OK the deal with Duke... the dept. finally forwarded their decisions to the grad school, which apparently took time because they're on some new system and no one quite understands it. i believe accepted students were notified yesterday... but given some apparent systemic issues it's possible acceptances students could be getting emails today. the grad coordinator wouldn't tell me my status but she did tell me that everyone not accepted from the interview pool will be waitlisted. I think they also ended up having few spots available than they anticipated based on a convo with POI... sooo... i want to say if you havent heard then you're on the waitlist (join my club)... but I wouldn't take me to be the definitive source... unfortunately if you call Holly wont tell you lol and columbia... i dont think theyre done yet. last year i had a friend who found out last week of march, tho i suppose accepted students hear earlier

the chicago situation is definitely true. i think you can definitely email a prof of interest or someone who read your app and ask questions along the line of "what for next time?" but also this year is tough, the economy is tough, schools are struggling. for sure. but i think it's within your rights to look for some constructive criticism (as long as you frame it as such)

anyone get a final decision from Duke yet?

Vanishing - same deal for me w/ U Michigan. perhaps we will see each other there next year (though I will never admit I was on grad cafe/ stalked grad cafe for a solid month of my life )

oh crap. well i hope they dont take as long as berkeley to send out the damn rejections.

i dont think we're going to hear til march... but, who knows.

i think they usually dont let people know til mid to late march...

lol that is a good point. this process is just.. brutal! c'est la vie, i suppose

hmm talked to the grad coordinator today and she said another 3-4 weeks before decisions are made... mysteries...

err i retract that statement. apparently not til mid march now? ugh.

ha. i was just about to post this. eerie. well i called last week and they said "end of the month." which is far too ambiguous.

harvard will "send its decisions (BY MAIL) sometime between now and mid-march"... great...

anyone have insight into when some of the other "big" programs are going to be sending out info?