floatingmolecule

The night before I was accepted, I had been very ill with a stomach flu.  I woke up feeling completely empty and wasted, without any desire to move.  It was a fitting state to be in, considering I'd had no luck with applications and was struggling to keep myself motivated and optimistic.  Waking up feeling sucked dry.... it was as though my body finally agreed with my mind.
I wanted to do nothing.
I didn't even get up to eat, just lay there, hoping to fall asleep again.
And then my phone went beep beep beep.
I frowned, thinking:
Ugghh, SPAM!
Looked down and saw:
Congratulations!
Followed by an offer of admission.
 
I got up.  Oh yeah.  I got up.

Zombie400, MidwesternAloha:  Thank you so much!  And thanks for putting up with my whining for these last few months!
Tomorrow, when I wake up, that sinking feeling will be gone.  I wish the same for everyone!  May all of you get that notification on your phone, glance down and see "Congratulations!" next to the name of your dream university.  May you all know what it is like to have your heart skip a beat as you hop the boundaries of purgatory, and one fraction of a second is all it takes to bring you there.  
 
Good luck to everyone on here still waiting!  And for those who didn't make it - I came close to being in the same boat.  I would have tried again!  So should you!

Zombie400, MidwesternAloha:  Thank you so much!  And thanks for putting up with my whining for these last few months!
Tomorrow, when I wake up, that sinking feeling will be gone.  I wish the same for everyone!  May all of you get that notification on your phone, glance down and see "Congratulations!" next to the name of your dream university.  May you all know what it is like to have your heart skip a beat as you hop the boundaries of purgatory, and one fraction of a second is all it takes to bring you there.  
 
Good luck to everyone on here still waiting!  And for those who didn't make it - I came close to being in the same boat.  I would have tried again!  So should you!

I never thought I would be the one writing this but.....
I GOT OFF THE WAITLIST!!!!
I am still in shock, all systems are currently down...

The night before I was accepted, I had been very ill with a stomach flu.  I woke up feeling completely empty and wasted, without any desire to move.  It was a fitting state to be in, considering I'd had no luck with applications and was struggling to keep myself motivated and optimistic.  Waking up feeling sucked dry.... it was as though my body finally agreed with my mind.
I wanted to do nothing.
I didn't even get up to eat, just lay there, hoping to fall asleep again.
And then my phone went beep beep beep.
I frowned, thinking:
Ugghh, SPAM!
Looked down and saw:
Congratulations!
Followed by an offer of admission.
 
I got up.  Oh yeah.  I got up.

The night before I was accepted, I had been very ill with a stomach flu.  I woke up feeling completely empty and wasted, without any desire to move.  It was a fitting state to be in, considering I'd had no luck with applications and was struggling to keep myself motivated and optimistic.  Waking up feeling sucked dry.... it was as though my body finally agreed with my mind.
I wanted to do nothing.
I didn't even get up to eat, just lay there, hoping to fall asleep again.
And then my phone went beep beep beep.
I frowned, thinking:
Ugghh, SPAM!
Looked down and saw:
Congratulations!
Followed by an offer of admission.
 
I got up.  Oh yeah.  I got up.

I never thought I would be the one writing this but.....
I GOT OFF THE WAITLIST!!!!
I am still in shock, all systems are currently down...

Zombie400, MidwesternAloha:  Thank you so much!  And thanks for putting up with my whining for these last few months!
Tomorrow, when I wake up, that sinking feeling will be gone.  I wish the same for everyone!  May all of you get that notification on your phone, glance down and see "Congratulations!" next to the name of your dream university.  May you all know what it is like to have your heart skip a beat as you hop the boundaries of purgatory, and one fraction of a second is all it takes to bring you there.  
 
Good luck to everyone on here still waiting!  And for those who didn't make it - I came close to being in the same boat.  I would have tried again!  So should you!

The night before I was accepted, I had been very ill with a stomach flu.  I woke up feeling completely empty and wasted, without any desire to move.  It was a fitting state to be in, considering I'd had no luck with applications and was struggling to keep myself motivated and optimistic.  Waking up feeling sucked dry.... it was as though my body finally agreed with my mind.
I wanted to do nothing.
I didn't even get up to eat, just lay there, hoping to fall asleep again.
And then my phone went beep beep beep.
I frowned, thinking:
Ugghh, SPAM!
Looked down and saw:
Congratulations!
Followed by an offer of admission.
 
I got up.  Oh yeah.  I got up.

Zombie400, MidwesternAloha:  Thank you so much!  And thanks for putting up with my whining for these last few months!
Tomorrow, when I wake up, that sinking feeling will be gone.  I wish the same for everyone!  May all of you get that notification on your phone, glance down and see "Congratulations!" next to the name of your dream university.  May you all know what it is like to have your heart skip a beat as you hop the boundaries of purgatory, and one fraction of a second is all it takes to bring you there.  
 
Good luck to everyone on here still waiting!  And for those who didn't make it - I came close to being in the same boat.  I would have tried again!  So should you!

I never thought I would be the one writing this but.....
I GOT OFF THE WAITLIST!!!!
I am still in shock, all systems are currently down...

I never thought I would be the one writing this but.....
I GOT OFF THE WAITLIST!!!!
I am still in shock, all systems are currently down...

That's AWESOME, floating molecule! Congratulations!!!

I never thought I would be the one writing this but.....
I GOT OFF THE WAITLIST!!!!
I am still in shock, all systems are currently down...

Zombie400, MidwesternAloha:  Thank you so much!  And thanks for putting up with my whining for these last few months!
Tomorrow, when I wake up, that sinking feeling will be gone.  I wish the same for everyone!  May all of you get that notification on your phone, glance down and see "Congratulations!" next to the name of your dream university.  May you all know what it is like to have your heart skip a beat as you hop the boundaries of purgatory, and one fraction of a second is all it takes to bring you there.  
 
Good luck to everyone on here still waiting!  And for those who didn't make it - I came close to being in the same boat.  I would have tried again!  So should you!

As I stated in the other wait list thread earlier - I got accepted off of the wait list, much to my utter shock and surprise!
Now I am in a haze world of disbelief, housing, VISAs, health insurance - and there is no place I'd rather be!
 
Rose Tyler:  Any updates?

Mechanician2015: Oh no!  I received full funding, but just got accepted today..... Is there some kind of deadline that we have to meet as internationals?  As far as I know, my paperwork is still being processed.  Are they giving you the run around when it comes to funding? 

Zombie400, MidwesternAloha:  Thank you so much!  And thanks for putting up with my whining for these last few months!
Tomorrow, when I wake up, that sinking feeling will be gone.  I wish the same for everyone!  May all of you get that notification on your phone, glance down and see "Congratulations!" next to the name of your dream university.  May you all know what it is like to have your heart skip a beat as you hop the boundaries of purgatory, and one fraction of a second is all it takes to bring you there.  
 
Good luck to everyone on here still waiting!  And for those who didn't make it - I came close to being in the same boat.  I would have tried again!  So should you!

Zombie400, MidwesternAloha:  Thank you so much!  And thanks for putting up with my whining for these last few months!
Tomorrow, when I wake up, that sinking feeling will be gone.  I wish the same for everyone!  May all of you get that notification on your phone, glance down and see "Congratulations!" next to the name of your dream university.  May you all know what it is like to have your heart skip a beat as you hop the boundaries of purgatory, and one fraction of a second is all it takes to bring you there.  
 
Good luck to everyone on here still waiting!  And for those who didn't make it - I came close to being in the same boat.  I would have tried again!  So should you!

The night before I was accepted, I had been very ill with a stomach flu.  I woke up feeling completely empty and wasted, without any desire to move.  It was a fitting state to be in, considering I'd had no luck with applications and was struggling to keep myself motivated and optimistic.  Waking up feeling sucked dry.... it was as though my body finally agreed with my mind.
I wanted to do nothing.
I didn't even get up to eat, just lay there, hoping to fall asleep again.
And then my phone went beep beep beep.
I frowned, thinking:
Ugghh, SPAM!
Looked down and saw:
Congratulations!
Followed by an offer of admission.
 
I got up.  Oh yeah.  I got up.

I never thought I would be the one writing this but.....
I GOT OFF THE WAITLIST!!!!
I am still in shock, all systems are currently down...

I never thought I would be the one writing this but.....
I GOT OFF THE WAITLIST!!!!
I am still in shock, all systems are currently down...

I never thought I would be the one writing this but.....
I GOT OFF THE WAITLIST!!!!
I am still in shock, all systems are currently down...

It is two days past the deadline, so yeah, my head is spinning. Unless everyone asked for an extension, they would know by now if any spots are open so.....
I wonder - do they go through the waitlist in waves?

If so:
The waitlist is longer than the shortlist I thought it was.
AND
Considering the time that has passed, I must not be a high priority even on a waitlist.
 
Any other theories?
Experiences?
 
One can only go crazy from here on.

Ok, not really.
 
I emailed the department about two weeks ago and was told all decisions were forwarded to the graduate school.  I waited until today and emailed the graduate school and said, very nicely with self-deprecating humor included, "If I'm rejected please tell me so I can start looking for a job."
 
Got "We haven't gotten answers on 5 or 6 applications, and you're one of them"  as a response from the graduate school admissions office.  My husband views this as a positive...he thinks I'm on a short unofficial waitlist.  I view this as my application being misplaced somehow...perhaps as it was shared around for laugh by a stressed out admissions committee, or it got lost in interdepartmental mail somehow, or coyotes ate it.
 
Thoughts? Commiserations? Job offers for me due to my ability to retain a sense of humor under stress?  
 
 
 
 

I keep telling myself - what are a few more years?  I am not really thrilled to continue working in such an intellectually unstimulating environment, but nothing is stopping me from volunteering and taking courses on the side.  Perhaps I can go abroad for half a year and teach English, if I find a position with a stipend.  I should see it as an adventure - since I am waiting, I am essentially free to do what I want.  I am not building up something or committed to anything.  In a way, that doesn't seem tooo bad.  I just don't want to stay like that forever! Lol.
Thanks! Hearing about those TAs just gave me a nice infusion of hope.
 
 
 
 
Maybe by the end of the week guys?  I will include you in my internal begging regimen where I sit there and say "Please let me get accepted. Please let me get accepted." over and over again like a mantra.  I am not religious, otherwise I'd just send some prayers for us all!
Hope!!!!  And good luck!!