sleepomaniac

I am excited by all the possibilities that have opened up because I got rejected. Perhaps a better school than what I had hoped for is achievable round the corner

A winner is always a winner! You have every right to feel low and defeated, but no reason to do so. I am sure you will get some good news in a few days, and the agony of this wait will add on to the euphoria of acceptance. And just remember, PhD is just transit, you want to do good work and good research, (You already seem to be accomplishing both of these, so why the defeat)? Cheers

Hee hee hee, Its funny when we have to handle the anxieties of someone who wants to do a PhD in clinical Psych. what about the ordinary mortals?

Just a query, why are you so upset when you have been accepted at Purdue?

Guys, I know that we people today have a very low tolerance for uncertainty. And I guess what we are saying is just let us know where exactly we stand and we will be fine even if we are rejected from places. I wonder how many other places we behave exactly the same, when we are waiting for that phone call after the date, When we have left a message on an answering machine and are hoping for a return call. When we have just undergone an important medical examination and the results have not come as yet. I can just tell you that Buddhism tells us to be mindful. What that means is when you are anxious just tell yourself you are anxious without judgment, when you tell yourselves perhaps I won't get through anywhere (to not be disappointed when you actually don't make it) just tell your selves I just had a pessimistic thought. When you think about all the monkey like antics you are going to perform when you actually get the accept, just tell yourselves I just had a daydream. Similarly, you can also tell yourselves i just enjoyed drinking a soda, I just smelled orange in the supermarket, the rain makes a nice sound. It might help...

Guys, In my case, some schools like Wharton have sent rejects and accepts but I haven't received anything - accepts rejects or interviews what do you think this means? I haven't got rejects from any of the 9 programs I applied to Waitlisted or something?