So I'm kind of new to this, and obvs you all won't know for sure, but would you say no news is good news at this point, or does it vary by department? Still waiting to hear back from 7 of the 11 schools I applied to, and obsessively checking my application accounts, all of which still have "under departmental review" (or the equivalent) as my status... I'm kind of dying here Should I assume I've been rejected, or is there any hope of wait lists?
(I know some of the schools I've applied to have told people they were wait-listed, and have released some rejections-- yet I've heard nothing-- so I'm just going to pretend that I'm so awesome that they're trying to secure a sloth to give me along with funding when they accept me. Wishful thinking. Sigh.)