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I talked with the Minnesota admissions coordinator to update my work information, and she said (yesterday) that they're still reading application files. So they're definitely not providing admissions decisions yet.

Congrats and go bears to Berkeley admits! Anyone know when Penn or UVA usually notify?

ugh, just got my rejection letter from washu. seriously panicking (and confused).

does anyone here know how indicative one admissions decision (i.e. duke) might be of other admissions decisions (i.e. columbia, yale, washu, texas)? it doesn't seem to be based on numbers, and i wasn't sure how worried i should be...

i know duke's really competitive, but i thought i had a really good shot since my gre/gpa were well above their average, i've taken graduate coursework, and have tons of research experience. ugh. bad day. i'm ready for some good news from texas.

rejected at duke. really bummed.

I think that's right. I work for a prof on the admissions committee of a top program, and they knew at the outset that they'd be admitting 2 or 3 people to their subfield, and then there was a lot of delay and discussion in determining the admissions status of the rest on their short list (again, within the subfield, not department-wide), so I think there's a lot of prioritization in terms of when decisions are rendered.

Thanks! That was really helpful. With just two exceptions, I only applied to top 25 programs (the others have top 10 law schools and I'm doing a joint degree), but I have a question for your about advising, which I know you said is not as important as the ranking/prestige of the program and subfield. To what extent do you think it is helpful to be studying under someone who is really renowned in their field (but maybe in a program ranked overall in the top 20 but not top 10), as opposed to someone who's not really well-known yet but who's in a prestigious program? I wasn't sure if, going into a competitive job market, it's helpful to be able to show on my CV or in a job talk that I studied under esteemed Professor So and So. Thanks again!!

Maybe, but there were only 4 results posted, so you never know... Not a single program to which I applied has told me anything. Really irksome.

Hi all. I'm new to this board but in case people are interested, WashU mailed out their decision letters this week, so those of us still waiting should hear something soon...