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Loxias44

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  1. Ok, so now that the 15th has officially landed, I'd like to get an idea of where most of you decided to go to grad school. Sounded like there were lots of exciting opportunities available to a lot of you, and I'm just curious where people are headed. I for one am probably going nowhere (see previous posts ), but I may still be surprised...
  2. So I'm guessing a number of you other music folk have heard your decisions by now, good or bad. I still have yet to "officially" hear anything. You may have seen some of my other posts about not hearing anything back from UCSB for the longest time. Well, I heard "unofficially" yesterday. Apparently the musicology department is very small and only admits grad students if they can provide full support. They only accept one or two students per year. I heard back from a professor that I had been in contact with since September and he told me that they had extended an offer to another applicant, but that this applicant had been stringing them along for quite some time. I guess that means that I'm on some sort of an unofficial wait list as I was told that should this person decline the offer, then a spot would be available for which I'd be a contender, but it didn't look likely. I'm still a little frustrated because I've been given this small glimmer of hope and I know deep down there's a chance, albeit very very small. Yet, I'm still in limbo. I haven't flat out been rejected, but I haven't been accepted either. So, this next week is going to be particularly trying as I hope and pray that this other person declines this offer. I'm surprisingly not as bummed out as I thought I would be if I didn't get in. I never really expected to be a top contender for this school, but I still had my hopes up there. I realize that it's maybe not meant to happen this year. I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, and maybe this isn't in the plan for my life at this stage. It's just another waiting game, I guess...
  3. I heard back this morning from the prof I'd been talking to. He told me that they'd made an offer to another applicant, but that he or she had been stringing them a long for quite some time. Should that person decline, then a spot would be open, but it didn't look like there was a great chance of that happening. If anyone knows this person, tell them to decline! :-D So, I guess I'm "unofficially" wait listed...
  4. I don't know about BU, but I'm kind of under the impression that a lot of music programs still have yet to notify people. I haven't heard a peep out of UCSB yet, and they follow the April 15th deadline like a lot of schools. I would think that they'd at least let those rejected / wait-listed know that they have been so they might consider other options, but nope!
  5. So here it is: April 1st. I STILL haven't heard a thing from UCSB... As I've mentioned in previous posts on UCSB, I was in contact with a professor there who gave me some good insight into my chances of being accepted, but this was all back in September and October. I went through the whole application process and got everything in. I was initially told that I might hear from him, unofficially, as early as February, but probably wouldn't hear about funding until March or April. I was ok with that. I emailed him last on February 13th to discuss a recommendation issue that had come up. One of my recommenders had either failed to send the recommendation or it had been lost in transit. I tried for over a month to get into contact with him (I know his wife outside of academia) and was unable to. My email was asking whether it would be a good idea to get another recommender or not -- I was told to not worry about it and that the admissions process was moving very slowly, and there was nothing I could do to help speed it up. I decided then and there that I would give him space and not pester him. Since then, I have emailed the grad secretary only once asking when decisions might be made -- this was in mid March. He responded saying that they were still making decisions and I would be notified once a decision had been made. I finally emailed the prof again yesterday asking when I might expect to hear the results of my application as I have to let me current employer know if I'll be returning next year or not. Haven't heard back yet... Something else I'm curious about: On the UCSB website, it says that there is a 4/15 deadline for accepting offers of admission. Is there a chance that there will be an extension to that deadline for people that don't hear back until two weeks before the deadline? I only ask because should I get an offer of acceptance, unless it's fully funded and it's a no brainer, I really have to carefully look at finances and ascertain whether it's a viable option to study there. I can't put much more debt on myself and there's really a lot to look at to see if it's an option. I COULD do all that in a couple weeks time, but I'd really like more time to think about things before I make a big decision like that...
  6. Yeah--still waiting I heard back from the Grad secretary and was told that admissions decisions were still being made and as soon as a decision had been made, I'd be informed via the website. Slight relief because that means I shouldn't have been assuming that no news was bad news and that I just need to continue waiting. I'm on spring break now and am leaving for Orlando with a school group in a week -- I REALLY hope that I hear something back by then. I'm also supposed to meet with my principal this morning to discuss next year..... Not looking forward to breaking the news that I (hopefully!!! cross your fingers!) might not be back next year... Of course, this news hasn't stopped me from checking my email every 30 seconds or the website every other minute... :-D
  7. Yo -- Another music person here... Why aren't there more of us trying to get into grad school?!? I applied to UCSB for Musicology. I swear I have an ulcer that is growing larger each and every day. I know one of the Musicology professors out there (I'm in Minnesota now) from my undergrad work and I've been in contact with him for a while. He told me way back in November or December that I was in the fortunate position of having him on the adcom so that he could let me know unofficially as soon as a decision was made -- perhaps as early as February. Now, it's on the tail end of March, and I still haven't heard anything. I just emailed the Grad program assistant for the music department last night asking when they hoped to have all decisions made, but I haven't heard anything back yet. Anyhoo, just sitting here at work trying not to let the ulcer get any larger... :shock:
  8. In searching through the results, I've noticed a FEW people indicating acceptance or rejection to UCSB, but I'm wondering if any more people have heard? UCSB has thousands of grad students, and I know they're not all on this forum, but there's gotta be at least a FEW more that have heard, right? Is it a good or a bad thing that I haven't heard a yay or nay yet? I've seen a number of rejections from as early as February, but the fact that I haven't gotten one yet -- is that a good thing? Just feelin' the paranoia just like everyone else...
  9. So, I'm a music teacher in Minnesota and I love teaching. Ideally, I want to teach at the college level. I applied to one school and one school only -- UCSB. My main reason is because I want to study with a particular professor out there. I've known him for many years as he used to teach at my undergrad. I've been in contact with him since about September. He told me that he would be able to unofficially give me notice in February, but that didn't happen. I don't want to keep bugging him, but I'm really starting to get an ulcer waiting to hear back! Don't get me wrong -- I know it might be silly to some to only apply to one school. But, that's the school I want to go to. If I don't get in, I'm happy to continue teaching where I am for another year and try again. I know of a couple other people who applied to the same program and received rejection letters as early as early to mid February. Should I consider it a good sign that I haven't received a rejection letter yet?
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