rooster34

In short, be a contrarian. Whether it's grad school, investing, or just about anything, in my 35 years it has served me well. And now, as I head off to get a PhD at 36, I am once again being a contrarian.

I think you are worrying far too much. While I do think that there are plenty of people who stress out and inundate departments with unnecessary emails regarding their situation, I don't think you should worry. Just be nice. I am still waiting on my top choice and I've now emailed them twice. The first one went a little something like:

Hi <contact person>,

I know that you are quite busy this time of year, but I was wondering if...

Thanks,
rooster34

I got a reply stating that they'd check and get back to me. Since that didn't happen, I emailed again.

Hi <same contact person>,

I hate to bother you again, but the April 15th deadline is fast approaching and...

Thanks,
rooster34

That was late Thursday and I've not heard anything yet.

In summary, be short, nice, and don't worry.
So, in your case, perhaps:

Hi <prof.>,

I know that you are busy, but I haven't heard anything about funding since our last conversation. Etc...

Hope it helps and I hope the prof. fires you back an email with mad $$$$$$$$!

Just got an email from UIUC. Finally got an acceptance. I had an idea this was coming. (My friend is an alum of the program and he was back visiting yesterday. He sent me a message letting me know that I'd be hearing from them soon.) Now, if OSU would get back to me...

March 12th. Still no word from any of the four places to which I've applied. They must have gone "Paul Revere" style in sending there notifications. Yes, that must be it. Rejections are sent via horseback while acceptances are sent via sea. And since I am in SW Ohio, it is difficult for the seaborne acceptances to get here.

March 12th. Still no word from any of the four places to which I've applied. They must have gone "Paul Revere" style in sending there notifications. Yes, that must be it. Rejections are sent via horseback while acceptances are sent via sea. And since I am in SW Ohio, it is difficult for the seaborne acceptances to get here.

March 12th. Still no word from any of the four places to which I've applied. They must have gone "Paul Revere" style in sending there notifications. Yes, that must be it. Rejections are sent via horseback while acceptances are sent via sea. And since I am in SW Ohio, it is difficult for the seaborne acceptances to get here.

March 12th. Still no word from any of the four places to which I've applied. They must have gone "Paul Revere" style in sending there notifications. Yes, that must be it. Rejections are sent via horseback while acceptances are sent via sea. And since I am in SW Ohio, it is difficult for the seaborne acceptances to get here.

I was wondering if anyone had heard anything from OSU? In particular, when I checked my status last weekend it had gone from AcadReview to Referred. Any idea what this means?

Applied (all Stat PhD):
OSU
Michigan
UIUC
Purdue

Accepted:
None, yet

Rejected:
None, yet