Foreveronward

I just woke up and this is all I can think of. Good luck, @iloveOM. Also, good luck to all the rest of you who haven't heard back yet. We'll make it, one way or another.

Getting to know you better? Haha. I can imagine: Prof: So, what are your hobbies? Why did you pick this course? You: Hobbies? You know, the usual, applying to PhD programs and waiting anxiously. I'm sure you'll do fine though- good luck with the call. Also, someone mentioned that tomorrow is Friday. Second Friday of Februgatory. I had forgotten. At least the house has whiskey for tomorrow night.

@raaawr The department has a grad secretary/coordinator who ensures all the apps are complete. I just emailed her.

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It's totally not a waste of time at all. Card making is a hobby I've always wanted to get into. I found out recently that people are using their card making skills to send seniors cards for Valentines day via Meals on Wheels. I can't think of many of my hobbies that: 1) are that creative 2) have the potential to help others 3) have such a wonderfully cute end result.

Sooooo I did it. I made a fake email and emailed my top choice to find out where they were in the admissions process. Found out that the faculty are currently reviewing the applications and that I should hear back no later than the end of the month. I knew all of this, but it was nice to hear some sort of confirmation. And I didn't get the dreaded "Yeah we sent our acceptances already!" line, though I doubt they would have said that even if they had.

I had to unsubscribe and cull pretty much all of the offers I was getting based on the GRE student search. I really wish I wouldn't have signed up, and I wish more people knew that you will get a lot of offers from schools you're not interested in that try to convince you to go into a degree you have no intention of pursuing. (For example, I get a TON of MSW and PhD Sociology emails). I'm sure ETS is making money selling our profiles though, so there's that. Ughhh. Just try to unsubscribe to them if you can.

Congratulations! May all applicants be blessed with such quick turn around times.

I haven't heard many stories of late interviews, but you could very well be on a waitlist. Don't give up hope until you hear back.

Hey another person interested in I/O! I switched from planning to pursue an I/O PhD to a Business degree. I'm working on my Master's in I/O and I love the field to bits. Still, since we publish in the same journals, maybe we'll both be famous in 20 years! I still feel like we're in the minority compared to Clincial and Developmental though. It's odd that you have to wait until May. Has the program that accepted you given any indication of why that happens to be so? I mean, surely they know of the April 15th deadline for decisions. Whatever the reason is, once you hear more from the other schools you applied to, I think your decision should get a bit easier. You can figure out what your top two or three are and send a polite email to the department head explaining your dilemma.

I think we're all close to this. Ughhhh. Just a few more weeks of Februgatory. We'll make it. I think

I wouldn't. If they're still making decisions, you don't want to bug them. There's a whole thread in this subforum where people posted replies to this question. Check it out if you need more convincing. Trust me, I want to email them too. I'd love to just make up some fake email and ask how far along they are, but all we can really do is wait.

@raaawr Don't give up hope! You could have been waitlisted too. I know it's no acceptance, but one of the girls in my cohort got into my M.S. program that way. There are a surprising number of people who pick other options/schools. And remember, you haven't hear back yet, there's still hope!

I don't know much about your field so I can't tell you if you're a competitive applicant or not. What I will suggest is that you do try and formulate a solid research question for future SoPs. Run it by faculty members and other students. It's a critical part of your SoP as it shows you know what you're getting into and it also demonstrates whether or not you 'fit' with the faculty. You might have shown this during the Skype interview, but you won't always have that chance. I hope you hear good news soon!

Nope Well, not that I know of. Sadly, not many people post results for my concentration. The only thing I definitively know is the date they send rejections, which is about the same day every year. My application was due Jan 4th, so I keep telling myself that I have time. I've been looking at literally every other result for my school and seeing when those apps were due. Last week I saw a wave of acceptances for early Dec due dates, and I'm starting to see acceptances for Dec 15th due dates. A lot of them have mentioned no initial interview, and I'm really hoping that my program is like that, since they send their rejections March 3rd. It just seems like there's no time left. There's supposed to be a recruitment weekend, but I'm not sure if it's one of the after acceptance 'tour our program' kind, or one of the pseudo-interview with top candidates kind. I'm thinking it might be the former since this program only accepts one (or maybeeeee two) students a year. (No sweat, right?). I know I'm overthinking it all, especially with the rabid gradcafe checking of every other discipline, but I don't know what else to do. What about you? Do you know anything about the process for your school? Have you seen any postings in the results section?

Good for you! I think having a backup plan is about the only thing that's kept me sane. Yay for being on vacation- hopefully you're on gradcafe less and enjoying the sites and scenery more! You still have two horses in the race, and I'm really hoping you get into both of your remaining schools.

Heyyyyy. I'm in this club! I go from anxiety in the mornings to utter apathy after 5pm! Everyone else is always like "I got rejected to xyz, still waiting to hear from these other 5 schools" and I really hate that I only applied to one school. It was a choice that was made for me by my GRE (though that was def my own fault for creating such an awful monster) and there is so very much riding on it. I hope you hear something positive soon @raaawr. I hope I don't offend anyone with the above statement- getting rejected is awful no matter how many schools you apply to. I just can't explain why it feels so much worse to me to be in this scenario.

I'm so sorry. Take heart in the fact that you'll be on to bigger and better things soon, and I'm sure your housing situation in your grad program will be much much better.

I really really want to get into Spencerian calligraphy myself. It has a modest startup cost (35$ or so), but I'm honestly afraid if I get rejected I'll associate calligraphy with the rejection or I'll stop practicing and find a hard time starting again. While I decide, I'm busy reading the book my PoI suggested. I recommend it to everyone, if you have an interest in improving your academic writing skills. It's called "They Say/I Say: The moves that matter in academic writing. It's written in a surprisingly conversational tone and it gives concrete examples of how to structure sentences to persuade readers that you've considered the current literature and that you are going to add something of your own. It even has examples from non-academic(!) sources. He also recommended "The Sense of Structure: Writing from the Reader's Perspective" but it's too expensive for me to buy right now It's like, mini-textbook priced. Grr!

I'm with Neist on this one. I haven't found a good way to deal with the anxiety and trepadition that comes with grad school applications. I know other people have suggested limiting your gradcafe results checking visits to once a day. I'm trying to do this, and I check at night after all the acceptances for the day should be logged. Fresh air helps a bit, and it helps me to know that come hell or high water, there will be an end to this. (For me, it's March 3rd, when the program I applied to sends out rejections). You've made it through a minimum of 20 years of life. Two months more will be stressful and it might feel like much longer, but I know we can all do it. Have you tried scheduling some time to hang out with friends so they can distract you? I've also considered picking up a hobby in the interim. Best of luck, @aulacrimosa.

@teacherM7 In my discipline the entire cohort is ~30. The information page on the website lists the average age as 32. I had to ask if I was too young. I'm sure you're fine.

All things considered, that's the best place it could leak (save for above the shower). I had my roof leak while I was asleep and it leaked on the far corner of my bed and proceeded to soak my mattress, before going into the carpet and my closet. I was on a third floor apartment and it was an issue with the roof so I didn't realize it until I woke up. By that time the damage was done and they had to rip up the carpet, put in a massive industrial dehumidifier, and my mattress has a permanent stain where the water was. Hopefully you got your issue patched or found a bucket before it got too bad! A leaking roof is no joke.

I think it would have been better on a weekday or something. At least a solid 6 then, especially if I felt like I was sleeping in while the world did adult things.

I love that dress! Chaps has superb dresses for work and interview, and I find that the material and quality really make them a good buy. I also agree that 'one step down from a suit' is a really nebulous statement. What about a pencil skirt? What about a dress? What about these 50 other options? I think we'll all be fine, provided we pick sensible business casual/semi-formal clothes. This thread made me realize how fortunate I am that I applied to a school in SoCal. I have never seen snow or lived in it. If I had to show up at NYU (or any university below 70 degrees) I'd be completely out of my element in regards to clothing. My wardrobe is 80% dresses, 20% work clothes and I own a single jacket. For lack of a better term, it's a 'Florida jacket' that isn't thick or meant for anything more windy than a brisk air conditioner.

Tomorrow is Monday. That means committees might be meeting, application portals might be updated, and emails/letters could be sent. I'm so nervous. In part, I'm happy time is passing and we're (slowing) trudging towards the day(s?) of reckoning. The other side of my brain is still fiercely determined to sleep until March. I gave it my all and slept for twelve hours straight today. (4/10, would sort of recommend).