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@kelris I ended up just emailing the grad coordinator and they quickly gave me a response. I did get the automated email today that my status has been updated and to check the website. So, you should get an email when it's time to check, but you can always email the coordinator if you want to rip off the band-aid. Good luck! (Sadly, I did get not in, which was a big surprise - I thought I was a great fit, I have a MA from UMass Boston, I have great scores, and got into a few higher-ranked schools. Oh well. Thankfully, I do have other options, so it's not the worst news.)

I'm having the same issue. I can log into Spire, but it just says "applied." Is it worth a call to the school, or maybe it just hasn't been updated yet?

Same here! I'd love to go to Penn, so if anyone is planning on declining the offer, please do! @Paul_SOC - see you at visit day!

This may not always be possible, but this is one of the occasions when it's helpful to have an assistant (co-moderator, note-taker, etc.). That person can kind of pull the respondent aside and escort them out. This allows the focus group to keep moving so no one has time to dwell on someone leaving. I agree with mm3733 - if the topic is sensitive or personal enough that people might leave, a focus group may not be the best mode. In my experience, when someone is a little uncomfortable, they just don't answer the questions posed to them.

I'm in the opposite boat! Waitlisted at Penn and waiting to see how that plays out and did receive the NYU rejection. Good luck to you! May our decision emails be swift!