Shay825

Just submitted a last minute app to Vandy - told my friends and they laughed their butts off because I'm a die-hard UF Gators fan. I'm hoping to get into a Boston area school, because i absolutely love it here. Ultimately, though, I'll go to whichever school accepts me and offers the best funding. I'll cry buckets and definitely miss Boston, if I have to move.

I didn't submit a paper for it, but I might attend. I'm planning a ski trip to Vermont around the same time as ESS, so not definite on my plans to attend until the dates for my trip are confirmed. Are you presenting?

It may be admitting my insecurities about my own qualifications, but I'm so thrilled that none of the posters to this thread are my competition...so far. Meaning, you didn't apply to the same schools I did, not that you aren't all fantastic candidates.

Brandeis is only about 15 minutes from where I live. If ya'll get in and want a Boston tour guide, let me know!

I wouldn't think so. The school that I'm matriculating at for my Masters doesn't offer a PhD in my field of study, but I decided to enroll there for several reasons, as opposed to a school that offers a combined M.S./PhD program. First, I didn't feel that my undergrad transcript was a strong reflection of my capabilities as a student, so wanted to build a graduate transcript and writing portfolio that was a better representation. Also, I had worked with some outstanding professors during my undergrad, whom were also instructors for the Masters program that I enrolled in. I wanted to learn more from them and build stronger relationships, so that they would be in a better position to speak (or write) on my behalf, should I later need a reference or recommendation. If you're concerned that a particular school might frown upon it, provide them with an explaination in your Statement for why you personally chose to matriculate at your specific schools.

I've used gingin's template to track the colleges that I've applied to. Looks like I've got several more weeks of waiting before I can expect to hear anythig. Grr! Did anyone else apply to these schools? Program Acceptance Start Date Acceptance Via Rejection Start Date Waves? 2015 2014 2013 Harvard Acceptance: Early-Late February Phone/Email Late Feb-Early March No 7 ( R); 2 (A-PhD) 5 ( R); 1 (A-PhD) 9 ( R); 4 (A-PhD) Brown Acceptance: Mid-Late Feb; No Interviews E-Mail Mid-Late February No 10 ( R); 7 (A-PhD) 9 ( R); 4 (A) 16 ( R); 5 (A) UPenn Acceptance: Early February- Mid March E-Mail Late Feb-Mid March No 2 ( R); 1 (W); 1 (A) 5 ( R); 1 9W); 2 (A) 10 ( R); 8 (A) Boston U Acceptance: Mid-Late Feb; No Interviews E-Mail Mid-Late March No 5 ( R); 2 (W); 2 (A- PhD; Full Fund 5 Yrs) 6 ( R); 2 (W); 2 (A-PhD) 18 ( R); 4 (W) Boston College Acceptance: Mid-Late Feb; No Interviews Post/Email/Phone Late Feb-Early March No 5 ( R); 1 (W); 2 (A-PhD) 5 (W); 1 (A- M) 3 ( R); 1 (W); 3 (A-M); 4 (A-PhD) Northeastern Acceptance: Early February- Mid March E-Mail Late Feb-Mid March No 8 ( R); 2 (A) 3 ( R); 3 (A) 8 ( R); 4 (A) UMass Boston Rolling E-Mail Rolling N/A 1 (A) 1 ( R) N/A

So stressed, watching the results board. Saw that a couple of the schools that I applied to didn't send out notifications until late February/ early March, last year!!! Hitting the gym like a beast, for the sake of distraction. Can't wait for Spring term to start! BTW, swiped your signature format, gingin. Love when members share full details, gives me a benchmark by which to measure my own candidacy.