lapeliroja

Thanks so much for the info! And good luck! I hope you get off the waitlist soon. It would be nice if all departments just let you know — accepted, waitlisted, or rejected. The waiting game is ridiculous, especially when you're trying to plan, you know, your life (for the foreseeable future at least). (I know you feel me, @ts1493 )

You're welcome! I'm glad you said something, because I meant to post that after I emailed them and just completely forgot. I totally agree, though. If you HAVE a definite waitlist, WHYYYY would you not just send out the rest as rejections? It's SO frustrating.

On that note, though, has anyone been rejected by John Hopkins?

I actually just emailed them a couple days ago, and they said that the first round of admittances has been sent out. They have a "small list" of applicants to be admitted pending the decisions the first admitted students make (waitlist), and the rest are rejections. They haven't notified the waitlisted applicants OR rejected applicants yet. Just admitted ones. They said they expect to send out all decisions by the end of the month. Yay?

Wow, I had no idea decisions could go that late. That's insane! I was wondering mainly because I potentially have a great non-grad school option (that could allow for a much better application season next year) ...but I'll have to let them know right away if/when they make the offer, which would be very soon. This whole process is just so frustrating. Thanks so much for the info, though! I really appreciate it!

Does anyone know if it is common to hear back from schools even after that date? Basically, I'm wondering what the "normal" latest date is for a notification from a school. I potentially have a really good Plan B option, but I'll need to let them know ASAP. I don't really want to bug the departments, but I'm thinking I might have to if I don't hear anything after today.

Hey guys. Long -time lurker to this thread; first time posting. Anyone have any recent news from Hopkins or UNC? I know at this point it's probably wait-list or rejection from both, but if anyone knows anything more I'd love to hear! Also, do most schools send out decisions no matter what by March 15th, or did I make that up? Thanks in advance everyone, and many congrats to all who have been accepted!