susanmr5

Thank you! I need to take back every mean thing I was thinking about the admissions department.

IN!!! Finally heard! Called my husband and then my parents. Now to email the people for work and refrain from doing a happy dance around the classroom. Ah, screw it, I'm the only one here. I'll happy dance away! YAY!!!!!

So.... I feel slightly justified in my crabby pestering of the admissions department. I called today to just see what was going on and the admissions department transferred me to the Special Education department. Who informed me that they *just* received my application last week. Turns out, that the person in the admissions department never sent it on to them and it wasn't discovered until she sent them the second follow-up email. They meet Tuesday next week to review applications again and I should know then. I was told I could request a special meeting to have to it reviewed earlier than that but that seems excessive. Mostly, I'm just glad to know that it was an issue on their end of the application not getting where it should be rather than just being ignored. And they were glad I followed up because otherwise the entire thing would have been missed. I'll now stop compulsively checking my email and thinking mean things about the people in the admissions department.

Well, then they should be so kind as to let a person know. And it really really annoys me when the admissions office is even telling me, "You really should have heard by now. We'll remind them that you are waiting to hear from them." And I'd be less annoyed about this if it wasn't a tiny state school that competes with the two Big Name state schools and for an online program that isn't exactly rigorous. The main qualifications are a teacher's license, decent reccs, and being able to form a coherent sentence when writing your statement of purpose. No test scores needed. My undergrad grades were great. I'm currently working in the field. My boss regularly meets with the admissions committee for this department because they are pretty much paying for the program *for* me so that they have enough special education teachers for the school districts. I'm sorry, I'm getting worked up. I guess I'd be way more patient if this was an on-campus program that actually made a person feel like there was any sort of competition to get in. On Friday I emailed my boss and mentioned that I'd let her know as soon as I heard but I was still waiting on a decision. This whole thing effects my contract for next school year, what responsibilities I'll have at work, etc. Because if I get into the program they want me to act as the special education teacher for my school (except testing) so they don't have to keep sending one from another district. Right now I'm just a para. I'm hoping that she'll be a more direct route of hearing something rather than the Graduate admissions office sending an email to the department.

I feel like a pain in the ass, but I couldn't take it any more and emailed the admissions office again asking if there was any word. Email back said there wasn't and they'd follow up with the committee to tomorrow (Wednesday). Still no word on Thursday. I know I'm being impatient but seriously people! The other applicants heard back within a few days of the applications being reviewed. Why is mine taking so damn long? There are three other people doing this program through my work. Every single one heard back. It's giving me a damn complex.

@magnetite They called me back and the graduate admissions lady said, "Well, you should hear something soon." When I told her how long it had been she double checked and was like, "You should have heard by now. I'll sen them an email reminding them we are waiting on a decision." So now it's back to staring at my email. I even check it on the weekends and when I'm up in the night with the baby. Just in case.

Phone call was returned. She passed on my application to the department. The department hasn't said anything. She said I should hear soon, then she looked at the date she passed it on and said, "wow, you should have heard something by now. I'll send them an email reminding them we are waiting on a decision." So now I'm back to refreshing my email.

Waiting. The info when I sent in my application said, "allow two weeks for review and a decision". Everywhere else on their site says 4-6 weeks. It's been 4. I made it in by the deadline. I called yesterday and left a message to check on the status of my application. Hoping to hear something today. Come on guys. This is an online program from a school that is no way picky about applications and I have excellent grades and stellar references. Ahhhhhh.....

I'm about to lose it. I can't keep refreshing my email every 10-15 minutes in the hopes that something has changed. The email I was sent once my application was complete and accepted said, "you'll hear something in two weeks." Other places I've seen 2-4 and 4-6. I was told the next group of applications (which mine was in) were being reviewed last Tuesday and I should know soon. I put in my application 4 weeks ago. I finally caved and called the graduate admissions department and left a message saying I wanted to check on the status of my application. Now, in addition to refreshing my email like a lunatic I'm staring at my phone in a way that is unhealthy.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to injure myself from clicking "refresh" on my email. The day after I got my application in they reviewed apps, they were going to review more this past Tuesday. I was reassured that I should hear something this week because mine should be in this group being reviewed. I know that if I get in I am guaranteed funding for all but two classes and my textbooks. I'm applying for an online degree and my work pays for certification, the two extra classes I have to pay for are needed for my masters. This isn't an exclusive or picky school. I have the grades and recs to easily get in. No one has expressed any doubts that I'll be accepted. But until it's official I'm going to stress. Because this degree with give me a major pay bump and job security for as long as I want it. Can someone just put me out of my misery already?!?

Oh do I hear you there! What makes it sad is my mom watches the girls at her house during the week so we have toys at her house AND our house. It's insane. I think it wouldn't be so bad if I could get some better storage for the toys they do have and once I figure out what to do with all the too small clothes from DD1 that I'm waiting for DD2 to grow into... There's an empty grain bin I'm considering taking over for storage at this rate!

I've got a 4 yr old and a 1 yr old at home. My husband and I both work full-time and I'm applying for an online master's program. I'll still be working full time once I start school (if I get in!) so I'm worried about spending enough time with the girls and keeing things running semi-smoothly at home. It's already chaos in our house, school is just going to make it that much worse. I'm planning on taking this summer to do a massive de-clutter and cleaning spree. Organization is pretty far down on my list but we have so much crap that just getting that out would help. Also thinking of making up some freezer meals and stocking the pantry with staples for easy meals. Need to set up some sort of study space too.

I'm an aid (paraprofessional) for Special Ed at a school. My employer knows and is encouraging me to go to grad school so that I can become a certified Special Ed teacher. If I get accepted to my online program they might even help pay for part of it. It's actually being pushed that I start this summer if I get in so that I can begin working as a teacher this upcoming fall. I'm hesitant to do that though as I would like this summer to spend some time with my family, get the house organized, and maybe stock up the freezer/pantry with easy to do meals. I landed this job over Christmas on very short notice (as in, they asked me if I was interested and the next week I was signing a contract) and before that I only worked part time and stayed home with this kids most days. So things have been in a bit of disarray for the last few months and I know it will only get worse once I'm doing school.

@Neist I agree on the application being the hardest part. I spent all that time worrying about my statement of purpose and now that I've gotten everything together and submitted... I'm a bit bored. Well, as bored as I can be with two kids, full time job, and messy house! But knowing that it's out of my control kind of helps a bit. I never had any anxiety when applying for undergrad. I had a safe-choice college that I knew would accept me and it was the only place I applied. This is a bit different because if I get accepted it's going to change my career and give me all sorts of job security if everything goes well. Good thing it's the extra-large bottle of wine...

New here. Figured this is the best place to stick a first post. Submitted my application today for the online Special Education program I'm interested in. Husband is gone tonight so I think after the kids are in bed I'm catching up on Downton Abbey and opening a bottle of wine.