ted hudson

Anyone hear from RPI, especially ECSE department?

"I'll look forward to seeing you again if, in the end, you choose Purdue" Well, maybe I am too optimistic but does not this mean that you will get admission to Purdue? In fact, my potential prof has written "I hope you come to XXX University and we can work together" and I am kind of sure about admission. Am I too optimistic?

OK, here is the message that I have written to the admissions office (of the department): Dear Sir/Madam; I am [my full name here] and I have applied to your department's graduate school for PhD study (Fall 2010). Could you please let me know the current status of my application and when the decisions will be announced? Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Yours sincerely, [my full name here] [my application # here] Result: I have received a standard email telling that the decisions will be available next Saturday. At least, now I know that I have to wait till then.

If I get admitted, my graduate school orientation starts on August 11. I plan to quit on June 1st, so I have some time for a little holiday and also to review the literature and get ready for grad school.

Thank you for the answers. I have sent them an email and waiting for the response

Every year, I hear people saying that calling the department and asking about your application status brings bad luck, and you get rejected. However, I am so excited that I think I will call the department. Do you think it will cause any problems? Or will I ever get a useful answer? What kind of responses did you get when you called the department?

Good luck. You can always try again. I have applied to just one school as you did.