Yeah, for sure. That's definitely not the case for me, but I think that's an accurate portrayal of a lot of cases and summarizes the struggle at a lot of programs.
Agreed. My CV is comparable with the posts on the bulletin, so toss me into that mix. I was also in touch with multiple faculty who were enthusiastic about my application, so I'm a bit perplexed.
Sorry to hear that :( Me too. Someone posted on the results board that they had 4 years of experience and 5 first author publications. Really makes you wonder... The program must have a really high bar for undergraduate GPA or something. I would love to be a fly on the wall when these decisions are being made.
Does anyone else get the feeling that this is one of those “log jam” years, where a lot of people are waiting on someone else before releasing their own offer to a different school?
It just seems (andcdotally) like I’m seeing a higher number of posts asking “has anyone heard from....?” than in past years.
To the person posting on the results board about University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee: would you mind responding here or PMing any additional details you might have?
Was this correspondence with your POI or with someone speaking on behalf of the department?
thank you!