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Yeah, I attempted, haha Also, sigh.... OF RELIEF. I just got my first interview, and it just turned what has felt like an eternity of silence into happiness that could only be overshadowed by getting accepted. It was kind of funny because I had seen some results go out on the results page and had started to convert my mind to expect rejection. Even funnier, I had gone out and gotten myself something nice to eat just because (not even as a response to hearing about interviews) and when I was at the red light to enter my school, I checked my emails and SCREAMED. I just kept screaming, haha. Definitely treating myself tonight.

Thanks! Maybe, I do know that the other professors work in the same group as him! I haven't really looked at much. But I don't know if I'd hear back in time. Kinda sucks, especially because I know that this professor was interested in me. But it wasn't my favorite school, so I hope that means I'm destined for elsewhere??? Hahaha

Sadness. One of the professors I was interested in working with just told me he won't have enough funding to take on a new student next year. Fortunately, there are other professors I would like to work with at that school, but he was my number one.

A nice quote to keep me warm while waiting. And what he was responding to:

I literally dreamed that I was just sitting and waiting for results. Like refreshing pages and checking emails. It was horrible. But honestly, it might be better than my dreams of getting into grad school and then waking up and realizing it was just a dream.

Anybody actively unsubscribing from emails and filtering emails so that they don't get notified by annoying frequent newsletters and such? I would get excited that I got an email, and then see it was just junk.

IEEE Face and Gesture! I'm super excited. This was my first submission, and the reviews I got were really mixed. I think I wrote a pretty good rebuttal, but I honestly thought I wasn't going to get accepted. Very glad that it was a happy ending! My biggest worry was that if I got any interviews, they would ask about my paper, and I would have to tell them that it was rejected. I haven't heard from any schools (though none of them have shown much activity in the results page), but I'm glad I won't have to deal with that.

So... I may not get into grad school, but I JUST GOT PUBLISHED!

I think I will be more stressed, but it will be a better type of stress. The stress I'm experiencing now is a kind of powerless, watching my future be manhandled my an adcom type of stress. Grad school obviously isn't all highs, but you can at least channel the stress of wanting to get published, establishing good advisor relationships, etc into something productive. I guess, I was trying to emphasize that part of me feels like I'll be set once I get into grad school, but I'm now thinking that there will certainly be a lot of mountains to climb in the future (hopefully!) I feel you. I know there's pain in also knowing the date when admissions results come out, but ugh!!! It's so taxing waking up every day hoping that this will be it.

It's so weird. We're so stressed about getting into grad school, which is valid. But our stress is gonna go up even more once we start. Like I feel like getting in is the end of a long race, but I guess it's the beginning of an even longer one (if I get in hopefully!).

Anybody heard anything?

Fortunately, I had a lot going on this weekend, so I didn't have much time to think about acceptance results. Happy about that since weekends are the worst now. Waiting, but knowing that even if you will hear something, it's very unlikely that it's going to happen until at least Monday. All my schools have been very quiet according to the results page, and given that I have yet to hear anything, I suppose this is the best that I could hope for (other than my schools oddly sending out all rejections first). I was talking to my friend last night about grad school, and I mentioned the possibility of not getting into grad school, and she vehemently denied that possibility. And while it's nice that she has confidence in me, I feel like it's possible that it could happen, and her saying such things would make it even more embarrassing if it did. Also, I really don't want to end up looking like a fool since I turned down a job offer in order to apply to grad school. I know my dad, and I know in some way there's going to be some I told you so if I don't get in.

Haha, no, I wasn't talking about general acceptances. I was just picking on you guys for talking about acceptances making waiting worse .

On one hand, I'm sure On one hand, I'm sure your feelings are valid; one the other hand, don't get greedy!!! Some of just want to know we're going to grad school .

Haha, I have a champagne bottle in my room, and I was thinking about keeping it for my first (hopefully) good news! But then I was like, what if I don't get any good news and the bottle sits there as a curse reminding me of my failures? But then I realized that if I don't get in anywhere, I'll probably need that bottle even more.

I can now join you as a rejected applicant. I am disappointed, but not as disappointed as I thought I would be, considering that I thought it was a really cool opportunity. I was just kinda like, "Well, that sucks." But at the end of the day, it was never plan A, so I guess I'm just saving my disappointment for all of my plan A failures .

I feel like I've waited for so long, and yet it could be another 2 weeks before I hear anything. Maybe a week if I'm lucky. I hate the idea that I could be waiting all this time just to have rejections piled up on my lap. Hoping for the best.

That was one of the ones I applied to. I'm surprised that they sent out some rejections at this point. But I wouldn't worry about it too much. With the amount of schools that you applied to and the fact that you seem like a decently competitive candidate, I feel like you'll definitely end up somewhere.

Out of curiosity, what program was this? Just curious, as the LOR process sounds similar to something I applied to. But I'm sorry and I feel you. I'm trying to figure out back up plans, and I feel like I'm going to have to scramble something together if I don't get in. It's just hard because I feel like everything I'd want to do is decently competitive, so there's no sure-fire safety for me.

Ugh... My undergrad just sent me an email about financial aid, and as a student who's about to graduate (and consequently, would not be applying this year), I thought it was from a grad school. Congrats to all those who have gotten acceptances and interviews! I'm happy for you!!! But also really jealous, haha. I think I've started to hate weekends because I know my chance of hearing anything significantly decreases. Also, I feel like schools have people that are definite rejects, so I wonder why they don't just send those rejections out then. Like, I'm talking about people who they wouldn't consider even as backups. I feel like notifying rejected candidates as early as possible makes it easier for them to figure out what else they're going to do with their lives. Just curious.

Yeah... I guess, I'm not shocked that results aren't out, but it's kinda painful seeing so many people hearing back and hearing nothing. I suppose it's better than seeing a bunch of results and hearing nothing though.

I mean, I'm not on an admissions committee, but I highly doubt your application will be taken less seriously because you're international. It will very likely be more competitive, though I believe it does vary according to what country you're applying from, how many people typically apply from there, how you compare to top students from your country, etc. I guess, in sum, being an international applicant can be more difficult in terms of admissions, but it's certainly not because schools aren't accepting international students or don't take them seriously.

Man... Compared to a lot of other programs, CS grad schools are really taking their time. I've barely seen any CS results in the results section.

Yeah... the wait is not fun. Only one of the program I applied to has anything in the results page (one acceptance and one interview), so I feel completely in the dark. I'm just so afraid I'm going to end up with all rejections. I mean, logically, I think it's unlikely, but sh*t happens.

I feel so antsy right now. I think I really need school to come back so I can have things to do all day. I'm just praying for good results, but I'll just have to wait and see what happens. One of my recommenders told me I have a strong application, but it's hard to know what will happen. And the fact that they said that would make it even worse if I didn't get in anywhere. It's even harder being a CS major because most of them want to go into software engineering. Those jobs are typically laid out in the fall, so they all know what they're doing. Obviously, I want to get into grad school for so many reasons, but if I get in, it will be SO NICE to be able to give people a definitive answer when they ask what I'm doing next year. Also, I want to do the fun things and look for a place to live, scope out the city I could potentially live in, meet other students in my cohort, etc. Just hoping that I'll get to the stage where I get to do that!