gradhopeful0000

This post so inaccurate that rumors of its existence have actually started flitting around the Ed school. Good work OP, you've made yourself legendarily ill-informed and bitter. I am a current PhD student. Three members of my 27 person cohort (I think we are 27...could be 26 or 28...) got a masters at HGSE. I can assure you that they are not here because they 'forked over 60k to Harvard.' They are here because they are fantastic students and researchers. I don't have numbers for how many of us have a masters degree in general, but I know a lot of us don't, myself included. Certainly not 90% of us. This is a damaging rumor to start because it could disincentivize people who are excellent candidates from applying to the program. So, to the applicants following this forum thinking about applying next year: yes, the odds are slim and there is a lot of luck involved in the acceptance process. However, if you are a strong student and researcher, you've got as good of a shot as anyone.

Has anyone heard anything else after the posting yesterday afternoon? In past years, it seems like they made all of the calls on the same day, so my assumption yesterday was that I was out. However, the radio silence surrounding that one results page post makes things seem a little ambiguous...

Nothing yet. I looked back on old gradcafe forums, though, and it looks like those of us who are lucky enough to land one can expect to hear about interviews sometime between this Friday (19th) and next Friday (26th). Same, though. The waiting is killing me and I just have no idea if I'm a really qualified applicant.

Just found this place. Nerves are killing me so, here goes, maybe someone has some thoughts.