elviejo
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Earlier this afternoon I received word from CU-Boulder that they "just completed a revised partial ordering of [their] small waiting list for [their] PhD program" and that I was not included on it. Best of luck to everyone else, I hope you receive the news you want during the next couple of days!
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39 minutes ago, seabiscuit87 said:
Given that successful applicants are required to make their decisions by April 15th, can those only waitlisted, including me, expect to be accepted after the day? How often are those on waitlists accepted after April 15th?
This is a great question. I too would be interested if anyone has information about this scenario.
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I have posted several times in this thread, but I have a confession to make: every solicit I have made has been via telephone. How does one phrase a solicit via email? I am interested in what the body of the email states....
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Just declined my offer from Simon Fraser.
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I have officially declined my offer from Simon Fraser. Cheers to whoever gets accepted off the WL!
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2 hours ago, Stencil said:
Oh okay, I didn't realize that they sent out solicited responses at all. It didn't seem like anyone had had any luck with that, so I didn't even bother trying to contact them. If you don't mind me asking, who did you solicit the status update from? I might give that a shot if I haven't heard anything from them in a few days.
I called the philosophy office and they transferred me to someone on the staff who works with the graduate coordinator. She said that they had already sent out offers and if I had not received anything official then I was on an "informal waitlist." Sorry if that contradicts something you've experienced or what you have heard from others. The reason why I called was because my status has not changed from "In Review" to "Rejected" or "Accepted." I am not claiming that is how they normally do business. I could have easily caught them off guard since I went old-school and used a telephone.
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52 minutes ago, Stencil said:
So just to clarify, nobody has successfully solicited a rejection from UT Austin yet, right? I think that I've decided to accept one of my offers, but I don't want to commit until I've heard something definite from Austin.
I solicited a status update, is that the same thing? I was told I am on an informal waitlist.
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2 hours ago, dormouse said:
Interesting rejection notice from Arizona. "Despite your excellent qualifications, the Graduate Admissions Committee has determined that they are not likely to extend an offer to you..." Not likely? Does that mean there's still a very small sliver of hope? Haha.
Waitlisted at Virginia as well.
Same wording in my email.
1 hour ago, PhiloStorian said:Perhaps they are also using a pool, but they understand that we're trying to make decisions and that it's very unlikely any one of us will be chosen so we're better off thinking of Arizona as a rejection.
That was my thinking as well.
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1 hour ago, mynameismyname said:
Wait-listed at CU-Boulder
Congrats! Did you receive notification via email or your application status page?
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Received a formal rejection from U of Arizona this morning. Still waiting to hear from CU-Boulder and UT-Austin.
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4 hours ago, mynameismyname said:
A bit strange. I solicited a response from CU Boulder on March 12 and was told "decisions on applications have not yet been made." Maybe I should assume rejection then.
I received the same response, but I did not contact Graeme Forbes.
7 hours ago, PhiloStorian said:I solicited the response from Graeme Forbes on March 8, he got back to me right away saying that I was on their waitlist but he wasn't sure where because they hadn't ranked it yet. He also said that they had already made their first round of offers. That was almost three weeks ago though, I'm sure things have changed a bit since then.
Is Graeme Forbes the best contact for applicants?? I have not heard anything official from the department and my status has not changed on my application account.
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I am beginning to accept that a "secret waitlist" is really a thing for some program. It seems to be the only reason I have not received outright rejections at this point. Either that or they did not bother to send anything.
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On 3/13/2018 at 10:02 AM, RussellsPipe said:
When did you get the news about Simon Fraser, if I may? Still waiting on them.
Not a problem at all. I received news about Simon Fraser on 3/12.
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7 hours ago, RussellsPipe said:
When did you get the news about Simon Fraser, if I may? Still waiting on them.
Last night. Hopefully you receive word from them soon!
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10 hours ago, Halcyon23 said:
UT-Austin sent out some acceptances a while back but I don't think they've done rejections or waitlists yet. As seems to be the norm with me, I've emailed them but received no response.
Thanks for the news.
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In at Simon Fraser (MA) with funding. Still waiting from U of Arizona, CU-Boulder, U of Texas-Austin, and Claremont (MA). Has anyone heard from those four programs?
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5 hours ago, Rose-Colored Dasein said:
Just denied at SLU. Boldface type urges me to contact the program if I want to know why.
I received the same instructions from ASU. I am curious if anyone has actually reached out. What are they going to say? "So as you know, you did not make it. Your GRE and Writing Sample were horrendous, Statement of Purpose mediocre, and Letters of Recommendation were stupendous. Thanks for paying our application fee, your donation to the program is greatly appreciated."?
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10 hours ago, prtrbd said:
Cornell rejections just went out.
They did indeed. If the numbers mentioned in the email are accurate, then I am sure glad they waived my application fee ha!
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