TheBunny

Just wanted to send a few words of encouragement to those people facing rejections--I was there last year, and it sucked. I applied to 7 programs (not Sociology, but something similar) and got rejected by 7. I felt embarrassed. I felt lost. I felt let down by my recommendation letter writers who had given me way too much confidence. I was angry with the schools who had rejected me.
Don't let it squash your passions. You might need to readjust slightly (like I did), you might need to apply to a wider variety or programs (like I did), or you might just need to do it again to get a better roll of the dice (like I did). 
You're not defined by these applications. And whether or not you have the degree, you're all sociologists. 
 

Didn't you get into Harvard? Try getting into *zero* schools and then we can talk about having a quarter-life crisis lol 

Thank you so much. I am very happy with the results, as well even though I had many rejections, I got into a good school which will improve my career and hopefully land me to a tenure-track position

Thank you so much. I am very happy with the results, as well even though I had many rejections, I got into a good school which will improve my career and hopefully land me to a tenure-track position

I will go to BU. I love their program a lot, and it is the best fit possible. I love the department and professors and feel very connected even though I did not meet most of the professors. They have very good placement rate and also really close to my current home.

I will go to BU. I love their program a lot, and it is the best fit possible. I love the department and professors and feel very connected even though I did not meet most of the professors. They have very good placement rate and also really close to my current home.

Never mind, rejected and honestly just happy to have some closure 

Got rejected from Brown and had my closure. I am not sad at least 

Got rejected from Brown and had my closure. I am not sad at least 

(I really wish they had a 'solidarity' like button).

Got rejected from Brown and had my closure. I am not sad at least 

Idk about you guys, but once all the results are in it's going to be weird not spending every second of my human existence checking my email, gradcafe, reddit, and grad portals. I'll have to get a life... I kind of forget what life was like before this. 

I saw one Brown admit on the board. Should I start worrying about it? I don’t think I can handle one more rejection...

I am waiting for Brown... For political science and for sociology...

Interesting perspective as I sit here waiting to hear back from Yale: I went to UChicago as an undergrad and then for a master's degree and, during that time, worked in our department of graduate admissions. Although I was rarely involved with Sociology, I did see a lot of Philosophy/English/History applications. 1) It was insane how many highly qualified candidates were turned down--I'm talking super high undergraduate GPAs, bomb GREs, research experience, published papers, great recs, the works 2) Professors could leave notes on a student's profile for other professors to see, and it so often happened that a professor would say something like 'Fascinating research proposal!' or 'Great fit!' only to turn them down. The fact of the matter is that there are just too many great applicants relative to open spots and sometimes the department is just not looking for someone who studies x, y, or z no matter how great that person may be. 
And how did I do with all that UChicago knowledge? I didn't even get an interview, so there you go Stay strong everyone! 

That really sucks. I understand your annoyance. The English language admission standard needs to be more clear for sure. I'm an international student and did my 4year undergrad in the US and 1-year masters in the UK, and they have never asked me for TOEFL. Maybe it also depends on where you received your primary and secondary education??

I can totally see how annoying and stressful that can be. I didn't mean to sound ignorant or unsympathetic at all, and apologize if I did. Application fees and GRE fees (and transcript fees) are bad enough, so I am lucky I don't have to deal with TOEFL. I don't get why schools couldn't be more lenient in this situation. I just meant that I didn't get what someone would expect when they ignored an app requirement. Then again, I am speaking about something that has nothing to do with me, so...

As an international student with a 2-year master from America, and 4-year undergraduate from a 100% English program in Europe, there are still schools which ask me about TOEFL, and it drives me crazy. Getting TOEFL is an extra $205 which is a very large sum of money if you are living on a stipend, in a large city in America. I was not able to convince some schools not to send TOEFL even though I had a signed document from my undergraduate institution which approves the university is 100% English. In the end, I took the TOEFL and sent my scores, but it drove crazy in the whole process.

A number called me from Cambridge, Massachusetts which I thought is Harvard... It was Eversource... I am sad

A number called me from Cambridge, Massachusetts which I thought is Harvard... It was Eversource... I am sad

I think that's the definition of cruel and unusual punishment.

Oh jeez that’s rough 

A number called me from Cambridge, Massachusetts which I thought is Harvard... It was Eversource... I am sad

A number called me from Cambridge, Massachusetts which I thought is Harvard... It was Eversource... I am sad

A number called me from Cambridge, Massachusetts which I thought is Harvard... It was Eversource... I am sad