tacocat211

Whew! I'm focusing on graduating right now (from my MA, like two weeks left ahhhh!) and getting a living situation settled in Chapel Hill. After that I'm going to work my lifeguard job in my current city until my lease ends, then I'm moving back home for the summer to spend time with my family and relax a bit before moving across the country. I have a loooong reading list that I'm sure I'll be getting started on, and I've been in touch with my advisor for my new program. I'm excited to get started with everything, but also excited to take some time off with my family before the big move.

YAYYYY

Hi! I just wanted to see how many of us are here and if anyone wanted to exchange email addresses, get in contact, etc. I'm potentially looking for a roommate for when I move also! lol edit: This is for UNC Chapel Hill and moving to Chapel Hill. Not sure why my original thread got removed/moved to this thread...

Removed myself from UT Austin's waitlist today. I doubt this will cause any movement, as I was #2 of (assuming) 2 on the waitlist for a spot in their DLL concentration.

Ah yes, the chaos of the 15th is upon us. I wish you luck in wherever you decide. I’m sure anywhere would be lucky to have you! And thank you! I’m super stoked. The program is such a great fit for me.

Ugh. Feel this 100%. Did you decide on UNC?

Officially declined Texas A&M's offer today. Super hard to make the decision to leave Texas and my MA institution. Seriously such great faculty and such a great and growing program. On to the next chapter, even if it's a little bittersweet :')

Accepted UNC Chapel Hill’s offer today. You can take the girl out of Texas but apparently not too far out of the south!

Anyone heard anything from UT Austin recently? I've been on the waitlist since January, and even after emailing three times, I've still yet to receive any response. Maybe my e-mails aren't getting read? Maybe they are and they're being ignored? Maybe they hate me now?? :')

I got accepted to Chapel Hill!!!

Congrats on being waitlisted though; I hope it works out in your favor!

Not the caller, but I emailed Penn state today. Will post here when I hear back.

if i get ONE MORE spam health insurance call...i'm gonna lose it

train hard

Ugh, in the same boat over here. I also hate it because I know I'm holding a spot that could potentially keep someone else from getting in if I end up rejecting. Also the fact that I have no idea where I'm going to spend the next 5 years of my life :')

sitting in my office, currently waiting on a phone call from one of the most prestigious profs in my field to call me from one of the phd programs i applied to with what i assume will be good news. kinda freaking out A LOT

Your username made this a little...unsettling

Ugh, this is unfortunately exactly how I'm feeling. Like maybe I've learned more about the department from their silence. Makes me wary to actually inquire about other things. Good luck to you as well, sorry we're in this weird boat!

The same thing happened to me last week!

So I'm on a waitlist for my top top choice. As soon as they sent the waitlist e-mail, I replied, letting them know I was very interested and was happy to be included on the waitlist. About a month later, I sent a casual follow up e-mail because I hadn't heard anything (and wasn't expecting to at that point), just checking in, reaffirming interest, and letting them know they were still among my top choices I'd received, and inquiring about my waitlist status/their waitlist procedure. You know, typical waitlist follow up email. Well..that was about 3-4 weeks ago, and they never e-mailed me back. Like complete and utter silence. How should I take this? It seems kind of...rude. In their initial e-mails about the waitlist, they were super polite and seemed super interested. And now they've totally ghosted me? It makes me feel like I'm not a valued choice, but maybe I'm misreading the situation. I know they're super busy during this time, but I also sent a similar e-mail to a different school inquiring about status, and they e-mailed back the following day a super polite and detailed e-mail, and I'm neither accepted nor waitlisted there (still in waiting-limbo). Any advice/comments/thoughts are appreciated!

Anyone else frustrated by some of these schools still not having finished going through applications, yet their visit weekends are happening? No idea if I'm accepted or rejected at two places still working through applications, and their visits are fast approaching.

thank you so much for this!! i’ll let you know if i hear back later on! congratulations, and good luck in your decisions making process!

still waiting on penn state and chapel hill over here! i’m also on the waitlist for UT (top choice), so fingers crossed!

can’t hurt to at least ask! or if they have any insight into waitlist movement for funding

seeing people who have already committed somewhere gives me a weird second-hand peace/life stability. like at least someone knows what the next 5ish years of their life are going to look like, even if it’s not me ?