Oboeist

Congratulations! You earned it 110%!

+1 on MIT rejection. I'm assuming I got rejected from Vandy and probably Maryland too so this is most likely the end of the cycle for me.

Congrats to the MIT admits! One thing that I found out when I was researching the school is that there's a position called Graduate Resident Advisor (GRA). It's a program where you can serve as a live-in advisor for an undergraduate dorm on campus and you get free housing. You can apply for it after your first year as a graduate student. Just something to think about if you want to save some money! https://studentlife.mit.edu/beagra

Claiming a Stanford rejection. Also got a Duke rejection earlier. Pretty sure I've been rejected at Maryland and Vanderbilt too so the only school left is MIT. Regardless of what happens, I'm still happy that I've been accepted to Emory with funding. Any acceptance is a success, esp this year. Best of luck y'all!

Waitlisted at CU Boulder. I already have an acceptance at another school so I've declined my spot on the waitlist. Good luck y'all!

For all y'all who got accepted into Berkeley, I watched a video from a Berkeley alumni about supercommuting (which is commuting 90+ minutes one-way for work). He mentioned that when he was in graduate school in Berkeley, he took the Amtrak Capitol Corridor line from Sacramento to Berkeley 4/5 times a week and that it was a 2 hour trip each way. Obviously 2 hours each way is insane but it was apparently a pretty nice commute all things considered, especially since there was free wifi, power outlets and a cafe on the train. The rent is a lot cheaper in Sacramento and the other towns on the Amtrak line so it's an option to consider if you're ok with a long commute and you want to stretch out your stipend. I also hear that the Piedmont Avenue neighborhood in Oakland and the city of El Cerrito are pretty good bang-for-your-buck options for living near UC Berkeley, especially since they're on transit lines that take you right to campus. (here's the video if you're interested btw, this guy does a lot of good videos on cities and urban planning:)

On the subject of waiting for results, my Duke interview was over 3 weeks ago by now and they only released decisions on Monday (and I got no update so I assume a rejection). I am so bad with refreshing my email every 5 minutes lol fingers crossed Stanford comes in soon!

Claiming an Emory admit! AP/Methods. Great timing too!

congrats! did you get a notification or did you just check the portal? i want to know if they're still releasing decisions right now

And also same here

Congrats to all the NYU and Princeton admits!

congrats to the stony brook and tamu admits! y'all earned it ?

Rejected from UCSD sadly. i have friends there so i was really hoping to get an acceptance, but that's how this goes i guess. On the bright side, I was emailed recently about an interview with CU Boulder so I'm looking forward to that! Congrats to everyone who got in!

relax, it's not harming anyone, it's no biggie

Congrats to y'all who got admitted to Wisconsin! I hear Madison is a super cool city (both weather and vibes). No email or interview for me so I can assume I've been denied, but that's ok, there's still 9 schools left for me to go.