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Thanks lexicana and angie -- for some reason my notifications weren't turned on and I didn't see your responses til now. I ended up emailing them (on March 9), and they actually just responded today -- they were very, very nice (emailed the general fellowships email, instead of the "online application support" email. This is what they wrote... Congratulations in your endeavor; however, evaluation of applications has taken place. We are unable to update information. That definitely got my attention....but according to past data, and their own websites, notifications don't go out til April. (my attention has definitely shifted away from the publication question to...when-are-we-going-to-hear-back-now???

I think we're supposed to hear back by mid April (at least for predoctoral, but I think all are around that time). I have a question I'd welcome folks' opinions on -- I applied for the predoctoral award, but hadn't had any publications of note (serious journals). However after submitting my application materials, I found out one of my pieces was accepted in a journal. I wish I could have included it on my cv, but am thinking I probably shouldn't bother trying to contact Ford and letting them know about this? Just because their responses have been very curt/bureaucratic when I wrote them earlier with a small question, so I don't know how they will perceive being informed about this -- i.e. it's irrelevant, because it's past the deadline, or worse, it's seen as unethical for me to even inform them? Thought about writing them anonymously to ask whether they welcome this type of information if a candidate is published after submitting their application. But don't know if it's worth the stress, having another interaction with their staff, even if it's anonymous.

Hi, Writing on behalf of a friend who applied to HDS and is waiting to hear back...he is planning a trip to the east coast in April, and Needs to buy the tickets this weekend. He wants to try and time it with HDS' visiting day for new admits, in case he gets in. If anyone sees this, do you have an idea when this year's Visiting Day will be? Thanks!

Has anyone who applied for playwriting at New School heard back? Checking in on behalf of a friend who applied and isn't able to go online this weekend -- but they were told that callbacks would happen between the 16th and 18th (assuming/hoping decline emails would be sent out around the same time).

No, in the mail. On West Coast.

I heard from past forums that they snail mail the denied, and call the semi-finalists.

Their website says that they "will send notification to those who are and are not finalists on or about January 6 2012." That's a lot later than the formerly advertised mid to late December notification period