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Other schools have released decisions on-time though, even with the increased volume in applicants, so I think we might hear back on the same timeline for Princeton. Of course, this is all just speculation.

You're probably right, but if they've done it in the last 2-3 years, maybe a 4th one is in the books? who knows.

For anyone with Canadian school application experience, do you have an idea when they usually send out results? I applied to Concordia but their website is very vague about it and so was the email I received after applying.

Given that Berkeley at the very least has sent decisions on Sundays it seems, it would be expected

Waiting for that one email that lets me sigh of relief.

I am hinging all my hopes and dreams on the pre-doctoral fellowship!

Seems like the past two years, Princeton results were entered on January 29th. Take a deep breath y'all!

I applied to Concordia as I wanted to be back in a French-speaking environment (haven't been in one since high school).

Congratulations! Best of luck ~

I mean, it's only 12 PM in Berkeley, so there's still time. But I'm not holding out hope for today. We'll see!

Truthfully, I'm so excited for the time when I can finally close out this cycle (hopefully with some good news). I know we're all stressed waiting for decisions to finish coming out, but I'm personally making a plan to come back on the forum and re-read some of my posts. I was going through the same thing when I was applying for my masters, and in hindsight it's crazy how impatient + stressed I was back then! Maybe May 2021 me might feel the same way ?

Same here! This forum gives me high hopes for current and future scholars breaking the toxicity that can sometimes plague academic life. I concur!

I almost ended up in Ithaca once (at Ithaca College) so maybe second time's the charm! Thank you ❤️

Just wondering: Does anyone know if Berkeley will be following the same timeline as previous years? I don't remember if they mentioned it in their Zoom call or not. Seems like most admissions decisions came out around Mondays so not sure if I should hold out hope for tomorrow.

Wishing you the best of luck with Emory!

Taking the same route as you right now! And imposter syndrome is probably one of the most common things I've encountered among academics, so you'll fit right in.

Also 22 year old, so I get it. I always felt weird when attending conferences that weren't geared towards undergraduates only because I felt so out of place in both age and experience.

I would recommend not checking the results page. It is much more reliable to just check this forum and see if people claim an admit, since there was quite a bit of trolling going on in the results page.

That's where I'm at right now. I'm having to flex my networking muscles in order to plan for a job as backup in case all my PhD applications end up in rejection (I don't want to think about that, but it's unfortunately a possibility). Add to that immigration constraints for work permits, and this year just gets worse.

Hoping for a Berkeley email at least tomorrow...fingers crossed!

I can share a bit of my own experience: When I got my first rejection, I most definitely took it personally. As much as I tried to avoid dealing with my anguish and feelings of loss over it, they were still looming in the back of my head. So I decided to just let my feelings wash over me -- I called up one of my friends and ranted about it for several minutes, ordered my favorite ice cream off UberEats, and watched an episode of RuPaul Drag Race for laughs. After letting everything go, I went back and rationalized with myself that this was probably one of many rejections to come in academia (w/ publications, other school applications, job applications, grant applications, etc.) and rejections do not define my worth as an academic or as a person. If you have a close friend or even a stranger you can talk to about how you're feeling, I say go for it. But don't wallow for days in anguish because of that first rejection.

I was planning on making this Monday, anxious minds think alike ?

As more decisions come in, I want to reiterate that rejections are not a statement about who you are as an applicant. I am truly amazed at all the wonderful people that have come through this thread, and I'm proud of us all for taking the painstaking time, sweat and tears to craft applications this cycle. If you ever feel the need to rant about this cycle or anything else, DM me! We probably get the same heart attack every time an email notification pops up ? ?

Congratulations!