lexicana

I was waitlisted and have been debating the same thing. I think I will send an email on Monday. Also, I thought it would be good to estalish some contact after receiving their notice so that they know I'm interested. Does that make sense?

I completely agree. Even though it's safe to assume that one has been rejected after seeing others post acceptances, it's hard not have a little hope that maybe just maybe there is still a chance. It's like having a bandaid pull off little by little, thereby, maximing the pain. It would be easier to pull the bandaid off already and begin the healing process. Also when I tell friends and family that it's probably a rejection because other are receving offers they can't help but to tell me that I shouldn't assume that everyone gets accepted at the same time. Unfortunately, the pattern on this site proofs otherwise.

After eating tiramisu, drinking wine, and laying awake for two hours last night I feel better. You are right about family being more important than grad school. After much reflection I realized that I have everything I need to have a wonderful and happy life. Anything else is just icing on the cake. I'm not giving up on grad school though. It's what I want to do and I will get there sooner or later. I also reminded myself that I have overcome much more difficult times and obstacles in my life and have achieved quite a bit of success already. I reminded myself of what I am made of and am determined not to give up. Congrats to those of you who got in!

This is total torture. Today is my wedding anniversary and I got email from one of the schools I applied to letting me know I was waitlisted. Then I check gradcafe to find that people are already hearing form University of Chicago. What a depressing anniversary.

That makes sense about the money for in person interviews, but what about phone interviews. Maybe as you mentioned it's that in hard sciences grad students work directly with someone so there is an interest in interviewing them as you would in a job interview.

I started excercising and calorie counting which has helped. I needed a new goal (and a new years' resolution) after finishing grad applications. Also, I work part-time and have kids so it's not like I have tons of time on my hands, but that doesn't seem to stop me from obessing over when I will hear back with decisions. It doesn't help that my job is a little boring right now and that I keep fantasizing about resigning to go to school full time. Time seems to be moving so slowly.

In my worst moments, I have this image in my head of the adcomm reading my application and laughing. "Ha, ha, how did she ever think she could get into this program" they say. It's awful, I know!!!