Jeanne A.

Hi..yes here it is https://ed.stanford.edu/admissions/diversity-profile Oh, and by the way, with regards to the age, according to this official link the age range is 20-50. Just checked again.

Congratulations on the award ???

Good morning guys? For the last weeks my every morning starts with reading and re-reading this forum (all the new messages that are written overnight + previous as well). So, as somebody said here earlier, PhDs will know the results by Feb 13..Today is morning of Feb 10th..so 3 more days to wait...?‍♀️?‍♀️?‍♀️

Yes. I also was thinking about my age because I am older than normal PhD candidates. Then i went to Stanford GSE site and checked stats. Then i saw average age 54 I guess (may be mistaken with exact numbers now but the point is there are older applicants admitted) so that calmed me down. But aside my age issue I was thinking: 1) is my essay good at all, 2) my GPA is not high at all, 3) I am coming from a wired region, 4) what if there is no.match between the profs that I mentioned in my essay and their real interests, 5) what if my SOP has not been read at all, by anyone, 6) seats are limited due to covid.. And those thoughts have been rolling in my head for the last 2 months..

Yes..and guess what. I even thought through every single step after I hear an incoming email sound, check my mail and realize it is THAT email...So, I thought through the steps I will take after that. They are the following: 1) take a deep breath 2) seat comfortably on the sofa 3) calm myself down 4) say something like "whatever comes it's ok" 5) then open email and check the decision 6) then pray ?‍♀️? whatever the decision will be 7) then go to the kitchen and have some good cup of tea ☕with tasty chocolate ? ? then seat down again, make myself comfortable and think through the decision that I got, and my next steps that I will take according to the decision received. May be this looks weird or something☺?...but this plan helps me to at least somehow survive this totally nervous waiting ?☺

1000000% can relate..I am jumping and shivering every time an incoming mail comes..

By the way, why there is limit for "likes" in here? I am not able to like all the messages here ? because there is certain limit ? I know this is the minor thing about which I should think the least at this moment ??. In fact, i should not take care about this at all ?? but still... I would put little hearts to every message here ?

Yes.. And wanted to add: I just went back to my SOP..I read it very carefully and slowly several times: 1) as myself first (i mean, from my perspective and knowing all my feelings//all my prof experience behind the typed words).. Then i read it 2) as if I am a stranger, a person who does know me at all, and then as a 3) Stanford GSE professor or admission officer or whoever reads our SOPs and make decisions on whether to admit the author of that particular SOP, or not.. And you know, after reading my SOP today, I can say just one thing with million % accuracy: I wrote the best essay I could, taking into account 1) Stanford GSE requirements towards SOP, 2) my prof and academic experience, 3) my goals, 4) my reasons why I need this particular degree. I mean, I cannot as people say "jump above my head" meaning i cannot write my SOP better, for the moment, being who I am, having my experience, and envisioning the match between Stanford GSE and my goals as I see it now. You know, surprisingly, this calmed me down. I mean, I cannot be better/more briliant/smarter/more intelligent person than I am now. After reading my essay I see that in my SOP I have nothing to add, or change. I literally produced the best intellectual product I could. Therefore, I do not worry any more, since I faced the real situation: this is the best I can produce, and if this is not what Stanford needs/thinks it is not good enough - I am powerless here, and have nothing to do. And also, I made 1000000% decision: if I am not admitted, I am not re-applying to either this program or any other. I do something else (already have an idea abt my new direction, which is by the way totally different). I mean, I realized now that there is no sence in breaking the wall with my head. I did my very best, I wrote my best essay ever. And I cannot do any better in this particular direction..

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Oh, it was you who wrote that?! Cool!!! ???

Hi guys...i saw somebody wrote that cool message on the results page, like "join us, we are all there".. that was sooooooo...kind of warm! And it so much felt like we are all here not virtually but the real people sitting in one small waiting room, drinking coffee with cookies, waiting together, sharing emotions and chatting.. I told this earlier but again..I can feel how cool it would be to get admitted and to meet all of you guys in reality.. you are the people I really need in my life: professionals in education, who have similar goals, similar aspirations and similar vibes... Good luck to all of us...??? (applied to SHIPS edu policy)

Yes..we cannot do anything at this stage..just wait..?????it was so great to read the chatting that took place here overnight..It is so cool to know that there are people over the globe who feel just the same like me..???

You have been soooo helpful and supporting! ??

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Hi guys!!!@Toyo @FreeZapata??Just wanted to share: after reading you this morning I went to my SOP to read it again and to make sure I did everything according to that 3 pages doc...?‍♀️ and also, yes I remembered that I found that doc too, while preparing my SOP, I think I was in October-November 2020.. Well...after reading my SOP I can say that I am not sure if it is exactly what they wanted?‍♀️ But anyway...I am trying to fix my emotions and be ready for whatever comes. And I am soooooo grateful for the person who created this chat for those who applied this year.. because it seems like sharing my feelings with you here guys is really saving me from panic attacks ? to which I guess I am closer and closer with every day of waiting ??

Hi again jk25✋ sorry I do not know whether you are a man or a woman...wanted to ask: did you have an interview? (sorry if you mentioned that earlier, I might forget this among all different nicks and a lot of info.. I do not know how men deal with stress. It's good I am a lady and can afford crying. Its 2.26 at night here. I was trying to fall asleep but could not keep all this stress inside me, so i went to the bathroom and was crying. And I cannot sleep at all. I mean, i do want to sleep (my body) but my mind, my head is thinking over and over. I think that the fact that I did not have an interview diminishes my chances so much. And it looks like there is no way that I will get asleep tonight, and the coming nights....

Ok..got it. Thank you?

Honestly, I have no idea.. I know though that my heart will be about to break when I get any email from Stanford next week??????? And one more thing: it was interesting to read about what you were told during your interview! ??? does it mean that they are still selecting and there is still a chance to be invited to an interview? I mean we all here are just guessing abt when we get the results, but you were told that the results will be later by a Stanford person so this means that your info is more reliable and updated I guess ??

Yeeees..and you know the closer is the decisions date, the more nervous I am. And I feel like my heart litetally shrinks of great fear, some hope, and the unknown ??????

Me too..Well, 5 days max to wait ???

Hi ✋ did you apply to Masters or PhD?

OMG i just wrote to jk25 that somebody mentioned here the results will be out by Feb 13, and you are saying they may be released even in two days, starting Wednesday??? It means that I will now be shivering and jumping every time I get an incoming mail!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!! Fingers crossed!!!!!! ???

Since we both applied to SHIPS, it means that at the same time but in one week we will definitely know the results (someone mentioned earlier that the results will be out by Feb 13)

Me too...?

By the way guys, I was watching Stanford admissions reactions last night in YouTube..there were mostly undergrads and GSB reactions...(and no PhD reactions by the way) and you know what ?? I decided to film my reaction too?? well if it is positive may be i even post it in YouTube as well??? and it will be the first Stanford GSE PhD reaction ????