[Not Accepted, Not Waitlisted, But Not Rejected - Just In LIMBO]

2 hours ago, Lizardbeth42 said:

Hi all! I imagine many people are nervous and frustrated as I am during this time. Who else is in this limbo, unknown status? I have not received interview invites (and I'm pretty positive my schools held interviews already); I have not been rejected; and obviously not waitlisted. My applications, at all schools, still say "under department review." Naturally, I cannot get any responses from the respective schools. 

I read that many admission committees keep a large pool of undecided applicants (hence the reason for very late rejection letters)...these are the students who are not top choices, not alternates, but basically last resort (assuming the first two groups do not accept offers). Anyone have any thoughts, experiences, etc. It feels so cruel.

My field/applications are for Psychology (Social and Clinical) - PhD programs.

It is cruel.

I would assume however, that “undecided applicants” are waitlisted. 

[2021 Applicants]

17 hours ago, The Maritime Scholar said:

I saw that someone posted an acceptance for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the results page. I went to check my email and nothing. My portal also still says "awaiting." I'm assuming they don't send out all decisions at once. Let's see what happens!

I too saw the acceptance poster and “awaiting” on my portal. I asked the dgs therefore, and she confirmed that decisions have been made, and I’ve not been accepted.

Hope this isn’t true for everyone who has not been notified yet. Good luck!