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Yeah the wait was truly quite taxing! I’m also relieved in thinking that everything will probably be over by tomorrow. Best of luck to all us! And congrats on the offers you have already! It’s been a looong ride

Hey sounds like we’re in a similar boat. Best of luck to both of us! Can I ask if you’ve personally reached out to the grad students you are speaking with? And if they were open to speaking about their program to waitlisted students as well? Thanks!

@CHP47 got the same response a few hours ago!

Is anyone planning to decline Rutgers PhD anytime soon? Or have you already?

Sounds reasonable to reach out a week before!

The DGS informed me that their waitlist wasn’t ranked and that it sort of(?) depended on subfield. I say “sort of” because just that someone in my field rejects doesn’t necessarily mean that my chances get higher because they could fill that spot with a person from a different field — as they are really looking at the admits holistically. (On the reverse, if someone from a different field rejects, I could end up filling that spot.) I feel this makes it harder to get a sense of my chances, you know? Okay, so the April 15th deadline is typically fixed. I wasn’t aware of that, so thank you for confirming that for me. Also, according to my understanding, once a decision has been finalized to one school you can’t revoke it and accept a spot off the waitlist from another school. So then, please let me know if I’m missing something here because I don’t understand then, if say a current acceptance rejects their offer right on April 15th, to whom does that spot go if everyone’s finalized their decisions by April 15th? Do people end up gambling if they really want the waitlist school and give up their acceptance and just wait to hear back...? I feel stupid for asking this... but am genuinely curious haha

I was nearly decided on taking one of my acceptances until I received a waitlist offer from another school I would immediately accept if offered a spot. This is my first cycle, so I just wanted to ask those of you who are more knowledgeable to get a sense of how things go from here. What happens if I don’t hear back from the waitlisted school by April 15th? Am I allowed to ask for an extension from the school I’ve been accepted to and wait — and if so, until when do I wait? OR Is it more common to reach out to the waitlisted school and try to ask for a decision before April 15th? (Also, I received an external grant, and they are asking me to finalize decisions a week before April 15th — so yeah, I was initially really excited about the waitlist, but the prolonged waiting period is just making me feel increasingly stuck.) I am hoping all three parties will be flexible if I reach out to them and explain my situation. But I wanted to get a better sense of the norm for this whole process so that I can position myself and navigate this situation wisely. Any words of advice or comments would be super helpful, or if you happen to be in a similar situation how are you managing your waitlist situation?

Thanks for sharing that! I’m not a postcolonialist, so I don’t know if my chances of admissions have gotten any higher. But nevertheless thank you!

Anyone turning down Rutgers? And if so, do you mind also sharing what your subfield is?

I see, thanks for that! I was wondering if they met with all students on their waitlist. Seems like it depends on waitlist movement. Good luck with the rest of your admissions!

I’ve gotten waitlisted at Rutgers as well. (Specialty is 18C British). Just wondering have you been able to get in touch with any of your POIs after getting waitlisted?

Saw one acceptance for Rutgers a few days ago. Didn’t lose hope because there could still be more coming. But just saw three waitlist posts today. Do you think this means I should cross Rutgers off my list?

From what they mentioned in their open house, yes. NYU said they would be interviewing all their short list applicants. They said the interview stage this season is a new addition to their admissions process. I’ve only seen two interview posts so far, so I’m hoping there are more requests to come...!! Nevertheless, I’m sure not everyone is posting their results on Gradcafe, so they actually might have finished sending them out... who knows! Fingers crossed for both of us!?

Oh okay, thanks! Best of luck :))

Hey, I have a question for other Stanford applicants: what does the application page say about your application status? I noticed today that my application status is still “incomplete.” Until last week, I thought it only said this because they were still processing applications. Plus, they said, “ If items are missing from your application, we will reach out to you directly.” But it’s now mid-January and my status is still the same, and I’m starting to get worried. But I didn’t want to freak out and reach out to them just yet because it might be the same for everyone else right now. It would be great if some of you guys could check you application status and let us know what yours says. Or if you have any info regarding the Stanford application status update process and stuff, please share! :) Thaaanks.