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Thanks! I still haven't heard anything, so I'm assuming rejections at this point. Oh well. Good luck to you too!

Has anyone heard either way from their waitlist programs? I figured rejections/acceptances off waitlists would come this week, but I was expecting it to be early this week, and that it wouldn't drag on much longer.

Hope everyone is doing well, and that your decisions are going well! Just sharing - if anyone is in the same boat, would love to talk! I have had my visit with the one program I was offered admission. I like the program, and it seems like a good place where the faculty actually care about the students, and it's not a hyper competitive or toxic environment (which some programs seem to be, and is something I want to avoid). The offer is fully funded, covers tuition, offers health insurance, and a stipend to go with the TAship; It is a competitive TAship, and I was nominated and selected for an additional fellowship that brings my stipend to a total of ~35k a year for five years, which is fantastic and means I probably won't need loans due to the reasonable cost of living in the area, especially as there are also summer opportunities which include more funding (even a chance to teach a couple courses abroad during the summer, which pays a TON of money - almost 30k for just one summer (~3 months) of teaching abroad, with your flights, room, and board covered!). So, overall, this offer is great from a financial perspective, which is really important to me, as I don't want to accrue any debt from my PhD. However, the program is not super well ranked currently, although it is an R1 and they have introduced some significant (and good) changes to the program in the last two years, including a new DGS, hiring more FT, Tenure/TT faculty, and are striving to raise their ranking. But I am a bit apprehensive, as the department is very strong in the crim area, but less strong in the area I am actually interested in (med soc), with only a few potential advisors. So, I am very conflicted, especially as my dream/goal is to work in academia as a professor - at an R1 would be awesome, but I guess is not necessary, particularly as I enjoy teaching smaller classes where you can really get to know students, even if they aren't majoring in your department. I am currently waitlisted at two programs, one being a T20, and another that is still much more highly ranked than my current offer, although not a T20 or anything. I'm anxious to see if I am to get off the waitlist at either, as I would like to have those options to weigh, although I'm certain the funding would not be as good as my current offer. I do believe that if I take my current offer and decide to reapply in the first or second year (if the fit just doesn't seem to work out, etc.), that I would have support from the program/DGS, but this is not an ideal path, of course. Overall, I'm still waiting on those waitlists, anxious, and conflicted. Wishing everyone here luck in the coming month, with decisions yet to come, waitlists, and making your own decisions!

I was not interviewed, but did receive notification that I am waitlisted.

That is helpful - thank you! And congrats again!

Congrats on the acceptances! I was also waitlisted by UMN. I am dying to hear back from IU - seems they've trickled out some acceptances and some rejections, which leaves me with mixed feelings. But out of curiosity - did you interview for IU? and was your notification email personalized? I'm wondering if there are administrative/funding changes and/or obstacles that have made the process/timeline for them quite different this year - to be honest, I feel like that's probably everywhere. Also, has anyone seen the dumpster fire going on at Temple University?! I absolutely cannot get over it.

An unhealthy amount. Very unhealthy. Doesn't help that basically none of the programs I've applied to seem to be following any of their previous patterns/timelines for releasing decisions. I've only got two apps left pending, and one of them has now trickled out a few acceptances and rejections it seems - or maybe all, who knows, but the waiting anxiety is intense. Someone please knock me out and wake me up when they've decided to make their decisions.

Same - wasn’t my best fit though to be honest. But now I have two apps left pending, and the IU one isn’t looking good ? good luck to you and everyone here!

Agreed lol I'm trying not to give up hope for IU since we've only seen one acceptance so far, but nearing the end of the work day with no more notifications is killing me. This process really hurts.

I hope so. This is my top choice - my heart is pounding like crazy right now. Hoping for the best for us!

I came to ask about Indiana, too! I was wondering if it was an informal email with letter, or an automated email from/to check the portal.

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Hello! Has anyone heard a peep out of IU Bloomington? I know there's nothing on the results board and saw some discussion here about them hoping to have decisions by 1/31 - but I'm just curious and wanted to ask since they seem to have a (although somewhat inconsistent) history of doing interviews! I've lurked a little, but decided to make an account and join the forum - I'm a medical sociology PhD applicant! (1a/1r/0w/0i/4p)