magicisreal

Hello, I am also still waiting to hear from UCSB. I found this info direct from their sociology admissions page: NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE OR DENIAL The Department of Sociology does not have a fixed schedule of dates for acceptance or denial. You will be notified by email when a decision has been made on your application, and your Application Status Page will be updated with a decision letter. Please note we are unable to reconsider or provide feedback on denied applications.

Thank you! To answer your question, no interview necessary for IU and yes, the email was very personalized, in fact one of the most personalized admissions emails I’ve ever come across. For reference, it was direct from department head, included my areas of interest, potential advisors, funding/support offer, and other info to help me make my decision. Hope that helps!

Thank you! ? I will definitely be accepting a offer, just waiting to hear back from the other schools I applied to. As for the waitlist at UofMN, that will all depend on the other acceptances and/or rejections. I am not going to hold out until April 15th just to see if UofMN accepts me or not, as I can use that time to start looking at housing and setting up things at my committed program. However, if UofMN is your top choice school, I recommend holding out as you never know what could change in the coming weeks, let alone full month and a half. Good luck!

I am just joining this conversation and reading everyone else's posts is wild. Each and every one of us are having very different experiences and it goes to show that the admissions process really is varied from program-to-program. For those asking about IU, I was offered admission to the program just a day ago (along with a formal letter from department head and funding package offer). I am beyond overjoyed as this is my third wave of applications (1st wave back in 2018 and 2nd wave in 2021). Third time's the charm, I guess! ? I was also recently admitted to the University of Kansas, waitlisted to University of Minnesota, and rejected by U-Wisc Madison. I am still waiting to hear back from 3 more programs I applied to. This whole process is...very daunting. I can't help but check my phone and emails constantly while at work all day. I will be checking back frequently for updates. I wish everyone the best of luck on getting into their programs as we eagerly await results over the next week or so (most programs send out notifications mid-February, from my past experience of applying). Cheers.