barthestow

there's a special word for that - "ghosting"! 😇

i concur with this post - i emailed penn at the end of february after the first wave of results rolled out and was told that i was not selected for admission. this means, however, that penn might be sending out decisions on a rolling basis and that folks may have a chance of getting waitlisted or even accepted at this arguably very late moment. hoping everyone can receive their share of good news!

so i did this thing - i provided my application number and then asked about my application status. still waiting for their response though, but i'm pretty sure it would confirm my rejection.

i think so, as their visit day is supposedly in mid-march (could be wrong about this) - in recent years they've accepted people off the waitlist in april; but if you haven't heard anything from them thus far, the chance of getting accepted at this point is slim to none.

re: WashU in St.Louis. Coordinator got back to me indicating that the committee has finished the review for this cycle and that all acceptances have been sent out; final decisions will come out later this month.

thank you so much for letting me know!

may i ask if you have heard back from ut-austin regarding waitlist movement? i checked with my poi yesterday and was told to wait at least till end of march. thanks!

i concur that the april.15 is firm, as reiterated by several schools that waitlisted me. but with regard to relinquishing offers after april.15 - this is not unseriousness; this is about looking out for yourself. if a spot at a school with better career prospect opens up, i'd go for it without hesitation.

re: WashU. I've sent an email this morning inquiring about my pending status and am still awaiting a response. Granted, my chance of admission is low as they've already sent out acceptances in early January.

Re: Penn. still pending at Penn and then i emailed the program coordinator, who replied by saying "you are not selected for admission at this moment."

i reached out and got a response indicating that all acceptances & waitlists have gone out via department emails; assume a rejection if you haven't heard back.

well the lack of funding has been a known problem for years at UCLA, but they never set out to resolve it. they do have a large cohort each year, but this doesn't excuse them from their funding obligations to graduate students.

wow! this is eye-opening for someone who doesn't dabble in IR. thanks for sharing.

you are in between two great choices! congrats and good luck to you in the future!

kindly reach out to the dgs at each school and ask if they can connect you with a professor/POI in your field. most likely they will be more than willing to help. it works out for me this way, and arguably is more direct and effective.