adoubles_writing

Has anyone heard anything from the University of British Columbia waitlist? Their grad support has been so unresponsive it's honestly starting to feel like a personal slight. I responded to my waitlist announcement with a question (a month ago) and didn't hear back, then on the acceptance deadline for admits, I just sent a note of continued interest and also asked about estimated timelines, and did not hear back. I understand waitlists are not the priority, but this feels like a kind of snobbery. It's really turning me off and I almost wish I had a strong acceptance so I could tell them to f off. I've seen a lot of comments of people on other waitlists getting specific feedback, and also getting some kind of advocacy in the program, but UBC can't be bothered to answer basic questions...

same here. rejected from all but a program I simply can't afford, and waitlisted for my first choice which is also well within my budget. Their acceptance deadline for admits was 10 days ago though, so I imagine they're just sharpening their rejection email for me at this point.

this cycle I paid a Sarah Lawrence grad for editorial feedback on a fiction sample, and got back two rushed sentences and some mediocre in-line comments. Left a bad impression on me on the quality of the program - i didn't apply to them for that reason.