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I called UOregon to see if admissions decisions have gone out, and they have not yet. So any Oregon folks, don't fret if you haven't heard back yet!

It's not so much a contact really. I just shot him an e-mail once... If you decide to call them, let me know what they say though.

I am a comp applicant and I haven't heard anything back from ut either. I had a brief email convo about a month ago with a faculty member who said they planned on beginning notifications shortly after that conversation, so I'm also thinking the same as you. Who knows though!

Tempe has a lot of really inexpensive, good stuff. I'd suggest looking a mile or two away from campus though, cause you'll generally get a better deal for a less shady place (assuming you have a car... public transit here is shit).

I don't think any of us are planning on giving up on music if we don't get into grad school. I think moreso the question is, "what will you do for the next year until you apply again if you don't get in this year?"

I think about 5 or 6 is average, just for reference. Nothing wrong with trying more! (though I certainly hope you get in this year and don't have to even worry about it!)

They just produced the visuals. I don't think they even did any of the actual animation.

Very nice! Sort of impossible for me still since I'm a music major and peterson's calculates the acceptance rate of all music majors, not specific departments. Interesting stuff though.

Gotchya. Essentially like a general "Music" undergrad then. Thanks! Sorry to deviate from the original purpose of the thread.

Spoken beautifully. I actually worry about this a lot. Thanks for the post

Well yes, but I was curious more about what kind of coursework it involves

I've always wondered, what exactly is musicology? It seems like a popular grad choice.

What's your program? I'm doing comp.. I did my undergrad in music Ed and have a less extensive portfolio/performance list than comp undergrads I'm competing with. I've prepared to not get in as a result.. Whether I get in or not, I'm spending the next however long beefing up my portfolio, hustling for performances, and entering competitions. If I don't get in, I'll feel pretty good about my prospects for next year.

You should prepare for the worst, but hope for the best. If you don't get in, you'll be fine. You'll keep on living and you can easily apply again next year. I would consider that outcome though, and just think a bit about practical things you can do if the worst should happen. I got my undergrad in music education and I'm applying in composition. I don't particularly want to spend too much time teaching primary/secondary school (hindsight is 20/20), but I will do it to pay the bills until I can beef up my CV and reapply if I have to.

hahaha perfect

"We have unfortunately decided to deny you entrance to our program. There were many quality candidates, and we had to choose the best of those. We hope you don't die in a fire before the next application season begins."

I got this in one yesterday: "Unfortunately, the committee has decided not to recommend your admission and I concur with this decision." OH THANKS YOU BOTH HATE ME.

Just be patient! It's still very early and most people won't start hearing anything until sometime in February, if not later. They've got a lot of applicants and it might make you look kinda bad if you're calling them this early. When they make a decision, you will be informed. We're all in the same boat!

Adding onto your idea a bit: White out your name and and the university name, and change it to the professor's name and "(your name)'s totally awesome life," respectively. Send it back to admissions.

Most schools will contact you about an interview, though some schools require that you set them up yourself. I'd scour your grad admissions websites for information about that, and then if you see nothing it couldn't hurt to shoot a quick e-mail and ask if you need to set one up. I called to set one up with a faculty member at one of my schools, and he called me from his cell phone shortly after, while on vacation, and talked to me for about 45 minutes! I was super surprised.

I forgot until just now, but he also said that they had been making decisions and planned to begin notifying some people (could just be for interviews, or could be acceptance/rejection) beginning on about the 18th of January.

Go for a night on the town, just me and my acceptance letter, and send pictures of all of the good drunken times my letter and I had to the faculty at my school. But really I'll probably get drunk with some buddies and plan a going away party.

I applied for masters and I haven't heard anything. I contacted a faculty member and asked if there was an interview process, and he told me that they don't interview unless they're offering a fellowship etc so a lack of interview isn't indication of rejection either.

Haven seems pretty nice and is slightly removed from campus, which is something you want. I would highly advise against Quadrangles, I've heard a lot of really bad things about them. I'd definitely look for apartments a couple miles or more away from campus in Tempe. You'll save a lot of money and the ones right next to campus are often really sketchy

I've lived in AZ all of my life, and I'm currently in Tempe. ASU gets a lot of flak for being a "party school," and I was really unimpressed with my undergrad experience there, but their graduate programs seem to be of a much higher caliber and I could see myself enjoying that more. Escaping the "bro party atmosphere" isn't too difficult in tempe either. Mill Avenue is the main downtown area of tempe and is loaded with bars, all of which aren't really my scene. The nice thing, however, is that there are lots of bars off the beaten path pretty close by, enough to help you find somewhere that will be suited to your tastes no matter what. I personally feel that the Phoenix area is a bit lacking in culture compared to other cities of similar size, but I may be jaded because of living here my whole life. There are tons of opportunities for hiking and such out here, both in town and a little ways north in places like Sedona. We have a lot of avid hikers who live here too, so finding people to join you would be easy. Summers are hellish no matter who you are, but you get used to it and you learn to stay inside. It's probably very similar to how someone in snowy parts of the country feels about the winters.