The Green Bean

I want to go but I can't this year for personal circumstances. I'm not sure if they will change in a year.

I have been accepted for M.A programs at several top schools. However, I will be unable to attend this fall because of personal circumstances. How liberal are schools in deferring offers of admissions? How do I approach this? I'm not entirely sure if I will be able to attend in F12 but if not next year then I will probably never go.

Is it okay to email the grad secretary of a Canadian institution to enquire about admission status? I've received admissions from USA schools and the reply deadline for one of them is 3rd April. Looking at previous years, decisions from my programs have ranged from anywhere between 10 March to 25 May (there were only 5). It's a masters program and Ph.D applicants started hearing 3 weeks ago.

I just received an acceptance from UChicago as well. Wow. This feels awesome It's an informal email which mentions nothing about funding. Judging from the "to" list it seems like they have accepted about 35 candidates.

I hope it's via email. I'm travelling next week and I won't be back home for a month.

Has anybody heard from Chicago's MA in ME studies yet? There were a couple of acceptances in late Feb, but they had applied through the social sciences department.

I disagree having owned a Mac since 2006 till 2009. Windows 7 is as good if not better than Mac OS. It's stabler than the previous versions and works for me. The main advantage is that you get a greater choice for hardware customization. For example, my current Sony Vaio has a 13" screen with a resolution of (1600x900) which is makes it bigger than Apple's 15" (1440x900). Furthermore, it has a dedicated video card which allows me to play graphic-heavy games. I do miss Apple's trackpad though. It was the best I've ever used and they've made it even better.

They're quite good. But it's not so much about the manufacturer as it is about the model. The low end models will always be cheap and flimsy and the high end models will always be faster, stronger and better--Sony, Acer, Toshiba all the same. Buy for the features that you need. Screen resolution, speed, weight, want to plat games? etc etc... You get what you pay for. I already have a relatively light-weight laptop, but I don't like carrying much weight around. Is it absolutely necessary to carry one into classes? I'm in the Humanities.

I just received an email from NYU that I have been accepted into their Near Eastern Studies program. I am absolutely delighted and flattered... just when I thought I would not get in anywhere. No funding though--not that I was expecting any. How do I decide where?

Thanks. It's for masters.

I received my first acceptance today from CMES Harvard. It came in the post. Really excited. Is there anything I should do now? Anybody I should contact?

I've also applied to NYU but I haven't heard anything about FLAS, but I don't remember applying for it. I'm still waiting for MA at CMES Chicago (I applied through the humanities department). Today might be the day. And you're right. A 20% acceptance rate seems quite high.

I received my first decision today. It was an emailed rejection from Mcgill. I thought I was a good fit there... pretty unlikely that I will get in anywhere else now

Why do they still use post? I'm outside the USA and the GRE results took 4 weeks to get to me AFTER they were posted. They could at least email the applicants with a non-official acceptance/rejection. I've applied to 7 schools in Canada, the USA and the UK. I'm yet to hear from any.

I've applied to the master's program there and I'm still waiting... eagerly