migrationdude

Yay, I got in as well. Just got the e-mail. (Does little dance). Now the freak-out part begins again: Stanford vs. Berkeley? :shock:

Meh, I won't read more tea leaves. It could be good news, it could be just that she was irked by my breach-of-protocol, and just did the formal and polite thing to do. No one knows until the decision is actually in.

So they were really professional. They just asked for my e-mail and hung up ) Anxious to see what happens now...

Meh, I suppose it's easier to actually ask over the phone. I will just ask if I have been rejected, which they should be able to tell me by now. I figure this might come across as a little brusque, but I'm just too anxious about this.

The thing is, my phone is completely broken, so I can't access my voice-mail. I shouldn't be so nervous right now, but I guess I've just gotten too competitive. I'd rather know it's a rejection actually, it would just help me channel my obsessing into the other options

Damn, I'm so anxious now. I will call them at 1.30 Cali time, to ask about my result. Does anyone think this is a stupid thing to do? (I'm having some doubts)

Congrats Applicant X! Stanford is awesome

Dang, my phone is dead. I guess I will have to wait for an email to find out whether I'm in or not.

Congrats ewurgler!

Slothy, I am pretty sure you were very special if they called you on a Sunday (wasn't that when you posted your acceptance?). Someone else got into UNC today though, so I would think it's a different deal now, maybe they're sending out the first (or only) batch of admits. I personally am not holding my breath for UNC, given that I'm not so sure about my fit with their department. Still, I'm curious to find out.

Same questions here. I'd be interested to know.

As we all wait for more decisions to come, I was wondering if any one has any idea as to the average stipend you can expect to get in Sociology. How much does this vary by location?

I feel for you, lost in International Student Bureaucracy. If I were you I would phone (not e-mail them) right away. What they might be asking for is a Certification of Finances, which some schools want you to fill out even if you write zeros across the board (which I do, given that I'm usually kinda broke).

Hi everyone, I would strongly plead for patience, as the previous poster suggested. I'm not sure if it's wise of me at this point to say more about the offer. This is a public forum after all. Besides, does it really make a difference to know what form the acceptances/rejections come in? I am confident there will be more acceptances within the next few days, so good luck to everyone!

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Oh wow...and to think my other prospective career was in History (#7 in the rankings). Whatever happened to Investment Banker?

I think you should probably email the Departmental secretary.

Aargh, and my phone is broken :|. I won't really know until I get a letter or email I suppose. Anyway, congratulations, slothy and everyone else who got in.

I would say, stop worrying for now. It's not a mistake, you did get in if you got the e-mail. My UCLA status for instance shows that they haven't received anything, but I also got an acceptance there. Btw, there is a slight bureaucratic disconnect between the departmental "recommendation" and the official graduate school acceptance. As far as I know at top schools this is a mere formality, but they still have to stick to the script where the grad school is the one making the ultimate offer. What you're seeing on the Wisconsin website is the status of your materials in your graduate school file, not in the department.

Sorry, just re-read my posting. My email was standard as well. Sorry for the confusion.

Haha, yeah, I guess my username is a little bit too transparent. UCLA is great both for the people and the location. It still doesn't feel real until I know how I'll be able to support myself over there. The email was personal, from the Departmental Head. I think there will probably be several rounds of emails.

Thanks, I just got the email today. SO happy right now. No info about funding though.

I think you got the emotions right -- down to the order. For the past 24 hours it's been all Madison, Madison in my head. I think it's one of my own defense mechanisms at this point, that I will totally get invested in whatever I have so that later rejections (which will undoubtedly come) will not have too much of an effect on me. I have also applied to twelve programs -- probably to roughly the same as you have, hardboiledegg -- thinking that I'd be happy pretty much anywhere I'd end up. I still believe that and am trying to hold on to that thought in this super-competitive admissions cycle. I've been through this thing before -- four years ago -- and if I learned one lesson back then is that in the end the number of acceptances is a meaningless statistic once admissions are done. As my presence here indicates, I have yet to internalize that lesson though...

This is a convenience sample, so I don't think it's representative at all. Come on, we got into what is ranked as the top program in the US, that's certain; let's just hope for the best about funding. I'm trying to think worst-case scenario now. Has anyone on this board ended up completely screwed by Wisconsin in previous years, as in accepted and then not given any funding? Any thoughts?

I don't think there were that many people, honestly speaking. So far I have counted three on this thread, and I would expect somewhere between 10 and 20 people to be among the nominees. I have only found this website days ago, but even I can tell it's probably the internet nexus for grad school applicants' nail-biting right now. I for one am happy with the acceptance, and think it's a terrific lifeline. Now I'm just hoping real hard that they will make it possible for me to attend, since I do not really have the option to go without funding.