You know when you're checking your email obsessively and then you hear that telltale DING! of a new email and you prepare yourself for whatever this email may contain from whatever university and then, alas, it is only spam.
All day, everyday.
Hello! I saw that you're applying to the same program I am (MS in Environmental Sciences of some sort)! I did my undergrad at Arizona State and am also applying to the Berkeley ESPM program! Who did you apply to work with there? I applied for Dr. Brashares.