rainbowworrier

Ok I'm going to do some digging and see what I can find. It amuses me how different each school is, in terms of procedures. But here is what I know so far: School F (feb deadline): I recieved emails when each LOR arrived, and when my paperwork was forwarded to the dept. The online status still says "incomplete/items outstanding" even though I have confirmed with Graduate Admissions that they have everything. I was told that since it involves a person physically changing a status in the computer, to get it to stop saying that, that it isn't a priority. This is also the school that I recieved a random email from the undergrad admissions department, inviting me to register for orientation. Heartwrenching. School M: I have recieved emails every step of the way (application recieved, payment recieved, here is your logon and password to check status, hi I'm from the dept, and here is what we are still missing). I also know approximately how many they let in to this program each year, mean scores and such, so more than I know about the other programs. School A: I recieved an email reminding me to pay after I had submitted my online application (money was tight at that moment). I am able to check online to see if they have everything except for LORs as those go to the dept directly. I know one has arrived. I also know roughly how many others (and who!) have applied to this program so far, since we all got an email that the sender forgot to bcc us on...yeesh. This program also says that they encourage applicants to send their items well ahead of the deadline, since they will be considered earlier. However, upon speaking with the dept coordinator, it appears that no, they don't look until April 1. Odd. Ok, I'm off to do more "research". Thanks everybody.

There there

pong game

I've applied to the same program that a relative of a close friend has also applied to. Up until we turned everything in, I was excited about the prospect. But now I'm thinking about potential awkwardness if one but not the other of us gets in. ugh.

stuffed pepper

Where would I find the policies and procedures on admissions decisions?

I searched, and from what I can tell, nobody has ever posted anything about these programs at these schools, so I have no frame of ref...

green horn

stand up

ok, so one program had a february 1st deadline, one March 1st, one April 1st (but apparently they review long before that date). My documents were all in long before the deadlines, which is probably part of my frustration. Based on those deadlines, when would you suggest I call?

What is a good date to call if I've heard nothing? April 15?

horse shit

Initially, I was worried I would get rejected on Valentine's Day. That has passed. Then, I was worried I would get rejected on my Birthday, which also passed safely. My current fear is that I will never hear anything at all. Let me explain. A million years ago (ok more like 10 years ago), straight out of undergrad, I applied for many jobs. In more than one case, after interviewing, I never heard back. Certainly I was not accepted for said jobs, but would it have killed them to call, or send an email or postal mail rejection? Has it ever happened that a school just ignores an application, never sends a rejection at all? I'm not typically this neurotic, but somehow this application process has given me more angst than anything ever has before. thoughts?

bit lip

black watch

bake sale

me too! I'll call grad admissions offices and make generic inquiries, without identifying myself. I will also call the secretaries of the departments I applied to (on borrowed cell phones with different area codes of course) and make generic inquiries about decision timelines.

short sheet

welcome wagon

ah, but then I'd go flirt with Kelly McGillis. So it'd be all good. :-D

That's a rejection I would matt and frame.

double time

I did my undergrad there. You'll love it!

big banana

people person