rainbowworrier

"You will make plans to attend a graduate program closer to your significant other, who will then break up with you the day you are finally accepted."

THE FIRST RULE OF FIGHT CLUB IS YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!!! ;-) girl fight

breakfast club

sausage mcmuffin

summer sausage

tropical vacation

Boat house

turkey jerky

culture club

shell game

awesome

Nothing in the mail today. Rats.

Neuropsych...I'm right there with you...and cursing the realization that Monday is a postal holiday. Here's to hoping we all get happy news soon!

Thanks. :-) yeah, I'm keeping this between me and my girlfriend for now...ok and gradcafe. ;-) Saying prayers that I get a nice surprise in the next few days.

I just received an email from the admissions office at my first choice school, informing me that starting on a certain date, I can register for Fall 2011 orientation. What does this mean? Is this a standard thing for everybody who applied?

yeah but it's cool, because I am gay, and it relates to my area of study, so I'll probably keep it that way. :-)

pretty much why my stuff is kind of vague... (although with my name, I meant to type "gal" and not "gay" but meh, that doesn't bother me. :-)

O first choice schools, we love you so, with passion never ending we try to be patient, but please let it be soon, that your adcom is sending interview requests, admissions letters, so we can stop our whines, with full funding we would gladly be your grad student valentines (hee hee I know it's awful, but I couldn't help myself)

thanks :-) I do wish I had a general frame of reference, like "end of feb-mid march" or "not typically until April 1"

I have no idea when the adcom for my top choice program makes decisions, as there are no stats I can find here, and the dept secretary had no idea. Anybody else freaking because of the unknown?

:blink:My present fear is that they will decide to inform me of rejection on my birthday, which happens to be in a few weeks...

I wish I knew! The only stats I can find are how many PhDs have graduated per year in the past five or so years. Nothing about admissions. I called the department secretary to inquire about when decisions are typically made, but she had no clue, and her only suggestion was to transfer me to the department head, and since he is on the adcomm, I politely declined. ;-)

thank you both. Yes, the adcomm for both programs would be the same people. Ok, I will not do that, but wait patiently (ugh) to hear something (anything).

Perhaps this is the wrong place to post this, but here goes. I have applied to a PhD program that is perfect for my future career goals (trying to be vague here so I can't be identified). The school also has a MS program that I am interested in as well, but I already have another Masters degree that is not completely unrelated. My question is this: If I have not heard at all from the PhD program by the upcoming MS deadline (March 1), would it be a good thing or a to apply for that program as well? I fear that if I do, they may consider me less interested in the doctoral degree. This PhD is my ultimate career goal, and I would rather be in a program year next working towards an MS that would lead to the PhD, than not in a program at all. Opinions? Advice? Should I drink a hot cup of chill out be patient?