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Fortiesgirl, do you have an idea about when Delaware is going to let people know?

Misterpat, not particularly. And to anyone who might be interested, I found out today that the school I thought had lost my application did not, and they are forwarding it to the dept. for review and I'll hear in a few weeks. That is a huge weight off my shoulders.

Neither have I, although I receive every other possible spam there is, including some that biologically does not apply to me.

That Snuggie has really become a sensation! It's a good thing I'm not in marketing, because I really thought it would bomb. On an off note, I love that the emoticons have titles to them because sometimes I can't see exactly what the face is, so I put my mouse over it and it says "Surprised" hehe!

I agree. I think we kind of lost the point by jumping to conclusions. I'm also curious about Ohio State, but I'm too scared to call. I'll wait another couple of weeks. I wonder what the acceptance:rejections ratio is overall so far.

I completely agree. I heard recently that some elementary and middle schools are doing away with the "gifted and smart" programs. Some smart people get way too full of themselves sometimes, but so do runners and swimmers (take Michael Phelps for example), and anyone who is relatively good at something.

I think that saying everyone is special like everyone else is unrealistic. Obviously, some people are going to be more intelligent, taller, shorter, better at sports, etc. than other people. I think, though, that we shouldn't judge people negatively because their intelligence might not be as much as someone else's. I know I totally said the exact opposite of that about my family, but it's kind of hard to put into words exactly what I mean in a forum like this. I just get wary of judging intellect because of the eugenics movement, judging people's worth based on subjective ideals. If I had been born 100 years ago, I would have been sterilized because of my vision. They did the same thing for mental disabilities. Anyway, obviously people are going to be different but they should not be ranked. None of that probably made any sense at all....

My family is the epitome of the "real American," conservatives-are-right-and-those-damn-liberals-will-ruin-everything idea. I am the only even slightly liberal person in my whole family. They tolerate me, but I think they think I'm nuts because I care about disability rights and am liberal on many issues. They blame my "liberal education", even though I went to a very, very conservative religious college. I was an odd ball there too, but the professors were more or less like me. I guess that's where I got my "liberal education" from. Sometimes I find myself being preachy, and I stop, but sometimes it's so hard to listen to talk about those damn liberals and the damn Mexicans and blacks and everything else. It's ridiculous. You'd think those types of attitudes would have changed a long time ago. I can't change my family, but hopefully future generations will be different.

I did see that info about Delaware. Thank you for letting me know! I know a grad student there now and she said that she emailed the head of the history dept. in early March and found out. At least I know I don't have to worry about that school just yet! Good luck!

I think that fit is more important personally. I went to a very, very small private college, but still managed to get a very good education. I don't believe that an Ivy League can offer you everything you personally want just because it is an Ivy League. Moreover, my specific subfield is very, very small. I had to go with "fit" or I would end up somewhere that did not have a clue what my subfield even was. In the long run, I'd rather go somewhere with a lower ranking that could nurture and help my subject and work, than a school that had the name but nothing to help me specifically. By the way, to the original poster, congrats on Ohio State!!

I know I had school and our offices were open too (last year), but I went to a private college so it might be different for the state schools. It's aggravating though - no mail! ARGH!

I looked at the calendars of all the schools to which I applied, and none of them said the offices were closed tomorrow. I know my undergrad's offices weren't... so maybe there's hope!

I'm afraid I might have done this too.. Just a nightmare I keep thinking about, but I'm not going back to look because there's nothing I can do now and I'd be so upset if I found out I had.

Well, no one on here is applying to my program in 4 out of 5 schools, so I'd only have to worry about one school.

I still haven't heard from anyone... panic.

Vodka tonics are my "not girly" drink, although I might end up drinking some chocolate liquoer straight... fun stuff.

Thanks!

I found out by looking on the results page on here and seeing that someone found out by the website last year. So, I went to the website and found an "application status" page. It instructed you to log in to the system and then select your application and then "status." I logged in fine, the ID number and PIN number I had been given way back in September worked, but when I went in, my application wasn't there... You guys have definitely given me more courage to call, which unfortunately I have to wait until Monday to do. I suppose there is the off chance that they processed it before switching over or else forwarded it, but then I would think it'd show up when I logged in. So I don't know. Their website was kind of crappy anyway and I got the impression that the school wasn't that great, but still. It's the school that I was pretty sure I'd get in to, and I paid $55 to apply, so I should at least see what's up. UGH!!! As if not hearing anything and waiting for responses was bad enough.... GEESH!

Exactly. There's no precedent for this so how was I supposed to know? Basically, one of the schools to which I applied did this and now I don't have an application and it's obviously too late to do another one, even though I've sent in all the supplementary materials. I want to call and ask them what the hell but they probably will ask me why I didn't check after I applied. But it said two weeks and there was no reason for me to check my application within two weeks of submitting it. They could have at least emailed the previous applicants or something. But noooo. Soo.... although I'm embarrassed, I think I'm going to call and either request a refund or ask them what happened to my application and politely request that they notify people in the future. But it's probably too late for me, and this was my friggin' safety school so now I'm afraid I'm basically up the creek.

I know this is slightly off topic at the moment, but.... has anyone ever heard of a school changing the online application server/website/whatever and voiding all the applications submitted (and paid for) before the switch? And, on top of that, not notifying the previous applicants of the switch and the need to fill out another application in the new system?

Completely opposite of what one would normally think, I have come to hate weekends. On a Saturday or Sunday, you may be free from work or class, but you are very, very unlikely to hear from a school, website update, email, phone, anything. That is two whole days of worrying and stressing, all the while knowing you won't hear a darn thing until Monday. It's enough to drive a person to drink! And on top of that, and this is only in my case probably, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, which is worse if you don't have anyone to share it with... so I have a Valentine's Day weekend with no grad school info or date... where's that bottle of whiskey?

I think we all would much rather have crushes than investigate the meanings of them.... BUT, just because I will never meet any of you people in my life, I'll analyze mine. I already have really so here's the results: I think I have a daddy complex because I'm a daddy's girl, but more than that, I have some sort of security/acceptance thing going on because I've been legally blind my entire life and never really accepted by most people and all I've had is academics. Growing up the teachers were the ones to talk to me and make me feel accepted so I'm guessing that's where it comes from... on top of just having a crazy attraction to anyone with a big brain

Wrong....no.... Silly....maybe;)

I feel the same way about people getting accepted to your school when they have no intention of going there. It really REALLY aggravates me when someone gets accepted to my program/school and then writes on here that they're not too worried about it because it's not that highly rated, or some such stuff. I'm thinking, "Well then tell them that and maybe I'll actually hear something!!" I'm going to gain 20 lbs. waiting to hear something because all I do is stress eat.

I hope I don't go for the boys when I'm a professor. I like older men anyway. I'm sure there probably are instances of that, but probably not as common. I bet guys think their profs are hot though. I know we had a few female profs that all the guys drooled over.