SupernovaOptical

I do have a plan B but it's an unpaid intern so I have to find a job to support myself while I volunteer in the lab....and so far finding a non-food-service job is very hard =( also, I plan to re-apply for grad school next year !!! I do not want to give up...

*Hug* I felt very bad cuz I got the rejection email from my dream school today... Before this, I got rejected by my safety school in January. So Im pretty much screwed here...I did not apply many schools either and I do not have a plan-B either... Im so dead now.. =(

rejected by u of Chicago via email today. it's expected but still....felt like the end of the world =( sigh I'm pretty much screwed now because there are only two schools left on my list and I think 85 percent that both of them are going to reject me..

Hey I feel your pain !!! I am gradually losing hope right now and I am driving myself and everyone else around me crazy. I cannot fall asleep at night. my first notification was a rejection from u of Rochester. It's sort of my safety school. and now I am waiting for the results for 4 other schools but I am not optimistic about it. I have not got any interviews or anything. It's just plain silent...and I assume that might be a sign of rejection. I tried to distract myself but it's so hard. and im trying to come up with a back up plan, but back up plan just sucks !!! and thinking about applying again next year...Oh God how can i fall asleep !!! *sigh*

I feel you pain !!! me too !!! weeks of anguish and anxiety has been pushing me to the edge of insanity =(

I applied for social psychology program in u of Chicago, and they said that the decisions will be made in the first week of March. But I have not received any interview notifications or anything. SO I assume I have been informally rejected. What I do not understand is that why couldn't they just let me know that I have been rejected ?! Why do they have to wait till the 1st week of March and then send out all the decisions (acceptances / rejections) altogether ? It is just such a brutal torture...I don't understand !!! I'd rather they give me a clean shot and then I knew what fate is rather than being tortured slowly and painfully.

Hi Sleppy Congrats on the KU admission !!! what's your research interest , just out of curiosity ?

I eat chocolates and unhealthy food ( most healthy food just does not look appealing to me haha I know this is not good )to cope with my stress ..however, i try to go with black chocolates mostly instead of milk chocolates because that's healthier ? haha

I heard this song today and I instantly fell in love with it. the original version is also pretty good.

Good luck to you too !!! I tried to distract myself yesterday and today and it worked as long as I am with friends and we do not bring this up in out conversation...but when im alone, let's say when im back to study, I can't help fretting over it and it's hard to concentrate on my homework

yah I agree I guess U of Rochester is not a good fit for me in terms of my research interest... I also had an assumed rejection because I have got no interview notification n whatnot....so I guess I have been informally rejected. bitter and brutal =(

snes, I feel the same.... my family and friends are all expecting that I can get in grad school and it's just too much pressure on me and I fear to disappoint them if I fail...

Hi because I sent an inquiry email regarding my status to a staff in the psychology department on Feb 15. and this is what she said and I quote: Dear SupernovaOptical, The University will send out decision letters the first week of March. Those students who were invited to interview in psychology have already been notified. It was an extremely competitive applicant pool this year. Thank you for your interest in the University of Chicago. Best, XXX Since I have not got anything yet, I assume that I might have been rejected informally. I felt like I was dead but the final autopsy report about the confirmation of my unfortunate death and the COD will not be sent out until March ?! I am trying to remain positive and hoping there's miracle...I was extremely stressed and driving everyone else around me crazy and I felt really bad n guilty about it. I have to say, majoring in psychology does not make me become capable of coping with all this at all and I felt ashamed. I failed at regulating my own emotions ...this is so ironic.

Hi guys ! Has anyone heard anything from u of chicago yet ? I heard that they have already sent out interview invitations and I have not received anything yet. I'm guessing I have been informally rejected already? The official reply was the decisions will be made in the first week of March. so all I can do is to wait for one more week.. But I guess what I am waiting for is probably just a formal rejection email ?

my first notification was a rejection from University of Rochester...it was sort of my safety school so it made me very anxious just thinking about my chances of getting in my other top tier schools and so far I have not heard anything else since. maybe no news is good news? It's better than rejections, right ? but the waiting process is such a torture. I am having difficulty falling asleep every night, and I have been binge eating since last week. pizzas, chocolates, muffins, donuts, chips, ice creams offer some temporary comfort but I often feel guilty afterwards...