SupernovaOptical
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If it makes you feel any better, I've only applied to one school and I've got no Plan B. Will probably be regretting this strategy in a couple weeks...
*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..
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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..
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My first notification was a rejection, and my second notification was a rejection, and I'm pretty sure I've been unofficially rejected from a third, and that's all I've heard so far. Trying not to lose hope, but it's kind of a tough battle.
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*
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My first rejection came last week also. I was so upset that I am not able to fall asleep until 4:00 the morning.
I feel you pain !!! me too !!!
weeks of anguish and anxiety has been pushing me to the edge of insanity =(
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I know what you mean, and I wonder too, especially when, like Chicago anthropology, they have a stated policy that they never accept by email, never notify before 1st week of March, and sent out all the notices on the same day. The results updates have their weaknesses - maybe the email was from a potential advisor, maybe they asked directly for an answer, but we have no way of knowing that. Not to mention that it would be very easy to grief and stir up a huge amount of panic by posting false results.
...although I can't for the life of my imagine who would get a kick of of griefing poor little us.
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.
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Hi Sleppy Congrats on the KU admission !!!
what's your research interest , just out of curiosity
? Just received an official rejection from CU-Boulder. Other updates:
UCSD: Visited/Interviewed a couple weeks ago. I know one person received an offer, so I'm assuming I'm not one of their first choices.
KU: Accepted.
Indiana: Visited/Interviewed last weekend. No updates since.
UVa: Still wait listed. No updates.
Haven't heard from: U Chicago, Yale, Cornell, UNC, NYU.
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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
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I heard this song today and I instantly fell in love with it. the original version is also pretty good.
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I feel your pain! My experience EXACTLY, but then I thought that the adcoms must have thought that I would SURELY be getting into a different and better school, so why should they even try, right? They knew that they were a safety school and could see from my imminent qualifications that any top tier program would be falling all over themselves to have me.
Anyway, that's what I tell myself. Meanwhile, I wait with the rest of you, hoping, wondering and praying.... BEST OF LUCK TO ALL!
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
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but...U of Rochester (according to all the information, even if super outdated, on NRC) has a very good program o_O I'm not sure who you applied to, but I think U of Rochester is reputed and competitive enough not be put in the usual "safety" tier, unless you're talking about the absolute top programs/professors. Sorry, just wanted to comment on that
and to say that all of your programs might be equally competitive and rejection from one doesn't mean rejection from the others.i just have an assumed rejection cos they didnt invite me to their interview weekend. was depressed for a week but after that i was like whatever, your loss o_O (or rather try to convince myself so lol)
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 =(
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I applied to four super dream schools and nothing else. But whatever! I've already got it in my head to reapply next year and lower my standards. It's the worst when you have to explain to everybody -- family, friends, coworkers, etc -- that you've been rejected and you might be rejected everywhere.
But like if any of us get an acceptance now, it's THAT MUCH MORE AWESOME because of the contrast!
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... -
How'd you find out they already sent invites, the results page seems to not have any...?
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.
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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 ?
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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...
Don't Have A Plan B?
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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...