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Perfect! Let's send it!

Thanks for posting this! I almost applied to Purdue but didn't at the last minute and have been wondering if I made the right decision. Sorry though for those who weren't accepted.

I got my rejection letter from Michigan State back in January. Really shocked since I was confidant (apparently too confidant) that I would be accepted since I matched my POI's research interests (or thought I did) and one of my profs went there. I emailed the Graduate Coordinator in November with a question and never got a reply. As far as I know, no one has posted acceptances.

I got my 1st rejection on a Friday, my 2nd on a Monday, and my 3rd on a Tuesday...

Haha!!! Exactly! Forget the excuses and just tell us the real reason!

Exactly!!! They are wondering if they got in anywhere else...I'm wondering if I got in at all!

I emailed the departments of my schools a short email. I wrote something along the lines of: Dear Grad Admissions Sec, I have applied to (your university's) (program) back in December. I am wondering when admissions decisions will be made. Thank you for your time, Me Short and sweet, and I got polite responses from all the programs I contacted.

I wish mine still worked! I loved my SNES!

I second this! One of my profs is absolutely stunned that many of us applying are being rejected even though we are (in his opinion at least) one of - if not the best class he has seen at my undergrad.

Haha I should have done that! Let's just say, there was a very long pause while I collected myself to respond courteously.

In a way, I am completely fine being rejected from everywhere this year, if that happens. I know I'll be sad for awhile but I think in the end it could be good. I almost postponed applying so I could have a year off anyway, and it would be nice to have a break from school for a little bit (I have been in school non-stop since preschool/kindergarten). Maybe I'd remember why I used to love it so much.

I completely agree! I cannot wait until this is all in my hands again, even though that most likely means trying again. I hopefully will know everything by sometime next week (except my waitlist - which I have given up hope on) and I cannot wait. If I have to re-apply I think I'm going to look at the pre-submission part differently than I did this time, because I get to control it. ...Ok, so maybe I won't, but it's nice to dream.

Exactly! I just keep thinking that I did everything I was supposed to do, yet all I'm getting is rejections. Meanwhile some people have barely made the cutoffs and have been accepted! It's great they got in and all, but what is wrong with my apps then?

Good luck!! I'm going to try and give them one more week to mail me my rejection letters, but I'm not sure if I will last that long.

A friend of mine told me last night that she has been accepted to every program she applied to. Now granted she is applying to a much less competitive program than me in a different field (at a master's level as well - whereas I'm applying at a PhD level) but still come on. It was a good thing we were instant messaging and she couldn't see my facial expressions!

Perfect! Now no one will have to worry about someone stealing their laptop...or pencil!

Has anyone heard anything from Indiana U or Wayne State? I know Wayne is supposed to have a "prospective student" weekend in early March and so far I haven't heard anything.

I definitely appreciate this forum and all of you! Most of my friends have already been accepted to at least one program, even though almost all of them have lower credentials than I do, which is making me bitter since I haven't been accepted yet(though I am proud of/happy for them). It's nice to have other people understand exactly what I am going through.

Perfect! Especially since I'm already heading the Psych department.

I completely forgot about crying & apathy!

If I'm a work, then check my email & the forums/results page here compulsively. Classes don't help me relax, but they do distract me. Otherwise, I've been working out/dancing/yoga a lot. Helps me relax & I've been losing weight/getting into shape which makes me feel a lot better!

Yeah I think these are closer to mine! With heaping amounts of self-doubt and depression...

I think our art department (wait, do we have one yet?) should have a class in doodling. Creative title to come later...

I seem to spend more time thinking about plan B than I do about getting accepted... Anyway, I plan to take some time off from this whole thing (like a week or two, not too much, just enough to mope for awhile and then regroup), celebrate my upcoming undergrad graduation, and then hit the ground running again by re-taking the GRE and continue doing research to get another conference presentation (or ideally a publication).

I emailed the graduate secretary of the program I applied to and she told me basic information (that admission letters were sent out, but that I was not rejected). She told me to contact the department head if I had any further questions, which I did, and she told me I was waitlisted.