Silent_Bobina

I applied for communications and have seen little to nothing about my programs on the results board which makes it difficult to know if this rule is true or not for my program. For programs that take longer it is pretty terrible because you're not so sure if it's a rejection or not...

That does help put it into perspective for me thank you! I guess that I am asking what makes me different and that will help greatly!

No I want to know why I was accepted...

so how exactly would you ask such a question without sounding pompous or too proud? I don't know how to ask without feeling like I'm bragging...

good to know it's not strange to ask such a question. I've had such poor luck with my other schools I'm curious as to what this one saw in me.

I would like to find out why I got into my university of choice. I am interested because I'm fairly certain that a specific professor (with whom I've never corresponded) is responsible for my acceptance and I think it might be nice to send her a thank you and maybe strike up a conversation? Is this a strange thing to ask them and will it be more bothersome to them then helpful? Would they even give out information like this?

Just got rejected from my safety, the only school that was cheaper at face value then BU is with my scholarship... thinking this might be a sign... although I'd still kinda be interested in hearing from Penn State before I send in the paperwork. Is it worth it to wait on two reach schools?

That sounds like a reasonable way to decide who to e-mail thank you for the information!

My letter is very cordial and invites questions about the program and faculty, etc. However most of my questions lay in more practical concerns such as health care and housing... where do these questions usually get directed? To the department or the general admissions office?

Would that make them reconsider any offers they were in the process of completing... would waiting a week and then e-mailing be more reasonable? I think Penn State's decisions are being processed right now as I noticed some responses from the larger communications programs.

So I finally got my first acceptance after 2 early rejections and a long silence from my other 4 options. I got into Boston University's MFA program with a merit scholarship in Cinema Studies but have yet to hear from 3 other programs. Boston is one of my top three choices (one of which has turned me down) but I have yet to hear from USC. However, on the forums I've noticed a trend of USC releasing rejections sporadically and notoriously late so I'm wondering if it's even worth waiting to hear from them as some positive ande negative results from my department have already been posted leading me to believe that the decisions have all been made but not sent out. I also was wondering if anyone knows much about the research interests of the professors in this program. It seems that few post this information instead posting their production experience. Wether this is because the professors are primarily filmmakers and not critics I'm not sure. It does not bother me either way as the professor I will likely be working with has posted research interests and they are very similar to my own. I was just curious about the other professor's experience. I also was wondering if an MFA degree would hinder serious consideration for a PhD in this area of work even if it is in a critical studies concentration. If any of you know anything about Boston's program in these capacities I would love if you would share your wisdom. Also is it worth it to wait out USC despite not knowing how long a wait it will be? I'm also waiting out PennState which would hold my interest if they offered a nice financial option although I'm not sure when I would hear from them either. Any advice?

I was totally thinking about this the other day. I have wasted far more time waiting for some kind of notification because of my e-mail. It's different to only have one chance a day to hear some news. My first response was sent at 2:30 in the morning on a weekend! And now I feel like there could always be another e-mail waiting, even if I checked hours ago. I psyched myself out last night when I got 3 e-mails at once but they were for the NCUR Conference. It's very nerve-wracking.

Oh I did not know that! Geez well I hope not to be hung-over to present. That would be unpleasent on several levels and I probably would still be worried about my letters. My fiance will be at home so tell me if I get any so hopefully that security will help me stay distracted at the conference.

Hello all I'm going to the conference. I'm presenting twice, once on School Shootings in Contemporary Film and Fiction and the other on the concept of the Antisocial and its relationship to Polyamory. Everyone elses presentations sound interesting too. I'm pretty pumped to go but wondering how hard it's gonna be to stay calm at the conference with grad mail on the way. Anyone else worried about obssessing over letters at the conference?

I had a feeling that was the case considering the extreme variation in types and dates of notification from school to school and program to program. I'm just grabbing at any hint I possibly can...

I am totally in this place but I thought I had chosen a very good range of programs... turns out not so much. If I do give it a second go (I'm not sure yet if I'll HAVE to) I plan to have much more balance in my choice of programs and spend even MORE hours (I spent all summer) researching. I feel very naive for limiting myself especially because I did not even realize that I was. If I could tell myself last summer what I know now I would've applied to a very different pool of schools.

I am so on the same page as everyone posting here. However, these two responses stood out most to me. I've been reading my tarot every few days. I have invented several layouts to try and squeeze any divine information from them possible. I am driving my significant other and co-workers crazy going from anger to assumed rejection and back to hope in moments. I am also frustrated because very few film studies or media studies results have been posted and I'm unsure if that is due to a lack of people in this field posting (although the film studies thread suggests otherwise) or simply because the programs still have on their poker face. Either way, insanity is a given.

Although this is only my first year applying I find myself in the same situation. I did not know it was so competitive either and I am also panicking... for those who have been down this road is it worth reapplying? Where do you go with your life if you don't get in?

I am also suffering from this wait. Do you have to contact the school to find out you're waitlisted? Or do they contact you?

Now obviously phone notification is typically personal and welcome (although I have noticed a few phone calls that ended in rejection, sorry to all who have suffered) but I was wondering if any schools keep those accepted in the dark until the Snail Mail arrives or vice versa. Is there any significance to an e-mail notification? Is it an automatic rejection if sent by a specific program or school? Or is it the opposite? So far I have found little logic to the notification process and I was wondering if those who have been notified could shed any light on this process?

I have only heard from 2 programs and it's killing me and causing large amounts of anxiety... I wonder when they will tell me something pretty much 24/7. I would love rejection at this point... then I can just plan for next year.

Hey all! I was just wondering if anyone had heard from any of the Masters programs at: Penn State USC or Boston Univeristy Or if you have any idea when I may expect a response. I read on here that the USC responses are generally pretty late but I haven't heard anything from the others. Also does anyone know anything about University of Miami's program?