Jakrabite

Another one bites the dust. Total Bummer.

February reminds of me Waiting for Godot.

I think it would just make me feel more worthless knowing why I got the boot. I'd rather follow the obamaesque blind faith approach and keep shootin in the dark.

Is it Irvine? lol...cause I got it as well. No it doesnt mean anything at all.

Ditto! Although I may say it now, I don't know if I'll actually go through the whole process again. Getting recommendations, scraping together money etc etc. 12% is pretty harsh! I might apply to fewer schools, if round 2 turns out be necessary and, more importantly, possible in terms of cash and motivation(perhaps not that in order).

Very well put. I'm in the same boat. I might try to get a research job or teach undergraduate courses somewhere. But I think I'll be a bit jaded for a couple of months if I wipe out with all my apps. I dont see myself saying C'est la vie and carrying on immediately.

True that. Applying for PhD programs was quite different from my Master's. I put in as much time as was humanly possible to my applications while still doing well in my last semester in my Master's program. No regrets, though that doesn't mean I'm not perturbed by the 2 rejects I have received. Best of luck with your apps Yellow#5. I admire people who get into grad school after extensive work experience. Hope you make it.

I had a similar problem with my apps but that was because my professor was traveling for some conference in Europe. I sent him a couple of mails as the deadline approached and then called the univ's concerned. The uni's said that a week late is not a problem, which I conveyed to the professor and everything worked out A-ok. But then again, this prof is quite friendly and I know he won't screw me over. I chose not to get a recommendation from my research advisor because he is known to give mediocre reco's. Hang in there. I know how horrible this recommendation process can be. Hopefully everything will work out for you.

Same here. But I approximated . Don't even know where I'll be celebrating my b'day this time around...or if indeed there will be any cause for celebration.

Yeah same here. For better or worse I also followed the lottery route. No point applying to crappy schools anyhow. Worst case scenario, will work on my profile for a year and app again..albeit a lil more conservatively.

I was hopeful about UMich. So don't know what to think about my more ambitious apps now. If you want we can compare notes later on ...say early March. It's hard meeting people in the same field online. Cheers.

I applied to most of the ISchools and a couple of standalone HCI Depts. I had applied for the SocialWorlds Research Group at UMich. Not that it matters anymore .

Hello ISchool applicants! I am the aforementioned Michigan reject (lol...what a way to make a name for myself!). I got rejected by Berkeley as well today. So although I add to the applicant pool, I'm guessing I won't be providing you much competition. I still have six applications left though. Best of luck and keep in touch.

Hey. I applied for HCI PhD programs. I have received rejects from Michigan and Berkeley till now. Waitin for the rest. I was looking for HCI ppl as well in the forums but had a hard time. Best of luck and keep in touch.

I agree. That tank game is like crack.

...that I'd even kiss cindy mccain.

Haha. I wish I was back on the east coast. It's 4 am in my part of the world right now. And I'm still obsessing with gradcafe and admission related inanities..so I'm guessing stage 5 is still a couple of blocks away :? . All us grad school rejects should form some suicide cult or something. But I guess that will only reinforce the judgment of those smug admissions committee pricks. Slightly counter productive methinks.

1 reject, waiting to hear from 9. Feeling slightly mellow about it at the moment. No point getting stressed out. To add some nobility to the process, I'm assuming my indifference is the best response to the indignities of the process.

Same here! My professors and friends assumed I would have a decent shot. Although now I realize I was a medium size fish in a really minuscule pond. I listened to my professors and didn't apply to any safe schools and felt vaguely good about my decision till the start of February. I got my first reject last week, from the least ranked school in my list. I know I have a few shots left, but with each passing day spent looking at the inconceivable achievements of the people studying in those programs I'm beginning to reconcile myself to different life choices. I strangely don't feel too aggravated. More like how I assume people feel just before getting hit by a bus. Ready for the inevitable.