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I certainly know of a school that offers assistantships, without tuition waivers.

I was also rejected Let's look on the bright side: We have to get accepted into a Ph.D. program in the first place, so let's hope we can all secure funding through traditional means...

I'm curious about the "university membership status" field, on the online application. One of the universities is listed as "membership pending", another is listed as "withdrew" although I don't recall officially withdrawing my application. THe rest of the universities, whether I was accepted or not, are listed as "confirmed members". Not much sense in worrying about this stuff, but worry I shall.

OK obviously I have an agenda to push, and I'm looking at a new Ph.D. program for the fall. Can't good recommendations, documented research experience and good grades all contribute to offsetting this negative factor? At risk of being too vague, approximately what percentage of a Ph.D. holder's graduate school affect his/her overall appeal to potential employers?

A related question: What about a new Ph.D. program could be problematic? Let's assume that all of the faculty are well-established and have lots of research experience and publications. The only two problems I see with enrolling in a new Ph.D. program are these: (1) Relatively few graduate students to share your experiences with. (2) An unproven reputation. (2) may be serious, but if one is able to get published, or otherwise do good work, isn't a program's unproven reputation mitigated by good individual results?

I have the exact same question, and I've had the same experiences. According to the schedule linked below, we'll be notified in February OR March. So technically the consortium has two weeks to decide and notify us. http://www.gemfellow...cess-a-schedule Also, my application said that my employer status was "matched" for a while, and then the employer status reverted to "unmatched". Who knows? It's been a while now, especially considering the "early consideration" designation I have. Good luck to all, and PLEASE post if/when you hear anything. Is anyone here bold enough to inquire by email?