amblingnymph

Got a rejection letter in the mail from Boston College. It wasn't too nice..they referred to rejecting applicants who had potential, with no reference to me. I see how it is, BC. I see how it is...

Good luck!

Not to sound pretentious or anything, but I finished my undergrad in 2.5 years. :x I went to a community college (couldn't afford state university) and then transferred to a university. I was lucky to get into a few PhD programs. I think why I was accepted was a mixture of my GPA, nice verbal GRE (math was average) and having written a paper that I presented at a conference.

I went from undergrad, to one semester of a master's program (I figured I might as well be doing something while I wait for responses - also, what if I didn't get anywhere? Better to have started a program and then just complete it before reapplying), and will be going to a PhD program. The pro that really does it for me is being able to continue studying at a school where I'm funded. Not all of us have the money to pay for graduate programs, and I have been very fortunate up to this point to have had my education paid for by scholarships and grants. The con that I'm worried about is not being (or at least feeling like I'm not) 'up to par' compared to my fellow students.

Thank you!

I got an email from the Director first, then an email saying my profile was updated on the application website.

I skimmed through the vast amount of posts here (congrats on the acceptances, everyone!), and felt compelled to contribute. Thus far, I got accepted to University of Delaware (funded TA for the first year, renewable), SUNY-Binghamton, CUNY, and FIU (I expect to hear about funding next week). I also applied to Rutgers, Boston U, Boston College, American U, Brown and Columbia. Honestly, I was surprised to get the acceptances! I'm just way ecstatic at the moment. I just wish that the colleges that accepted me would hurry about telling me how much they'd fund me...I can deal with not being accepted to the rest.