Stitches63

Does anyone have any advice as to what to write/not to write when emailing professors at your chosen universities? I want to go directly to the source- ask them directly if they would be interested in my chosen PhD project but am unsure how to go about it....

I'm also waiting on Stanford-only PhD program I applied for. I have emailed twice, and called twice. No response to my emails (I'm still waiting for a reply from mid-December) and when I called was told that no decisions had been made yet, which is obviously untrue. Which subdiscipline are you guys? I'm hoping we don't find out on Friday the 13th- that would be too much for me I think!!! Congrats to all successful people!

to all stanford people: i finally managed to get through and was told that applications have not been finalized and are still under review. She did not know when notifications will be sent out. If you would like to ask for yourself, call (650) 727-4641 (shelley), she's sort of friendly

Why is it that anyone who works in academia is worthless? Why post on the website who to contact if you have questions when they do not respond to emails or ever answer their phone? This has me waiting for a response still.... Will the torture ever end?

Well I will let you know the second I know something! I have emailed them twice asking for a general time period for notifications, and in typical academic fashion, they are not helpful at all and no one has replied to me. I do not live in the States right now so I'm unable to harass them on the phone since that would cost me a fortune. I just don't understand how some people already know and the rest do not. perhaps they take pleasure in torturing us? :?

Hi- check out page 23 on this forum, posted by SlothofDoom. Are you waiting from Stanford as well?

Well I'm officially freaking out. I just read that someone not only was unofficially accepted to Stanford by a potential adviser, but that other people have heard unofficially as well?!?!? GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I would love to say that I will remain optimisitic (which I have not since I applied) but this is absolute torture. Has anyone received an email/phone call/ or post from Stanford at all? Congratulations to everyone who has been accepted!!!!!!!!!!!