Shelby

Yeah, I agree with the above post. It is not coincidence because the schools where I had regular contact with my potential adviser are the ones I got accepted into as well. In fact, when I was visiting one of them, all of the professors in the department knew I had been in contact with my potential adviser since the summer, and they complimented me for it. I think even if you send one e-mail just to introduce yourself and say that you're interested in working with someone, even if they don't respond (though that's usually a bad sign if they don't), it puts you an inch ahead of another applicant. Name recognition, that's the key.

That was me as well. Again, I just e-mailed them to see what was up. I wasn't interviewed. Our letters should be in the mail pretty soon is what I gathered.

Hey, that was me. I didn't get an official letter yet. I'm being pressured by one of the schools I was accepted into to decide within the next week! They told me to just start e-mailing or calling all the places I haven't heard from yet. So, that's what I did, and WashU was quick to reply that I was rejected. My subfield within bioanth is paleoanth. They know who's rejected, so I don't know why they aren't notifying us. So I guess my advice is just call or e-mail them to see what's up with your application status. Good luck!

My subfield is biological. I'm not freaking out too much since I already got accepted into one of my top choices with funding, but I'd still like to know and have options. You haven't heard back from anyone yet?! That's crazy.

Did anyone apply to Arizona State, U of Iowa, WashU or George Washington U? If so, have you heard back? I've been watching the results page, and people have been hearing back from several of these, all the way back in mid-February. I guess I don't understand how the whole decision process works.