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CairoKid, just wanted to say--I wound up in a Master's program in 2009, after getting rejected from all the PhD programs I'd applied to. Not only did it set me up for successful PhD app's this cycle, it was an excellent experience in its own right. I know they can seem like a consolation prize, but they are much more than that. Still, good luck on GW and Gtown

Also had a strange application dream last night... I was in a classroom building at Harvard, asking people where I could find out about my application. Stephan Colbert comes out of a room and angrily tells me to take a math test. I see a room full of very studious looking people,hard at work. I begin the test, but my calculator and pencil keep breaking, and my two friends (suddenly present) keep talking to me about irrelevant things. I woke up, emotionally prepared for my Harvard rejection!

Rejected from UCLA. Top choice. Damn. Subfield is Race, Ethnicity, and Politics/American Politics.

Wow...congrats all around. As many have already said, for people still waiting for their first acceptance, don't get down! Luck does change. Have faith in all the work you put in.

Looks like UCLA is sending a few rejections.... Doing the neurotic refresh button thing....an email from the ACLU popped up...

Among those accepted to UCLA, are any of you in the Race, Ethnicity and Politics subfield?

@tergellian Oh wow, congrats!!

Any UCLA applicants in the race, ethnicity, and politics subfield hear yet? Really hard to focus on work today....

Wow, congats! How did you hear?

My rejection was the 11:00am version. I have no expertise whatsoever, but I sort of get the impression no news is good news re. Michigan.

Congrats to everyone getting in. I can add my name to the ranks of Michigan rejectees. No shame there, I suppose. It looks like there've been a lot UCLA acceptences...anyone have late-breaking news on that front?

Thank you. I certainly will...just waiting until business hours. Here goes....

Hey--I had sort of a similar problem, except the tech difficulties are on my end. I take it they accepted your application? Any advice on what to say when I call the department in the morning? Thanks a lot

Kind of a nightmare scenario here--I lost a lot of my data this afternoon, had to rewrite my personal statements for 3 schools from scratch on the last day. I got two of them in, but missed the third deadline by about 45 minutes. The online system doesn't allow submissions after the deadline. Do you think the school will make accept my application anyway? Is that even technically possible, given that it was an online system? I guess this is my fault for not submitting my files before the last day. Needless to say I didn't bank on lost data.