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ANDS! got a reaction from looking_to_sea in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
There is no negative tone. It is simply me not shining you on; you asked for opinions, I gave you one which you reject out of hand which lead me to conclude you don't actually want opinions just validation for a decision you have already made. Nature of the beast.
I amended my recommendation to be more in line what you were seeking. . .did you not see?
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ANDS! got a reaction from looking_to_sea in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Well then by all means, craft personalized emails for these instructors you have had these substantive conversations with who I am quite sure will remember you in 5 or 10 years.
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ANDS! got a reaction from Ruh26 in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
There is no negative tone. It is simply me not shining you on; you asked for opinions, I gave you one which you reject out of hand which lead me to conclude you don't actually want opinions just validation for a decision you have already made. Nature of the beast.
I amended my recommendation to be more in line what you were seeking. . .did you not see?
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ANDS! got a reaction from 1Q84 in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Well then by all means, craft personalized emails for these instructors you have had these substantive conversations with who I am quite sure will remember you in 5 or 10 years.
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ANDS! got a reaction from Ruh26 in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Well then by all means, craft personalized emails for these instructors you have had these substantive conversations with who I am quite sure will remember you in 5 or 10 years.
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ANDS! got a reaction from jeffster in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
There is no negative tone. It is simply me not shining you on; you asked for opinions, I gave you one which you reject out of hand which lead me to conclude you don't actually want opinions just validation for a decision you have already made. Nature of the beast.
I amended my recommendation to be more in line what you were seeking. . .did you not see?
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ANDS! got a reaction from Ruh26 in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Exactly. Perhaps people want to over complicate things because it is a big step in their life, and each action demands some grand gesture. Unless you're an exceptional candidate and the department went out of their way to recruit you (read: did they do anything they didn't do, or wont do again, to another candidate) a simple email suffices.
But hey I'm sure someone will come along and tell the OP what they want to hear: personalized hand written cards (perhaps scented) expressing deepest regrets and the hope that this doesn't completely shatter their graduate program.
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ANDS! got a reaction from jeffster in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Well then by all means, craft personalized emails for these instructors you have had these substantive conversations with who I am quite sure will remember you in 5 or 10 years.
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ANDS! got a reaction from cynder in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
I doubt you're going to get any "fresh" takes on these because the consensus is the same:
"Dear so-and-so,
Thank you for reviewing my application; however I have accepted an offer from University X."
There is no reason to over complicate it, and likely whomever is in charge of grad admissions is just going to check mark your name off and move on.
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ANDS! got a reaction from CageFree in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
There is no negative tone. It is simply me not shining you on; you asked for opinions, I gave you one which you reject out of hand which lead me to conclude you don't actually want opinions just validation for a decision you have already made. Nature of the beast.
I amended my recommendation to be more in line what you were seeking. . .did you not see?
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ANDS! got a reaction from CageFree in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Well then by all means, craft personalized emails for these instructors you have had these substantive conversations with who I am quite sure will remember you in 5 or 10 years.
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ANDS! got a reaction from the007expert in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Well then by all means, craft personalized emails for these instructors you have had these substantive conversations with who I am quite sure will remember you in 5 or 10 years.
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ANDS! got a reaction from the007expert in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
There is no negative tone. It is simply me not shining you on; you asked for opinions, I gave you one which you reject out of hand which lead me to conclude you don't actually want opinions just validation for a decision you have already made. Nature of the beast.
I amended my recommendation to be more in line what you were seeking. . .did you not see?
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ANDS! got a reaction from EasyDeezy in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Well then by all means, craft personalized emails for these instructors you have had these substantive conversations with who I am quite sure will remember you in 5 or 10 years.
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ANDS! got a reaction from heneyka in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
There is no negative tone. It is simply me not shining you on; you asked for opinions, I gave you one which you reject out of hand which lead me to conclude you don't actually want opinions just validation for a decision you have already made. Nature of the beast.
I amended my recommendation to be more in line what you were seeking. . .did you not see?
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ANDS! got a reaction from j3doucet in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
There is no negative tone. It is simply me not shining you on; you asked for opinions, I gave you one which you reject out of hand which lead me to conclude you don't actually want opinions just validation for a decision you have already made. Nature of the beast.
I amended my recommendation to be more in line what you were seeking. . .did you not see?
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ANDS! got a reaction from jeffster in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Exactly. Perhaps people want to over complicate things because it is a big step in their life, and each action demands some grand gesture. Unless you're an exceptional candidate and the department went out of their way to recruit you (read: did they do anything they didn't do, or wont do again, to another candidate) a simple email suffices.
But hey I'm sure someone will come along and tell the OP what they want to hear: personalized hand written cards (perhaps scented) expressing deepest regrets and the hope that this doesn't completely shatter their graduate program.
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ANDS! got a reaction from IOPsych87 in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Well then by all means, craft personalized emails for these instructors you have had these substantive conversations with who I am quite sure will remember you in 5 or 10 years.
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ANDS! got a reaction from stablecamel in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
I doubt you're going to get any "fresh" takes on these because the consensus is the same:
"Dear so-and-so,
Thank you for reviewing my application; however I have accepted an offer from University X."
There is no reason to over complicate it, and likely whomever is in charge of grad admissions is just going to check mark your name off and move on.
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ANDS! got a reaction from CageFree in How do we reject the schools and POIs?
Exactly. Perhaps people want to over complicate things because it is a big step in their life, and each action demands some grand gesture. Unless you're an exceptional candidate and the department went out of their way to recruit you (read: did they do anything they didn't do, or wont do again, to another candidate) a simple email suffices.
But hey I'm sure someone will come along and tell the OP what they want to hear: personalized hand written cards (perhaps scented) expressing deepest regrets and the hope that this doesn't completely shatter their graduate program.
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ANDS! got a reaction from whirlpool4 in This App Season has made me miserable, literally
Before people start funding a liquor and gun budget, remember you may not hear until after April 15th as well - certainly April 15th is when a lot of those waitlists will start getting some attention, but you never know how deep these wells go.
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ANDS! got a reaction from Eigen in is it possible to get rejected from the graduate division of a school if you got recommended for admission by the department
Absolutely. Usually procedural though; i.e. you included wrong transcripts, or forgot to send in GRE scores, etc. . . I doubt it is "rare", since human error isn't rare. What I doubt is rare that a grad department would not want to work with a person.
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ANDS! got a reaction from frenchdude in is it possible to get rejected from the graduate division of a school if you got recommended for admission by the department
Absolutely. Usually procedural though; i.e. you included wrong transcripts, or forgot to send in GRE scores, etc. . . I doubt it is "rare", since human error isn't rare. What I doubt is rare that a grad department would not want to work with a person.
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ANDS! got a reaction from Semester Photon in This App Season has made me miserable, literally
Before people start funding a liquor and gun budget, remember you may not hear until after April 15th as well - certainly April 15th is when a lot of those waitlists will start getting some attention, but you never know how deep these wells go.
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