rebel rebel

So I'm going to pop in with another anxious question... What is the etiquette regarding contacting schools that you are on the wait list for? I've been offered a spot at one of my top choices (actually, probably my top choice but I'm an indecisive person ) but I'm wait listed at a few other great programs and want to make sure I know all my options before I commit. Of course, if these schools aren't going to their wait lists (or I'm at the very bottom) I don't want to be waiting until midnight on April 15 before finally committing...

I had to email Yale with my decision about being put on the wait list, and even that got an automated response for me

I got an email telling me to check their website last week, which let me know I was wait listed. Ethno, though. So guess that's not too much help!

Looks like at least some decisions are out on the Yale website...

Got a wait list letter from Harvard today, dated 2/15. I applied for ethno, though, so I don't know if it means anything for anyone else here.

You may remember me panicking about my Cornell application status a few weeks back...well, guess whose application is still INCOMPLETE? I take that to mean they just tossed it aside as soon as they received it!

Ahh, ok. Did you email the department? I'm incredibly confused by those directory listings on the website. And now that I can breathe again - hi everyone. I'm applying mostly for ethnomusicology programs but also to a few musicology departments that offer ethno as an area of focus. I'm interested in the ethnomusicology of Western music, so being able to take courses with a focus on theory and analysis in addition to ethnographic methods and surveys of world music is important to me. I'm not sure if that makes me an attractive candidate to either ethno or musicology departments, but I've got my fingers crossed. I'm still completing my undergrad and don't have a finished thesis to brag about, but I figured I'd at least get a round of applications in this year for the experience, even if I don't get in (and because I like throwing away hundreds of dollars).

Well, this is my first post and I'm too nervous to waste any time with an introduction - is anyone else's application to Cornell (musicology) still listed as incomplete, even though all materials are listed as received? Should I be contacting someone about this? Help me!