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nope. I'm waitlisted at UCLA, but other than that, I havent heard anything.

heard anything?

anybody here apply to Vanderbilt?

thats a good way of looking at things. although, generally, one should never believe me to be right about anything.

oh man, that does not sound good to me.

I'm in the same boat. I think they are going to have a quick turn around, with such a late deadline I feel like they have to.

so desperate

I'm fine with that, maybe then my name will finally end up in a peer reviewed journal.

this thread as made me feel slightly better and slightly worse all at the same time. I just want to know now, so I can make arrangements to to build a yurt in the middle of nowhere if i don't get in.

it is not impossible. and dont sell yourself short, it seems like you have some good experience, and that never hurts. Obviously, publications look awesome on a CV, but those can be hard to come by as an undergraduate. I'd say if you have decent letters you have as good a shot as anybody else.

I was just about to ask the same question. I did not, although I feel like maybe I should have now.

interesting. maybe we have a shot after all. how do plan on getting external funding? I applied for the NSFGRFP, but seeing as how I have not heard back it seems as if I did not get it haha.

sounds good. I have been having a good correspondence with a faculty member, maybe they can vouch for me even though my statement is long.

same here. this is pretty rough.

oh man, 500 words?! mine is closer to 900 and I was worried it was going to be too short. will they not even read it if it is more than 500? or just stop at 500?

word on the street is that they are getting the applications soon and will be reviewing them around next week or so.

yea, sounds about right. Well, it was a long shot in the first place. I'm not too disappointed.

is it safe to assume that if you didn't get an interview, you wont be offered admission?

thats awesome!

Ok, now I can stop wondering. Which school should I obsess over now?

Has anybody heard anything? I'm not expecting an acceptance but I'd like to know either way.

ok, I feel better...I guess. I wouldn't freaking out this much, but I haven't heard from anybody else yet.

How did you guys find out? I got an e-mail that said they were impressed with my application and that I was an alternate, that my acceptance would be dependent on other people not going to UCLA. they didn't specifically say anything about a "wait list". Have I been thinking I'm on a wait list when I am really not?

I'm really not enjoying being on this wait list.