[The Grad 35+ club]

Me. Haven't heard yet, but I figure getting turned down means one more year of NOT living like a student. *sigh*

[Rejects, Admits, Wait lists, but what about me?]

Keep in mind that Seattle was closed for three days in mid January. Undoubtedly a lot of meetings had to be rescheduled, and I'm sure that includes potential student discussions.

do they usually let you know if your waitlisted?

And yikes, how does that work with visiting the school? I live in Kentucky and have applied to two west coast schools and I have heard nothing from them. Being that their grad visitation weekends are in early March should I take the approach of waiting until they contact me, otherwise I stay put? Im worrying about these schools a bit more since they are so far away

[Notifications & being last]

I think they send the reject notices first - the people that will never make it in, then the people at the bottom of the waitlist. There's a couple people that they desparately want, and those get immediate acceptances, but most everyone else is chatted about and reprioritized 15 times before they decide for sure.

No news really is good news.

[Anyone thinking about 'Plan B'?]

I applied last year and started plan B before I ever gor my rejection notice. Started taking grad level classes tangential to my field, and signed up for (talked my way in to) an independent study that I've been contibnuing for the last three quarters. I'm alreading assuming I won't get in this year (although one of my LOR was from the department chair) and I'm working on getting a job in a stat lab for the next year or so.

[What you think the adcoms are saying about your application]

hmmmmmm.......

D- in calc, and she's applying to the stat department?!?!?!

.....maybe we should let her in and see if she spontaneously combusts during the first quarter.