Here Comes the Sun/ Waitlist Movements

[marisawhy]

4 hours ago, marisawhy said:

Anyone else get an email from Oregon State about movement on the waitlist?

update: I'm accepted off the waitlist!!!

May the waitlist dominoes begin to fall in everyone's favor! 

Edited March 15, 2018 by marisawhy

[ashley623]

Is it expected to inquire about your status on the waitlist, or wait for the school to contact you? 

[a_sort_of_fractious_angel]

Hey, y'all - I have declined Temple and Syracuse, so the wait list for funding is now shorter and I hope it helps someone here out! 

[mk-8]

Declined an offer from Texas Tech's TCR program- hopefully this helps someone out!

[Kilos]

It's so great to see some waitlist movement happening in people's favor! Congratulations to everybody who's received great news.

I'm still on what UConn called a "selective waitlist" (Ph.D. Rhet/Comp concentration) but I haven't heard any additional news. I'm not expecting anything for another few weeks, but that doesn't stop me from jumping every time my phone beeps.

Positive thoughts to everybody still waiting for news.

[Hermenewtics]

Declined a waitlist at Iowa, so I hope that helps someone.

I'm near the top of my field for the IU-Bloomington waitlist, so if anyone isn't planning to attend please let them know. Indiana is my best fit. 

[ThePandaBard]

I moved off of the wait list into admissions at UCR. I got the unofficial, I'm waiting on the official. I'll be turning down my acceptance and wait list for funding at UNL once that comes through and my wait list at Tennessee's MFA program (which was just for ego, and it was cool to be wait listed for my poetry but I'd prefer to get my PhD). 

[marisawhy]

21 hours ago, katie64 said:

Is it expected to inquire about your status on the waitlist, or wait for the school to contact you? 

I don't think it's really expected, but it doesn't hurt if you want more information. My advisor said it's totally cool to call or email to reiterate your interest in the program and ask generally about the waitlist--so not really "Am I near the top?" but more of "Based on past years, when have you started to go into your waitlist? How far into your waitlist do you normally go?" --especially if the program is near the top of your personal list.

[clinamen]

21 hours ago, katie64 said:

Is it expected to inquire about your status on the waitlist, or wait for the school to contact you? 

I have had really detailed responses from simply asking if they can give me information on how the waitlist works (e.g. is it ranked or is it by field). I’ve asked this twice and on both occasions I was told where I was on the waitlist, how it works, and how likely an offer of admission is. Good luck! 

[la_mod]

The DGS at USC just let me know that they’ll be offering my just-declined spot to someone on the waitlist; hope it’s one of you all!

[a_sort_of_fractious_angel]

Hey, friends - I just declined a spot at Delaware and a spot at Buffalo. I am really hoping that helps someone here get in! 

If I learn anything from the depts that is helpful, I'll be sure to pass it along, too.

[StarlingFlurry]

On 3/15/2018 at 3:20 PM, mk-8 said:

Declined an offer from Texas Tech's TCR program- hopefully this helps someone out!

Hi, mk-8. I'm brand-spanking-new to posting here, so I apologize if my question is inappropriate. I'm trying to make a decision about a few comp/rhet options and I'm also leaning toward declining my TTU offer. I only applied to three programs but I've been waiting to hear from the last one before making any decisions. I feel bad holding onto spots that should be filled by those on waitlists, though.

Probably a PM would be a better venue to discuss this, but I'm wondering what's led to your decision to decline TTU's offer.

[mk-8]

27 minutes ago, StarlingFlurry said:

Hi, mk-8. I'm brand-spanking-new to posting here, so I apologize if my question is inappropriate. I'm trying to make a decision about a few comp/rhet options and I'm also leaning toward declining my TTU offer. I only applied to three programs but I've been waiting to hear from the last one before making any decisions. I feel bad holding onto spots that should be filled by those on waitlists, though.

Probably a PM would be a better venue to discuss this, but I'm wondering what's led to your decision to decline TTU's offer.

I’ll PM you

[Daenerys]

 Found out yesterday that I have been admitted to St. Louis University in rhetoric and composition. I was originally third on the waiting list.

I’m pretty happy about this one.  Admitted students day is April 6, which I will attend. I think I will most likely enroll, though I won’t make a final decision until I visit the department.

For me this makes two admissions, two wait lists still pending, and two schools that I have heard nothing from. I finally emailed Purdue to find out what was up with them, and they replied saying that my application was still active and would remain so until April 15. 

[ClassyBrat420]

Still #2 on the waitlist for funding at Syracuse's CRS Masters. Fingers crossed, though I know it's unlikely since their cohorts are SOOO small. I just want it so bad!!

[maengret]

8 hours ago, Daenerys said:

I finally emailed Purdue to find out what was up with them, and they replied saying that my application was still active and would remain so until April 15. 

Oh, Purdue...

[ashley623]

I haven't heard from Purdue either. Neither has my friend, who applied for their computer science PhD program. Frustrating! 

I emailed Tennessee on Friday inquiring more about the waitlist, and might email Oklahoma and Louisville towards the end of the week to see if anything's changed. 

[marisawhy]

Just declined two MA offers (CMU was painful, but I just don't have $20k+ to spare for a Masters). Nobody's really posted about being waitlisted for those programs, and I don't usually believe in karma, but hopefully this comes back to help us all waitlisted at other places. 

(Also I'm naturally having a minor freakout because I only have one definite offer left. This will probably drag on close to April 15th.)

[slouching]

I will be declining an offer from Kansas State for their English MA (cultural studies track). Hope this helps someone!

[bumbleblu]

Just officially declined my spot at Ohio State, which was terrifying as I haven't made a solid decision yet! Well, my decision was that OSU isn't right for me...

My area was gender studies/theory, if that helps anyone!

[Jenna Rae]

On 3/16/2018 at 6:22 PM, a_sort_of_fractious_angel said:

Hey, friends - I just declined a spot at Delaware and a spot at Buffalo. I am really hoping that helps someone here get in! 

If I learn anything from the depts that is helpful, I'll be sure to pass it along, too.

Have you heard anything from Temple?

Has anyone heard anything from Temple about funding?  They're my top choice!!!

[a_sort_of_fractious_angel]

1 hour ago, Jenna Rae said:

Have you heard anything from Temple?

Has anyone heard anything from Temple about funding?  They're my top choice!!!

PMed ya!

[Cassifrassidy]

Waitlisted for funding at Syracuse. Really hoping that I get funded as it is tied for my top choice. So if anyone got accepted to the English Lit MA and is planning to decline, please do so sooner rather than later! 

[callmethabreeze]

Hi, everyone. 

After a month of increasingly frequent lurking, I made an account. Hooray. 

Wondering if anyone has heard about MA in Lit from either Miami of Ohio or Purdue? I've seen Rhet/Comp discussed on the Results page and here, but not Lit. Last two schools I'm waiting to hear from, and it's driving me nuts. 

Thanks!

[E. Coronaria]

I declined offers at the University of Iowa and the University of Oregon last night. Hopefully this helps someone!