deianeira Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 I heard fifth on the waitlist from NYU, but don't quite know exactly what that means... Does anyone else know how wait-lists are qualified? In undergrad, I remember, a waitlist was sort of a nicer way of rejecting you. Here, however, especially given that the woman put my exact place, I'm hoping it means a little better... I'm also waiting from Columbia, Princeton, Fordham, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Boston U. Good to know Princeton is a no go. My interests are Greek Tragedy and Poetry of the Augustan Age.
nike of samothrace Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 I finally have news to report! I'm in at Oxford, for an MPhil in Classical Archaeology. If I go, I will likely intend to stay and do a PhD as well (if they'll have me, that is!). Waiting on funding, of course, but my first news is good news!!!
agathon400 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 Did you apply in the second or third gathering field? Did they inform by snail mail or email?
nike of samothrace Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Agathon, I applied for gathered field 3, and heard though regular mail. No word on funding or college choice - I'm guessing about a month for that (college selection, anyhow - not sure about the money).
kbatulli Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Classics departments are so slow with their notifications! I can't take this waiting anymore!!
nike of samothrace Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 I feel the same way. It's so odd that so many of us are waiting on so much news...! I know committees at some of my schools have been meeting for weeks now - so why not even a first wave of notifications? Did anyone here apply to Yale?
kbatulli Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 I feel the same way. It's so odd that so many of us are waiting on so much news...! I know committees at some of my schools have been meeting for weeks now - so why not even a first wave of notifications? Did anyone here apply to Yale? Nope, I didn't apply to Yale. But it's stressful to see my friends getting in, and I've only heard from one school! You know you're anxious when you start having dreams about getting acceptance emails...and waking up to nothing new in your inbox!
palimpsest Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Nope, I didn't apply to Yale. But it's stressful to see my friends getting in, and I've only heard from one school! You know you're anxious when you start having dreams about getting acceptance emails...and waking up to nothing new in your inbox! It's funny you should say that because it seems like every night I either get accepted or rejected from somewhere! Last night I dreamed I got a letter rejecting me from Brown; a few nights ago I got accepted to UNC Chapel Hill and a couple nights before that I got into Penn. A while back I dreamed I got accepted by Berkeley, but in real life I was rejected. Hope that isn't the trend with the rest of them!
sidereal Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Haha. That happens to me, too. Last week I dreamed that I had been accepted to UWashington and moved to Seattle. I got into UW for real this weekend. I can't wait to have another dream!
kbatulli Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Haha. That happens to me, too. Last week I dreamed that I had been accepted to UWashington and moved to Seattle. I got into UW for real this weekend. I can't wait to have another dream! That's great!...Wow I wish that happens to me, too...and soon...
schoolhurts Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 it seems that ucla has notifed. that's another one checked off my list. not too surprising i wasn't accepted. i only applied because my prof said i needed 5 schools. but now that only leaves minnesota to hear from. wow, it's about over for me. hope ucsb makes funding decisions soon. from the letter i got, it appears they'll be doing that in early march. a bit nervous since i've heard iffy things about ucsb funding in the past. hopeful.
kbatulli Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Has anyone heard from Stanford, Columbia, or Brown yet? Or know if they've contacted students? ...losing sleep....
agathon400 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Posted February 19, 2008 I applied to Yale. Haven't heard anything. There are rumors that Stanford and Columbia have sent out a first wave - but I heard this second hand. It is likely that these boards have an inherent selection bias. After all, if you were admitted to a bunch of places you would be out visiting schools, not posting on a silly internet forum. So it's not surprising that the people who are posting here might be more likely to have to wait until mid-March or whenever official rejections are sent out by the grad school admissions offices.
nike of samothrace Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 I applied to Yale. Haven't heard anything. There are rumors that Stanford and Columbia have sent out a first wave - but I heard this second hand. It is likely that these boards have an inherent selection bias. After all, if you were admitted to a bunch of places you would be out visiting schools, not posting on a silly internet forum. So it's not surprising that the people who are posting here might be more likely to have to wait until mid-March or whenever official rejections are sent out by the grad school admissions offices. Stanford has notified - I know someone who was admitted. No idea where that leaves them in their process, though. Agathon, seriously - that is a ridiculous statement. Are you implying that people who are accepted no longer go online? Go check the acceptances thread - it's one of the busiest on this board. Just because you are accepted does not mean you are immediately whisked away for months worth of wining and dining - it's just a letter in the mail, and one weekend out of your life (if the school even does interviews/weekends, which plenty do not). You're very defeatist, and you also are REALLY not paying attention to how this process works.
kbatulli Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Stanford has notified - I know someone who was admitted. No idea where that leaves them in their process, though. Agathon, seriously - that is a ridiculous statement. Are you implying that people who are accepted no longer go online? Go check the acceptances thread - it's one of the busiest on this board. Just because you are accepted does not mean you are immediately whisked away for months worth of wining and dining - it's just a letter in the mail, and one weekend out of your life (if the school even does interviews/weekends, which plenty do not). You're very defeatist, and you also are REALLY not paying attention to how this process works. Yeah, I've stopped taking Agathon's comments seriously for a while. Silly person. Like I said, I hope I don't end up where he does!
schoolhurts Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 questions for the people who have been accepted to ucsb: 1) has anyone received information directly from the department (other than website notification)? 2) has anyone been offered funding for the program? i was under the impression that funding decisions would be made in march, but someone posted on yuster that they were accepted at the end of january with a funding offer. i'm wondering if it's possible that that was a mistype, or if that is university vs. departmental funding.
sidereal Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 questions for the people who have been accepted to ucsb: 1) has anyone received information directly from the department (other than website notification)? 2) has anyone been offered funding for the program? i was under the impression that funding decisions would be made in march, but someone posted on yuster that they were accepted at the end of january with a funding offer. i'm wondering if it's possible that that was a mistype, or if that is university vs. departmental funding. I got a letter in the mail and I e-mailed the grad advisor. She said the faculty would meet in March to make funding decisions. I wouldn't be surprised if they offered some people funding already, though.
nike of samothrace Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Yeah, I've stopped taking Agathon's comments seriously for a while. Silly person. Like I said, I hope I don't end up where he does! I noticed that He sounds a lot like someone I was in my MA program with - it was an... interesting time.
meri Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 I just got in at one of my safety schools (CU Boulder)! I still have a bunch to hear back from, but it's nice to know that I've got somewhere to go next fall even if everyone else rejects me.
palimpsest Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 questions for the people who have been accepted to ucsb: 1) has anyone received information directly from the department (other than website notification)? 2) has anyone been offered funding for the program? i was under the impression that funding decisions would be made in march, but someone posted on yuster that they were accepted at the end of january with a funding offer. i'm wondering if it's possible that that was a mistype, or if that is university vs. departmental funding. My letter said they had nominated me for a University fellowship and that they should know whether it was approved by early March. When I emailed to find out about funding for a campus visit, the grad adviser said that they should find out about the fellowships by the end of next week and if I get the fellowship the university will pay for the trip. After they find out about the fellowships, the department will meet to discuss their funding budget and put together packages for applicants then. In other news, a professor told me today that she'd heard that Brown has already sent invitations to prospective students. :-(
nike of samothrace Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 congrats, meri!! CU is supposed to be a really beautiful school - it sounds amazing there!
agathon400 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 I don't exactly see what it is about the process I'm not understanding. Schools to which I have applied have made offers, I have received none; I have no reason to believe future adcoms won't respond to the weaknesses in my application in the same way. Here's a question: do you think it is in any way appropriate to ask your own recommenders about the status of your application in their department (ie, I have heard that offers have gone out, does this mean I'm not going to be admitted, but said in a more periphrastic way of course)?
rising_star Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Here's a question: do you think it is in any way appropriate to ask your own recommenders about the status of your application in their department (ie, I have heard that offers have gone out, does this mean I'm not going to be admitted, but said in a more periphrastic way of course)? I've kinda been doing that. I applied to a dept I'm already in (though obv not in Classics) and I've been trying to get unofficial info on the status of my application for the past couple of weeks, esp since I know the first round of offers have gone out. I'll be incredibly depressed if they don't admit me since I've done well in their program.
agathon400 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 Have you succeeded in learning anything about your status?
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