I am getting grumpy since I have been waiting for the final result for almost 1 month

[PokePsych]

I emailed to the grad office - no decisions yet. But at least no rejection... I asked for a sort of timeline or when to expect outcomes, but no answer to that :')

[Lucy22]

@Psygeek

Hmmm..

For me, it took almost 7 days  ( including a weekend) to get a reply from a coordinator. At least, you don't get rejected. Let's be hopeful albeit waiting gives us a devil time. It would be better if you live in DC. Hmmm. Yes. It is not fun. Oh? Did you contact a director? 

[PokePsych]

@Lucy22 We'd be having so much food if I lived around

Emailed the admission administrative assistant (aka the person they put on the webpage as whom to contact) who told me they're not done with decisions yet basically and told me to contact my POI if I need to know now. So I think I'll just wait a little bit more. 

Edited March 16, 2018 by Psygeek

[Lucy22]

@Psygeek

Yes. I understand.  We are in the same situation as we know. It is not easy.

When is your estimated date for the final decision?  

[PokePsych]

@Lucy22 They didn't tell me ;_; Don't know if there even is one haha. 

[Lucy22]

@psygeek

Hmmm. That is too much. ..

Hmmmm. I will leave some comments tomorrow. Its almost 12ish. Albeit I don't want to go to work, I have to. Haha. Have a good night. At least we haven't been rejected YET! 

 

[exvat]

Hey, while we're at it... what's with NYU Creative Writing MFA finishing with acceptances like 2 weeks ago and not sending their rejection letters out??? I'm on the edge of my seat, waiting for my official 0/4 final tally for the year. I JUST WANT IT TO END.

[Lucy22]

@exvat

Yes. I also want it to end. However, the other part of me is still afraid that I might get rejected . I really don’t want to see my efforts for the application go down the drain as others.

Time shows everything but this waiting game is giving me a devil time. I assume that reading cartoons might be helpful. Or sleeping. Just in my opinion. Let’s hang in there.  

 I am going to see lots of Marvel studios movies.

 

[haspeer]

The last email I got said 4-6 weeks...today marks the end of 6 weeks since that email?

[Lucy22]

@haspeer

Yes. Def that is driving you crazy.  We all are still on the edge of our seat. I don't know why it takes so long. I want to be a sleeping beauty for 1~2 weeks . ha...ha..ha. Good luck. hang in there!

[Lucy22]

@Psygeek

Do you love marvel studios movie? 

 

[Bluflmngo1]

I had my interview 7 weeks ago and hadn't heard back until this week. I emailed right after the month mark and was responded with "they haven't decided". Talk about frustrating.

[Lucy22]

@Bluflmngo1

 Let's hang in there. Today is THE Friday but the waiting game is driving me crazy. 

[PokePsych]

@Lucy22 I do! I have very broad interests haha. But now I just spend my time writing articles/proposals (for publication yaay) and learning new statistics :') Need to keep my head in the research game one way or another.

[Lucy22]

@Psygeek

I just got rejected. But.. I might try to apply to it again next year. It depends on how much I love It. Hope you get in! 

[Bluflmngo1]

@Lucy22, is there something special about this Friday?...

[Lucy22]

@Bluflmngo1

Hello! I don't have nay special plan on Friday. going to Costco? and...contacting a professor at Boston College in order to ask some advice? I don't know. How about you? I am sorry about this late reply. Due to despondency, it was not easy to visit this website. 

 

@Psygeek

Thank you for cheering up. It was not easy to log in this website for past a few days. I am sorry. Did you get an email regarding the final decision? 

[Bluflmngo1]

@Lucy22 Sorry, I misread your post earlier about being Friday. It's been a long week. Good luck and have fun at Costco. Easy place to get lost in!

[Lucy22]

@Bluflmngo1

Thanks. 

[PokePsych]

@Lucy22 Just another rejection from another school. No news yet from my top choice and the place I interviewed. The rejection really stung, although expected and I'm superdown about it today. I feel like doing a PhD this year is slipping through my fingers more and more each day. Objectively, it doesn't make sense because the POI probably already made the decision anyway. But well, it's almost April so it shouldn't take too long. I just wake up everyday feeling hopeful (I'm 13 hrs ahead in time, so decisions should be made when I'm sleeping), and then nothing. Today I woke up to the rejection of the other school. It's controlling my life and I'm being obsessive. I just want it to finish. An admit or rejection or waitlist, I want to know what I"m up to ;_;

*end rant*

How have you been holding up? 

[Charlie Moon]

I feel you, I am still waiting and we're almost in April this is crazy ! I am waitlisted for a university and waiting on that but there is another one that simply has not contacted me since I applied in december. By now they really should know if I am waitlisted or not, they could at least send an email !

[PokePsych]

@Charlie Moon For the non contacted one - I lost hope (its my 2nd choice lol). My first one - yeah I had a decent interview, love the place, but they're just shutting me out. Like let me knowwwwww

[Lucy22]

@Psygeek

 

Hey! hmm. I am sorry to hear that. I am trying to hang in there. That is only one thing I can do as we know. I am going to contact other professors in order to look for a good fit with what I am interested in academically. The problem is that I don't know what I am looking for academically. Only one thing I know is that I love the education field and students. 

Yes. It is not easy.

Losing hope is fine but please don't lose your courage. Sometimes courage is necessary when we lost hope. ( Someone told me like that) 

Keep looking. Don't settle ( I love Steve Job''s speech ) doo22ya@gmail.com

 

Please email me when you feel somewhat depressed. I don't visit this website often. I am going to keep looking. Let's hang in there albeit it is not easy. 

 

[TwirlingBlades]

I just got my first rejection today from my lowest ranked school, so that's... fun. I'm being ghosted from the other two.