itheproofofstupidity Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Nothing from Columbia or Princeton yet for me. My gut is telling me MIT is coming out pretty soon, if not today. While I have my fingers crossed for MIT, I'm not holding my breath. However, I expect MIT will clear out positions at other universities so those of us on waitlists (officially or silent waitlist) can have a shot! Good luck everyone. I hope to work with some of you soon!
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 Anyone get any good news yet or made any decisions on schools? I've been waitlisted from Georgia Tech, Chicago booth and Yale and currently waiting on Berkeley ieor after they sent me an email last week that my application is good and decisions being finalized soon. The wait is killing me! Getting into any of these schools would be a dream..
theonionring Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Same here. I've been waitlisted from Cornell and Columbia. I've also been waiting to hear back from Berkeley after I received a similar email last week. I was going to send them an email this afternoon but was also afraid that they might respond with a rejection lol.
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 32 minutes ago, theonionring said: Same here. I've been waitlisted from Cornell and Columbia. I've also been waiting to hear back from Berkeley after I received a similar email last week. I was going to send them an email this afternoon but was also afraid that they might respond with a rejection lol. Looks like someone who got the same email has gotten in already. Hmm..
theonionring Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 I really hope we hear back tmr. This thing is driving me insane. itheproofofstupidity 1
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, theonionring said: I really hope we hear back tmr. This thing is driving me insane. Same...Here's hoping for Cornell and Columbia for you! theonionring 1
theonionring Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 2 hours ago, itheproofofstupidity said: Same...Here's hoping for Cornell and Columbia for you! Thanks!! Hoping for Georgia tech, Chicago and Yale for you as well!
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I do wonder if the Berkeley email we got last week was their way of telling us we were waitlisted without using the word "waitlist".. hmm.. Seems like rejections went out yesterday theonionring 1
ducky500 Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 hi @itheproofofstupidity have you heard anything from georgia tech since being waitlisted, I was waitlisted as well. thanks!
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 47 minutes ago, ducky500 said: hi @itheproofofstupidity have you heard anything from georgia tech since being waitlisted, I was waitlisted as well. thanks! Hey! Yeah I’ve been keeping in touch with a faculty there who has been advocating for me with the adcom. She reached out to me because my research interests align with her work and I wrote about her in my SoP. Seems like Georgia Tech often take many people off the waitlist so we can keep hope! It’s also a huge program (30-35 people per class). Check out the ISyE PhD twitter page. It is very very informative
wishyourofferscoming Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 At least I will turn down Georgia Tech recently. So keep your faith guys!
ducky500 Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 thank you @itheproofofstupidity for your response. thanks @wishyourofferscoming for your encouragement. what places have you heard from/what schools are you deciding between @wishyourofferscoming ? again congrats! itheproofofstupidity 1
wishyourofferscoming Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 I am choosing between Columbia IEOR and Northwestern IEMS... I think I may end up going to Columbia. itheproofofstupidity and ducky500 2
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 4 hours ago, wishyourofferscoming said: I am choosing between Columbia IEOR and Northwestern IEMS... I think I may end up going to Columbia. That is a very fortunate but tough choice to make! I wish you the best of luck and wise advisors in making a choice
chocoffee Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 9:03 PM, itheproofofstupidity said: Hey! Yeah I’ve been keeping in touch with a faculty there who has been advocating for me with the adcom. She reached out to me because my research interests align with her work and I wrote about her in my SoP. Seems like Georgia Tech often take many people off the waitlist so we can keep hope! It’s also a huge program (30-35 people per class). Check out the ISyE PhD twitter page. It is very very informative Hi there! Did you get any update from GATech? I have been waitlisted too but no more response. Did she tell you when there will be some updates? Thanks and fingers crossed! itheproofofstupidity 1
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 2 hours ago, chocoffee said: Hi there! Did you get any update from GATech? I have been waitlisted too but no more response. Did she tell you when there will be some updates? Thanks and fingers crossed! Hey! No updates yet but she said she recently spoke with the dean recently about it but not really sure what that will mean in terms of timeline. When did you get waitlisted? I think they also sometimes do several rounds of waitlist.
chocoffee Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 55 minutes ago, itheproofofstupidity said: Hey! No updates yet but she said she recently spoke with the dean recently about it but not really sure what that will mean in terms of timeline. When did you get waitlisted? I think they also sometimes do several rounds of waitlist. Thanks for your reply! I got the notification on Feb 17 ( cannot believe it's a Sunday! ...
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 12 minutes ago, chocoffee said: Thanks for your reply! I got the notification on Feb 17 ( cannot believe it's a Sunday! ... Same! I got my notification at church. Was not a good feeling. My contact told me that it’s good I’m on the waitlist and that there’s a good chance I’ll get on. Fingers crossed for you too!
chocoffee Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, itheproofofstupidity said: Same! I got my notification at church. Was not a good feeling. My contact told me that it’s good I’m on the waitlist and that there’s a good chance I’ll get on. Fingers crossed for you too! You too! Thank you! All the best.
ducky500 Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 Hi guys, has anyone who was waitlisted by Georgia Tech heard from Professor Erera about the informational webinar, that he mentioned in his initial waitlist email, to learn more about the program? Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what to do after being waitlisted. Should we just wait it out or should we reach out to anyone? Thank you very much.
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 1 hour ago, ducky500 said: Hi guys, has anyone who was waitlisted by Georgia Tech heard from Professor Erera about the informational webinar, that he mentioned in his initial waitlist email, to learn more about the program? Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what to do after being waitlisted. Should we just wait it out or should we reach out to anyone? Thank you very much. That’s funny you ask because I actually emailed him earlier this afternoon asking about the webinar. I will update y’all if I get a response. Also, it might be a good idea to reach out to a faculty member you’d like to work with and express interest and see if they will lobby on your behalf. Otherwise, I think it’s just wait and see at this point ? fortunately is a really big program where 30-35 people are admitted so we waitlisted folk can keep hope! If you check out the ISyE PhD Twitter from like 2015/2016, they will sometimes tweet “as of today we have ten people accept their offers!” And then a few days later “we have twenty offers!” It gave me a good idea of timelines and how quickly people accept their offers and when we can expect to hear them. When all of us get in, we gotta get together and celebrate as students!
ducky500 Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 yes we should @itheproofofstupidity! thanks for reply, let me know what he says/what his reply is.
itheproofofstupidity Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) @theonionring Hey! I gave the Berkeley department a call and they told me i am on the waitlist and told me my exact position. I suspect most of us who received that email are also on the waiting list. You should give them a ring and see what they say! They also told me the program has 10 spots so take that how you will. They also mentioned decisions should be finalized by end of next week. Edited March 14, 2019 by itheproofofstupidity theonionring 1
ducky500 Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 Hi @itheproofofstupidity Sorry to bother you but have you heard anything from Professor Erera about the webinar for Georgia tech? Thanks.
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