No news, bad news?

[2019edhopeful]

I still haven't heard from UCSB and the app deadline was Dec 1. I submitted in November-it's been over 3 months and I haven't heard a word! I had good rapport with the POI before submission, but since then, nothing. Should I assume rejection? As far as I know, nobody else has heard back either (or if they have, it isn't on gradcafe). They told me one month ago that they haven't reviewed applications yet. So far I have 1 acceptance, 2 rejections, 1 waitlist and 1 pending. Slowly losing my mind.

[Anxiously Hopeful]

Do not lose hope yet. Wait until March.

[TheHoff]

It's not over until you receive news from the school, don't lose hope!

[brighteyes]

5 hours ago, 2019edhopeful said:

I still haven't heard from UCSB and the app deadline was Dec 1. I submitted in November-it's been over 3 months and I haven't heard a word! I had good rapport with the POI before submission, but since then, nothing. Should I assume rejection? As far as I know, nobody else has heard back either (or if they have, it isn't on gradcafe). They told me one month ago that they haven't reviewed applications yet. So far I have 1 acceptance, 2 rejections, 1 waitlist and 1 pending. Slowly losing my mind.

I'm feeling the same. I had a great email exchange with the POI at my top school, a great Skype conversation with her, and then a Skype call with her grad student that the POI set me up with. Deadline was Dec 1, and I've heard nothing since then. My undergrad mentor said she'd be surprised if I didn't get an offer, with how well everything went back in November. I'm losing hope on this one.

[greenturtle]

I'm in a very similar boat. It sucks. Hang in there.