literalturtle Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 I applied to Berkeley’s ESPM program and saw on the results section that some people already got in at the end of January, and I still hadn’t heard anything or gotten an update on the portal. Some one on the results page emailed their POI, who told them that they didn’t make it in. I decided to email the department, not my POI, and ask about my status on Friday. They emailed me today and said “All applications will be updated by mid March when decisions are made. Thank you for your patience.” Does this mean they’re still considering me? Could I be waitlisted? Or could they just have rejected me but the department won’t tell me? Should I email my POI instead? This is my dream program, but someone on the results page said they only admitted 10-15 people this year, so I don’t want to get my hopes up. I didn’t have much communication with my POI to begin with which I’m sure adcomms didn’t like... Any help would be appreciated!
itheproofofstupidity Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 I'm in the exact same situation with the Berkeley IEOR program. I know some people have gotten in, but I haven't heard from them since my interview mid-January. I'm not planning on emailing yet because I'm averse to getting bad news (lol) but I think this could mean you're still in the pool! A lot of these larger programs keep huge waiting pools because if a specific candidate with characteristic A and research interest B decides to go somewhere else, they have to fill the spot with someone who has similar characteristics and interests; this instead of a ranked waiting list. 10-15 is a pretty big number! I wouldn't worry yet. In the meantime, I would suggest celebrating your acceptances. Seems like either way you will have a tough choice to make! Congratulations literalturtle 1
literalturtle Posted February 26, 2019 Author Posted February 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, itheproofofstupidity said: I'm in the exact same situation with the Berkeley IEOR program. I know some people have gotten in, but I haven't heard from them since my interview mid-January. I'm not planning on emailing yet because I'm averse to getting bad news (lol) but I think this could mean you're still in the pool! A lot of these larger programs keep huge waiting pools because if a specific candidate with characteristic A and research interest B decides to go somewhere else, they have to fill the spot with someone who has similar characteristics and interests; this instead of a ranked waiting list. 10-15 is a pretty big number! I wouldn't worry yet. In the meantime, I would suggest celebrating your acceptances. Seems like either way you will have a tough choice to make! Congratulations Thank you so much, good luck to you as well! I really hope that’s the case. I’m not trying to be super optimistic because it is my dream program. But I had the same issue you did, I was so hesitant to email them because I didn’t want to have such a direct rejection. But maybe you should too! Best of luck to you, and thank you again
amandav Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 Where is the results section you mentioned? Thanks!
Ternwild Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 10:49 AM, literalturtle said: I applied to Berkeley’s ESPM program and saw on the results section that some people already got in at the end of January, and I still hadn’t heard anything or gotten an update on the portal. Some one on the results page emailed their POI, who told them that they didn’t make it in. I decided to email the department, not my POI, and ask about my status on Friday. They emailed me today and said “All applications will be updated by mid March when decisions are made. Thank you for your patience.” Does this mean they’re still considering me? Could I be waitlisted? Or could they just have rejected me but the department won’t tell me? Should I email my POI instead? This is my dream program, but someone on the results page said they only admitted 10-15 people this year, so I don’t want to get my hopes up. I didn’t have much communication with my POI to begin with which I’m sure adcomms didn’t like... Any help would be appreciated! Their response is a generic one designed to shoo away all the emails asking for more information. Clearly, they cannot answer the specific questions of every person who emails them. So, they do blanket emails. You can email the POI and see if they can help, but it seems the department is not interested in digging further for you. What the content of the email means is that whether you're accepted or rejected, everyone will know by mid March. My experience with rejection means I'm aware that you're likely rejected and it is safe to be presumed, but some universities don't like to commit to rejecting people until they know they've made all their numbers (of acceptances). Just contact the POI. If they can't help you, I would take it as an assumption of rejection (like my signature shows I've done, in this exact situation). literalturtle 1
literalturtle Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 5 hours ago, amandav said: Where is the results section you mentioned? Thanks! I’m talking about the results section on Grad Cafe, not the Berkeley website https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/
literalturtle Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Ternwild said: Their response is a generic one designed to shoo away all the emails asking for more information. Clearly, they cannot answer the specific questions of every person who emails them. So, they do blanket emails. You can email the POI and see if they can help, but it seems the department is not interested in digging further for you. What the content of the email means is that whether you're accepted or rejected, everyone will know by mid March. My experience with rejection means I'm aware that you're likely rejected and it is safe to be presumed, but some universities don't like to commit to rejecting people until they know they've made all their numbers (of acceptances). Just contact the POI. If they can't help you, I would take it as an assumption of rejection (like my signature shows I've done, in this exact situation). I’m assuming a rejection at this point. Right after my rejection from UCLA and my placement on RPI’s funding waitlist and talking to my advisor at Michigan and finding out the program just isn’t for me. This season isn’t looking pretty...
Ternwild Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 1 hour ago, literalturtle said: I’m assuming a rejection at this point. Right after my rejection from UCLA and my placement on RPI’s funding waitlist and talking to my advisor at Michigan and finding out the program just isn’t for me. This season isn’t looking pretty... Keep your head up. If I can serve as anything, allow me to serve as an example (even if not a great one) of perseverance. literalturtle 1
amandav Posted March 12, 2019 Posted March 12, 2019 13 hours ago, literalturtle said: I’m talking about the results section on Grad Cafe, not the Berkeley website https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/ I figured it out! Lol. Thanks
amandav Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 I applied and still have heard nothing. Also assuming that I have not been admitted, it’s pretty late to hear, I think. Anyone else hear anything else?
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