lenin333 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I am waiting on Northwestern for either an accept or reject. This forum is to get a sense of who else is still waiting and the number of people who are. I count 1.
JordanJames Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Also still waiting, but I think that they've already sent out their acceptances. I think they also rejected a bunch of people yesterday, so those of us who haven't heard are probably on a seldom utilized unofficial waitlist.
silencio1982 Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I am waiting on Northwestern for either an accept or reject. This forum is to get a sense of who else is still waiting and the number of people who are. I count 1. I am still waiting as well. Checked the website a million times yesterday and today, but nothing. According to the archives of results on this site, 2 years ago they had an officially notified wait-list. Coincidentally, they notified their wait-list-ees on Feb. 22. Fingers crossed... Although I am not highly optimistic at this point...
lenin333 Posted February 22, 2008 Author Posted February 22, 2008 I guess there won't be a message before the weekend. What fun!
lenin333 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Posted February 25, 2008 Should I send a message to the department?
JordanJames Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 I've thought about it, but I'm too worried that they'll say sorry, we meant to reject you a week ago.
silencio1982 Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Hmm. I was browsing the archives and it seems a similar thing happened last year- some people didn't get their online rejections until the beginning of March; someone contacted the dept in late Feb., and the grad coordinator said the dept hoped to make all decisions by the end of the week... I suppose it wouldn't hurt to call if you are volunteering, though.
lenin333 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Posted February 25, 2008 I sent a short email... still waiting for a response.
lenin333 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Posted February 25, 2008 "Final decisions have not yet been made on all applications. We hope to have decisions communicated to most applicants by the middle of next week. Thank you for your ongoing patience." That was 4PM CST Today. So they are going slowly. But I wasn't refused...!
silencio1982 Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 thanks, lenin... that's semi-encouraging news!
lenin333 Posted February 27, 2008 Author Posted February 27, 2008 No more waiting. It's official. Crushed.
silencio1982 Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 No more waiting. It's official. Crushed. i'm sorry! still nothing for me on the website. the waiting is agony!
silencio1982 Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 *bump* is anyone else still waiting? i could really use some good news in this whole phd application process... but i am trying not to have too much false hope.
JordanJames Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Received my rejection today as well. I'm trying to get out of the Chicago area anyways, so it's really a blessing in disguise (not really, I like Evanston). Anyways good luck to those of you still waiting.
silencio1982 Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 *bump* is anyone else out there still waiting besides me?
VaclavHavel Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 I'm still waiting too. I'm pretty mystified by Northwestern's admissions process at this point.
silencio1982 Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 I'm still waiting too. I'm pretty mystified by Northwestern's admissions process at this point. as am i. if i don't hear something sometime this week, i am going to call and ask what the deal is. if we are on some kind of waiting list, they should just tell us!
rollinson Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 as am i. if i don't hear something sometime this week, i am going to call and ask what the deal is. if we are on some kind of waiting list, they should just tell us! FYI: The student/campus days for Pol Sci are this weekend. I'm not sure if that plays into this as well and if so how. For instance, if you're on the wait list would they offer you a chance to visit?
silencio1982 Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 FYI: The student/campus days for Pol Sci are this weekend. I'm not sure if that plays into this as well and if so how. For instance, if you're on the wait list would they offer you a chance to visit? good to know as i probably wouldn't be able to arrange a visit in time-- if i were even to be invited, that is. i wonder what the hold up is in notifying us of our status. edited to say: maybe they are assuming people will turn down the offer after visiting and then offer places to those who haven't heard yet? or maybe i am rejected and they just haven't notified me. agh.
silencio1982 Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 Just called and apparently the people who haven't been accepted or rejected yet are on some kind of de facto waiting list. The grad coordinator didn't use that term but said I would be notified on or before April 15th and that it depended on what the admitted students decided.
ordinonuovo Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 I'm telling myself not to get my hopes up too much. There are just too many on this "de facto waiting list," several just on this page and several more amongst the fellow applicants at my school. Maybe if we could survive another round of rejections...
silencio1982 Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 I'm telling myself not to get my hopes up too much. There are just too many on this "de facto waiting list," several just on this page and several more amongst the fellow applicants at my school. Maybe if we could survive another round of rejections... yeah- i am not counting on it. but i bet we will hear more after their admitted students weekend this week, people who have better offers might start turning NW down.
polisciapp Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 I think that we'll hear within the next few weeks. My guess is early in April.
ordinonuovo Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 been too long already... Wish this whole process would end so that I can get back to something resembling a normal life.
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