onerepublic96 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 This has been a pretty slow week, which means the next one is likely to be rapid-fire acceptances & rejections from a whole slew of programmes ? KaterGator and Emailchecker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinated applicant Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) And now in addition to the potential six-week wait period for a rejection, notes about an "active reserve" list at Berkeley. What does that mean? Is it a second pool of waitlist students? Does Berkeley's Graduate School mandate that departments can only have a certain number of waitlist students that is fewer than what the English department requires, necessitating a second list? Is the waitlist like one alternate for every accepted applicant and then "active reserve" is another pool of other qualified people? Do they actually pull from "active reserve" or is the waitlist large enough that they wouldn't need to? I expect never to hear the answers to these questions, but I truly wish that I could listen in on these meetings. What a strange process, building graduate student cohorts--there's so much that is inscrutable from the applicants' side of things. Edited February 6, 2020 by caffeinated applicant lowered the snark level lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivetree Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Emailchecker said: Am I the last human being that hasn't heard any word from any program so far? I am even scared typing this because I feel as though I will be praying for a response only to get a rejection. Mostly just tired of being nervous...it's a slow-motion train crash... You're not alone! I also haven't heard a peep from any of my programs... it's hard not to catastrophize, especially seeing all the results pour in for other people on the forum. Just one more month until we're officially put out of our misery! CanadianEnglish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emailchecker Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 2 hours ago, olivetree said: You're not alone! I also haven't heard a peep from any of my programs... it's hard not to catastrophize, especially seeing all the results pour in for other people on the forum. Just one more month until we're officially put out of our misery! Thank you good person! I don't remember my MPhil apps to be this painful. Maybe I am just afraid of the worst... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Miserables Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 hours ago, caffeinated applicant said: I feel like I am going to lose my dang mind waiting to hear anything, anything at all, from UMD... I didn't receive an interview, but I seem to recall that UMD is one of the schools that only interviews some candidates, not all candidates on their short list? Maybe? (There was definitely some school that did this, but I can't for the life of me remember who it was.) Back to refreshing my email... I'm in the same boat as you. I heard a solid nothing from them so far but am not sure if I should take it as an implied rejection or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimsey Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) Got my Chicago rejection, with a referral to MAPH. Edited February 6, 2020 by Wimsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakespeares Sister Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Chicago's out. Not so good news on my end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
politics 'n prose Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Also just got the Chicago rejection (after having to reset my password on the applicant portal because I could not for the life of me remember it). Alas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onerepublic96 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) Rejected at Chicago, as expected. Didn’t get referred to MAPH, either, which now worries me... though perhaps that’s because I already have an MA...? Edited February 6, 2020 by onerepublic96 stupid brain moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vondafkossum Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Rejected from Chicago (as expected, given that acceptances are already out), but I did not get referred to their MAPH—which I expected to receive since they offered it to me last cycle. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghan_sparkle Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, onerepublic96 said: Rejected at Chicago, as expected. Didn’t get referred to MAPH, either, which now worries me... though perhaps that’s because I already have an MA...? I would guess it's because you already have an MA, yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barquentine Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Chicago rejection with the MAPH referral. Does anyone have any idea when UNC might notify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryss Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, onerepublic96 said: Rejected at Chicago, as expected. Didn’t get referred to MAPH, either, which now worries me... though perhaps that’s because I already have an MA...? Same. Rejection from Chicago without referral to MAPH. I have an MA too, so that's what I was thinking. Edited February 6, 2020 by Cryss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinated applicant Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Rejected from Chicago, no MAPH referral. Finally I lay my weary hope to rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rrandle101 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 hours ago, caffeinated applicant said: And now in addition to the potential six-week wait period for a rejection, notes about an "active reserve" list at Berkeley. What does that mean? Is it a second pool of waitlist students? Does Berkeley's Graduate School mandate that departments can only have a certain number of waitlist students that is fewer than what the English department requires, necessitating a second list? Is the waitlist like one alternate for every accepted applicant and then "active reserve" is another pool of other qualified people? Do they actually pull from "active reserve" or is the waitlist large enough that they wouldn't need to? I expect never to hear the answers to these questions, but I truly wish that I could listen in on these meetings. What a strange process, building graduate student cohorts--there's so much that is inscrutable from the applicants' side of things. I had visited Berkeley over the summer on a road trip from San Francisco to Austin and I asked the grad coordinator about how the waitlist went usually and he kind of snorted and said, "well I mean, this is Berkeley so we don't really ever use it except in rare occasions" so best of luck if anyone is waitlisted there but his response did not sound too positive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry night wanderer Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Rrandle101 said: I had visited Berkeley over the summer on a road trip from San Francisco to Austin and I asked the grad coordinator about how the waitlist went usually and he kind of snorted and said, "well I mean, this is Berkeley so we don't really ever use it except in rare occasions" so best of luck if anyone is waitlisted there but his response did not sound too positive This is why I kind of looked at the "reserve" post askance! Like when do they need to use a waitlist, period? lol But naturally, I'm sure there's a lot we don't know. Edited February 6, 2020 by merry night wanderer Rrandle101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianEnglish Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 4 hours ago, olivetree said: You're not alone! I also haven't heard a peep from any of my programs... it's hard not to catastrophize, especially seeing all the results pour in for other people on the forum. Just one more month until we're officially put out of our misery! I'm in the same boat! Some of my programs have already sent out acceptances (Pitt and Penn State) and I've got radio silence. But no news must be good news! Hopefully next week is the week that everyone starts hearing back from somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinated applicant Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Rrandle101 said: I had visited Berkeley over the summer on a road trip from San Francisco to Austin and I asked the grad coordinator about how the waitlist went usually and he kind of snorted and said, "well I mean, this is Berkeley so we don't really ever use it except in rare occasions" so best of luck if anyone is waitlisted there but his response did not sound too positive w o w. Not sure there's anything else to say to that... Rrandle101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghan_sparkle Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Rrandle101 said: I had visited Berkeley over the summer on a road trip from San Francisco to Austin and I asked the grad coordinator about how the waitlist went usually and he kind of snorted and said, "well I mean, this is Berkeley so we don't really ever use it except in rare occasions" so best of luck if anyone is waitlisted there but his response did not sound too positive Really? Man, if so, this is just crazy and so inappropriate of him to say. I know multiple people from my university who've turned down Berkeley English or Comp Lit just in the last few years. There are people every year who get accepted to multiple top programs, and, faced with an impossible choice, turn down places for all kinds of reasons. It isn't a rare thing and no program is above it. Rrandle101, Cryss and spikeseagulls 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hoosier Oxonian Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Rrandle101 said: I had visited Berkeley over the summer on a road trip from San Francisco to Austin and I asked the grad coordinator about how the waitlist went usually and he kind of snorted and said, "well I mean, this is Berkeley so we don't really ever use it except in rare occasions" so best of luck if anyone is waitlisted there but his response did not sound too positive In all honesty, hearing this makes me a little bit gladder about the rejection I expect in the next few weeks (which I was already somewhat happy about - I applied more because I was encouraged to shoot for the stars than because I thought it was a good fit). Rrandle101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimsey Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Got my official Berkeley rejection. Thank u, next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hoosier Oxonian Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, Wimsey said: Got my official Berkeley rejection. Thank u, next. Guess my complaining about the six-week wait was premature - I just got mine too. Bye, Berkeley! Wimsey and spikeseagulls 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I'm a tiny bit puzzled by the lone Brandeis rejection that was posted on the board today... It looks like they've sent out rejections mostly on the same day in past years, so I'm curious as to why only one person got one today. Strange. I guess maybe they'll release more tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry night wanderer Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Okay, okay, fine, California, I get it! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeseagulls Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 After having my flights delayed for nearly 10 hours, I finally landed and opened my phone to a Berkeley rejection. Knew it was coming; it still stings a bit though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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