PoliticalSociology Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, toolkitsocio said: Anyone expecting any decisions this week? Looks like Pol Sc has started sending out decisions already. Nothing for sociology yet. I think UCLA might send out some acceptances on Friday, Jan 10. Last year they did Jan 11, and it was also the Friday of the second week of January. But who knows for sure!
toolkitsocio Posted January 8, 2020 Author Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, PoliticalSociology said: I think UCLA might send out some acceptances on Friday, Jan 10. Last year they did Jan 11, and it was also the Friday of the second week of January. But who knows for sure! what about UCB? I didn't apply to UCLA, I spoke with a professor! He said the funding has decreased.
toolkitsocio Posted January 8, 2020 Author Posted January 8, 2020 Also has anyone heard anything from University of Illinois? I heard it sends out decisions early as well.
HanyeOliver Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 17 hours ago, toolkitsocio said: what about UCB? I didn't apply to UCLA, I spoke with a professor! He said the funding has decreased. I also apply to UCB sociology phd for 2020fall. waiting is the theme of my life now. law_prospective and toolkitsocio 1 1
HanyeOliver Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 I apply 17 programs, too... the majority of my application is for sociology programs it is stressful time... and my situation become better when I received an offer from a program(not sociology but computer science) although it is my least choice. Hope Jan can bring some good news. toolkitsocio 1
PoliticalSociology Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 2 hours ago, HanyeOliver said: it is stressful time... and my situation become better when I received an offer from a program(not sociology but computer science) although it is my least choice. I wish you the best of luck! Computer science and sociology is a neat intersection and probably very in demand. toolkitsocio 1
df323 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 Did everyone who applied to UCLA send official transcripts?
PoliticalSociology Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, df323 said: Did everyone who applied to UCLA send official transcripts? I didn't.
df323 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, PoliticalSociology said: I didn't. Did anyone get an email about not having official transcripts from UCLA? Edited January 10, 2020 by df323
PoliticalSociology Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 14 hours ago, df323 said: Did anyone get an email about not having official transcripts from UCLA? Do you mean sending them in from your previous schools? I didn't do that, but I did upload a scanned copy of my undergraduate transcript in the application system. Perhaps the one you uploaded just didn't look official enough. I know they are sometimes required to have the student's name, date of birth, or maybe even the university seal or an official signature. I'd just do whatever UCLA asks of you. Good chance if you submitted some record of your grades, they won't really care about specifics. I know schools can still consider incomplete applications. Maybe they will just require more documentation if they accept you and you decide to enroll. Good luck!
PoliticalSociology Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Another question: Does anyone know what time of day decisions are typically sent out? It might help if I can concentrate my anxiety to a particular time each day, such as if I know decisions usually aren't sent out in the morning.
toolkitsocio Posted January 11, 2020 Author Posted January 11, 2020 22 hours ago, PoliticalSociology said: Another question: Does anyone know what time of day decisions are typically sent out? It might help if I can concentrate my anxiety to a particular time each day, such as if I know decisions usually aren't sent out in the morning. I totally understand this. I have no way to confirm this but a senior student told me it's generally in the first half if you are offered an admission. Some colleges send out the acceptances first and then the generic rejection mails.
PoliticalSociology Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 8 hours ago, toolkitsocio said: I totally understand this. I have no way to confirm this but a senior student told me it's generally in the first half if you are offered an admission. Some colleges send out the acceptances first and then the generic rejection mails. That's better than nothing! Thanks for the tip.
MFSocio Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 I am feeling all of this stress so hard. I applied to twelve schools because that's all I could afford after working two jobs during my Master's. The whole process has been such a drain. I did get an interview message from Rutgers today which was very surprising! I was under the impression that most programs did not conduct interviews. I am hoping for more positive news in the coming weeks. PoliticalSociology, toolkitsocio and lkaitlyn 3
lkaitlyn Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 51 minutes ago, MFSocio said: I am feeling all of this stress so hard. I applied to twelve schools because that's all I could afford after working two jobs during my Master's. The whole process has been such a drain. I did get an interview message from Rutgers today which was very surprising! I was under the impression that most programs did not conduct interviews. I am hoping for more positive news in the coming weeks. Congrats! Didn't apply there but that's awesome! (I think I've heard of Rutgers doing interviews in past years.)
toolkitsocio Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 19 hours ago, MFSocio said: I am feeling all of this stress so hard. I applied to twelve schools because that's all I could afford after working two jobs during my Master's. The whole process has been such a drain. I did get an interview message from Rutgers today which was very surprising! I was under the impression that most programs did not conduct interviews. I am hoping for more positive news in the coming weeks. Wow thats wonderful! Getting an interview almost means getting selected. Fingers crossed for you
MFSocio Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, toolkitsocio said: Wow thats wonderful! Getting an interview almost means getting selected. Fingers crossed for you Thank you!!
toolkitsocio Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 Does the application status change generally? Like submitted>received>under review> decision etc it just shows submitted throughout till a decision is made?
toolkitsocio Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 1:37 AM, PoliticalSociology said: I think UCLA might send out some acceptances on Friday, Jan 10. Last year they did Jan 11, and it was also the Friday of the second week of January. But who knows for sure! UCLA is out today I think!
PoliticalSociology Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, toolkitsocio said: UCLA is out today I think! Oh, you got in? Or just saw it on the results page? If you did, congrats! I haven't heard anything, so maybe not me. Oh well. Edited January 13, 2020 by PoliticalSociology
toolkitsocio Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, PoliticalSociology said: Oh, you got in? Or just saw it on the results page? If you did, congrats! I haven't heard anything, so maybe not me. Oh well. Just saw the results page! But just one post. Maybe it's a troll.
PoliticalSociology Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, toolkitsocio said: Just saw the results page! But just one post. Maybe it's a troll. Thanks for the encouragement ? Who knows. Also important to remember that they aren't all sent out on one day. Last year it seems that acceptances were distributed from Jan 11-Feb 5. I wonder if that's them waiting to see their % yield and not admit too many people, but wouldn't most students wait to commit until they hear back from other schools? I don't know.
PoliticalSociology Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 7:16 PM, df323 said: Did anyone get an email about not having official transcripts from UCLA? What did the email say? Now I'm worried I will be rejected from UCLA because I didn't submit transcripts properly...
Brian Jiang Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 4 hours ago, PoliticalSociology said: Thanks for the encouragement ? Who knows. Also important to remember that they aren't all sent out on one day. Last year it seems that acceptances were distributed from Jan 11-Feb 5. I wonder if that's them waiting to see their % yield and not admit too many people, but wouldn't most students wait to commit until they hear back from other schools? I don't know. I guess it's different rounds of review? Applicants may submit their recommendation letter later than the specified ddl, and I guess ad com reviews applicants with later LOR slightly later. Late LOR occurs to me, so I also hope this is the case in reality.
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