malaphor Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 14 hours ago, 711fanatic said: Waitlisted for British Columbia MA, anyone else? Me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisyphushappy Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Has anyone seen any good advice on writing letters of continued interest? I got my waitlist decision a while back and didn’t realize that a letter would be a good idea. But probably better late than never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyFarmer Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, sisyphushappy said: Has anyone seen any good advice on writing letters of continued interest? I got my waitlist decision a while back and didn’t realize that a letter would be a good idea. But probably better late than never! When I received WL emails I just reply and say thank you for the consideration and that I'm still very much interested in the PhD program at University of My Dreams. sisyphushappy, Quaaliaa, malaphor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
711fanatic Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, malaphor said: Me! This may be a weird question but how "hard" is it to get into UBC masters? Like, I'm not sure whether or not to feel like I have accomplished something, haha (Also, congrats & good luck!) Edited February 19, 2020 by 711fanatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malaphor Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, 711fanatic said: This may be a weird question but how "hard" is it to get into UBC masters? Like, I'm not sure whether or not to feel like I have accomplished something, haha I don't know how "hard" acceptance to UBC MA is or what you, personally, need to feel like you have accomplished something (whether thats a non-rejection from a competitive program or something else) but...you have accomplished something. You've continued through this godforsaken wasteland of a process despite academic, emotional, financial (et cetera) challenges. Feel good about that! And best of luck. BabyFarmer, HopOnMyCrates, 711fanatic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
711fanatic Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, malaphor said: I don't know how "hard" acceptance to UBC MA is or what you, personally, need to feel like you have accomplished something (whether thats a non-rejection from a competitive program or something else) but...you have accomplished something. You've continued through this godforsaken wasteland of a process despite academic, emotional, financial (et cetera) challenges. Feel good about that! And best of luck. Awww, very true! Definitely needed to hear that malaphor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtendedMind Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Anybody receive a waitlist offer from Western University (Ontario)??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangebrain Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 2:04 PM, ExtendedMind said: Anybody receive a waitlist offer from Western University (Ontario)??? I applied there and they haven't told me anything at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtendedMind Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 11 hours ago, orangebrain said: I applied there and they haven't told me anything at all... I will take this to mean that there is still hope for you and I. The wait continues...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangebrain Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 11 hours ago, ExtendedMind said: I will take this to mean that there is still hope for you and I. The wait continues...... I hope so. Wish you the best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongkleeneevalscheme Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Waitlisted at Pitt. Received an oddly personal email asking for my current level of interest in the program and floating the possibility that I attend the admitted student visitation at the end of the month. I say 'odd' only because I had assumed that a waitlist email would be more clinical, rather than warm and inviting. Perhaps this is normal, but it would take more willpower than I have to refrain from interpreting this as a sign that I am particularly high on that list; I will therefore ignore any comments on here to the contrary ?. Marcus_Aurelius, ShadyCarnot, Losebeforeapply and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
711fanatic Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, strongkleeneevalscheme said: Waitlisted at Pitt. Received an oddly personal email asking for my current level of interest in the program and floating the possibility that I attend the admitted student visitation at the end of the month. I say 'odd' only because I had assumed that a waitlist email would be more clinical, rather than warm and inviting. Perhaps this is normal, but it would take more willpower than I have to refrain from interpreting this as a sign that I am particularly high on that list; I will therefore ignore any comments on here to the contrary ?. I got a kick out of your comment on your listing about being appalled! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmugSnugInARug Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 9 hours ago, strongkleeneevalscheme said: Waitlisted at Pitt. Received an oddly personal email asking for my current level of interest in the program and floating the possibility that I attend the admitted student visitation at the end of the month. I say 'odd' only because I had assumed that a waitlist email would be more clinical, rather than warm and inviting. Perhaps this is normal, but it would take more willpower than I have to refrain from interpreting this as a sign that I am particularly high on that list; I will therefore ignore any comments on here to the contrary ?. For whatever it’s worth, I had a similar experience of a very personal, warm waitlist email from Duquesne, because I was #1 on the waitlist (and because faculty at most Pittsburgh schools are lovely people). HootyHoo and Marcus_Aurelius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losebeforeapply Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I am also waitlisted at Pitt. Don't know what my chances are. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongkleeneevalscheme Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) does anyone know how a waitlist works? is it an actual list? is it sorted by AOI? is it in any way binding or is it merely a suggested ordering? Edited February 26, 2020 by strongkleeneevalscheme HootyHoo, ShadyCarnot and ixdmfaplease 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kantattheairport Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 23 hours ago, strongkleeneevalscheme said: Waitlisted at Pitt. Received an oddly personal email asking for my current level of interest in the program and floating the possibility that I attend the admitted student visitation at the end of the month. I say 'odd' only because I had assumed that a waitlist email would be more clinical, rather than warm and inviting. Perhaps this is normal, but it would take more willpower than I have to refrain from interpreting this as a sign that I am particularly high on that list; I will therefore ignore any comments on here to the contrary ?. Unfortunately, it does sound like you're high on the list. ? Not sure whether this is the case at Pitt, but usually not all waitlistees are invited to campus visits unless they're reasonably high on the list. Hope it turns out well! 7 hours ago, strongkleeneevalscheme said: does anyone know how a waitlist works? is it an actual list? is it sorted by AOI? is it in any way binding or is it merely a suggested ordering? Depends on the department; some have ranked lists, some sort by AOI, some have totally unranked lists and go back to look at all applicants whenever someone declines an offer. They'll usually tell you something about how it works if you ask (though sometimes not - then they'll just say something along the lines of 'it's really hard to tell at this point, I'll let you know when we have more info'), so it can be worth doing so if you really want to know. ShadyCarnot and HootyHoo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisyphushappy Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) To the other person on the results page waitlisted at Northwestern and really needing this one: I feel you and I hope we both get off the list LMAO I’m drinking to you in spirit Edited February 27, 2020 by sisyphushappy ShadyCarnot, 711fanatic and Mischief 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losebeforeapply Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Waitlisted at MIT. It is my first choice. Fingers cross. Kantattheairport, Mischief, malaphor and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malaphor Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Waitlisted at University of Washington, Seattle Edited February 27, 2020 by malaphor Schrödinger's_Doge, Losebeforeapply and ShadyCarnot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underlabourer Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 2/26/2020 at 5:33 AM, strongkleeneevalscheme said: Waitlisted at Pitt. Received an oddly personal email asking for my current level of interest in the program and floating the possibility that I attend the admitted student visitation at the end of the month. I say 'odd' only because I had assumed that a waitlist email would be more clinical, rather than warm and inviting. Perhaps this is normal, but it would take more willpower than I have to refrain from interpreting this as a sign that I am particularly high on that list; I will therefore ignore any comments on here to the contrary ?. On 2/26/2020 at 6:43 PM, Losebeforeapply said: I am also waitlisted at Pitt. Don't know what my chances are. Fingers crossed. Are you both waitlisted for the regular phil program or the HPS program?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malaphor Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Typically, when do we start to see movement on waitlists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legush Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Are there a lot of ppl here who got into SFU and will reject? On the wait list there and they said there will be movement in end of March/beginning of April. I might have to make a decision before that and was wondering what my chances are. They say it's a short wait list, but that doesn't really say much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kantattheairport Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, malaphor said: Typically, when do we start to see movement on waitlists? Depends on the programmes, but you should expect to be on-call and ready to make decisions around April 13-15th. malaphor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisyphushappy Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Looking at this department's website like: If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down HootyHoo, The_Last_Thylacine, malaphor and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisyphushappy Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 But for real, the talk of extended acceptance dates for people who have gotten offers is fine and all, but I don’t want to wait even later than April 15 to see if I can get off the waitlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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