Ferrero Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 anybody hear anything? i called earlier, but nobody picked up. maybe they're still in meetings to decide? Heavens! Goodness! They've been quartered there since Friday afternoon!? A real bull session I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordinonuovo Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Come on.. Let's just get this over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Come on.. Let's just get this over with. has nobody heard yet? hmmm...anyone got the gravitas to call the department up tuesday to see what's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applicantZERO Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Ok Georgetown applicant people, I have inside information. First, I was accepted to political theory with funding. I have declined the offer. That bumps, in theory, everyone up the list one spot. Second, arrangements for visiting students are now being made. If you have not even heard about admissions, it is unlikely you will be admitted at all (but still possible), but it is very unlikely you will be funded in the end. There are 8 or so people who got funding offers. Then there is a short list of alternates. All these people are being contacted. Sorry if this is bad news for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Ok Georgetown applicant people, I have inside information. First, I was accepted to political theory with funding. I have declined the offer. That bumps, in theory, everyone up the list one spot. Second, arrangements for visiting students are now being made. If you have not even heard about admissions, it is unlikely you will be admitted at all (but still possible), but it is very unlikely you will be funded in the end. There are 8 or so people who got funding offers. Then there is a short list of alternates. All these people are being contacted. Sorry if this is bad news for some. rats...guess that means any of us who haven't heard are out. considering the fact that they usually accept 70-80 people, not getting an admission offer stings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenin333 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 I an pretty sure snail mail rejections are on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 take this for what it's worth, but i just spoke to someone over there and while they did meet for 7 hours last friday to make decisions, they still have one more round of applications to go through - although i don't think there are many. they also said only students offered funding as of right now have been contacted, and that they've been working w/ the grad school this week to get decisions in. the real questions are, 1) have they really only contacted the funded students; and 2) how many students have been offered funding at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartplato Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I just called over there and they said that all decisions have been made. They are processing the rejections now, and I think the informal admit emails as well. I don't know if that means we will hear today or next week, but hopefully the sooner the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 just got the acceptance email a short while ago. the department is a perfect match for my interests. now just gotta pray for funding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartplato Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Congrats! That is very exciting, and I'm glad it worked out for you. Since no email was thrown my way, I guess I will need to cut my losses on that front. Anyway, congrats again to you~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencio1982 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 yay!! congrats zephyr. hope funding works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundaymonday Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Congrats! Took them long enough!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 thanks, ya'll...now comes the hard part...getting funding! hopefully i'll have a better idea after their open house in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 this is also interesting...the letter of invitation for the open house says they are inviting attendees as "one of the top applicants to the department." i am guessing its a generic letter that all admitted students get, but maybe (hopefully) they only invite funded and top alternate students to the open house???? considering they usually admit a lot of students (85 last year), logistically, maybe they only invite candidates high on their list??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenin333 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 I got in too! I am not a loser after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFiredUp Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Yea, Lenin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisciphd Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Way to go guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenin333 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Sweet! I am off to the liquor store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencio1982 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 by the way guys- i totally want to have a DC/baltimore grad cafe meetup next fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Congratulations everyone, I was rooting for you guys! :mrgreen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenin333 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 For sure on the cafe. Thanks, Leica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordinonuovo Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 In as well.. probably will decline have to decline if it's without full funding though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 are any of ya'll going to the open house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenin333 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I am going to go to see what the deal is. I don't know how many times I can read the email to try and divine if funding is a possibility. still waiting, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenin333 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Zephyr, Check your email attached to this site. Sincerely, Lenin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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