queenofcarrotflowers 202 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 minute ago, SirGhostus said: I know technically the acceptance into the MA program makes this an acceptance letter, but has anyone ever told Fordham that--although admittedly humorous--it's somewhat tone-deaf to include an overlay of celebratory streamers and confetti when rejecting someone from a PhD program. And as someone who just posted an edited decision page as a joke, I wanna be clear: this is not a joke or an edited photo, it's actually what their decision letter looks like. christ this is comedically tone-deaf... sorry you had to be on the receiving end of that dumpster fire kirbs005 and SirGhostus 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Kapol-in 60 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 30 minutes ago, SirGhostus said: I know technically the acceptance into the MA program makes this an acceptance letter, but has anyone ever told Fordham that--although admittedly humorous--it's somewhat tone-deaf to include an overlay of celebratory streamers and confetti when rejecting someone from a PhD program. And as someone who just posted an edited decision page as a joke, I wanna be clear: this is not a joke or an edited photo, it's actually what their decision letter looks like. Wow, that's something else... You'll probably be laughing about this in a couple of days SirGhostus 1 Link to post Share on other sites
R Westy 43 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 My UT Austin app status page now says “Attention: Your file has been forwarded to the Graduate Committee for review.” I’m assuming that doesn’t mean anything, but because I’m bored/anxious, wanted to see if y’all’s status page says the same thing? Link to post Share on other sites
queenofcarrotflowers 202 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 8 minutes ago, R Westy said: My UT Austin app status page now says “Attention: Your file has been forwarded to the Graduate Committee for review.” I’m assuming that doesn’t mean anything, but because I’m bored/anxious, wanted to see if y’all’s status page says the same thing? Mine has said this for a long time (v early in January). From what I’ve gathered it doesn’t really mean anything. Emailchecker and R Westy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
R Westy 43 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 minute ago, queenofcarrotflowers said: Mine has said this for a long time (v early in January). From what I’ve gathered it doesn’t really mean anything. Oh interesting. Before today mine always just said “Your application is in review.” Same meaning just a slightly differently worded message. I hate how all the application systems do little glitchy things that stress me out. queenofcarrotflowers 1 Link to post Share on other sites
missmarianne 191 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 28 minutes ago, R Westy said: Oh interesting. Before today mine always just said “Your application is in review.” Same meaning just a slightly differently worded message. I hate how all the application systems do little glitchy things that stress me out. Okay, but mine doesn't say that, tho. It's still at In Review. 😥 sadevilminion 1 Link to post Share on other sites
R Westy 43 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Just now, missmarianne said: Okay, but mine doesn't say that, tho. It's still at In Review. 😥 Try not to dwell on it, I’m sure as was said above, it doesn’t mean anything either way! These application portals have the devil in them!! queenofcarrotflowers, missmarianne and sadevilminion 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
queenofcarrotflowers 202 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) 6 minutes ago, missmarianne said: Okay, but mine doesn't say that, tho. It's still at In Review. 😥 I’m pretty sure this is not a bad sign— at least that’s what I gathered from the trawling through various posts I did when I got the update. Wishing the best for all of us 🤞🏼 Edited February 19 by queenofcarrotflowers missmarianne, sadevilminion and R Westy 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
maddykrob 33 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 still waiting on penn state, university of rhode island, SUNY Albany, Florida State, and University of Florida. anyone else waiting for any of these, too? I applied for a mix of media studies phds and english, but I'm wondering how to approach next year's application cycle. I'm 22, finishing up my MFA at Miami OH, and have little experience in terms of conferences and publications that aren't creative/film based. how do y'all blend your interests into programs that are alllllmost the right fit, without having to reframe your experience? this is all to say, I am tired. R Westy, queenofcarrotflowers and Lighthouse Lana 3 Link to post Share on other sites
sadevilminion 58 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 28 minutes ago, missmarianne said: Okay, but mine doesn't say that, tho. It's still at In Review. 😥 i’m also still in review 🤡 R Westy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Maritime Scholar 106 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Just finished speaking with the DGS from OSU. Did not get a fellowship, unfortunately. However, we went over stipend details and all that. The course load is one per semester, which is great! I'm still waiting on a few more schools, but yes. I'm feeling good about OSU! brockdenbrown802, NervousYolk, R Westy and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
missmarianne 191 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 6 minutes ago, sadevilminion said: i’m also still in review 🤡 dying at the clown. sadevilminion and R Westy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
The Maritime Scholar 106 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 3 hours ago, SirGhostus said: I know technically the acceptance into the MA program makes this an acceptance letter, but has anyone ever told Fordham that--although admittedly humorous--it's somewhat tone-deaf to include an overlay of celebratory streamers and confetti when rejecting someone from a PhD program. And as someone who just posted an edited decision page as a joke, I wanna be clear: this is not a joke or an edited photo, it's actually what their decision letter looks like. WOW! I am dyinggggg 😂😅 Link to post Share on other sites
The Maritime Scholar 106 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Also, I keep seeing people in the results saying that they checked their UCLA application portal, but mine doesn't say anything. How weird. Maybe they haven't finished posting all the rejections, and I'm at the bottom of the list 😂😅🥴 R Westy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
R Westy 43 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 6 minutes ago, The Maritime Scholar said: Also, I keep seeing people in the results saying that they checked their UCLA application portal, but mine doesn't say anything. How weird. Maybe they haven't finished posting all the rejections, and I'm at the bottom of the list 😂😅🥴 Same! I’ve already crossed it off my list in anticipation of a rejection but it’d be nice to be able to make things official. 😎 The Maritime Scholar 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Maritime Scholar 106 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 minute ago, R Westy said: Same! I’ve already crossed it off my list in anticipation of a rejection but it’d be nice to be able to make things official. 😎 Yeah! I don't think LA is for me anyways... R Westy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lighthouse Lana 215 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Tufts, I know you saw that big typo smack-dab in the middle of my SOP. We both know what happens now. Stop being a jerk and let me join the "no Tufts for me" club. R Westy, Magic Lantern, brockdenbrown802 and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
1 Pint of Ricotta 50 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 4 minutes ago, Lighthouse Lana said: Tufts, I know you saw that big typo smack-dab in the middle of my SOP. We both know what happens now. Stop being a jerk and let me join the "no Tufts for me" club. Not a typo, but before a big interview I was looking for a SoP and saw a professor's name from the wrong school!! Had a mini heart attack and then realized I was looking at the wrong file lol. This process is not helping my anxiety! Lighthouse Lana and R Westy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
brockdenbrown802 28 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, Lighthouse Lana said: Tufts, I know you saw that big typo smack-dab in the middle of my SOP. We both know what happens now. Stop being a jerk and let me join the "no Tufts for me" club. Omg this is me rn too! Lol. solidarity. Lighthouse Lana 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LtotheOG 49 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I see two Rutgers-English acceptances on Results. Have all acceptances gone out, you think? Link to post Share on other sites
queenofcarrotflowers 202 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 53 minutes ago, LtotheOG said: I see two Rutgers-English acceptances on Results. Have all acceptances gone out, you think? Likely not quite yet, based on the past usually acceptances are contacted directly (usually by their poi) on Friday evening/Saturday morning either by phone or email. after Saturday, however, I’d say you can take it as an implied rejection. Also, Rutgers seem to have a bad habit of updating statuses on the portal for waitlists and rejections without sending out an email (usually early in the following week from when acceptances have gone out). LtotheOG 1 Link to post Share on other sites
queenofcarrotflowers 202 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 7 hours ago, queenofcarrotflowers said: Likely not quite yet, based on the past usually acceptances are contacted directly (usually by their poi) on Friday evening/Saturday morning either by phone or email. after Saturday, however, I’d say you can take it as an implied rejection. Also, Rutgers seem to have a bad habit of updating statuses on the portal for waitlists and rejections without sending out an email (usually early in the following week from when acceptances have gone out). edit: looks like nobody’s heard back today yet, so there’s a divergence from to previous years. ignore my tea-leaf reading lol🤡 Link to post Share on other sites
Shake829 59 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 4 minutes ago, queenofcarrotflowers said: edit: looks like nobody’s heard back today yet, so there’s a divergence from to previous years. ignore my tea-leaf reading lol🤡 There is a chance that just very few acceptances were made. Rutgers is under a hiring freeze due to the pandemic, so I’d imagine they wouldn’t want to dedicate a lot of money into letting the department take a large cohort. queenofcarrotflowers and LtotheOG 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LtotheOG 49 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Shake829 said: There is a chance that just very few acceptances were made. Rutgers is under a hiring freeze due to the pandemic, so I’d imagine they wouldn’t want to dedicate a lot of money into letting the department take a large cohort. Can I ask how you know this? If it’s true, this is nothing short of infuriating. Sadly and predictably, applicants weren’t given a clue. Edited February 20 by LtotheOG Link to post Share on other sites
queenofcarrotflowers 202 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 14 minutes ago, Shake829 said: There is a chance that just very few acceptances were made. Rutgers is under a hiring freeze due to the pandemic, so I’d imagine they wouldn’t want to dedicate a lot of money into letting the department take a large cohort. thanks sm for the info— I’m going to assume this is the case and take it as an implied rejection for my sanity’s sake. Link to post Share on other sites
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