Still Waiting...and Have Been Accepted

[Myitt]

Hi everyone,

I've been officially accepted to my Masters program, offered funding and been assigned an advisor, but it's the end of April and I still haven't received the official admissions packet. I've been in touch with a few people in my supposed new department and with the Admissions Office, and I've been told over the last month or so to keep checking back "in case I haven't received the packet". I'm about to fly out to look at apartments, and just fill out the packet and give the deposit when I physically stop by the admissions office 2,000 miles away.

Apparently a database upgrade is to blame, but what sort of university upgrades a database in the middle of admissions?

I know that I'll still be going but it's frustrating to wait this long. Luckily this was the only school I applied to (this year) and I was accepted, but if I'd had other offers, I'd be stringing them along well past April 15th. It just doesn't seem very attractive as a first impression of administrative red tape...

Sorry, just venting my frustrations, and wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience.

Thanks

[rmd]

You are not alone. One of the schools where I am accepted is ungoing a major systems upgrade this week. Knowing how long it can take to work out kinks in a new system, I cannot imagine what the next few weeks are going to be like for everyone involved. I have already decided to go elsewhere, but I am sure to face some sort of red tape there as well. Good luck!

[lkells722]

I had a somewhat similar experience with the PhD program I'll begin in the fall. My initial acceptance information was communicated informally via e-mail and I later received the admission/funding from the department. However, the letter from graduate admissions came months later (after I'd visited for recruitment and all). Sometimes there's no substitute for manual letter production and mailing.

Fret not, I'm sure your situation will work out fine.