phdhell Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Anyone else waiting on Cornell!? Usually they come around today or tomorrow in previous years but who knows at this point, everything seems to be delayed second-time, sswimky, brightestblue and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbidyanta Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Pretty slow day so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxietyandvibes Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 3:19 AM, EstherBritoAbrio said: Also, claiming American University acceptance (IR) Hey! I noticed in your signature you have Harvard listed as a waitlist. Did you already hear back from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phdhell Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 18 minutes ago, anxietyandvibes said: Hey! I noticed in your signature you have Harvard listed as a waitlist. Did you already hear back from them? It’s Harvard public policy if i remember correctly anxietyandvibes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbidyanta Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Got a funded offer from Florida International University, will be declining. CapTipps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstherBritoAbrio Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, phdhell said: It’s Harvard public policy if i remember correctly It is! I think the government department hasn't released any decisions yet anxietyandvibes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midd1324 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) What is the idea behind holding rejections far past the days where they extend offers? Is it the departments trying to feel out if their first round offers will be accepted before moving down a list of the "next best"? Edited February 17, 2022 by midd1324 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinAmericanFootball Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, midd1324 said: What is the idea behind holding rejections far past the days where they extend offers? Is it the departments trying to feel out if their first round offers will be accepted before moving down a list of the "next best"? I think sometimes it might be that, and sometimes it's just that acceptances are notified first by the department itself and then everything (both acceptances and rejections) go through the university's Graduate School, which sends automated messages to everyone. Also, there are far fewer acceptances than rejections in every program. theory_philosophy and ballofstress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapTipps Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, midd1324 said: What is the idea behind holding rejections far past the days where they extend offers? Is it the departments trying to feel out if their first round offers will be accepted before moving down a list of the "next best"? In some cases, maybe. But don't know, and I realize that's awful, but honestly I think they're just showing they really don't care about applicants (just the ones who were accepted). That's why I am replying to rejections and actually thanking them about reaching out. I think the last they can do is to let you know your application status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstherBritoAbrio Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Hi everyone - Im not sure if this is the place to ask, but if its okay, I was hoping to ask any American students if 25k is enough to survive in DC? Im not a person with any real financial resources, so will be dependent on the PhD stipend to survive. Im a bit nervous and cant really accept if I wont be able to maintain myself CapTipps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliCommsGirl Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Just now, EstherBritoAbrio said: Hi everyone - Im not sure if this is the place to ask, but if its okay, I was hoping to ask any American students if 25k is enough to survive in DC? Im not a person with any real financial resources, so will be dependent on the PhD stipend to survive. Im a bit nervous and cant really accept if I wont be able to maintain myself It will not be enough. I live in the area now and went to grad school (MA) here as well. You can live in the suburbs and metro into campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmo103 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, EstherBritoAbrio said: Hi everyone - Im not sure if this is the place to ask, but if its okay, I was hoping to ask any American students if 25k is enough to survive in DC? Im not a person with any real financial resources, so will be dependent on the PhD stipend to survive. Im a bit nervous and cant really accept if I wont be able to maintain myself DC is fairly expensive. You would definitely have to stretch the stipend pretty thin. If you're set on American you should apply for some extra fellowship money, or see if there are opportunities for you in the department that could increase the amount they pay you. Edited February 17, 2022 by bmo103 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstherBritoAbrio Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Thank you. Thats what I was thinking. I will ask to see if they offer additional funding, but that is the stipend with 20 hours a week of work. Due to some health/disability issues, I would also need to be fairly close to campus. I might need to seriously consider if it is viable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMK Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I found that Vanderbilt University sent admission letter and waitlist on 7 Feb. Interestingly, there was also one rejection on the Gradcafe. I have not received anything yet. How should I understand this situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeymoow Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 hours ago, EstherBritoAbrio said: It is! I think the government department hasn't released any decisions yet Yeah, they're set to release next week! second-time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapTipps Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, IAMK said: I found that Vanderbilt University sent admission letter and waitlist on 7 Feb. Interestingly, there was also one rejection on the Gradcafe. I have not received anything yet. How should I understand this situation? I reached out to ask about my application status a few days ago and after a while, yesterday they replied saying that they were not offering me admission. Unfortunately, I think at this point it is safe to assume rejection. Edited February 17, 2022 by CapTipps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
second-time Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 26 minutes ago, honeymoow said: Yeah, they're set to release next week! Where did you hear this? That's great news haha CapTipps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballofstress Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 In case anyone is curious or applied here, University of Kansas let me know that they will release decisions either the last week of February or first week of March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at1109494 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 For those who got into UT Austin, what's your stipend/fellowship package look like? Mine is 4 years of TAing at $22k/yr CapTipps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinAmericanFootball Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 32 minutes ago, CapTipps said: I reached out to ask about my application status a few days ago and after a while, yesterday they replied saying that they were not offering me admission. Unfortunately, I think at this point it is safe to assume rejection. Yeah, I think it's safe to assume that if you haven't heard from Vandy. On the visit day info they provided to me, there's a spreadsheet with what seems to be the names of everyone admitted. There are 18 people, by the way. 2 minutes ago, at1109494 said: For those who got into UT Austin, what's your stipend/fellowship package look like? Mine is 4 years of TAing at $22k/yr Mine's the same. at1109494 and CapTipps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquified Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 10 hours ago, phdhell said: Anyone else waiting on Cornell!? Usually they come around today or tomorrow in previous years but who knows at this point, everything seems to be delayed Yep. I called last week and they said they hoped to get all of their decisions released by mid-March. ? Which is you know, torturous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiPeepee Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I just cannot figure out how to formally decline the offer from UWashington after sending an email. Anyone knows how to do it in the system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbspoon Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, liquified said: Yep. I called last week and they said they hoped to get all of their decisions released by mid-March. ? Which is you know, torturous. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phdhell Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Has anyone ever reached out to a department for feedback as to why they were rejected? I know some departments say not to do so but others don’t mention anything and so I was curious if anyone has tried that in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevernottryingtounderstand Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I have - with Emory. They said they don't give feedback; they need to get the admitted students enrolled and have their full amount of usual responsibilities on top. They also mentioned that they consider it unfair to students who don't reach out to give feedback to the ones who do. I guess it still doesn't hurt to try if it is a smaller program... CapTipps and smallcrown 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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