No response from programs other people have already gotten responses from??

[cbloedorn]

I'm new to this site! Had to make an account due to my desperation with application responses. I applied to eight PhD programs in continental philosophy. I've heard back from two with rejections. The other six? Crickets. Even though other people on here are posting that they were rejected, accepted, or waitlisted from Vanderbilt and Emory, both of which I applied to, I've heard nothing from them. How did other people get responses and I did not? Is this normal? I'm really afraid my letters got lost in the mail considering I've moved a lot recently so I had them sent to my parents house for a more stable address. They say there's been no letters but this is just weird! I haven't gotten any emails either, except a weird email from Duquesne that was marketing the city... why would they send that if I'm not accepted? But why would they send that before an acceptance email? What is going on!!! Can anyone shed some light? 

[oldhousejunkie]

I don't have any insight but I am with you in solidarity. I applied to two PhD programs in art history, one in history, and two in American Studies. I got a waitlist response from Boston University mid-February (a month after applying), which seemed to be super quick. I got a reject from Yale at the end of February (applied in December). The three other schools are in the wind still. I came here to see if people were getting responses from the schools that I applied to though I haven't seen any posts. Sigh. Part of me wants to believe that the longer it takes, the better my chances. It seems like they would have sent out automatic rejects by now. But this is my first round of applications, so I'm still on a learning curve. 

Good luck to you!