GopherGrad Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I land mostly on the latter. I applied to WashU, as well, and haven't heard anything. They made my application list after I did my research, but then when I went to write my SoP later I had a really hard time finding faculty whose work fit well. I had zero confidence in fit there and was puzzled by my previous conclusion that I should apply, so I'm totally not surprised to get dinged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleton Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Sorry, but I have to ask: your name seems awfully similar to mine, especially since we're in the same subfield... Anyway, I have to say that the waiting is driving me bonkers. I don't know about you guys, but I keep swinging back and forth between "I'm going to get accepted lots of places" to "God I hope just get in somewhere." This week has taken a monster toll. Work is pretty slow too, which means that I'm trying to keep myself from hitting refresh on the results page all day-was actually pretty optimistic about my chances until the first Stanford acceptances began rolling in last week. Playing tons of online Axis and Allies has been a great distraction though-I highly recommend it to everyone here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GopherGrad Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I've been cooking like crazy. The freezer is almost empty of bones, though, and full of stock and glace, so I'm going to have to come up with something else to do or start eating six times a day. I guess I could start on all the dishes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretly_yes Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 This week has taken a monster toll. Work is pretty slow too, which means that I'm trying to keep myself from hitting refresh on the results page all day-was actually pretty optimistic about my chances until the first Stanford acceptances began rolling in last week. Playing tons of online Axis and Allies has been a great distraction though-I highly recommend it to everyone here. I thought I was all by myself with the refresh button thing. I have spent all day today in a cycle: I hit refresh. I explain to myself that my own results are not posted on GradCafe. I hit refresh on my e-mail tab. I forget everything I taught myself. I hit refresh again. Pause to work on Egypt stuff and read (I am an analyst.) Pause to consider what working forever with no PhD would be like. Hit refresh again. Restart cycle. I think the only way to break this stupid cycle is to not work. I think I'm calling in sick tomorrow. Wishing and Hoping 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderdash Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I've been cooking like crazy. The freezer is almost empty of bones, though, and full of stock and glace, so I'm going to have to come up with something else to do or start eating six times a day. I guess I could start on all the dishes... Yeah, and here's the worst part: My masters is interdisciplinary, so right now I'm working on some really inane stuff for a class that isn't my favorite. Basically, its 2000 words on econometric data. Yuck. I've started watching a lot of movies/TV even though I literally never do during term time. The Daily Show is keeping me sane (even though I have to use my old university's VPN client to view it from abroad), and documentaries are becoming a solid part of my life now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliAle Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 This week has taken a monster toll. Work is pretty slow too, which means that I'm trying to keep myself from hitting refresh on the results page all day-was actually pretty optimistic about my chances until the first Stanford acceptances began rolling in last week. Playing tons of online Axis and Allies has been a great distraction though-I highly recommend it to everyone here. Minecraft is a godsend for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Serge Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Reading your posts was a total relief. These days havebeen terrible. I had surgery last week and I can’t move a lot, so I’m prettymuch stuck on my bed. I’ve tried almost everything but I can’t stop the refreshbutton thing… it’s driving me insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandersnatch Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Sorry, but I have to ask: your name seems awfully similar to mine, especially since we're in the same subfield... It is weird how that turned out. Anyway I took it from Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass...as I've attempted to read as much unrelated material as possible to deal with the waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBG Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Official Stanford rejections seem to be out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost in transition Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Another frantic refresh button click here... I'm also living by EDT......though i live in Seoul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croasyjr Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Official Stanford rejections seem to be out. yep. mine sure came. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtncffts Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Anyone want to claim the 'toolish' Stanford rejection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderdash Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Yeah, just got my ding from Stanford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croasyjr Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Anyone want to claim the 'toolish' Stanford rejection? ...anyone want to claim the response? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtncffts Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 ...anyone want to claim the response? Well, it wasn't me, but I sure was thinking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oasis Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I explain to myself that my own results are not posted on GradCafe. Free riding on others' full disclosures? Tsk tsk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly28 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Sorry, but I have to ask: your name seems awfully similar to mine, especially since we're in the same subfield... Anyway, I have to say that the waiting is driving me bonkers. I don't know about you guys, but I keep swinging back and forth between "I'm going to get accepted lots of places" to "God I hope just get in somewhere." Since I've been accepted at one place, I'm fairly hopeful that I'll be accepted to more--I don't think that 2 out of 3 remaining is unrealistic. This is in part because the school that accepted me was very enthusiastic, and the school (Pitt) that didn't accept me wasn't, in hindsight, that good of a fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretly_yes Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Free riding on others' full disclosures? Tsk tsk No, I meant that looking at GradCafe is not how I'll find out whether I was accepted or not. Of course I'll post when I find out what happened to my applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradhorn Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Anyone want to claim the 'toolish' Stanford rejection? No, I kept it classy in my rejection. My list of nine has two competitive schools, five schools that are a reach, and two that were outright "hail mary" passes. Duke and Stanford were my Hail Mary's, so no bitterness here, although I do plan to root rather aggressively against Duke in the NCAA Tournament next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallerstein Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I am also getting kind of crazy while waiting for the results, but none of the universities I've applied to gave me any feedback. Any bets on what is coming out first: Brown, Cornell, Columbia, WUSTL ,Chicago, CUNY or Harvard? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GopherGrad Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Someone leaked that Columbia would be out next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count de Monet Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Stanford rejected me, just posted it. ...Jerks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCreuset Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 And now there's a Berkeley admission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderdash Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Someone leaked that Columbia would be out next week. Sorry, where was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) I just found this forum last night after being rejected by Stanford. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one worried/concerned. So far I've heard back from Davis/Duke/Stanford, and all three have been rejections. I wasn't expecting that many rejections, since I have a pretty great background and good letters. It's been hard making the mental transition from expecting lots of acceptances to hoping and praying for just one. I keep checking my e-mail at least 10,000 times per day, but it would seem that most schools call you if they want to admit you, eh? Edited February 4, 2011 by explodedstressball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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