interista Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I've seen one acceptance of Berkeley (comparative) on the results page. It was notified on Feb 4. Does it mean I'm rejected??? http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=%28politics|government|political%29+berkeley&t=a&pp=25 I count 5 acceptances from Berkeley, though only one in comparative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GopherGrad Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I'm comparative at Berkeley and I've decided not to sweat the acceptances posted yet. Berkeley is a comp. powerhouse. We would have seen the ripples if they has sent out admits. What bothers me is that some schools seem to notify admits first, where others reject people first. Hard to gauge where one stands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 What bothers me is that some schools seem to notify admits first, where others reject people first. Hard to gauge where one stands... Or some seem to trickle out in no perceptible patterns what-so-ever (read: UCLA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopig Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 UT Austin has really been a roller coaster for me. The mass rejection goes out yesterday and I survive that. I am thinking I am in the hunt. Then a mass acceptance goes out and I'm still on the sidelines. At this point after getting wait-listed at Pitt and having a strange experience with Vanderbilt I'm resigning myself to being the ideal "wait-list guy". Then Texas comes through with an acceptance. I've hit the board! Hook 'em horns! Can I ask what the strange experience with Vanderbilt was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreanhouseEffect Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I thoroughly underestimated how excruciating this waiting process would be. Definitely in need of some beach time...this winter crap is getting old. Wishing and Hoping 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradhorn Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Can I ask what the strange experience with Vanderbilt was? Things were looking very promising and then I had a phone interview that was a little awkward. Now things don't look quite as promising, although I still hold out hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopig Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Things were looking very promising and then I had a phone interview that was a little awkward. Now things don't look quite as promising, although I still hold out hope. Hmmm that is strange. At least you got an interview though. I'm sure you are still in pretty good shape. Hopefully we will both be hearing good news soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Things were looking very promising and then I had a phone interview that was a little awkward. Now things don't look quite as promising, although I still hold out hope. I think a lot of these programs expect interviews to be a little awkward. Unless you said anything truly awful, I'd take it with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradhorn Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I think a lot of these programs expect interviews to be a little awkward. Unless you said anything truly awful, I'd take it with a grain of salt. No, I didn't say anything awful. You are probably right and I am reading far too much into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explodingstressball Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 No, I didn't say anything awful. You are probably right and I am reading far too much into it. Believe me, I am the KING of reading too much into things and freaking out, but telephone interviews are strange creatures. No body language queues to go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanuaryHymn Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 To whomever posted the latest Austin acceptance with the stats. How do you know if you received a TA position? Was it listed in the letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livio88 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 To whomever posted the latest Austin acceptance with the stats. How do you know if you received a TA position? Was it listed in the letter? Nobody else on this board or on the result page mentioned any info on funding. In my letter they said that they'll let me know about the funding package later and also other people here were saying the same. No offense intended, but looking at those stats that result looks fake to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camcgee97 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 To whomever posted the latest Austin acceptance with the stats. How do you know if you received a TA position? Was it listed in the letter? Something makes me think that post wasn't real. If not, then I suppose it just serves to emphasize how important the non-quantitative portions of the application are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitingbusiness Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 NYU had been posting its results by this week every year for last two years. Wonder whats cooking ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugbear Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 My first official rejection today, from Northwestern via the website. I wish they would have just sent them all out yesterday instead of waiting a day and giving me a smidgen of false hope. Ah well. 1 down, 6 to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morningglory Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Has anyone gotten into UNC heard about the funding offers.... I just got one for 15K plus we have to pay around 2k for student fees! WTF... So they expect us to live off of 13K per year in chapel hill... that is insane! Does anyone know if we can negotiate for better packages!?! i got the same one, with a $3k summer fellowship. still ridiculously low. also, aren't stipends taxed?? so it's even less, right? i don't even think it's possible to live on (presumably) $9k/year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly28 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Short of the person accepted posting a screen cap of the email, there is no way, absolutely no way that I will believe that someone with such a lackluster GRE score got into Texas. Definitely a troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 i got the same one, with a $3k summer fellowship. still ridiculously low. also, aren't stipends taxed?? so it's even less, right? i don't even think it's possible to live on (presumably) $9k/year. Stipends are taxed, but since it's only 15k, your effective tax rate will be zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracklt16 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 It is still ridiculous how UNC expects us to live off that small of a stipend and pay student fees from it. Stipends are taxed, but since it's only 15k, your effective tax rate will be zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GopherGrad Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 My first official rejection today, from Northwestern via the website. I wish they would have just sent them all out yesterday instead of waiting a day and giving me a smidgen of false hope. Ah well. 1 down, 6 to go. Sorry, bugbear. The wyas of the adcomms are mysterious and despair inducing. I am experiencing the same smidgen of hope, but it occurs to me that I might not be looking in the right place for the message. The result would be on the "Applicant Status Page", down at the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepinOn Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Sorry, bugbear. The wyas of the adcomms are mysterious and despair inducing. I am experiencing the same smidgen of hope, but it occurs to me that I might not be looking in the right place for the message. The result would be on the "Applicant Status Page", down at the bottom? No, I believe you go to https://gradstatus.northwestern.edu . You log in with the email address you used for your application, and your application ID. You then get to see a status page with all kinds of useful information. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GopherGrad Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) Yes, it did! Still nothing, though. They probably just haven't gotten to my last name. Edited February 10, 2011 by GopherGrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepinOn Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Same here, no news yet. My last name starts with a V, so I'll probably be at the bottom of the pile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly28 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 It is still ridiculous how UNC expects us to live off that small of a stipend and pay student fees from it. After student fees, you'll be right at the poverty line (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/thresh10.xls). At least you'll probably qualify for all sorts of aid programs designed for the indigent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purled Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Same here, no news yet. My last name starts with a V, so I'll probably be at the bottom of the pile... Haven't heard from them, either. It's probably my last name, as well - I'm in the dead center of the pile. So, glimmers of hope, but mostly false hope, I know. Just wish we could fast-forward a month or so. Anyone know roughly how many applicants there are (were)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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