yinumzhou` Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Can anybody decipher the two results of Wisconsin posted today? Are they rejections?
morningglory Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Well, I guess as long as it's not switching between Comic Sans and Wingdings it's alright? Haha. You're right, everything about that is weird. Thanks for the info! I had just started to think "Well, there's no way they'll send anything out this weekend...breathe easy for a day, old chap" and am shifting to "oh no, why haven't I received a mysterious email from an associate prof with unrelated powerpoints?" Seriously though, congrats on the acceptance and thanks for filling me in on the details. This...is the....longest....month....ever. hahaha thanks, and seriously, don't worry. if they're sending out bizarro emails that are missing so much information, i don't think that they can be close to having notified everyone. but yeah, i know what you mean--now we have to be on edge on the weekends too?! that's just unfair. and by far the most agonizing thing is looking at the results page and seeing that people have been admitted to schools to which you applied, but you haven't heard anything. at least they could grace us all with rejections off the bat! i'm starting to think that ad comms are all just a bunch of sadists.
morningglory Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Still in limbo as well. Nothing on ApplyYourself or the grad status thing. ditto. this is agonizing.
CreanhouseEffect Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 hahaha thanks, and seriously, don't worry. if they're sending out bizarro emails that are missing so much information, i don't think that they can be close to having notified everyone. but yeah, i know what you mean--now we have to be on edge on the weekends too?! that's just unfair. and by far the most agonizing thing is looking at the results page and seeing that people have been admitted to schools to which you applied, but you haven't heard anything. at least they could grace us all with rejections off the bat! i'm starting to think that ad comms are all just a bunch of sadists. 100% agree, and thank you. It would be easier if there were some consistency between the schools, i.e. all deadlines on Dec 15th, rejections go out on Feb 1st, acceptances and waitlist notifications on Feb 8th. This is my first time going through this, and so far I most appreciate the early responders. Even if it's a rejection, I'm able to think to myself, "Hey, at least you didn't leave me agonizing over things out of my control for an extra month. And for that, Insert University Name, I thank you."
Count de Monet Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Rejected from Wisconsin via snail mail
Gradzero Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I was also rejected from Wisconsin. I have two masters degrees (economics/political science) and I'm working on publishing a paper. On top of that, great GRE scores and a high GPA for all my studies/previous programs. No idea what more I could have done to get in.
yinumzhou` Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I was also rejected from Wisconsin. I have two masters degrees (economics/political science) and I'm working on publishing a paper. On top of that, great GRE scores and a high GPA for all my studies/previous programs. No idea what more I could have done to get in. Sorry to hear that, but based upon your academic background, I believe you will be admitted to other great schools.
gjason Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 100% agree, and thank you. It would be easier if there were some consistency between the schools, i.e. all deadlines on Dec 15th, rejections go out on Feb 1st, acceptances and waitlist notifications on Feb 8th. This is my first time going through this, and so far I most appreciate the early responders. Even if it's a rejection, I'm able to think to myself, "Hey, at least you didn't leave me agonizing over things out of my control for an extra month. And for that, Insert University Name, I thank you." I second that plan. I appreciate the early responders; however, the late responders are the ones I am most interested in hearing from.
JPhoenix Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I see an acceptance to Maryland on the results page by email. I thought they were only mailing out decisions?
wannabee Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I claim the Maryland acceptance (Comparative). In the middle of the night I received an email that directed me to the website. The website had a copy of a letter from the Dean of the Graduate School indicating I was accepted. No reference to funding. A subsequent email exchange confirmed that a letter with four years of funding had been mailed last Thursday and I would get it shortly. So relieved. The past ten days I have been glued to the internet and television watching events in Egypt and wondering when and if I can return. I kept seeing the professor I wanted to study with at Maryland on many news broadcasts. Yet I did not expect to hear so early. Applications closed February 1. Last year, Maryland did a series of admits stretched over February and March. I am guessing the same will be true this year, but it is just a guess.
JanuaryHymn Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 For whomever posed the USC email/postal mail question, I'll let you know that I received both the information about the Provost's Fellowship as well as an acceptance email from Dr. Katada via email. Perhaps something more official will come in the mail, and Saori did mention that the admit offer was contingent on funding. So, perhaps that is where the email-post divide comes into play? Not sure.
Lost in transition Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 A friend of mine accepted to Nothern Illinois..
Count de Monet Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 one of my friends was also rejected from WashU.
gjason Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 On 2/13/2011 at 1:38 AM, Count de Monet said: one of my friends was also rejected from WashU. A friend of mine from the Master's program was also rejected from WashU.
gjason Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Anyone heard from Rochester, MSU, or Illinois yet?
Count de Monet Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 is someone going to claim the Harvard acceptance...
wtncffts Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Anyone heard from Rochester, MSU, or Illinois yet? Well, it looks like someone got a Rochester acceptance. It seems odd that they would call on a Sunday, but I guess we've seen stranger things.
RWBG Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Well, it looks like someone got a Rochester acceptance. It seems odd that they would call on a Sunday, but I guess we've seen stranger things. Anyone want to claim it? That would be somewhat irregular, though not impossible.
balderdash Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Wow, I had some friends visit for the weekend, and I come back to about 6 new pages of posts! Humanprovince, congratulations on Northwestern. As for the Harvard acceptance, I'm intrigued to see who the owner is. Wishing and Hoping 1
Sichselbstoffenbaren Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Well sports fans, buckle up your chin straps because no matter what the results will start to roll in over the next ten business days. Made up results do not matter and the committees will send out the results because that is what they do. Good luck to everyone...
turambar Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Anyone who haven't heard anything from Wisconsin yet? There seems to be a small wave of rejections through snail mail. I checked my mailbox today forgetting it's Sunday and still no white envelope.
wtncffts Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Anyone who haven't heard anything from Wisconsin yet? There seems to be a small wave of rejections through snail mail. I checked my mailbox today forgetting it's Sunday and still no white envelope. Yeah, I'm still waiting, but I'm expecting a rejection. Someone above had an acceptance, but their online status didn't change.
turambar Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) Yeah, I'm still waiting, but I'm expecting a rejection. Someone above had an acceptance, but their online status didn't change. Yes, I'm expecting a rejection as well. But then, hope springs eternal. In past years, Wisconsin has admitted students from the wait list in late February and March and i think they notify waitlisted people by mail (in January) but only the ones in front of the wait list besides accepted folks. Edited February 14, 2011 by turambar
JudPolitics Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Related topic and issue, but a little narrower: anyone else planning on attending both the WUSTL and OSU recruitment weekends, which happen to occur back-to-back at the end of March? I'm trying to coordinate travel and would love to hear from others similarly situated. I'd also love to hear from potential classmates at either institution. FWIW, I'd also love to hear from the other schools to which I applied. HYPC, here's looking at you.
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