nootnoot1 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 I applied to 15 Phd programs. So far I have only got two rejections. i am already feeling desperate. Is there any chance left for the rest 13 applications? Pamphilia and Zouzax 1 1
Zouzax Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 of course!!! don't give up hope yet, you still have THIRTEEN chances!! keep your head up.
Rodao Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Now is not yet the time to panic. Unless those two were your safety schools or something.
newms Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Hang in there! Applications can always be quirky and even if you you're good enough to get into a school, it doesn't mean that you will get in since there are so many different factors involved. Applying to 15 schools gave you a lot of different options, so somewhere you're likely to get a break in your favor. All the best!
nootnoot1 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 2 rejections in a row might indicate sth seriously flawed about my application... Zouzax and Pamphilia 1 1
newms Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) 2 rejections in a row might indicate sth seriously flawed about my application... Not necessarily. Were those 2 schools 'safety schools'? Or were they highly competitive top-ranked schools? If the latter, then its still quite likely that you will get at least one admit. At this point all you can do is wait and hope. It's still way too early to despair. Edited January 28, 2011 by newms
Bukharan Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Now is not yet the time to panic. Unless those two were your safety schools or something. Even if they were safety schools, there is certainly a lot of hope for you! You have 13 applications left! You never ever know what goes on in the department, what they are looking for in this particular cohort of students, what the inner 'political' currents are, etc. You have absolutely nothing to worry about at this stage.
Henry Hudson Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 It's a competitive time for grad admissions. Even apps that would get accepted in recent years are being turned away. The odds are that even some top-tier apps are not going to get accepted at every school. 2 out of 15 is too few to leap to conclusions yet.
phoenix245 Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 The time to give up hope is when you get 15 rejections. Which hopefully won't happen.
coffeem8 Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Definitely do NOT give up hope yet. The first two responses I received were rejections, but then after that I received two acceptances within the same week! So chin up. And I only applied to six!
firefly28 Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Think of it this way: Give yourself an approximate probability of getting accepted at each university. Provided your GPA, GRE scores, letters of rec, etc. are solid, this should be a viable way. Say you're pessimistic. Give yourself a 10% chance at each university. Now do the math for getting accepted to at least one: .9^15. That gives you only a 20% chance of being rejected by every university that you applied to. qbtacoma, Zouzax and firefly28 2 1
Tazo11 Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I received my first rejection today by University of Maryland-CP for American Studies. I applied to 8 schools, rejected by 1, 7 more to go. I really hope my next letters are acceptance letters. Also, my potential advisor from Maryland informed me that I made the admission's shortlist; however, I got cut when it came down to funding. In addition, he told me how competitive and strong my application was and that even though I won't be a student there he would to continue to work with me no matter where I end up, for that, I am utterly grateful. In fact, most schools don't tell you why you are rejected so I was fortunate. This is to say, don't give up hope, stay strong and steadfast! I, will take that same advice and remain humbled (to be in a privilege position to even apply for programs), steadfast, and faithful. Its just a matter of time, there is a spot for me. Stay strong and positive!
Zouzax Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Think of it this way: Give yourself an approximate probability of getting accepted at each university. Provided your GPA, GRE scores, letters of rec, etc. are solid, this should be a viable way. Say you're pessimistic. Give yourself a 10% chance at each university. Now do the math for getting accepted to at least one: .9^15. That gives you only a 20% chance of being rejected by every university that you applied to. Oh no! I only applied to 6 schools, so by this calculation I have a 53% chance of being rejected by every school. I knew it. The odds are against me.
newms Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Oh no! I only applied to 6 schools, so by this calculation I have a 53% chance of being rejected by every school. I knew it. The odds are against me. Well, that's assuming the places you applied to only accepts 10% of their applicants. I would suspect that some of them might accept more than 10%. You can check by looking at the acceptance rates that Peterson's has here http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools.aspx Just search for your program and school. Of course, the info Peterson's has seems to be a rough guide, since they don't seem to separate Masters and PhD applicants, but it seems a reasonable guide IMO. Edited February 1, 2011 by newms
firefly28 Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Well, that's assuming the places you applied to only accepts 10% of their applicants. I would suspect that some of them might accept more than 10%. You can check by looking at the acceptance rates that Peterson's has here http://www.petersons...te-schools.aspx Just search for your program and school. Of course, the info Peterson's has seems to be a rough guide, since they don't seem to separate Masters and PhD applicants, but it seems a reasonable guide IMO. You can also adjust it based on your strengths--if your GRE scores, GPA, etc. are noticeably higher than the school's average, bump it up a little. Zouzax 1
Zouzax Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Well, that's assuming the places you applied to only accepts 10% of their applicants. I would suspect that some of them might accept more than 10%. You can check by looking at the acceptance rates that Peterson's has here http://www.petersons...te-schools.aspx Just search for your program and school. Of course, the info Peterson's has seems to be a rough guide, since they don't seem to separate Masters and PhD applicants, but it seems a reasonable guide IMO. thanks for that website! I thought the acceptance rates were going to be much lower. Now, with my new calculations, I'm down to about 35%. Not bad. EDIT: by the way, how old is the data? the application fees are way off lol. EDIT EDIT: I am by no means taking this seriously. But I still enjoyed it. Edited February 1, 2011 by Zouzax
nootnoot1 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 The data is obsolete. I got 2 more rejections today. On the other hand, I applied to one more program. In summary, 16 programs in total. heard from 4 programs, all rejections
Rodao Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Again, I still wouldn't panic unless any of those were your safety schools.
kdilks Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 As I like to say, you only need one school to make a mistake .
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