fields&charts Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Mine to, though I'm sure a rejection is en route! Yeah, mine still has no decision, though I'm fairly certain it's going to be a rejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barilicious Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yeah, mine still has no decision, though I'm fairly certain it's going to be a rejection. Oy vey. This is so cruel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlygrrl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The rejection was on the application page not the gradstatus page- which for mine still says "decision has not been rendered"- even though I was just notified I am out of the running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barilicious Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The rejection was on the application page not the gradstatus page- which for mine still says "decision has not been rendered"- even though I was just notified I am out of the running. How were you notified just now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlygrrl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Nope no notification by e-mail. But if you go to the application site it tells you that status will be updated there so I have been checking on a semi-regular basis. I originally thought it would be on the gradstatus page but realized that notifications are not made there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barilicious Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Nope no notification by e-mail. But if you go to the application site it tells you that status will be updated there so I have been checking on a semi-regular basis. I originally thought it would be on the gradstatus page but realized that notifications are not made there. Ah, I see. Mine on the main application page just says congratulations all my stuff has been submitted and is under review. OY VEY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlygrrl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Ah, I see. Mine on the main application page just says congratulations all my stuff has been submitted and is under review. OY VEY! I hope you get better news then me- when they do contact you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poj Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Ah, I see. Mine on the main application page just says congratulations all my stuff has been submitted and is under review. OY VEY! Mine is also the same. It also indicates that the dicision will be finalized by the end of February or March. However, I believe there is a slight chance that I will luckily get in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apppk Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Brown Reject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzla Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Rejected from Brown. As other posters have noted, an email to check the website is rarely a good sign... Ah, well. This is the character-building funny part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suerte Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 sorry to hear. as for the character-building bit, you are right on with that attitude. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillyfan Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Until now, I have been rejected by 4 schools I applied for (U Chicago, Michigan, Stanford, Berkeley)..... Still have not heard from Columbia and Harvard, but I am pretty sure that I will be rejected sooner or later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillyfan Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Rejected from Brown. As other posters have noted, an email to check the website is rarely a good sign... Ah, well. This is the character-building funny part? Hi, do you mind telling a bit about your profile? Just for reference And congratulations for being accepted by so many top programs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzla Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hi, do you mind telling a bit about your profile? Just for reference And congratulations for being accepted by so many top programs! Thanks Here are my stats (with the HUGE caveat that they don't capture the SOP, fit, etc.): I just graduated from a mid-tier state school (the sociology department is ranked higher than the university as a whole--some pretty well-known faculty) with a 3.9 overall, 4.0 in my soc. major. Two semesters as an undergrad research assistant, which turned into a temporary job until I start grad school. My GRE scores were V:800, Q: 730, AW: 3.5. That AW was pretty much a train wreck (26th percentile), but I did have a strong writing sample to counteract that (I hope!!) I hope this helps...really, though, there are so many X factors that could affect how your application is received: state budgets, how many students your POI already has, who's leaving, who's on sabbatical, what your adcomm had for lunch...etc. Good luck to everyone and deep breaths...at the very least, the uncertainty will be over soon. Tillyfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmor6 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Northwestern=Rejection. Didn't really want to go there anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmjacob1 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well, I got my rejection from Northwestern today. So far I've been rejected at 8 out of 10 of my schools and I'm expecting rejections from the last two as well. (rejected from Princeton, Stanford, Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Expecting formal rejections from Chicago and Yale soon) Northwestern was tough because I had received really excellent feedback from numerous professors, two of which went so far as to say that they were looking forward to me being there for the Fall semester. Receiving a rejection with no explanation after that is very confusing. I certainly wasn't expecting to get in everywhere, but I was expecting to at least get in somewhere! Just for morbid, self-pitying fun, here are my stats: Undergrad GPA in Political Science and Sociology from an Ivy - GPA 3.8 Masters from an Ivy in Sociology - GPA 4.0 GRE Verbal: 750 GRE Quant: 800 GRE Analytical: 6.0 4 years of international development and government funded sociology research 3 peer reviewed publications during grad school over 20 awards, scholarships and research grants during undergrad, grad and post-grad excellent recommendations from professors with ties at most of the universities I applied to contacted people at all schools I applied to and received favorable responses from all I've worked very hard to succeed in academia and I thought I had a really good shot at most of these schools. Maybe I was too arrogant in thinking I would be admitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlito Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well, I got my rejection from Northwestern today. So far I've been rejected at 8 out of 10 of my schools and I'm expecting rejections from the last two as well. (rejected from Princeton, Stanford, Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Expecting formal rejections from Chicago and Yale soon) Northwestern was tough because I had received really excellent feedback from numerous professors, two of which went so far as to say that they were looking forward to me being there for the Fall semester. Receiving a rejection with no explanation after that is very confusing. I certainly wasn't expecting to get in everywhere, but I was expecting to at least get in somewhere! Just for morbid, self-pitying fun, here are my stats: Undergrad GPA in Political Science and Sociology from an Ivy - GPA 3.8 Masters from an Ivy in Sociology - GPA 4.0 GRE Verbal: 750 GRE Quant: 800 GRE Analytical: 6.0 4 years of international development and government funded sociology research 3 peer reviewed publications during grad school over 20 awards, scholarships and research grants during undergrad, grad and post-grad excellent recommendations from professors with ties at most of the universities I applied to contacted people at all schools I applied to and received favorable responses from all I've worked very hard to succeed in academia and I thought I had a really good shot at most of these schools. Maybe I was too arrogant in thinking I would be admitted. I can't believe you did not get in anywhere with such a profile...But what is your motivation for transferring elsewhere? Your ivy is not good enough? So sorry about that, keep strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlygrrl Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well, I got my rejection from Northwestern today. So far I've been rejected at 8 out of 10 of my schools and I'm expecting rejections from the last two as well. (rejected from Princeton, Stanford, Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Expecting formal rejections from Chicago and Yale soon) Northwestern was tough because I had received really excellent feedback from numerous professors, two of which went so far as to say that they were looking forward to me being there for the Fall semester. Receiving a rejection with no explanation after that is very confusing. I certainly wasn't expecting to get in everywhere, but I was expecting to at least get in somewhere! Just for morbid, self-pitying fun, here are my stats: Undergrad GPA in Political Science and Sociology from an Ivy - GPA 3.8 Masters from an Ivy in Sociology - GPA 4.0 GRE Verbal: 750 GRE Quant: 800 GRE Analytical: 6.0 4 years of international development and government funded sociology research 3 peer reviewed publications during grad school over 20 awards, scholarships and research grants during undergrad, grad and post-grad excellent recommendations from professors with ties at most of the universities I applied to contacted people at all schools I applied to and received favorable responses from all I've worked very hard to succeed in academia and I thought I had a really good shot at most of these schools. Maybe I was too arrogant in thinking I would be admitted. Wow I am shocked that someone with your stats was rejected. Makes you wonder what these adcomms are looking for especially when you say that there was a clear fit between you and some of the faculty above and beyond your stellar stats. I am confused for you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialcomm Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow I am shocked that someone with your stats was rejected. Makes you wonder what these adcomms are looking for especially when you say that there was a clear fit between you and some of the faculty above and beyond your stellar stats. I am confused for you.... Wow, me too! Very confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmjacob1 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow I am shocked that someone with your stats was rejected. Makes you wonder what these adcomms are looking for especially when you say that there was a clear fit between you and some of the faculty above and beyond your stellar stats. I am confused for you.... Thanks. It certainly is confusing but I feel like complaining about it makes me seem like I thought I was owed something for having good stats and I guess the reality of it is that I'm not. (even if I really, really, really do want to complain about it) They get to reject and accept whomever they please. But it does make me wonder what they're looking for. It also makes me wonder what on Earth I'm supposed to do now! ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlygrrl Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Thanks. It certainly is confusing but I feel like complaining about it makes me seem like I thought I was owed something for having good stats and I guess the reality of it is that I'm not. (even if I really, really, really do want to complain about it) They get to reject and accept whomever they please. But it does make me wonder what they're looking for. It also makes me wonder what on Earth I'm supposed to do now! ha! You have every right to vent. What I love about GradCafe is that you have a place to do so within a community that will understand and sympathize. In the meantime you do have 2 other schools to hear from.. Heres hoping you receive some great news real soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Allen Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 wait, UCLA has sent out rejections already? Man I am so confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsoc Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well, I got my rejection from Northwestern today. So far I've been rejected at 8 out of 10 of my schools and I'm expecting rejections from the last two as well. (rejected from Princeton, Stanford, Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Expecting formal rejections from Chicago and Yale soon) Northwestern was tough because I had received really excellent feedback from numerous professors, two of which went so far as to say that they were looking forward to me being there for the Fall semester. Receiving a rejection with no explanation after that is very confusing. I certainly wasn't expecting to get in everywhere, but I was expecting to at least get in somewhere! Just for morbid, self-pitying fun, here are my stats: Undergrad GPA in Political Science and Sociology from an Ivy - GPA 3.8 Masters from an Ivy in Sociology - GPA 4.0 GRE Verbal: 750 GRE Quant: 800 GRE Analytical: 6.0 4 years of international development and government funded sociology research 3 peer reviewed publications during grad school over 20 awards, scholarships and research grants during undergrad, grad and post-grad excellent recommendations from professors with ties at most of the universities I applied to contacted people at all schools I applied to and received favorable responses from all I've worked very hard to succeed in academia and I thought I had a really good shot at most of these schools. Maybe I was too arrogant in thinking I would be admitted. I mean, perhaps you were owed something. It seems ridiculous to think that you got all of those accolades without working your ass of for them... Either way it sucks. Do you have the option of staying in your current program to do a PhD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsoc Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Thanks Here are my stats (with the HUGE caveat that they don't capture the SOP, fit, etc.): I just graduated from a mid-tier state school (the sociology department is ranked higher than the university as a whole--some pretty well-known faculty) with a 3.9 overall, 4.0 in my soc. major. Two semesters as an undergrad research assistant, which turned into a temporary job until I start grad school. My GRE scores were V:800, Q: 730, AW: 3.5. That AW was pretty much a train wreck (26th percentile), but I did have a strong writing sample to counteract that (I hope!!) I hope this helps...really, though, there are so many X factors that could affect how your application is received: state budgets, how many students your POI already has, who's leaving, who's on sabbatical, what your adcomm had for lunch...etc. Good luck to everyone and deep breaths...at the very least, the uncertainty will be over soon. Congrats on your great profile and acceptances to such great schools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmjacob1 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 wait, UCLA has sent out rejections already? Man I am so confused. I contacted the professor that I had been corresponding with and she gave me the bad news. I know they already sent out their acceptances but if you're holding out for a waitlist offer there's probably still hope. I was just told that "the department was unable to support your application this year." I hope others have better luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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