wanderlust07 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Chatter on the results board is dowsing my last brave flicker of hope.
lyonessrampant Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Agreed. So tired of this shit already. Sigh.
lyonessrampant Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 I would agree that results page is a little out of control! Deep breaths everyone! That's what I tell myself. Breathing will help this whole not knowing thing go much better
cyriac Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 The charge of elitism is interesting. Whether it's substantive, I don't know.
lenz Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 The charge of elitism is interesting. Whether it's substantive, I don't know. I'd have to say no, as I personally know many people in the program who didn't come from super-elite schools. In fact, a few of them applied as a long shot. Good luck to all!
RockDenali Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 I couldn't find the offending posts. What did they say against Duke? . . . Looking at their current grad students, it seems like 75% from elite schools, 25% from smaller schools. About right for a top-10 literature program, no? I mean, remember, most of the profs there are from elite schools, too. They take care of their own. Not really elitism, in my opinion; just the way things work. But I think the most valuable lesson we all learned was that GPA, GRE, and CV-decoration doesn't mean a whole lot!
Y.T. Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) Congrats to those who have been accepted! I'm still waiting... and waiting... Nothing has shown up on my applyweb page. I've received no emails. I'm beginning to feel like I live in a black hole. Do you think enough time has elapsed since the first notifications that it wouldn't be super annoying (just slightly annoying) to contact the department? edited to offer congratulations, which I should have done so in the first place Edited February 9, 2011 by Y.T.
lyonessrampant Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Hi YT, I haven't heard anything either. Did you see the post on the results page saying that all admits have been notified and that they're sorting out the waitlist now? I guess this person (was it you?) called and was told that if they hadn't heard yet they might be on the waitlist or might be rejected outright still. Sigh. Best of luck to everyone waiting and congrats again to the direct admits.
Y.T. Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Hi YT, I haven't heard anything either. Did you see the post on the results page saying that all admits have been notified and that they're sorting out the waitlist now? I guess this person (was it you?) called and was told that if they hadn't heard yet they might be on the waitlist or might be rejected outright still. Sigh. Best of luck to everyone waiting and congrats again to the direct admits. Actually, I haven't yet. I guess someone beat me to the punch. Maybe I'll just wait one more day so as not to annoy the lovely folks in the office...? (Can you tell I'm overthinking everything now?)
cyriac Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Well. Only a single wait-list posted to the forum last year. Looks like this'll be my third rejection.
lyonessrampant Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 So how many people are still waiting to hear from Duke? I count at least three (me, YT, cyriac), are there more? We can't all be on a waitlist can we? I called yesterday to try to fish for more info, and the lady told me my file is complete, has been reviewed, and that I should hear from them "very soon." Going crazy waiting on this one!!!!!
swilson Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 I just received an e-mail that I'm on the wait list. Better than nothing, I guess, but I'm going to probably go ahead with Northwestern.
Y.T. Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Well, hey! That's good-ish news, right? Congrats on Northwestern, swilson. By any chance, did Duke provide any info in the email about how many they're waitlisting/how it is sorted/etc? Thanks! I just received an e-mail that I'm on the wait list. Better than nothing, I guess, but I'm going to probably go ahead with Northwestern.
lyonessrampant Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Yeah, that's 5 right there (and that's not counting people not on grad cafe or who haven't replied to this thread). This makes me sad Thought that the agonizing wait would be at least made tolerable with a waitlist, but it looks like not. Wish they'd get it over with already. Congrats to Swilson on the waitlist!
swilson Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Thank you for the congratulations! I did not receive any further information about the wait list, my e-mail was in fact rather impersonal. It was the standard: "we had way too many awesome people, for a small amount of spots for the awesomest. Unfortunately, you are only half-awesome, which is kind of cool because we'll let you know if one of the 12 people who were awesome enough will drop out, which they probably won't, because we are so awesome." nothingnew 1
cyriac Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Yeah, that's 5 right there (and that's not counting people not on grad cafe or who haven't replied to this thread). This makes me sad Thought that the agonizing wait would be at least made tolerable with a waitlist, but it looks like not. Wish they'd get it over with already. Congrats to Swilson on the waitlist! No mean accomplishment having been wait-listed or, even, in contention for the wait-list, given a 97% chance of rejection. cyriac 1
lyonessrampant Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 You're right, Cyriac. I guess I'm just way too impatient for my own good
cyriac Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 You're right, Cyriac. I guess I'm just way too impatient for my own good Kansas is a seriously good program, and Lawrence is a knee-bucklingly cool--I drove my little sister there for a college visit--town! cyriac 1
lyonessrampant Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks Are you still waiting to hear from Duke? It looks like only Swilson (as far as I know) actually heard anything from Duke. It seems weird that it takes this long to put together a waitlist and then notify those who didn't make it, no? Good luck to you!
cyriac Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Still no word from Durham. Increased use of tobacco products, though. lyonessrampant and cyriac 2
shepardn7 Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Thank you for the congratulations! I did not receive any further information about the wait list, my e-mail was in fact rather impersonal. It was the standard: "we had way too many awesome people, for a small amount of spots for the awesomest. Unfortunately, you are only half-awesome, which is kind of cool because we'll let you know if one of the 12 people who were awesome enough will drop out, which they probably won't, because we are so awesome." Well, if they for sure only accepted the max of spots they could give, and waitlisted the rest, then I'd say you have a great chance if you are high up on the waitlist. Students who get into programs like Duke (or are waitlisted, like you!) likely have other great offers and inevitably some of them will choose to go elsewhere. And, happy for you, no pressure to wait for that news, since you already have a good program to attend if it doesn't work out. Good luck!
swilson Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Thank you. To those of you still waiting, I was sent an e-mail from the DGS asking if she could call me at a good time for details and to field questions. I'll report what I hear if it's worthwhile, i.e., not some ambiguous 'there's several people waiting, several people who've accepted, can't tell you specific numbers, whatever.'
lyonessrampant Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks, Swilson. I'm still waiting and would KILL (metaphorically only of course!) to be on the waitlist. The more tantalizing close Duke is, the more I want it. . so any info would be awesome I think if they don't tell me by tomorrow afternoon, I may have to call and storm the battlements, so to speak, and demand a decision. I don't quite get why they're taking so long to notify. I mean, if I'm rejected already, JUST TELL ME!
swilson Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Well, I don't have the best news. There's three spots on the wait list. They made 12 offers, for 8 spots. That means if I were one of the three to get bumped up from the wait list, it would come after 5 other people declined. Best of luck to the other two who may be on it, and for everyone else with their other schools.
wanderlust07 Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Well, blah. Thanks for the intel, swilson, and congrats to all those who've fared well!
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