snes Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 I need to temper my craziness. Do schools ever send out admissions notifications (emails or phone calls) on weekends and/or in the hours between 5pm and 9am (in the school's time zone)? WhatSheFound 1
newms Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) Some do. Applicants have received emails or calls from profs on weekends or in the evenings or even at night. I would imagine though that standard system responses will come during working hours. Edited February 4, 2011 by newms
UnlikelyGrad Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 I got a weekend acceptance and I knew several people my year who got evening acceptances. Let's face it, you'll never be able to temper the insanity unless you get into your dream school.
snes Posted February 4, 2011 Author Posted February 4, 2011 Some do. Applicants have received emails or calls from profs on weekends or in the evenings or even at night. I would imagine though that standard system responses will come during working hours. Thanks! I guess my anxiety won't be all that diminished this weekend, then. haha
explodingstressball Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 I got an e-mail from a professor at 11.30 pm on a Saturday telling me I was in!
snes Posted February 6, 2011 Author Posted February 6, 2011 I got an e-mail from a professor at 11.30 pm on a Saturday telling me I was in! Sweet, congrats!
explodingstressball Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Sweet, congrats! Thanks! My first admit, so I could not be more thrilled. I was beginning to think I was going to be locked out
ZeChocMoose Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 I got my phone acceptance during business hours, but my interview request in an email sent at 8:30 PM for the next day. So yes it is definitely possible to get news outside of the typical 9 - 5 especially if professors are making the contact.
Matilda_Tone Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 All of the phone calls for my MA acceptances two years ago came in the later evening. I am guessing that some profs take the contact information home and make calls from there. The school I ended up going to called me at about 7:30pm...while my friends and I were at the beer store stocking up for a party. Needless to say, I felt very classy! (Thankfully, the professor did not hear the sound of clinking bottles and/or change her mind)
Amalia222 Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 It's fine by me if they call me on 3am on Sunday. As long as it's an acceptance. Rejections can send word by pigeon. fbh 1
joops Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) I was notified of my status on a wait list at 8:49am on a Saturday. Edited February 7, 2011 by Alissa
MoJingly Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 They only give weekend responses to people they are unlikely to give funding to. Often its because many universities are locked into "off-peak" contracts for various forms of communication (mail, phones, email....) and they save money this way. Dear Mike, Again, you're a peach! We know the concept of trolling requires fallacy, but you're really just coming off like an idiot. At least this one is more entertaining than your Chuck Norris comment, however. Any lurkers or gullibles out there, this statement is bogus. Thanks for the smiles Mike! Sincerely, the Grad Cafe.
newms Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Dear Mike, Again, you're a peach! We know the concept of trolling requires fallacy, but you're really just coming off like an idiot. At least this one is more entertaining than your Chuck Norris comment, however. Any lurkers or gullibles out there, this statement is bogus. Thanks for the smiles Mike! Sincerely, the Grad Cafe. Thanks for the clarification MoJingly. I thought his post was utter rubbish, but I wasn't aware he's been trolling the forums.
UnlikelyGrad Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Thanks for the clarification MoJingly. I thought his post was utter rubbish, but I wasn't aware he's been trolling the forums. Yeah, he had half a dozen posts on half a dozen threads, all of this caliber. I banned him. :-) My weekend notification was an acceptance with full funding, so its clear he's full of BS anyway. MoJingly 1
RestorationJunkie Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 I got an acceptance with funding at 6pm on a Thursday night during the school's spring break. So it definitely happens, even with funded offers.
snes Posted March 15, 2011 Author Posted March 15, 2011 Since I originally posted this, I received a wait-list notification at 1:00 AM on a Tuesday morning in the school's timezone. Seems anything is possible!
cyprus Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 I got an email (unfortunately it was a rejection) at 10pm last night. I've been keeping gmail open on my desktop ever since!
everygirl Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 What!? They notify outside of business hours? Great. Now I can never go to bed. Seriously? snes 1
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