Moxie42 Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 You know when you're checking your email obsessively and then you hear that telltale DING! of a new email and you prepare yourself for whatever this email may contain from whatever university and then, alas, it is only spam. All day, everyday. snes 1
murkyama Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 My favorite so far has been one university I applied to sent me an email that said, "Congratulations! You will be pleased to know . . ." I almost stopped reading at that point as my body washed over with emotions, I paused, and then continued to read, "that your application. . ." double gulp! "has been forwarded to the department for review." Really! Yes, really. DRT23, cch604, newms and 4 others 7
OnceAndFutureGrad Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 My favorite so far has been one university I applied to sent me an email that said, "Congratulations! You will be pleased to know . . ." I almost stopped reading at that point as my body washed over with emotions, I paused, and then continued to read, "that your application. . ." double gulp! "has been forwarded to the department for review." Really! Yes, really. That. Is. Ridiculous. Wow. I almost did a backflip today because I got a voicemail from Yale's area code. Then I remembered that it's MY area code too, and it was a call about my town's high school. Poo. murkyama, flotsam and DRT23 3
MadameNon Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Um...yes. This. I am positively murderous when my email pings. I've spread the word to various loved ones (the ones I'd prefer not to wish I could punch in the face) that they should not email me for any reason. Sometimes my sadistic phone will ping when I have no email. Wishing and Hoping 1
newms Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) My favorite so far has been one university I applied to sent me an email that said, "Congratulations! You will be pleased to know . . ." I almost stopped reading at that point as my body washed over with emotions, I paused, and then continued to read, "that your application. . ." double gulp! "has been forwarded to the department for review." Really! Yes, really. That has to be intentional or incredibly ignorant. There's no way they could be that oblivious to the effect that an email worded like that would have on an applicant. I would have started to celebrate before I got to the part about my application being forwarded Edited February 5, 2011 by newms murkyama 1
UFGator Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 I have rage-unsubscribed from many email lists this week. Moxie42, faton4paws and Wishing and Hoping 3
newms Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 I have rage-unsubscribed from many email lists this week. This! Me too. Suddenly I have little tolerance for emails about stuff I'm not so interested in anymore.
HappyCat Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 I'm on my department's listserv and between that, my two 18C listservs, and the college in general, I woke up to the lovely number "(9)" in my gmail. I freaked. I thought somehow I got like 6 notifications at 2:30 in the morning. So pathetic.
communications13 Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 I have rage-unsubscribed from many email lists this week. ME TOO! I've unsubscribed to everything. I'm not sure which influenced it more, being sad it wasn't grad school stuff or mad that it's all Valentine's day stuff. Ugggghhhhh. ZeChocMoose 1
skeedy Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Last week I made a gmail filter that sorts ALL emails related to my applications (key words are the names of the schools) into a special inbox... Once I see the (1) in that inbox I may or may not have a brain aneurysm. Just a small one. Edited February 6, 2011 by skeadie
Bonkers Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 You know when you're checking your email obsessively and then you hear that telltale DING! of a new email and you prepare yourself for whatever this email may contain from whatever university and then, alas, it is only spam. All day, everyday. Oh my god... this is an available feature? How can I get my email to make a noise when new mail comes in? I know... it will contribute to the insanity, but how, how can I get this?
gradgirlwannabe Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Oh my god... this is an available feature? How can I get my email to make a noise when new mail comes in? I know... it will contribute to the insanity, but how, how can I get this? Outlook notifies me of new emails... I know some web-based emails do, but I'm not sure which ones.
UFGator Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Last week I made a gmail filter that sorts ALL emails related to my applications (key words are the names of the schools) into a special inbox... Once I see the (1) in that inbox I may or may not have a brain aneuysm. Just a small one. Please share your secret snes and Moxie42 2
achapiro Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 My favorite so far has been one university I applied to sent me an email that said, "Congratulations! You will be pleased to know . . ." I almost stopped reading at that point as my body washed over with emotions, I paused, and then continued to read, "that your application. . ." double gulp! "has been forwarded to the department for review." Really! Yes, really. Ouch... That's terrible!
newms Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Outlook notifies me of new emails... I know some web-based emails do, but I'm not sure which ones. Gmail has a desktop notification - so you get a little popup at the bottom of your screen when you get a new email. I also created a filter in my gmail that sends email about my schools to a sms on my phone.
Zouzax Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Last week I made a gmail filter that sorts ALL emails related to my applications (key words are the names of the schools) into a special inbox... Once I see the (1) in that inbox I may or may not have a brain aneurysm. Just a small one. GREAT idea! I just did the same. A lifesaver!
UFGator Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Gmail has a desktop notification - so you get a little popup at the bottom of your screen when you get a new email. I also created a filter in my gmail that sends email about my schools to a sms on my phone. Just did this. Thanks for the idea!
skeedy Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Please share your secret Extra points for Pauly D. Don't judge me that I remember that episode. Instructions: If you have gmail, you can go to "make a filter" (by the search bar) and list the key words in emails that gmail should filter. I did 6 filters for my (you guessed it) 6 schools. For each new filter it asks what you should do w/the email, so click "Skip Inbox" and "Apply Label". You will then have to create a new label (which is really a new inbox)... Mine is "No Big Deal, Who Cares?" as I'm hoping the irony will make me chuckle even if it's a rejection email. This new inbox should appear to the left of your screen! I've used this filter to sort emails from the family, bank statements (gag), and my general correspondence with famous celebrities so that I can keep it all straight. Really though, DO IT. Edited February 6, 2011 by skeadie MadameNon 1
MoJingly Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 I notice that we all just seem to be getting increasingly angry at, well, everything. I am right there with you. Wishing and Hoping 1
UFGator Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Extra points for Pauly D. Don't judge me that I remember that episode. Instructions: If you have gmail, you can go to "make a filter" (by the search bar) and list the key words in emails that gmail should filter. I did 6 filters for my (you guessed it) 6 schools. For each new filter it asks what you should do w/the email, so click "Skip Inbox" and "Apply Label". You will then have to create a new label (which is really a new inbox)... Mine is "No Big Deal, Who Cares?" as I'm hoping the irony will make me chuckle even if it's a rejection email. This new inbox should appear to the left of your screen! I've used this filter to sort emails from the family, bank statements (gag), and my general correspondence with famous celebrities so that I can keep it all straight. Really though, DO IT. LOL! The girlfriend and I watch it regularly, it is fairly entertaining. and I googled how to do it, and now have notifications coming to my phone via SMS.
explodingstressball Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 The counter positive to this? I was sitting at home, at 11.30 on a Saturday evening, doing nothing but obsessively checking my e-mail (ahem). And then suddenly, I got an e-mail from the director of a program telling me I had been admitted and was fully-funded. So, perhaps obsessive-compulsive behavior can occasionally pay off?
shemeno Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 The counter positive to this? I was sitting at home, at 11.30 on a Saturday evening, doing nothing but obsessively checking my e-mail (ahem). And then suddenly, I got an e-mail from the director of a program telling me I had been admitted and was fully-funded. So, perhaps obsessive-compulsive behavior can occasionally pay off? Congrats! There is hope for the Obsessive compulsive email checkers out there.
Zouzax Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 oh no! the weekends used to be my 'less crazy' time.
surprisecake Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 This is the first time in my entire life I wait for mondays... Moxie42, wanderlust07 and skeedy 3
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