the giaour Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Hey all--so I'm at the end of the alphabet and am convinced that's why I haven't gotten an email telling me I was rejected. Results board shows they only took 3 out of 150 (so... impossible odds... but what acceptance isn't a miracle in terms of odds?) and am just wondering whether people who HAVE gotten their emails were in the first half of the alphabet? Or does anybody know for a fact that alphabetical organization matters/doesn't matter in terms of response time? I'm totally aware that I am likely inventing things. Also, is there a way to check the status online? I couldn't figure it out, if there is. Which might say something about whether I should be admitted to (a further) grad program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durkin65 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) I'm in the same boat as you, and, maybe surprisingly, think similarly. The alphabet scenario is my concept, and, since my last name begins with a D, I'm not rejected. That's my plan, and I'm sticking to it. Truthfully, I don't know what's going on. I applied to CMU last year and was placed on the waiting list, so I hope this year will be different. And they do not have an online source for checking up on your status. Good luck! Edit: Also wanted to say that they make a fairly large waiting list - 8 or 9? - so there's always the chance you are also on the waiting list, aside from being accepted. And that I applied for the PhD program, and I have my MA. Edited February 11, 2011 by durkin65 Dr. Juice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I applied to the Professional Writing MA program there; anyone else? I don't think we'll hear back until early March, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the giaour Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Ha! Good to know I'm not the only one who thinks the alphabetical scheme is likely... and given that feeling I'd say you deserve to be cautiously optimistic, for sure! I would be. I wish MY last name started with something before "L." Thanks for the info re: your experience last year, durkin! and much luck to you, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradgirlwannabe Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I haven't heard anything from them either. Results posted from last year show all rejections sent within a couple days. Acceptance? Wait-list? MA offer? At this point, I'd be fine with any of the above. I just want to hear something from someone (other than a rejection). My last name starts with H, if you're curious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enggrad Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi, I too am still waiting to hear back from CMU. My last name begins with an "F." I noticed a few new posted rejects via E-Mail so I am not exactly sure what that means. Has anyone heard back from them recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradgirlwannabe Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I just saw one new rejection posted, but it says they were notified on the 10th, the same day as the others. It's been nearly a week, though! I wonder when we'll see/hear more. CMU is the only one of my schools that seems to have notified any of its applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enggrad Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 there are actually 6 rejections posted from CMU on the results board and it seems all emails were sent on the 10th or 11th. I just want to hear from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Waiting on the Professional Writing program, too. When were the English applications due? The writing ones weren't officially due until today, so it'll be a while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the giaour Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 PhD applications were due Jan 15... who knows what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cread Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I just saw one new rejection posted, but it says they were notified on the 10th, the same day as the others. It's been nearly a week, though! I wonder when we'll see/hear more. CMU is the only one of my schools that seems to have notified any of its applicants. I'm in the same boat. My last name starts with R, so I'm also thinking it might be a matter of alphabetization... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durkin65 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Let's do away with the whole alphabetical order thing - even though I secretly continue to adhere to it - and I'm going assume that they've announced initial rejections. After that, they'll cut it down even more, and then announce who they've accepted, wait listed, and rejected. Now I'm speaking solely in terms of PhD in Lit. and Rhetoric. As for MA, I have no clue. Granted, no one should take my word on this because I am also in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinycat Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Let's do away with the whole alphabetical order thing - even though I secretly continue to adhere to it - and I'm going assume that they've announced initial rejections. After that, they'll cut it down even more, and then announce who they've accepted, wait listed, and rejected. Now I'm speaking solely in terms of PhD in Lit. and Rhetoric. As for MA, I have no clue. Granted, no one should take my word on this because I am also in the dark. Yes, they have already made rejections. 150+ applications for 3 spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradgirlwannabe Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Yes, they have already made rejections. 150+ applications for 3 spots. Are you surmising about this? I didn't see many posts. I'm hoping that if we haven't heard, we're either accepted, wait-listed, or receiving offers to their MA program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enggrad Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Those are my hopes as well. Looking back over the past 2 years of posts for CMU it looks as if all the rejections went out around the same time. Hopefully, this means something positive or semi-positive for us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durkin65 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Those are my hopes as well. Looking back over the past 2 years of posts for CMU it looks as if all the rejections went out around the same time. Hopefully, this means something positive or semi-positive for us all. I hope for this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinycat Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Are you surmising about this? I didn't see many posts. I'm hoping that if we haven't heard, we're either accepted, wait-listed, or receiving offers to their MA program. Yes I am surmising. I think their rejections have been made. As for other statuses (wait lists, MA, etc) I can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtniep Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'd like the revisit this post by saying what the fuuuuuck is going onnn. Decisions were steadily trickling out for a little while and now I'm just floating in wonderspace. Anybody heard anything this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradgirlwannabe Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Agreed. It's been two weeks since any results were posted! Frustrating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enggrad Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hi All, I emailed the coordinator there and she said the committee was hoping to have all final decisions made by March 2nd. What isn't clear is if they will be sending out decisions up until March 2nd or on March 2nd. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtniep Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thanks so much for the update enggrad! Hi All, I emailed the coordinator there and she said the committee was hoping to have all final decisions made by March 2nd. What isn't clear is if they will be sending out decisions up until March 2nd or on March 2nd. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enggrad Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I just saw an actual admit posted for CMU today. Would the person who was accepted care to elaborate on how the phone call went? Did they make it sound as if they had made their final decisions already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwax Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I just saw an actual admit posted for CMU today. Would the person who was accepted care to elaborate on how the phone call went? Did they make it sound as if they had made their final decisions already? And now, a wait-list notification. Congratulations and good luck to the person wait-listed! Are you lurking about here, perhaps? Also, anyone else hear anything yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cread Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I just received an email that I'm on the wait list. No idea how long it is, but hoping I receive an offer of admission, as I think that this program is my best fit. Best of luck to everyone else--I hope you're accepted to much better programs so that I can go to CMU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwax Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I just received an email that I'm on the wait list. No idea how long it is, but hoping I receive an offer of admission, as I think that this program is my best fit. Best of luck to everyone else--I hope you're accepted to much better programs so that I can go to CMU! Ooh! That's still something. Congratulations, cread. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. I haven't heard a peep from them and I don't know what to make of it. Any statistics in the email that you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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