glitzkrieg Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 I received my first rejection today (University of Rhode Island). That was a safety school!
Kelkel Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 hey Kelkel me too! It's going to be such a rough 2-3 years. Hang in there. What is the distance going to be? Right now, it looks like South Louisiana to Ohio. Tiniest chance of LA to Dallas (but if I do get funding for that MA, it will be much less than Miami). It's sooo far away! But I know we can make it work and that it'll be beneficial to us in the long run (you know, it's easier to study when you don't want to cuddle all day ).
SapperDaddy Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 On 2/28/2012 at 9:31 AM, taybaxter said: My adviser is talking to connections she has at the places where I was rejected and I'm getting great feedback and a lot of encouragements to reapply. Now I really have to decide if I should go to WUSTL or wait and reapply next year... I would take the sure thing. Who knows what will happen next year and WUSTL is a good place.
cooperstreet Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 On 2/28/2012 at 9:31 AM, taybaxter said: My adviser is talking to connections she has at the places where I was rejected and I'm getting great feedback and a lot of encouragements to reapply. Now I really have to decide if I should go to WUSTL or wait and reapply next year... Why not go to WUSTL then reapply next year?
Sparky Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 On 2/28/2012 at 10:10 AM, cooperstreet said: Why not go to WUSTL then reapply next year? Bad idea. To apply again once you are in a PhD program, you would need LORs from people in that program. First School would have to be a bad fit in some way--advisor leaving, interests changed, etc. Presumably, one was a good fit at First School upon admission. To want to go to another program w/o a legitimate academic reason is an *instant* way to burn bridges, snub the profs in your field at First School, and so forth. In other words, exactly what you don't want to be doing to the people who will be writing your LORs! StrangeLight 1
Tigalily Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 My only admit so far has been to an M.A. program, in the form of a short letter via snail mail with no mention at all of funding. Do you guys think it's okay to email the program coordinator to ask about the possibility of funding or T.A. opportunities?
Kelkel Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 My only admit so far has been to an M.A. program, in the form of a short letter via snail mail with no mention at all of funding. Do you guys think it's okay to email the program coordinator to ask about the possibility of funding or T.A. opportunities? Abso-tively! It's what I did with UTD!
CageFree Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 32 is young by today's standards (says the guy who will be 39 in 2 weeks)... My wife has lived in jersey, brooklyn, LA and so. fla. and now i'm fixing to drag her to (hopefully!) madison...she says she's down for it, so we'll see... btw...I was told, and subsequently reported here, that funding info was coming out of UW-M late last week...looks like my intel was bad...sorry all... Agreed. I'm turning 35 next week and I'll be starting this fall.
CageFree Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 I received my first rejection today (University of Rhode Island). That was a safety school! Don't read into that. I'm expecting a rejection from UC Riverside glitzkrieg 1
sandyvanb Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Good morning! Looks like today has been relatively quiet... I suspect the week won't end that way...
Tigalily Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Abso-tively! It's what I did with UTD! Thanks, Kelkel!
Simple Twist of Fate Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Rejected from Penn. Totally expected. I feel nothing. Nothing to see here, folks...
emerald54 Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Penn just dashed my last far-fetched dreams of an Ivy. Oh well, there are worse things. I saw it coming. Congrats to those who were admitted!
sandyvanb Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 I was also rejected from Penn. No surprise and it didn't hurt a bit. I'm just glad to be able to cross off the schools I know I am getting rejected from. Five down, five to go!
Kelkel Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 I lied. No mail from BC. Stuck in limbo another day.
Simple Twist of Fate Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 There's something about this whole interview thing that really softens the blow...
Kelkel Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 On 2/28/2012 at 11:20 AM, Simple Twist of Fate said: There's something about this whole interview thing that really softens the blow... Yeah. I'm waiting until next week when WashUÂ will roll over.
emerald54 Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Simple Twist of Fate, I totally agree. It's so much easier to accept when you have weeks to come to terms with it.
oseirus Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 So to those who have applied to AM programs, what kind of rapport did you build w/POIs @ your prospective schools or are AMs a wholly different animal?
Hopin'-n-Prayin' Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 I made the band...the UPenn reject band!!!! aint they heard???? emerald54 1
The Doctor Whom? Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Rejected from UPenn, the possibilities are dwindling.
oseirus Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 I made the band...the UPenn reject band!!!! Hopefully you can play those of us who are shut out this round a tune as the Good Ship Hope sinks
crazedandinfused Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) Dear lord, it's a bloodbath. Condolences to all the Penn rejectees...... Edited February 28, 2012 by crazedandinfused
uhohlemonster Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 my condolences as well. rough day. just fyi, my hebrew professor told me that the hebrew and judaic studies department at NYU still hasn't reached decisions, so if any of you applied to the joint program with them and history, the jig is not up yet! (i realize i may be the only one who reads this who cares, but maybe I'm wrong.)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now