oscarwildebeest Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I saw that a few people got rejected from Northwestern last night, but my application still shows no decision. I'm in the same house. Think we're on the invisible waitlist?
oscarwildebeest Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Right. But I don't think I have TA duty the first year. Considering how much it costs to live in San Diego, it doesn't seem like much. My offer from Duke is $19,500 for 5 years in an area where rent is $700 a month for a three bed/two bath apartment. Yeah, given the cost of living in the Research Triangle, the Duke offer is pretty fine.
poststructuralist Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I'm in the same house. Think we're on the invisible waitlist? let's hope. (i'll hope i'm invisibly a little higher than you and you do the same)
aria880 Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I'm waiting on Northwestern too. Any idea if this is good news or bad news (for those of us who's application status hasn't changed in their system)? I'm in the same boat and also unsure of what to think. Part of me thinks the safest approach at this point is pessimism, but then NW is also the most perfect fit for me among the schools to which I applied. So maybe hopeful pessimism is the order of the day?
joelpolisci Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I'm in the same boat and also unsure of what to think. Part of me thinks the safest approach at this point is pessimism, but then NW is also the most perfect fit for me among the schools to which I applied. So maybe hopeful pessimism is the order of the day? Yeah, Northwestern is my top choice too. I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us. Gah! My stomach is killing me.
adaptations Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 For those interested, I emailed NW yesterday. I got a standard response that essentially says most decisions will be posted next week. Nothing too interesting, and certainly nothing that revealed anything helpful. I also emailed the DGS at Rochester. As most of us know acceptances went out a while ago. They took 13. No decisions have been made regarding a wait list. Cheers,
lon-nol Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Now what about those commie bastards at Brown? They're takin' their sweet ass time fo shizzle!
dreadadiplomat Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I just posted this on the results page, but after calling University of Kentucky two days ago they seemed somewhat confused about my application because my transcripts were in my maiden name and I applied in my married name but she ultimately said I had been rejected. Because I live here in Lexington and my husband has a good job, I really did not want to move. I emailed the director and a professor I had previously met with and asked them why I had been rejected and if I could at least be considered for the MA program. The prof. emailed me back saying they had a huge applicant pool this year bc of the crappy economy and to give him a few days and see what he could do, he then called me (1 hour later) and said the grad school had screwed up my application thinking I was two different people because of the married/maiden name and that the Graduate school listed me as living in CT and Poli Sci listed me as living in KY, therefore they looked at it as two incomplete applications. Two hours later I get an email from the DGS saying I had been accepted into the PhD program...So this goes to show professors have tremendous pull, and that departments screw up. UK may not be Harvard, but if you feel you got unfairly rejected the least you can do is give a call and find out, it def paid off for me.
poststructuralist Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Now what about those commie bastards at Brown? They're takin' their sweet ass time fo shizzle! lol true. Although they had a pretty late deadline this year (feb 2?) They'll probably come in the next couple weeks, and they usually notify by phone it looks like.
adaptations Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I just posted this on the results page, but after calling University of Kentucky two days ago they seemed somewhat confused about my application because my transcripts were in my maiden name and I applied in my married name but she ultimately said I had been rejected. Because I live here in Lexington and my husband has a good job, I really did not want to move. I emailed the director and a professor I had previously met with and asked them why I had been rejected and if I could at least be considered for the MA program. The prof. emailed me back saying they had a huge applicant pool this year bc of the crappy economy and to give him a few days and see what he could do, he then called me (1 hour later) and said the grad school had screwed up my application thinking I was two different people because of the married/maiden name and that the Graduate school listed me as living in CT and Poli Sci listed me as living in KY, therefore they looked at it as two incomplete applications. Two hours later I get an email from the DGS saying I had been accepted into the PhD program...So this goes to show professors have tremendous pull, and that departments screw up. UK may not be Harvard, but if you feel you got unfairly rejected the least you can do is give a call and find out, it def paid off for me. WOW - way to take things into your own hands and get this looked into! Talk about a life changing decision and initial mistake. Congratulations on the acceptance!!!
oscarwildebeest Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I got the official "no thanks" from JHU. The east coast has spoken, and with the exception of Duke, it has spoken in one voice. Now Chicago, WUSTL, and Minnesota...
dreadadiplomat Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 WOW - way to take things into your own hands and get this looked into! Talk about a life changing decision and initial mistake. Congratulations on the acceptance!!! Thanks, I feel like it's a semi-miracle since they didn't even wait list me to begin with.
mormegil Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I saw that a few people got rejected from Northwestern last night, but my application still shows no decision. Same here. I am pessimistic yet a li'l hopeful.
poststructuralist Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 how many people with still waiting apps at NW are theorists? Unfortunately, I think we have a little grimmer outlook than the rest (who might still have a larger helping of hope) given that the people who posted acceptances from NW already told us they were theorists. Not to rain on the parade...
joelpolisci Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 how many people with still waiting apps at NW are theorists? Unfortunately, I think we have a little grimmer outlook than the rest (who might still have a larger helping of hope) given that the people who posted acceptances from NW already told us they were theorists. Not to rain on the parade... I'm applying in IR, not theory.
oscarwildebeest Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 how many people with still waiting apps at NW are theorists? Unfortunately, I think we have a little grimmer outlook than the rest (who might still have a larger helping of hope) given that the people who posted acceptances from NW already told us they were theorists. Not to rain on the parade... Fair enough. And I find it unlikely that the entire NW waitlist frequents this forum. I think there's another wave of rejections coming.
mormegil Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 how many people with still waiting apps at NW are theorists? Unfortunately, I think we have a little grimmer outlook than the rest (who might still have a larger helping of hope) given that the people who posted acceptances from NW already told us they were theorists. Not to rain on the parade... Comparative here.
expatbayern Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 IR. Oh, and I just got rejected by Chicago by mail.
plisar Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Anyone wonder if NWU realized how much hate their getting right now?
wallblood Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I am waiting for NW too. I am a theorist.
poststructuralist Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 Anyone wonder if NWU realized how much hate their getting right now? yeah. come to think of it, if JHU can get all their applications in 2 weeks later, go through them all, make decisions, then send out notifications by mail on Tuesday, looks as if NWU would be able to update their website with already made rejections at least.
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