intapp001 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 For those still waiting on UVA I was told today that I am on the waitlist....maybe the same for you guys too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 care to make any predictions about any of the schools i'm waiting on?? Columbia and Harvard is next week... crossing my fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatbayern Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Looks a Michigan admit is up on the result page. I didn't apply there so I don't care, but I'm sure many of you do, so thought I'd sound the alarm. You heard it here first. Anyone going to come out of the woodwork with details? I see two admits, one by email and one by mail. Is that really that likely? If they're emailing some people, shouldn't they be emailing everyone to let them know the letter is in the mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliscidude Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 For those still waiting on UVA I was told today that I am on the waitlist....maybe the same for you guys too? How did you find out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k314 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Columbia and Harvard is next week... crossing my fingers i was sort of hoping for something more specific, like say, "tuesday at 3." ...you know, in the interests of actually getting any work done in the next few days. oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast37 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I definitely would not give up hope on Michigan if you don't hear today. My notification was through the mail, which obviously spans a longer period of time. Someone else posted that they were notified by email, so I'm not sure how all of it is being handled. In a typical year the Department says they admit 45-50 students for a cohort of 18-20. Even if they are suffering from the bad economy I'm sure they still have many more acceptances to send out seeing as only two people have posted their results here. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 What field are you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatbayern Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I definitely would not give up hope on Michigan if you don't hear today. My notification was through the mail, which obviously spans a longer period of time. Someone else posted that they were notified by email, so I'm not sure how all of it is being handled. In a typical year the Department says they admit 45-50 students for a cohort of 18-20. Even if they are suffering from the bad economy I'm sure they still have many more acceptances to send out seeing as only two people have posted their results here. Good luck! Congrats westcoast! I already got the mail today without anything from Michigan in it, but I'm sure I'll be hovering by the mailbox waiting for it to arrive tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natofone Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 You got into every program so far westcoast? Care to share any stats, bio info? I'm impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast37 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 What field are you in? I'm in American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Congrats westcoast!!! So so far Michigan has admitted one IR (email) and one American (postal). Interesting! Congrats westcoast and jim!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twright Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I think UVA is done. From some of my other sources they've even admitted students without funding as well. Rutgers, I think, is still up for grabs. I don't know how many students they normall admit but I am assuming they will continue their notification process until the end of next week. So there is still hope as well. Good luck. I don't know who told you that UVA has made funding decisions, but that is not correct. UVA does not make those decisions until late March. None of the individuals in this forum who have been admitted to UVA (including myself) have heard anything about funding yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdnicx42 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Is anyone else still waiting on UCLA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intapp001 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 From the grad sec but late this afternoon - If you emailed I am sure she will get back to you too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisciphd Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Tuition remissions are absolutely taxable. You should receive a 1098 T form from your university, indicating how much your tuition waver was so that you can put it in your tax prep. This is a big motivation to establish in state residency as quickly as possible if you are an out of state student (which most grads are), which can make a substantial difference in how much your waiver is actually for (and therefore how much tax you will pay). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpolicy79 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hey, thanks man! Please do ask and keep us posted. TAMU is not done. I have no idea how many more offers they'll make or when, or what fields, but the phrases "the people admitted so far" and "the first round of admits" were used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Tuition remissions are absolutely taxable. You should receive a 1098 T form from your university, indicating how much your tuition waver was so that you can put it in your tax prep. This is a big motivation to establish in state residency as quickly as possible if you are an out of state student (which most grads are), which can make a substantial difference in how much your waiver is actually for (and therefore how much tax you will pay). Totally wrong. Our senior accountant at my school has said the direct opposite of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruBru Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Totally wrong. Our senior accountant at my school has said the direct opposite of this. Indeed. An award spent on school related expenses (tuition, books, etc) is not taxable. See: http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/G ... tatus.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarwildebeest Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Yeah, the one offer I've received said that the university would pay the cost of my tuition for me. So it's like... if a friend picks up the tab for me at a restaurant. There was a bill, it was my bill, but someone else paid it. Hurray! But I never had the money so it shouldn't be taxed. (Obviously I know nothing about any of this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradster Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Sorry for not keeping you posted on Columbia. The faculty has not met to make final decisions yet, but I think they will do so tomorrow or Friday. They will probably send out notices next week though I can't tell you for sure when. I will ask tomorrow and see if I can get more precise information for all of you. Good luck:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyTheory Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Sorry for not keeping you posted on Columbia. The faculty has not met to make final decisions yet, but I think they will do so tomorrow or Friday. They will probably send out notices next week though I can't tell you for sure when. I will ask tomorrow and see if I can get more precise information for all of you. Good luck:) Thanks, gradster!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montage Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 any word on harvard and princeton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchermiscount Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Second-year grad student here -- I've paid my taxes twice. Tuition remission is not taxed. Stipend is. Refund check is nice. Me no like big sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackassjim Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Second-year grad student here -- I've paid my taxes twice. Tuition remission is not taxed. Stipend is. Refund check is nice. Me no like big sentence. Edit: Bad joke removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julianashe Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 They rejected me too! And, no admissions yet The letter took a while since I'm overseas... are you also an international student? Me too. I haven't got the final offical letter. Just saw the decision on the website. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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