cavedan Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 9 applications... $967 1 partial-expense-paid interview weekend... $200 1 acceptance at the dream school... priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I applied to 14 schools, all of which have very low acceptance rates. Like many others, I fluctuate between confidence and despair so often that it's difficult to pin down a rational estimate. I also think that I may have fudged up one of my apps, so I'll pretend that I'm already out of the running for that school. Pessimistic: 1 acceptance, 13 rejections Realistic: 3 acceptances, 1 waitlist, 10 rejections (Very) Optimistic: 5 acceptances, 2 waitlists, 7 rejections I think that for humanities programs such as English, where the WS and SoP often take precedence over the numbers, it's even harder to guess what will happen. Although I think I'm a great "fit" for certain programs, who knows what they'll think :roll: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPoliSciPhD Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 cavedan - what exactly is your field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavedan Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Broadly, Religious Studies, specifically, origins of Christianity. As far as I can tell, the departments I'm applying to take 1-2 students per year in my subfield =/ So, I'm holding out hope that I can be The One for at least one school. "Being the One is like being in love. No one can tell you you're in love, you just know it. Head to toe. Balls to bones." Best advice I've gotten so far... if only it were that easy. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuff Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Okay, what the heck... 8 apps: 1 acceptances 1 waitlist 6 rejections ...and a partridge in a pear tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ec86 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I'll be the pessimistic one here and predict rejections across the board: 0/5 I figure if I have this negative mentality, I won't be as depressed when I DO get all rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpsych Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Ahh, defensive pessimism. In any case, I was trying my hardest not to come to this thread, but alas, I can no longer hold out. I guess for everyone, the worst and best case scenarios are all rejections or all acceptances, but here are my more realistic ones: Optimistic: 6 acceptances 3 rejections Realistic: 4 acceptances 5 rejections Pessimistic: 2 acceptances 7 rejections ... but I'm ok with my pessimistic one as long as my worst case scenario doesn't happen! :\ Let's hope my realistic predictions are actually realistic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonologist Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 No way am I doing this. Of course I've done it in my head multiple times, but I'm not putting it in writing. I'm not superstitious, just a little stitious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAN Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 by Phonologist on Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:47 pm I'm not superstitious, just a little stitious. My wife and I quote The Office all the time. That's one of our favorite lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonologist Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 My wife and I quote The Office all the time. That's one of our favorite lines. Ah! I knew I got that from somewhere! I watch so much TV these days it's hard to keep track. I like that line especially because it's a clever example of what's called a back-formation in linguistics, like the way the noun "teen" came from "thirteen, fourteen," etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number35 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 10 Applications... Realistically: 4 Acceptances 2 Waitlist (1 successful, 1 rejection) 4 straight Rejections Optimistically: 6 Acceptances 3 Waitlist (2 succesful, 1 rejection) 1 straight rejection GHA! that sounds awful and its totally possible to just get into 1 or 2. ahhh! this whole waiting game is a joke, i'm gonna lose it. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabana15 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 i would say 9 apps: 2 accepts 2 possible accepts 3 i have no freakin' ideas 2 rejects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinM Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 2 acceptances, one with funding and one without 3 rejections That would make deciding where to go pretty simple, at least...! Now I'm having "why did I only apply to five schools??" panic time. Aghghgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
academiccricket Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 7 applications - my predictions. 2 - on the fence / could go either way (and these are the two I want the most), due entirely to a really great LOR and not really to my stats 2 - acceptances with partial funding (but not full funding) 1 - put me into the M.A. and not Ph.D....with partial funding 2 - flat out rejections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesso21 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 6 applications: 2-acceptances with $ 2-acceptances without $ 2-rejections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seunghwane Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 11 applications 8 interviews 3 non-interview rejections 7 acceptances after interviews 4 rejections total So far: 5 interviews, 1 non-interview rejections So far: 8 interviews, 1 acceptance, 1 non-interview rejections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvyHope Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 So far: 8 interviews, 1 acceptance, 1 non-interview rejections Congrats on the acceptance. Way to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiselab Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I predict rejections across the board. The exciting part though is that I don't remember about 1/2 the schools I applied to, So it will really be like Christmas opening up rejections from schools I don't even remember applying to and then suddenly thinking, "oh, wow, did I really apply to UPenn? Was I smoking crack at the time?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma2003 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Okay, I am not superstitious OR a little stitious so here goes... 4 schools Optimistic: 2 acceptances with full funding 2 no funding Realistic: 1 acceptance with funding 1 acceptance partial funding 1 no funding 1 rejection Mildly pessimistic: 1 partial funding 1 no funding 2 rejections Pessimistic: 1 no funding 3 rejections Very pessimistic: 4 rejections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saritapie Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think one of my programs will accept me, but I am not confident that they'll fund me. I am 98% certain that one of my programs will not fund me, and I think I stand an excellent chance of being outright rejected. The third program is a wild card; my best guess changes daily. In each case, my assessment is based mostly on the "vibe" I got from faculty, staff, and grad students, and has less to do with the fit between me and the program, how good my application was, and my credentials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgey Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Okay, I am not superstitious OR a little stitious so here goes... 4 schools Optimistic: 2 acceptances with full funding 2 no funding Realistic: 1 acceptance with funding 1 acceptance partial funding 1 no funding 1 rejection Mildly pessimistic: 1 partial funding 1 no funding 2 rejections Pessimistic: 1 no funding 3 rejections Very pessimistic: 4 rejections Hey, that's not a prediction, that's nearly every possible outcome! The universe will prove you aren't pescient with 4 funded acceptances, and even though you'll be gutted at not having picked it, you'll be consoled by the 100% success rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma2003 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 LOL... Okay, here's my best guess... 1 acceptance with at least partial funding, hopefully full. 1 no funding 2 rejections Does this mean I'm pessimistic or realistic, i forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saritapie Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 We're going to need a new thread where we report outcomes. So far, I'm on track: The program I guessed would accept me with funding did that; the one I thought would accept me without funding has accepted me but hasn't told me about funding; and the one that I thought would reject me hasn't reported back. The upshot: If all the current blanks are filled in with bad news, I'm 3 for 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlattheHelm Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 3 Rejections - UMass Amherst, Cornell University & College of William and Mary 1 Accepted OR Wait listed- University of Montana 2 Great Acceptances - Binghamton University & University of Vermont I don't know if I have a snowball's chance in hell at the University of Vermont, but I really want to get into their Historic Preservation program (since I most certainly won't get into Cornell's). I'm so nervous right now I might chew off my arm! I'm going to take a vicodin. Yay! for chronic pain and prescription opioids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saritapie Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 1 Accepted OR Wait listed- University of Montana PM me if you want to talk about UM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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