HisRoyalHighness Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 1 Acceptance - Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver 1 Waiting - Fletcher School of Diplomacy at Tufts University I only applied to these two schools and I'll be happy to go to DU if I don't get into Fletcher - if I do get into Fletcher I'll have a hell of a time deciding!
nandelle Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 My initial predictions: Admitted: OSU, with funding UC Irvine, with no funding UBC, admitted with funding (OPTIMISTIC) Waitlisted: UMinn Rejected: UW UBC (PESSIMISTIC) Actual so far: Admitted: UMinn, no funding UC Irvine, no funding Waitlisted: Rejected: UW Unknown: UBC, OSU. No funding yet, and I"m praying that either UBC or OSU comes through for me...
icantdeletethis Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 "You know the lotto billboards up along the highway? They'll say like 'estimated lotto jackpot, $55 million'.. see I didn't know that sh^t was estimated. That would suck if you won, and you go to get your money and they're like 'Oh sorry we were off by two zeros... We estimate that you are angry!!'" dashMitch Hedberg
illinoisellie Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Oh jeez.... This is bad. I am a bit superstitious, but I've been thinking about this over and over and eh, what the heck, I might as well put it up on the net where everyone can see it! Acceptances: 1 fully funded that I won't want to go to 3 partially funded Rejections: 2 If this sounds cocky, its cause I applied to 2 masters programs as well as the PhDs... so I guess I am cocky. So sue me.
Dinali Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Broke, broken and alone, sitting at a window at a third-rate assisted living facility gazing out over the slum and grumbling about the state of the world until I finally wither into death in a puddle of my own drool.
feisty Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 I got into my reach school, and that's all I've heard from. I actually predict I don't get into any of the others (all lower ranked, technically), or only get into 1 other. Just a hunch.
feisty Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Broke, broken and alone, sitting at a window at a third-rate assisted living facility gazing out over the slum and grumbling about the state of the world until I finally wither into death in a puddle of my own drool. honestly this is probably how my life will pan out even with a phd
Dinali Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 honestly this is probably how my life will pan out even with a phd Oh yeah, quite definitely either way. I'm looking forward to it.
abolitionista Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 This post in scary yet very inticing. I don't want to jinx myself but here it goes... Acceptances: 1 Waitlist: 1 Rejections: 3 Ugh :? I should have applied to more schools :!:
MDLee Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Hmm. 2 acceptances. 1 with funding. 1 Wait List. 7 rejects. Maybe I'm a bit pessimistic. My outlook might change when I get an acceptance or two. :wink:
ravinraven718 Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 I really should have applied to more schools. I'm going to be optimistic and have to guess... Accepted: 2 (Akron and W&M) Wait listed: 1 (UVa) Rejected: 1 (because Miami is fickle and unreasonable) I don't expect funding, but I can live with that. Out-of-state tuition in Virginia is about equal to in-state in Ohio.
cc11505 Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 I love this thread! it's the first one that's inspired me to post rather than lurk. I applied to 13 schools: I say accepted: 2 waitlisted: 3 rejected: 8 so far: accepted 2, waitlisted 1, rejected 2. I consider this optimistic. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it were rejections from here on out. Good luck everyone!
seonmi Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 I'll try to be optimistic: Applied 9 Accepted with funding 1 Others 8 Haven't heard anything yet, though. I would be so happy if it was the case!
vern23 Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 hmmm 10 applications 5 outright rejections 1 straight up acceptance 2 successful waitlists 2 unsuccessful waitlists so 3/10
mentalyoga Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 I really should have applied to more schools. I'm going to be optimistic and have to guess... Accepted: 2 (Akron and W&M) Wait listed: 1 (UVa) Rejected: 1 (because Miami is fickle and unreasonable) I don't expect funding, but I can live with that. Out-of-state tuition in Virginia is about equal to in-state in Ohio. Just had to give a shout out to W&M. I'm finishing my undergrad at W&M right now. I don't know much about the education program here (I'm told it's quite good), but it's a wonderful school. So good choice!
Yellow#5 Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 5-6 rejections 1-2 unfunded MA offers 1 acceptance with funding...please :?:
milara Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Optimistic: 1 wait-list with unknown outcome 2 rejections Pessimistic aka Realistic: 3 rejections This goes back to something people were saying earlier on in this thread... I have a really weird, spotty background. Undergrad in an unrelated field at a top 10 (in the world) school. Professionally-focused MJ in Journalism at a school that is respected in my country but not well-known internationally (but could be within journalism circles -- I just don't know). Between the two degrees I had a series of volunteer and intern positions and freelance work at prestigious publications, but only full-time job was in a crappy position that was almost as much PR as journalism (if not more). Now applying to three programs in a third field (albeit related to Journalism) at schools that are all three of them top 20 in the world. GRE scores that are well within what is expected for the programs I applied to. Excellent reference letters. GPA in the B++ range due to medical problems (and I have the A+ GPA from last term to prove it was medical problems that made it bad, but none of the programs received a transcript with that A+ GPA). No networking done with profs. Very little time to work on my apps and so may have completely missed the mark on those. No papers published in journals. Weak programming skills (which one of the three cares about). In short, I have no idea if I'm DREAMING to apply to the schools I applied to. They're the top of the Tier 1 schools, and for all I know my background is more suited to mid or bottom of Tier 1 -- or even Tier 2 schools. I just don't know. So I err on the side of defensive pessimism.
hornedfrogmeg Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 My prediction is that I really did screw up like I think I did. So I think I got into 0 of 4 schools. I am currently applying to 1 or 2 back up schools but I think those let everyone in so I might get into those lol. I don't know if I would go to either school though.
Sonic Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 I won't predict, but rather will observe: This is not looking good...
medianerd Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 Ok, ok. I didn't think I'd answer this but here goes. 6 schools = I am already accepted but don't know it 1 waitlist 2 rejects (and the one I already know about) = my 7th acceptance.
mylstisr Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 3 acceptances: wisconsin, columbia, brandeis 2 rejections: chicago and cornell
kbupz Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 6 rejections. 1 acceptance with no funding. Had I done this before getting 3 rejections,the prediction would have looked more optimistic.
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