Astaroth Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I've seen people mention on this forum that the various grad schools communicate with each other regarding their common applicants, for example I remember reading that if you back out of an acceptance then you might get a "bad rep" with other grad schools because they will hear about it. Well, if that's true, and I don't think it sounds entirely outlandish, that for example all the biology departments of grad schools of roughly equivalent reputation communicate with each other... perhaps they don't just do so for things that will hurt us? What if they are also trying to look out for us to a certain extent, perhaps by looking at whether someone has ended up with no offers at all and "making sure" they at least get an offer somewhere? I'm thinking of a situation where a few candidates are roughly similar and most of them have ended up with at least one offer, but one or two have been left out even though they aren't weaker candidates, maybe they would make sure that those people do get an offer somewhere? This is extremely wishful thinking but if these schools are indeed communicating with each other regarding their applicants then I don't see why it would only be for ill, and not for good. :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma2003 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 It's a very nice thought. I wish they were that interested in our future! I found a link that sheds a little light on the process. Here it is, if you're interested! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmi ... dmissions/ I don't kow if it made me feel better or worse abut my chances! But it will definitely make me feel better about any possible rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAN Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Emma, Thanks for posting that link. It was a great read. Everyone on this board should check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuff Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Emma: A great article, indeed. Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miratrix Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think they're more likely to end up competing for a few applicants than spreading around the acceptances...nice thought though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma2003 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astaroth Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Yeah I really enjoyed reading that. Didn't really give me any more or less confidence about my applications, but it is at least comforting that they are enthusiastic about applicants and want to read their files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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