sadthatthisdefinesmylife Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I've yet to receive anything from Michigan or Penn State as well. So maybe they're just doing it all slowly. Yeah. I hate this waiting game. Turns out, people don't buy you pity drinks until you've actually been rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow.wallpaper Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I'm officially going insane. Still nothing from Michigan, Maryland or Penn State, but Michigan and Penn State rejections/waitlists have been popping up over the past few days. Maybe I don't exist. I'm going insane and getting antsy over the waiting period. Can't they just get it over it? :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical cat Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Did anyone else get the really heartless email from Buffalo? The "Join us with Fellow UB Prospective Students on Facebook!"? I get that I haven't been rejected yet but still. Leave me to wallow in it, Buffalo recruiters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Espressos Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) Did anyone else get the really heartless email from Buffalo? The "Join us with Fellow UB Prospective Students on Facebook!"? I get that I haven't been rejected yet but still. Leave me to wallow in it, Buffalo recruiters. Hm, I didn't get that email recently, though I remember getting something like that when I first applied (feels like eons ago). I received my rejection letter in the post last weekend, so maybe that explains it? Oh and I'd like to announce publically that it's probably a good thing I didn't get into UB: I'm really anti-psychoanalysis, and I don't think that would have gone over well with the department. There are aspects of the program that I still really like, but if I end up applying another round (shun the thought!), I don't think I'd apply there again. And they don't have a language requirement either, which is definitely a negative in my book. (Of course UB is still a great school, and I'm super happy for everyone accepted there who may be attending. It's just not the place for me.) Edited February 26, 2013 by Two Espressos Lycidas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical cat Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hm, I didn't get that email recently, though I remember getting something like that when I first applied (feels like eons ago). I received my rejection letter in the post last weekend, so maybe that explains it? Oh and I'd like to announce publically that it's probably a good thing I didn't get into UB: I'm really anti-psychoanalysis, and I don't think that would have gone over well with the department. There are aspects of the program that I still really like, but if I end up applying another round (shun the thought!), I don't think I'd apply there again. And they don't have a language requirement either, which is definitely a negative in my book. (Of course UB is still a great school, and I'm super happy for everyone accepted there who may be attending. It's just not the place for me.)I'm now at two of those emails. It may be that they've yet to process my rejection -- my application status only just changed today from "Not Reviewed" to "Not Reviewed - 02/26/2013" so hopefully that's finally in the mail and I can put an end to the Month of Caring About Buffalo Way Too Much.That's a really good, probably-accurate outlook. I think you'll be much happier at UNC anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I'm now at two of those emails. It may be that they've yet to process my rejection -- my application status only just changed today from "Not Reviewed" to "Not Reviewed - 02/26/2013" so hopefully that's finally in the mail and I can put an end to the Month of Caring About Buffalo Way Too Much. That's a really good, probably-accurate outlook. I think you'll be much happier at UNC anyway. ditto re my application status. I'm hoping they email rejections since it could potentially take a month before I receive a postal letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHEnthusiast Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ugh. So five of the programs I applied to have sent out acceptances (2 of them notified today) and my confidence has dropped for 50% to 0% in 30 minutes. This is my second year of applications and I don't know if it is worth it to go about this for a third year in a row. Sorry to rant, but is anyone else in this situation? I just feel helpless and keep thinking that I should think of another career path, such a law school or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Ugh. So five of the programs I applied to have sent out acceptances (2 of them notified today) and my confidence has dropped for 50% to 0% in 30 minutes. This is my second year of applications and I don't know if it is worth it to go about this for a third year in a row. Sorry to rant, but is anyone else in this situation? I just feel helpless and keep thinking that I should think of another career path, such a law school or something... Ditto. Though, I applied to law school while was finishing my MA and got into 12. Law school isn't worth it (at least not for me). Half if me just wants it to be over so I can figure out my next move.. Sadly, there's still a little bit of mr holding out hope for Florida, Iowa, or BGSU. *sigh* Edited February 27, 2013 by Pericles II.ii.48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomoisdead Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ugh. So five of the programs I applied to have sent out acceptances (2 of them notified today) and my confidence has dropped for 50% to 0% in 30 minutes. This is my second year of applications and I don't know if it is worth it to go about this for a third year in a row. Sorry to rant, but is anyone else in this situation? I just feel helpless and keep thinking that I should think of another career path, such a law school or something... Totally with you, though this is my first semi-serious application season. It's so very, very draining. But chin up we still have Northeastern! You'll get in where you're meant to go! It all makes sense someday, right? Ditto. Though, I applied to law school while was finishing my MA and got into 12. Law school isn't worth it (at least not for me). Half if me just wants it to be over so I can figure out my next move.. Sadly, there's still a little bit of mr holding out hope for Florida, Iowa, or BGSU. *sigh* Ditto on the law school. It's uber competitive and ultra über political, so bless you're already set up post-grad methinks law school isn't much of a choice...or so says my friend who just passed his bar. Side note: I got my MFA at BG, Pericles...notorious for last minute decisions! I'm sure Kris and the gang won't keep you waiting too long, though! InHacSpeVivo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHEnthusiast Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Totally with you, though this is my first semi-serious application season. It's so very, very draining. But chin up we still have Northeastern! You'll get in where you're meant to go! It all makes sense someday, right? I hope you are right. Northeastern is my top choice out of the schools that I have left to hear from. I applied last year and didn't get in but I really love their program so it is one of two that I reapplied to. And it is so draining that I don't know if I could (or afford to) do it all over again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1racyjacks Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 haven't called BU yet, and radio silence from the,m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ditto on the law school. It's uber competitive and ultra über political, so bless you're already set up post-grad methinks law school isn't much of a choice...or so says my friend who just passed his bar. Side note: I got my MFA at BG, Pericles...notorious for last minute decisions! I'm sure Kris and the gang won't keep you waiting too long, though! Thanks! Good luck Northeastern hopefuls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1racyjacks Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 just got an email from Ryan Weberling in response to my enquiries and he says they (BU) hope to begin informing by the middle of next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopelessinseattle Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 just got an email from Ryan Weberling in response to my enquiries and he says they (BU) hope to begin informing by the middle of next week Glad you did...kind of weird as there are some acceptances posted....I'll keep hoping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1racyjacks Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Glad you did...kind of weird as there are some acceptances posted....I'll keep hoping... I don't think Ryan is lying, but he's probably giving the uni some time. Still, hopes totally not high after 3 rejections He seems like a lovely person though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopelessinseattle Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I don't think Ryan is lying, but he's probably giving the uni some time. Still, hopes totally not high after 3 rejections He seems like a lovely person though. Good luck! Really hoping it works out for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1racyjacks Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Good luck! Really hoping it works out for you! I actually have really crap hopes and am waiting for my rejection letter. Where is it then I can try to forget that this cycle ever happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopelessinseattle Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I actually have really crap hopes and am waiting for my rejection letter. Where is it then I can try to forget that this cycle ever happened Sorry....its not over... next year, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicada123 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Are we all pretty confident that NYU is a "no" if we haven't heard from them yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I actually have really crap hopes and am waiting for my rejection letter. Where is it then I can try to forget that this cycle ever happened Take it as a learning curve. You may not be successful this time round but you haven't failed. You will have learned to do things differently. After April, email the Chairs and ask for feedback on your application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagato Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 t1racyjacks: I am a second-round applicant (see my signature for details). Like you, I felt quite crushed after my first round. True, I had one waitlist, but at the time I felt it was a fluke, and that I should just give up my ambitions. But as the song goes, I got by with a little help from my friends (and partner). I reached out to faculty not only at my MA institution but also other departments that I really felt kinship with, soliciting feedback. One professor was especially generous, and it was in those exchanges that the embryo of my new project began to form. I developed a plan for reorienting myself, and stuck to it. Stayed up nights reading, used commute-time to work to read more, and just really poured myself into working on my application. I didn't go for conferences or publications, though I sent abstracts to a few lower-level conferences. When I found my Chicago professors and the other professor who I'd been in contact with would be attending a conference here in NYC, I made sure to attend. I did all I could to work at my stuff. This year, things started out a bit rocky, but...as my signature indicates...it worked out. All you need is one. Don't give up. Detach yourself from all this for a few weeks. Think. Try to shrug off the theory and the jargon, go right to the heart of your burning questions. Then, come back and get in touch with faculty members. Do it widely. Develop a fresh approach. We'll see what happens next year. Porridge and InHacSpeVivo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestPWorrell Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 t1racyjacks: I am a second-round applicant (see my signature for details). Like you, I felt quite crushed after my first round. True, I had one waitlist, but at the time I felt it was a fluke, and that I should just give up my ambitions. But as the song goes, I got by with a little help from my friends (and partner). I reached out to faculty not only at my MA institution but also other departments that I really felt kinship with, soliciting feedback. One professor was especially generous, and it was in those exchanges that the embryo of my new project began to form. I developed a plan for reorienting myself, and stuck to it. Stayed up nights reading, used commute-time to work to read more, and just really poured myself into working on my application. I didn't go for conferences or publications, though I sent abstracts to a few lower-level conferences. When I found my Chicago professors and the other professor who I'd been in contact with would be attending a conference here in NYC, I made sure to attend. I did all I could to work at my stuff. This year, things started out a bit rocky, but...as my signature indicates...it worked out. All you need is one. Don't give up. Detach yourself from all this for a few weeks. Think. Try to shrug off the theory and the jargon, go right to the heart of your burning questions. Then, come back and get in touch with faculty members. Do it widely. Develop a fresh approach. We'll see what happens next year. Can you share with us what did that made the difference in your application? Also, did you feel the need to address your "gap year" in application materials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Can you share with us what did that made the difference in your application? Also, did you feel the need to address your "gap year" in application materials? Gap year?! Maybe that's why everyone is rejecting me... I took a gap 6 years... practical cat, ErnestPWorrell and Porridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I took a gap 9 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I took a gap 9 years... This makes me very happy. I see all these people who are going to be younger than me WHEN THEY GRADUATE and I get all sad. Porridge and sadthatthisdefinesmylife 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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