medianerd Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I loved the idea of departments taking longer this time to notify because they need to figure out what to say about funding and that keeps changing. It's true that it does! I am on the inside of one school and I've seen how things have been on hold here. Decided, but on hold. That might not be the case anywhere else though. La dee da. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofty Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Congrats, anthro2009! I don't have any info on Harvard or Yale - didn't apply to either one. But, speculating applicants want to know . . . was your email/call/letter from Michigan a personal notification or more like one that came from the Dir of Graduate studies that seemed to indicate all decisions had been made? I'm also waiting to hear from them, and I'm wondering if I should just brace myself for a rejection letter. Thanks for any info you feel comfortable sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supriyasingh Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Hello everyone, This is my first post in this thread. I am an international applicant (from India) and I have applied to MA and PhD programs in Archaeology (prehistoric/paleolithic) at 5 places. I am really anxious and stressed out waiting for the admission decisions because of my unique case :roll: . I hold a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and have three years of experience working as a software engineer. I don't have any background in this field. I believe that my background in science should be helpful in research areas such as quantitative methods in archaeology. And so, driven by a strong desire to study archaeology, I quit my job earlier last year, in order to apply to graduate schools. Before applying I did a lot of search for the right schools (which accepted students without background), tried contacting professors and then I applied to places from where I got positive responses. With my case being not so strong, I know that my chances are quite low, even for being admitted as a provisional student. This is something which I really wished to do since a long time and so I wanted to give it a shot. Is there anyone like me out here? I have applied to these schools: Texas A&M, Washington State University, University of South Florida, University of Hawaii and University of Connecticut. Any idea as to when I should be hearing from them? All the deadlines ended by the second week of January.There has been no news yet except for application acknowledgments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlothOfDoom Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 supriyasingh, I hope all is well. If you have not already done so, read my reply to your original post ('Am I eligible'). I have a physics degree from a tech school. Because of budget troubles, schools are playing chicken with each other over sending out admissions notices. Notifications may come a couple weeks later than normal. Hang in there . Best, SlothOfDoom (Fear the Sloth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medianerd Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 WHAT DOES HEARING NOTHING MEAN?????!?!?!?!?! (particularly when other people are hearing from a school you applied to- either negatively, positively, or waitlisty). I MUST KNOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 WHAT DOES HEARING NOTHING MEAN?????!?!?!?!?! (particularly when other people are hearing from a school you applied to- either negatively, positively, or waitlisty). I MUST KNOW! Medianerd, what I really hope it means is that they are holding on to your application and waiting for funding to materialize. Don't lose heart - you haven't been rejected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefinitelyMaybe Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 WHAT DOES HEARING NOTHING MEAN?????!?!?!?!?! (particularly when other people are hearing from a school you applied to- either negatively, positively, or waitlisty). I MUST KNOW! I'm in the exact same boat. I've seen people post on here that they were admitted in JANUARY to the same programs I applied to. I sent my materials in in Mid NOVEMBER. I still haven't received a decision from two of them. Yeah, I'm waiting on those good old rejection letters to arrive any day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medianerd Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Medianerd, what I really hope it means is that they are holding on to your application and waiting for funding to materialize. Don't lose heart - you haven't been rejected! Tonights, you are my moment of zen here. I actually made myself leave my office and go to the grocery store so I could stop checking this stuff obsessively. I spent $50 on really expensive gourmet food that I probably shouldn't have, because I was giving into every impulse.* Oh well, it's all nutritious and I sure need that these days. *= I mean, stimulating the economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeydentity Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 hello. i am all of you. a pile of anxiety reaching out to find some kind of relief from the uncertainty. i know you can't answer my question, satisfy my need to know. you can't because i can't and i am you. we are all in this together and yet in some cases pitched up against each other. sized up by an efficient subset of our achievements, those of which can be quantified of course. yardsticks standing up on end trying to read how many tic marks are on each neighbor's trunk. oh what a funny game this is. myself i don't know if i'll be returning for my phd or returning to the job market at the worst time in our lives to do so. my god is that smiley face crying? so i am reminded again that we are all the same by the very fact that this forum has a crying smiley face for us to use, surely not uncommon on this site. good luck to you all and good luck to me. if i don't see you in class i'll be serving you coffee. monkeydentity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 oooo...color...welcome monkeyidentity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miratrix Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I could be seeing you in class AND serving you coffee There's a pretty good chance, given past years, that I'll be hearing from one of my programs in the next week or so...I'm impatient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzle Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 So...got my first rejection today! UCSD. Boooo, but oh well. I'm strangely relieved to have heard anything at all and am hoping this means things are about to get rolling. Sure, I was a little overly zen about it at first (always misleading!) and my shoulders are strangely tense, but c'est la vie. Anyone get any news today? Also, how are the various reconnaissance missions going (underground info from depts., etc., etc.)? That's were the real meat is... I believe the word for my feelings is nonplussed. Off to have a cocktail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 So...got my first rejection today! UCSD. Boooo, but oh well. I'm strangely relieved to have heard anything at all and am hoping this means things are about to get rolling. Sure, I was a little overly zen about it at first (always misleading!) and my shoulders are strangely tense, but c'est la vie. Anyone get any news today? Also, how are the various reconnaissance missions going (underground info from depts., etc., etc.)? That's were the real meat is... I believe the word for my feelings is nonplussed. Off to have a cocktail. You're better than UCSD! Don't sweat it...acceptances on the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_heart_fieldwork Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 As for underground reconnaissance. WashU St. Louis will let us know around the end of March. That's right THE END OF MARCH! I am counting the days, I just hope I don't develop an ulcer in over the next month while I wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medianerd Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I managed to get away from my computer for an evening, came back, and began checking my email frantically for an update. I wonder how I'd have behaved this week if last Thurs someone had said "hey, you won't hear anything in the next week, so focus on something else." That would have been nice, actually. ETA- I wonder why some schools seem to have notified waitlisted people, but I don't see any postings by accepted or rejected folks. *Head scritch* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritzie Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I was doing good for a few days, keeping away from the computer and the constant refreshing... I actually kinda almost made some progress on my thesis! But now I'm pretty much back to freaking out again, and getting nothing done for the thesis, conference paper, etc. I'm especially freaking out since there's been no word - on websites, email, snail mail, blogs, anywhere - from any of the schools I applied to! No acceptances, rejections, waitlists, gossip, nothing. I'm beginning to wonder if I fell off the edge of the world, or if those schools don't really exist, and it was all just an elaborate prank. :cry: > > :evil: > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_86404 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 So I got accepted to UCSD PHD program yesterday. From the looks up it they let everyone know yesterday. Its the first program I heard back from and now let the good Karma continue. And lets hope I have finish up my masters. I have about 2 weeks to finish my writing up my thesis since im suppose to defend it in late March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medianerd Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Sachi- I have proof that some of my schools exist, but I'm not sure they remember I exist. I do wish programs wouldn't use physical letters as primary means anymore. Let everyone know via email at the same time to prevent speculation barry- Congrats! I attended a conference at UCSD a couple of years ago and it was lovely there. There's a giant stone bear in the center of campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthcat Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Congrats, barry! I hope you hear back from your other programs soon. I'm waiting on 9, and it's driving me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_86404 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Thanks. I really hoping for my first choice who said they would let everyone know at the same time whether they were accepted waitlisted or rejected and they would do so by the end of Feb so I'm bracing for a rejection because I am not very hopeful of my chances but had to apply anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philoanthro Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Congratulations barry!!! That is great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzle Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Congrats, Barry! Hope everyone's having a great Friday. In a bout of waiting-induced panic, I just started my Peace Corps application - the ultimate escapism! Being totally dramatic, I know Happy almost weekend to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medianerd Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Oh my lord, someone just knock me over the head so I can conk out and not think about this stuff! Am trying to keep busy, but not doing so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_86404 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Oh my lord, someone just knock me over the head so I can conk out and not think about this stuff! Am trying to keep busy, but not doing so well. I just wish I could go to sleep wake up April 15th and have someone tell me where I am moving. Wouldn't that be nice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philoanthro Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 This waiting is driving me crazy. I had a dream last night that I was rejected by the program that I most want to go to- namely, Penn. (It's a stones throw from my house.) I must say that it is difficult not to think about what the admissions committees are up to. From what I've been reading, it seems like many of the humanities/social science programs have already made up their minds, but what's going on with anthropology programs? Hopefully, we'll start to hear from Anthro programs soon... Have a great weekend everyone and, if you haven't heard anything, keep your chin up- There is always next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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