feisty Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Already posted in the History forum, but I just got accepted to UC Berkeley. The email came to me at 10:30pm New York time, so like 7:30pm in Cali--the unorthodox West has already won my heart!
Phonologist Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 na? wi a? ??li ?o??? tu ?no? pipl? ?nt?l
nandelle Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 the inevitable rejection from University of Washington arrived. Oh well... Now I *really* hope UBC comes through for me...because I didn't get funding at Minnesota, and Irvine is likely not to give funding either.
sunshine6 Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Hand in there nandelle, feel positive for your acceptance! (some of us are still waiting :cry: )
nandelle Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Thanks so much, sunshine! I guess I am thankful to know back - one way or the other! I bet you'll be getting acceptance letters any day now :-)
sunshine6 Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 (I guess I meant "hang" in there) Thanks nandelle, I appreciate the encouragement!
j.tomkins Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 i know for sure that my first choice program met yesterday to make final picks...but i haven't been called or emailed it's a terrible combination of getting-an-increasingly-bad-feeling-about-this and why-won't-they-just-tell-me-already?! ::resumes chain-smoking:: Can I ask which grad school this is about? I'm also applying for Near Eastern Studies! Thanks.
crabchicken Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 got interviews from Duke and USC, rejection from UCSD,Watson's School,and WUSTL
mentalyoga Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I've been more or less paralyzed all week, after discovering that Brandeis and Michigan have started to accept/reject people to their English doctoral programs. I was worried about Chapel Hill, too, until I saw that it seems only Master's applicants have heard back so far. Looks like Brown and Cornell, however, are still holding out--or at least that's what the results here point to? UGH.
ebee Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 There's only one entry (from last year) in the results page for one of my programs. That entry says the person was accepted Feb 11 aka TODAY. GRRRRRRR I'm tired of waiting!!!!
Dinali Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 There's only one entry (from last year) in the results page for one of my programs. That entry says the person was accepted Feb 11 aka TODAY. GRRRRRRR I'm tired of waiting!!!! Last year Feb 11 was a Monday though. So its 2009 equivalent is Feb 9 or Feb 17 (since 16 is a holiday most places).
ebee Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Last year Feb 11 was a Monday though. So its 2009 equivalent is Feb 9 or Feb 17 (since 16 is a holiday most places). Yea I started getting anxious on Monday :!:
Tonights Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Someone posted an acceptance for one of my applied programs six days ago. The website still says "no decision" for me - I'm not sure whether that means I'm not out of the running, or they just haven't bothered to update the rejects' status yet!
Dinali Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Yea I started getting anxious on Monday :!: Oh yeah, no doubt. My 2008-2009 equivalency hasn't stopped me from checking my email ever ten minutes either : ) And I'm at a client now that has a serious firewall blocking everything, so I actually installed an ssh server at home and am checking gmail via links in order to do it. Now that's desperate!
ebee Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Oh yeah, no doubt. My 2008-2009 equivalency hasn't stopped me from checking my email ever ten minutes either : ) And I'm at a client now that has a serious firewall blocking everything, so I actually installed an ssh server at home and am checking gmail via links in order to do it. Now that's desperate! LOL, yea it is. But it gave me a good laugh so thanks
humanature Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Hi, everyone! I just found this forum and this is my first post. People here seem so much more supportive than at http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/. Anyway, this may seem ridiculous, but I just got back from my UC Berkeley interview yesterday, and some people (posted on college confidential) have already received acceptances today! I was really impressed by their program, and now I really want to go... but just waiting while others are getting accepted is nerve racking. I came to the conclusion that the program probably sends out all their first tier acceptances at once - because why wouldn't they?... so is there any point hoping for contact tomorrow or the day after? Although one person was called and another was emailed... I also hope I am not immediately rejected On the other hand, I was told that sometimes final decisions aren't made until after their second weekend (end of Feb) ... which would mean I have to wait a whole 3 weeks if I'm in that category! Also, a lot of people who are also interviewing at Stanford choose that weekend since the two schools coordinate. It's likely that will be a group full of automatic acceptances. I know there's nothing I can do, but this is just painful and I need to rant! Ranting continued... The worst part is, that this school wasn't necessarily at the top of my list because of various other factors including location & a significant other. But after their weekend, I got super excited... and now.... gah!!!
medianerd Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 I just realized I'm going to feel sick to my stomach if someone I know gets into a program I applied for and I don't. Gahhh..
peacelily Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 humanature: I know it's hard not to, but I really wouldn't worry about it. I've heard that some programs stagger their offers over several weeks, maybe because the committee discusses people on separate days. Some potential POI's may be more forward about bugging the committee than others, so the people that more proactive professors want might get offers first. You'll probably hear soon! Best of luck.
humanature Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Thanks, unthevert. Yeah, that's what the rational part of my brain is saying. The other 90% keeps wondering what I did wrong, and how to prepare myself for a major let down or an unbearable 3 weeks. Sigh. Well time to distract myself with the classwork I should be doing. Medianerd, I'm 100% with you. Especially since all weekend (at my recruitment) I heard about how high the acceptance rates are at the interview stage...
lauras Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 medianerd, Look on the bright side, at least you got in somewhere! There may be someone you know who's jealous of you right now!
medianerd Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Look on the bright side, at least you got in somewhere! There may be someone you know who's jealous of you right now! Yeah, I'm sure, and I feel terrible admitting that I feel emotional at the idea of being passed over for someone I know. I do better with 'vague other people' getting in than people whom I'll have to be kind and congratulate. Sigh. Battling with a bit of human weakness here.
hegemony Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 OMG! Yale History Phd! Anyone else still waiting? It looks like a lot of rejections, acceptances and even a waitlist have made the post but I have not heard a word.
humanature Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I really hope that ad coms stagger their review of applicants over days/weeks... still no word for my program either.
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