Mistral Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) Ahh, I wish they would send rejections today too, just so I could stop checking my phone every five seconds. Edited February 3, 2012 by Mistral Mistral and isol3 2
HunkyDory Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 There's this crazy thing now where you can access your electronic mail on your mobile telephone! What crazy technological sorcery! Two Espressos, takethiswaltz, parademaker and 4 others 1 6
desipoet Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 I wonder what this means for the rest of us. My application status hasn't changed at all. Waiting for more time is going to KILL me! :-(
thestage Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 it means we didn't get in is what it means. not too hard to read the tea leaves on this one.
desipoet Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 Methinks it's time for another cup of tea. Oh well, you're probably right.
thestage Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 I suppose delayed wait list annoucements are a dim possibility, but false hope doesn't do anyone any good.
vordhosbntwin Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 i think it's doubtful. maybe a march waitlist notification, at best. what a terrible 'at best'.
veniente Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 Sigh. Back to the 0% Confidence of Acceptance thread. Pynchonette 1
Aztecson23 Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 My understanding is that some programs send out acceptance notifications to a first round of competitive applicants, some of whom will inevitably decline the offer for another school. The second batch of applicants are not necessarily "waitlisters" in the sense that they will never know that they were not considered as first-draft picks. (Well, with Grad Cafe, that illusion is dispensed with, I suppose.)They give a certain amount of time to the initial batch of applicants, say, until March or April 15th to accept or decline. Once some decline, AdComs move on to the second round of slightly less competitive applicants. Then a waitlist. I don't think every program operates this way but that seems to be how things are working out from my limited perspective. In short, though this is distressing to one's ego, it nonethelss provides a reasonable hope for admission and funding.
Jbarks Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 My understanding is that some programs send out acceptance notifications to a first round of competitive applicants, some of whom will inevitably decline the offer for another school. The second batch of applicants are not necessarily "waitlisters" in the sense that they will never know that they were not considered as first-draft picks. (Well, with Grad Cafe, that illusion is dispensed with, I suppose.)They give a certain amount of time to the initial batch of applicants, say, until March or April 15th to accept or decline. Once some decline, AdComs move on to the second round of slightly less competitive applicants. Then a waitlist. I don't think every program operates this way but that seems to be how things are working out from my limited perspective. In short, though this is distressing to one's ego, it nonethelss provides a reasonable hope for admission and funding. This definitely makes since. And, really, I don't care what tier/list I'm on as long as they accept me...eventually.
royo0210 Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I think you're right, Aztecson23. It seems that's why they wait so long to send out rejections, and why over the results board you can see acceptances spread out over a few months for many schools.
ComeBackZinc Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Guys, seriously-- I can't tell you about UChicago specifically, but acceptance decisions can be separated by a matter of months.... pinkrobot 1
Aztecson23 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 This definitely makes since. And, really, I don't care what tier/list I'm on as long as they accept me...eventually. Right? Welp, I wish you all the best. But yeah: I had a friend who was waitlisted at a UC all the way up to May! She's just finishing her dissertation and publishing three articles, five years later.
takethiswaltz Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Chicago doesn't do waitlists. I am one of the admits and one of my POIs mentioned something to that effect when we spoke last week.
ratbat Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 Well that definitely answers my question. Thanks for the response and congratulations on the acceptance!
takethiswaltz Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Thanks, rb. Hope some acceptances come your way! It ain't over 'til April 15.
DorindaAfterThyrsis Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 @takethiswaltz: are you going to the visiting day/recruitment thingy in March?
takethiswaltz Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Hello, Dorinda. Yes, I am! Will I see you there?
girlmostlikely Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Just wanted to say that I've also been accepted to Chicago and will attending the open house. All the faculty I've talked to so far have been incredibly enthusiastic and generous! One professor told me that 24 out of the 25 students accepted have committed to attending the open house. Which means that, though we might not know who specifically will be in our cohort (if any of us pick Chicago!), we'll recognize some names and faces once we know the official cohort list. Edited February 17, 2012 by girlmostlikely
takethiswaltz Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Congrats, girlmostlikely! With 24 visitors, I'm sure the event will be a lively one! I look forward to meeting you and everyone else who has been accepted. Chicago ranks very high on my list of options right now, but I don't want to commit until I've heard from the rest of my prospective programs. The unlikely event of being admitted to Yale or UPenn may turn the tide, after all.
lyonessrampant Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 25 admits this year? That's double what it was in 2008 and up for the last couple of years as well. Congrats to all accepted! I'm taking this as a sign that the economy is recovering JeremiahParadise 1
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