jma310 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 anyone wanna claim the maryland acceptance? also, if you have any other info that you are willing to share, that would be great! lastly, congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 It's not me. Weird that they called on a Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolopixie Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I saw a couple things go up today...random engineering, chemistry, non-humanities related PhD posts go up that they got acceptances today. Congrats whoever got in, Maryland is a cool program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karablythe Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 How do you see the results board? Do you have to have applied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jma310 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Not me, and my bf didn't hear either... Sunday is weird. Could be a McNair or other big fellowship as in precious years the Jan notifications mentioned things like that. I definitely think with the early deadline it'll be soon... Agh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jma310 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Previous* not precious. That's what I get for being on gradcafe on my iPhone while I'm supposed to be reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolopixie Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 How do you see the results board? Do you have to have applied? On the top of this page click on results survey tab. Then type in the program you want to see. I generally search program name English (ex: Maryland English), so the results I will see will be related to the English applicants. Then you can see if anyone has been accepted yet, waitlisted, rejected, whatever...if someone has gotten a decision and they submit the result to the board it will be there. When we reference the results board, it is not the school's website. jma310 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galoup11 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 From Maryland's Application page: After the review is completed, you will receive a letter with the decision recommendation in the mail. Decision information cannot be given out over the phone or in email correspondence. Strange that they would break their own rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Sparrow Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 A lot of programs have policies like this so that they can have something to point to when they get 200 panicked applicants calling and emailing about their statuses. It's pretty normal to get email or phone acceptances (in addition to a letter, which would generally come later), with or without this kind of "official" policy. From Maryland's Application page: After the review is completed, you will receive a letter with the decision recommendation in the mail. Decision information cannot be given out over the phone or in email correspondence. Strange that they would break their own rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jma310 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 it seems there have been a few phone calls last year, but by and large the notifications seem to come by e-mail/ASF page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galoup11 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 A lot of programs have policies like this so that they can have something to point to when they get 200 panicked applicants calling and emailing about their statuses. It's pretty normal to get email or phone acceptances (in addition to a letter, which would generally come later), with or without this kind of "official" policy. This is my first go-round, so thanks for clearing that up. U of M's application page didn't seem to have anywhere with an Application 'Status' so I'm guessing it's mail, email, or phone with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czenzi Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The Maryland posting bums me out because I foolishly thought, "Aw, the schools won't notify on the weekends," and I made a promise to myself that Saturday and Sunday would be the two days every week that I wouldn't go into admissions-decision-freakout mode. I live overseas, so I even calculated the time differences so that I knew specifically when I could stop compulsively checking my cell phone battery and email account. Now, I'm back to worrying all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jma310 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 czenzi, it does seem bizarre. my guess is the person was up for a McNair or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolopixie Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 From Maryland's Application page: After the review is completed, you will receive a letter with the decision recommendation in the mail. Decision information cannot be given out over the phone or in email correspondence. Strange that they would break their own rule. Last year they made calls to people that were admitted. I think this disclaimer is so that people do not continuously call or email the department to check to see if there has been a decision made. They did send out generic emails telling you to go check the school website when a decision had been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czenzi Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 jma310, I think your possibly right, but I didn't apply to Maryland, so I have no idea how their process works. (I'm only here because any movement on the boards makes my heart flutter.) I'm assuming many of you did apply there, so I hope everyone hears good news from them soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hmm. Seems like this is still out, but what does that weird waitlist comment on the results board mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztecson23 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Me. Explain later--falling asleep. Found this thread quite by accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jma310 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Me. Explain later--falling asleep. Found this thread quite by accident. aztecson... please expound. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poeteer Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I think MD might have a waiting list for the waitlist. So if the original acceptee in a sub-field declines, and then the officially waitlisted candidates in a sub-field decline, they'll accept the first person in line on the "second list." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jma310 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hey poeteer, but I didnt think anyone got accepted or rejected yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poeteer Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 No: "I was asking about a fellowship and was told that I was on the 'second list,' but that they wouldn't be able to send out second-list notifications until April. I don't believe they have sent out any notifications yet." This person only found out through an inquiry. But that's how it is likely to happen once they do -- accepted students decline, notified waitlisters decline, "second list" waitlisters get called. If you search for the MD thread from last year called "Maryland Acceptance," you'll see mention of this list, and a post by someone who got a call on 4/18 but had already accepted elsewhere. The director also told a waistlisted candidate to let her know if she'd be declining so she could notify another person behind her that he or she was on the waitlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztecson23 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 aztecson... please expound. thanks! Well, my POI, with whom I have not had too much contact, called me Sunday morning to tell me that I was admitted and that the official letter of acceptance would be mailed out soon. I've no idea about financials--it didn't occur to me to ask since I was thunderstruck that this scholar I admire so much was calling me to give me acceptance to a school in my top three. And, wow: I thought it was the credit card people. I'm sure this isn't much help. And I'm worried now that I've done something wrong by outing myself as the Maryland admit. I mean, can divulging this hurt me somehow? This process has made me paranoid. (And I do feel a little guilty for this acceptance, quite frankly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jma310 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 gah maryland, when will you notify? naturally i must obsess over this one since it had the earliest deadline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoam Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Pretty positive this will be my first rejection, but I submitted in november and i'm just dying to hear something already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stately Plump Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) No: "I was asking about a fellowship and was told that I was on the 'second list,' but that they wouldn't be able to send out second-list notifications until April. I don't believe they have sent out any notifications yet." This person only found out through an inquiry. But that's how it is likely to happen once they do -- accepted students decline, notified waitlisters decline, "second list" waitlisters get called. If you search for the MD thread from last year called "Maryland Acceptance," you'll see mention of this list, and a post by someone who got a call on 4/18 but had already accepted elsewhere. The director also told a waistlisted candidate to let her know if she'd be declining so she could notify another person behind her that he or she was on the waitlist. Hey everyone. I posted this to the results board while I was lurking. I have since created an account, mostly because the anticipation finally got to me. I had to talk to other people who has lost their minds waiting. I figured I would share what I know, since I have in my signature that I have been wait-listed at UMD. I emailed the DGS a few weeks ago. I applied for a Fulbright scholarship to do research in Finland starting in the fall (if I get it). I recently found out I was a finalist, and my application has been forwarded to Finland for final review. I emailed some departments asking about potential deferrals, in case I receive the grant and am admitted. No other schools mentioned my status, but Maryland said: "You did not make our first cut, but are on our second list." I don't know how they know I'm on the second list if they don't have the first list. If they do have the first list, I don't know why they haven't informed people. I received that email on February 2. You now know as much as I know. It's a mystery to me why they haven't said anything. Edited February 11, 2012 by Stately Plump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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