BigBastard63 Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 I've applied to a few schools that seem to have both accepted and rejected a number of applicants based on the survey, but I've heard nothing from them. Does anyone know what this means? Is it some sort of unofficial waitlisting or a "pocket" rejection? Thanks for your help!
shavasana Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Duke did that to me. I hadn't heard anything after acceptances were posted and a large wave of rejections had been posted. I just called the DGS and asked the status of my application since I hadn't heard something. They told me that my application was still under review because they had sent out all the acceptances they could guarantee funding for. My suggestion would be to call and ask. Can't hurt!
deleteduser0333 Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) I received that kind of treatment (...) from UCLA. No admission, no rejection, no notification on wait-listing...so yeah I am just worried that me calling them is just a confirmation of rejection... Edited February 16, 2012 by dec4rhapsody
Max Power Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 Duke did that to me. I hadn't heard anything after acceptances were posted and a large wave of rejections had been posted. I just called the DGS and asked the status of my application since I hadn't heard something. They told me that my application was still under review because they had sent out all the acceptances they could guarantee funding for. My suggestion would be to call and ask. Can't hurt! i'd imagine there is a lot of this. in my dad's department, he has funding for 4 students per year. he is allowed to make 5 offers. if all 5 accept, he only gets 3 the next year. if 3 or fewer accept, then he can send more offers. This would obviously be on a larger scale in a bigger department
deleteduser0333 Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Hmm...called UCLA and judging from their response...Maybe they didn't even look at my application? sigh
balderdash Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Hate to say it, guys, but silence almost always means a rejection. There are some schools that stagger admissions over a week, but if it's been 3 weeks since you saw an admit posted on the results page (edit: and confirmed in the forum), the assumption should be a "no." Edited February 17, 2012 by balderdash
deleteduser0333 Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 I didn't even expect anything else but it was still distressful that they didn't notify everyone (rejected) at the same time.
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