Rejected Offers Information for Waitlisters

[Centurion]

Hi everyone,

I though it would be useful if there was some centralized location where people on various waitlists could come to find out if anyone has rejected offers for the schools they are waiting on. I'm not on any waitlists, but I can sympathize with those who are stuck in limbo. I don't expect anyone to think of this as a one-for-one trade-off, but I hope that even the smallest amount of information might provide a modicum of hope. So I thought that anyone who has rejected an offer might post it here with a little bit of info. I hope this might prove somewhat useful to anyone who is facing down the bleak inhumanity that is the waitlist.

I was thinking we should probably post:

School Name

Sub field

Funded/not funded

Type of funding (fellowship or assistantship or combination)

If anyone can think of anything else to add, feel free.

Here is what I have so far:

Washington University in St. Louis

Comparative

Funded (Fellowship/ assitantship)

I plan on rejecting two more in the coming week:

UC Davis

Comparative

Funded (assistantship)

SUNY-Binghamton

Comparative

Funded

I hope this info helps!

Edited March 6, 2012 by Centurion

[danmark]

strongly support

[CafeAuLait12]

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have declined two MA offers. I hope that this information helps someone.

University of Chicago, MAPSS

1/2 tuition support

University of Chicago, CIR

1/2 tuition support

[balderdash]

I posted it elsewhere, but I declined UCLA comparative with funding.

[dreamcatcher]

Thanks for starting a helpful topic Centurion! If I can inquire without sounding pushy, anyone with UPenn's offer in comparative planning to decline?

Balderdash, did you decide to go to UW Madison?

[aargauer]

Related sidebar: What does "Your application is under review" mean when, according to the results page, they've already announced a number of acceptances and rejections?! Unofficial wait list? Kind of confused, and do not want to get my hopes up.

[brent09]

Declined:

UMaryland -- American/Quant Methods -- Funded

Georgia -- American/Methods -- Funded (+ fellowship)

As far as "under review" goes: I met several people a week or so ago who still hadn't heard from Maryland. I had already heard from and declined their offer. Given that some of these people were into other top programs (OSU, UNC, PSU) I have a hard time believing they were all "unofficially" rejected, or even waitlisted. I think some programs just take their sweet time making decisions.

[shavasana]

Already posted this, but here goes:

Declined GWU (IR) with funding (TAship)

[3221]

I have rejected funded offers from UCLA, Wisconsin-Madison, and Ohio State. Good luck to those on the waitlist!

[Megan]

I have rejected an unfunded offer from GWU.

[Hotspur]

Declined:

UMaryland -- American/Quant Methods -- Funded

Georgia -- American/Methods -- Funded (+ fellowship)

As far as "under review" goes: I met several people a week or so ago who still hadn't heard from Maryland. I had already heard from and declined their offer. Given that some of these people were into other top programs (OSU, UNC, PSU) I have a hard time believing they were all "unofficially" rejected, or even waitlisted. I think some programs just take their sweet time making decisions.

Thanks for letting us know. I'm one of those Maryland limbo people, although maybe that's not too surprising considering its Feb 1 closing date. I guess the most confusing part for me is that there already seems to have been a Maryland cull around the turn of the month, but that could have just been for specific subfields or on some cut-off factors, before narrowing to final decisions. Ahh, the mysteries of admissions...

[Green_Bee]

My declines:

School Name: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sub field: Theory

Funded/not funded: Funded

Type of funding: Assistantship/fellowship combination

School Name: Cornell University

Sub field: Theory

Funded/not funded: Funded

Type of funding: Fellowship

School Name: The University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Sub field: Theory

Funded/not funded: Funded

Type of funding: Fellowship

School Name: The University of Pennsylvania (*I was wait-listed here*)

Sub field: Theory

Funded/not funded: Funded

Type of funding: Fellowship

Edited March 7, 2012 by Green_Bee

[amblingnymph]

Just declined two funded offers - UDel and SUNY.

I hated the sinking feeling I got when they wrote back saying they're disappointed...meep!

Hope it goes to someone on here!

[quixote]

Declining funded offers from UCLA, UPenn, and Northwestern (American Politics).

[blaspheming]

Rejected UCSB and Boulder (American).

[kolja00]

Officially rejected Georgetown, Maryland, and Wisconsin tonight.

[Bookbag]

SUNY Binghamton - Comparative- Funded (fellowship)

[Carousel]

I have turned down offers from UNC-Chapel Hill, Wisconsin-Madison, and Texas A&M. My subfield is American and all of those offers were funded.

[MinutemanCardinal]

I turned down an offer from SUNY Albany (with full funding and assistantship).

[Waiting13]

I have turned down offers from UNC-Chapel Hill, Wisconsin-Madison, and Texas A&M. My subfield is American and all of those offers were funded.

Did you turn down the Bush School at A&M?

[ohsnap]

I have turned down a funded offer from Texas A&M. My subfield is theory.

[adenlee]

I have turned down an unfunded offer from U of Connecticut, and possibly another unfunded one of Oregon.

[CooCooCachoo]

I have just declined an unfunded offer at GWU.

[ohsnap]

I will be declining a funded offer from Notre Dame in Con Studies. I hope this means good news for someone else. It's a great place.

[CafeAuLait12]

Turned down funded offer at the University of Texas at Austin in IR. Also turned down the unfunded MA program at Boston College.