PhDhopeful2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Hello. My handle is wemayet, and I am a GradCafe "search results" junkie. It all started in the fall, when I was looking for application advice. I figured a little wouldn't hurt, you know? It didn't take long before I was spending most, then all, of my spare time reading forums. It didn't seem like a bad trade off for all the good feelings I was getting from what I was taking in. I grew to rely upon it. I needed it to get through applications. But even when applications were over, I still needed. I tried to quit cold turkey, but found myself going back for more. I think on purpose at some level, I had even lost my login for a while, hoping I'd forget. Then one day, I saw it. The first indication that someone from one of my schools had gotten an interview. That taste brought me back. Worse than before. A great hunger inside of me, I needed the information. On my tower, on my ipad, on my laptop... all browsers had a GradCafe tab. I'd hit that refresh button... dozens of times... sometime dozens of dozens of times in one hour. When I wake up, I reach for the nearest computerized device and hit refresh again and again. Someday, I hope to stop... My handle is wemayet, and I am a GradCafe "search results" junkie. dying laughing!!! (and at work oops!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrunner Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 As I learned from the phone interview I took last week from USC, the DGS said they will make a meeting this week and will send final offers next week. Thanks for the info! Congrats on the interview, I got one for UW so I am hoping it is a good sign - though I am a bit dissapointed that I didn't have one for USC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRam Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Sorry if this has been covered but I've been in and out of meetings all morning: were the Michigan rejections and waitlists blast emails? It doesn't seem that way. I got one like an hour after I saw someone on here post a rejection. I have a colleague who hasn't heard anything from Michigan yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDhopeful2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Me too - and purgatory at Mich, but rejected at UCLA. ): I got the email telling me to check the website. Michigan purgatory for me as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDhopeful2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Mine does too. I'm still in purgatory at Michigan and UCLA too and refreshing roughly every 19 seconds. only every 19 seconds? i'm impressed by your restraint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnoble1983 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Michigan purgatory for me as well... Oh, well that's unfortunate. It changed for me, and there seem to be quite a few website rejections on the results page, so I assumed they had finally switched everything over. I think its best to assume that yours will be a late acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliSwede Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 WHERE IS MY MICHIGAN EMAIL?! I don't really care what way it goes now. Just put me out of my misery. lucid1984 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGMJ Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It doesn't seem that way. I got one like an hour after I saw someone on here post a rejection. I have a colleague who hasn't heard anything from Michigan yet. Thanks! (And sorry, I haven't heard anything yet but I doubt that's a good sign). Where on the website does the status change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm321 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 WHERE IS MY MICHIGAN EMAIL?! I don't really care what way it goes now. Just put me out of my misery. I feel the same way. I'd prefer an email blast rather than whatever is currently happening (alphabetical rejections? rejections organized by subfield?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quigley Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) only every 19 seconds? i'm impressed by your restraint! Let's hope my employer doesn't decide to check my internet history and see how many gradcafe page views I have been racking up between 8:00 and 5:00. WHERE IS MY MICHIGAN EMAIL?! I don't really care what way it goes now. Just put me out of my misery. Ugh yes. Just make it a quick and painless death please. Edit: grammar Edited February 8, 2013 by Quigley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliSwede Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I feel the same way. I'd prefer an email blast rather than whatever is currently happening (alphabetical rejections? rejections organized by subfield?) your humble servant and frankentheory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm321 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 hahaha exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudonym Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Does anybody have any hope of hearing from Columbia, MIT, UC Berkeley or Stanford today? I'm deciding whether to go to sleep or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGMJ Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Does anybody have any hope of hearing from Columbia, MIT, UC Berkeley or Stanford today? I'm deciding whether to go to sleep or not. Don't wait up for MIT; you will likely get a letter via post. Colombia will probably start next week? I would guess the same for Berkeley and Stanford, but then again what do I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliSwede Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Does anybody have any hope of hearing from Columbia, MIT, UC Berkeley or Stanford today? I'm deciding whether to go to sleep or not. I'd get some sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDhopeful2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I feel the same way. I'd prefer an email blast rather than whatever is currently happening (alphabetical rejections? rejections organized by subfield?) agreed... maybe they can't do a blast email because of the problems with the Wolverine site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news2yous Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Mine does too. I'm still in purgatory at Michigan and UCLA too and refreshing roughly every 19 seconds. I'm haven't heard anything from Michigan, UCLA, Chicago, MIT, etc. etc. etc. NOTHING from anyone. I'm guessing Chicago means a rejection from the PhD program, but the rest make no sense unless I'm on a waitlist. This is killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quigley Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Don't wait up for MIT; you will likely get a letter via post. Colombia will probably start next week? I would guess the same for Berkeley and Stanford, but then again what do I know! Doesn't Stanford typically do calls from professors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudonym Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Don't wait up for MIT; you will likely get a letter via post. Colombia will probably start next week? I would guess the same for Berkeley and Stanford, but then again what do I know! By post? Seriously? Even for internationals? That would actually take forever. Better listen to Lemeard, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDhopeful2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Thanks! (And sorry, I haven't heard anything yet but I doubt that's a good sign). Where on the website does the status change? you can start a Wolverine Friend account, but apparently it's not really working anyway. My app (and others on here) still says "application not complete" but the dept has assured us that the Wolverine status is not necessarily accurate.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news2yous Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) lol oh man can't remember the last time I saw one of these things (IRL or on TV) Edited February 8, 2013 by news2yous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliSwede Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) you can start a Wolverine Friend account, but apparently it's not really working anyway. My app (and others on here) still says "application not complete" but the dept has assured us that the Wolverine status is not necessarily accurate.. I'm one of those with an incomplete status. And even though they assured me that they have the application, and that it'll be reviewed, I still have doubt... Edited February 8, 2013 by Lemeard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quigley Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm one of those with an incomplete status. And even though they assured me that they have the application, and that it'll be reviewed, I still have doubt... After talking to them, I was under the impression that all of the apps had this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliSwede Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 After talking to them, I was under the impression that all of the apps had this problem. Really? All? That makes me feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wemayet Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Does anybody have any hope of hearing from Columbia, MIT, UC Berkeley or Stanford today? I'm deciding whether to go to sleep or not. If you can sleep, for the sake of all things decent, get some sleep! PoliSwede 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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