Tupamaros Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Thanks everyone! I sounded pretty dumb on the phone. He asked me if I had any questions and I responded with "Thank you." LOL It happens to the best of us. UCSD and Berkeley are two seriously good programmes, should be fun choosing between them (and with more notifications to come).
rkmattson Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Thanks everyone! I sounded pretty dumb on the phone. He asked me if I had any questions and I responded with "Thank you." haha yeah, when i got the call from Minnesota I said "wow, really? I really didn't think this would happen. Wow, i'm just so surprised!" He was laughing and said it sounded like I'd just won the lottery to which I said "I kinda feel like I just did." The whole time I was shaking and jumping up and down and just wanted to hang up, call my parents, and then call him back. frankentheory 1
NBM Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 haha yeah, when i got the call from Minnesota I said "wow, really? I really didn't think this would happen. Wow, i'm just so surprised!" He was laughing and said it sounded like I'd just won the lottery to which I said "I kinda feel like I just did." The whole time I was shaking and jumping up and down and just wanted to hang up, call my parents, and then call him back. Thanks everyone! I sounded pretty dumb on the phone. He asked me if I had any questions and I responded with "Thank you." HAHAHA! This totally made my morning. Feel so happy for the both of you! Congrats, guys!
frankentheory Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 haha yeah, when i got the call from Minnesota I said "wow, really? I really didn't think this would happen. Wow, i'm just so surprised!" He was laughing and said it sounded like I'd just won the lottery to which I said "I kinda feel like I just did." The whole time I was shaking and jumping up and down and just wanted to hang up, call my parents, and then call him back. I had a similar reaction when I got Minnesota's call. I'm sure I sounded like an idiot on the phone, but the DGS didn't let on if he thought so. Congrats on your admits! rkmattson 1
Wemayet Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Thanks everyone! I sounded pretty dumb on the phone. He asked me if I had any questions and I responded with "Thank you." That is hillarious!! Best answer (or question) you could have given.
lisasimpson Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 i hope that i have a chance to "sound like an idiot"! haha congrats you guys!! San Diego is my secondbest city.... iam 274543 times more productive on weekends than weekdays.....
BornAndRaised Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Have any of the Berkeley admits so far been for IR? Also, what universities can we expect to hear from this week?
Tupamaros Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Have any of the Berkeley admits so far been for IR? Also, what universities can we expect to hear from this week? Stanford should make a move I think. Hopefully a couple more MIT. Should be a busy week, with a few more coming into the mix.
ThisGuyRiteHere Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Stanford should make a move I think. Hopefully a couple more MIT. Should be a busy week, with a few more coming into the mix.I second this..its been about a month since Jan. 15 deadlines. most institutions probably have an idea on what they are going to do.
runner12 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 This might be a little off-topic, but any info on NSF notifications? Are there any hints or intermediate notifications leading up to the final decisions?
polisciftw Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 This might be a little off-topic, but any info on NSF notifications? Are there any hints or intermediate notifications leading up to the final decisions? Do you mean the DDRIG grant or their academic fellowship?
runner12 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Do you mean the DDRIG grant or their academic fellowship? The graduate research fellowship (GRFP)
alittlebitofluck Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Have any of the Berkeley admits so far been for IR? Also, what universities can we expect to hear from this week? I think that we will hear from Cornell, and that Notre Dame will send out the rest of their offers. I am assuming that the three individuals who have claimed acceptances on the results board were priority admits.
polisciftw Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 CalTech's social science program should also be soon.
frankentheory Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 I think that we will hear from Cornell, and that Notre Dame will send out the rest of their offers. I am assuming that the three individuals who have claimed acceptances on the results board were priority admits. I don't think we'll hear from Cornell until the end of the month or possibly the beginning of March, if last cycle is any indicator. However, I would rather hear something sooner than later.
alittlebitofluck Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 I don't think we'll hear from Cornell until the end of the month or possibly the beginning of March, if last cycle is any indicator. However, I would rather hear something sooner than later. Hmm. Unless I am misreadnig the results board, Cornell sent out most acceptance notifications on the 15th last year. Though they did send them out nearer the end of the month in 2011. If only schools were more consistent . . .
frankentheory Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Hmm. Unless I am misreadnig the results board, Cornell sent out most acceptance notifications on the 15th last year. Though they did send them out nearer the end of the month in 2011. If only schools were more consistent . . . You are totally right. My mistake! Hopefully we hear from them this week!
alittlebitofluck Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 You are totally right. My mistake! Hopefully we hear from them this week! Well, 2011 suggests that you might be right. Despite the very real chance that we will not hear from them, I will continue to hope that we will. Deep in the midst of a process that I cannot control, I will try my best to control my own optimism.
iwouldpreferanonymity Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) According to the results page, some GradCafe users have been accepted at South Carolina. If anyone wants to chat about the program, send me a PM. Edited February 10, 2013 by iwouldpreferanonymity
frankentheory Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Well, 2011 suggests that you might be right. Despite the very real chance that we will not hear from them, I will continue to hope that we will. Deep in the midst of a process that I cannot control, I will try my best to control my own optimism. That's a really good outlook to have! Cheers! p.s. I dig your Supersonics icon.
xcrunner Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I think that we will hear from Cornell, and that Notre Dame will send out the rest of their offers. I am assuming that the three individuals who have claimed acceptances on the results board were priority admits. I hope you are right about ND. I also think UWashington, Johns Hopkins and USC should be this week as well.
goforbroke33 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Have any of the Berkeley admits so far been for IR? Also, what universities can we expect to hear from this week? Greetings, all! Yet another LTL here, enjoying the chaos of this year's cycle. I'm also curious about what we'll see from Berkeley in the next few days. I'm wondering if they're going by subfield, by some sort of priority, or randomly. Given that they have a whopping nine subfields (part of the reason I applied), it might be hard to pinpoint the method to their madness. Do we have any political behavior and/or American politics admits, other than the one on the board? (Trying to decide how optimistic to be).
scanthiliad Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 crossing my fingers for cornell next week also. and MIT, if you're going to reject me, just do it quickly tomorrow because i just want to hear SOMETHING... anyone think we'll hear from yale and columbia next week?? i wonder if yale is doing that interviewing deal again this year.
runner12 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 For schools that do interviews (e.g. Yale), what type of interview is it? Do they just ask you to talk more about your interests to gauge fit, or do they ask more substantive/technical questions to test your knowledge?
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