thepriorwalter Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I do feel like Florida's been a little quiet today. Can't decide if it means a slew of rejections are coming via email (they've finally decided against this one at a time thing) or if it means absolutely nothing, and I'm just driving myself crazy for no reason (what else is new). They do seem pretty committed to acceptances via phone, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatjewishgirl Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 What's going on with UNC-Greensboro? I got that email about having to wait another month to hear back, but it looks like others have been rejected outright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Where are these Florida responses??? (I have no patience, haha.) Umm yeah. Where are they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishmael Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Umm yeah. Where are they?? Right??? No word to-day. Lame. Maybe I'll call to-morrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadthatthisdefinesmylife Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 What's going on with UNC-Greensboro? I got that email about having to wait another month to hear back, but it looks like others have been rejected outright? Yeah. What's the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) Right??? No word to-day. Lame. Maybe I'll call to-morrow. I'm wondering if I should try to contact someone other than the grad secretary... ETA: I just e-mailed Dr. Dobrin. Will let you know if he replies. Edited March 8, 2013 by sebastiansteddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfat Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Just got my rejection from Carnegie Mellon, and I feel like a total idiot. Apparently they only admit 3 people per year, and I never would have applied if I'd known that. It was my last choice, and the closest I had to a "fallback" (though, of course, there's no such thing), but I thought they admitted closer to 12. Whoops. Do they funnel their MA students into the PhD? I couldn't find anything on the website that indicated how it all works, but I think I just totally misunderstood their process. Another app fee down the toilet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Right??? No word to-day. Lame. Maybe I'll call to-morrow. Just realized UF is on break this week... but some decisions did go out earlier this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishmael Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Just realized UF is on break this week... but some decisions did go out earlier this week. Oh, damn. Well, maybe we'll hear regardless. Or maybe the info about responses going out was... wrong. Who knows. Lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHEnthusiast Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Just got my rejection from Carnegie Mellon, and I feel like a total idiot. Apparently they only admit 3 people per year, and I never would have applied if I'd known that. It was my last choice, and the closest I had to a "fallback" (though, of course, there's no such thing), but I thought they admitted closer to 12. Whoops. Do they funnel their MA students into the PhD? I couldn't find anything on the website that indicated how it all works, but I think I just totally misunderstood their process. Another app fee down the toilet... I did my MA at CMU and they do not funnel their MAs. I've applied the past two years and have not gotten in. My MA class was about 13 students and they get around 200 phd applications and only have three slots. It suckssssss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhswrestle Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Who posted the UF MA waitlist? When I called the English graduate dept. I was told I would have to wait for an e-mail/letter to know my status... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) Who posted the UF MA waitlist? When I called the English graduate dept. I was told I would have to wait for an e-mail/letter to know my status... I was told the same. She said she'd e-mail me right away, and then she never did. ETA: She also said all decisions have been made and it is just a matter of notifying. I don't get why they have to e-mail one applicant at a time... Edited March 9, 2013 by sebastiansteddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishmael Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 That makes no sense. I was told they are still making decisions... And I emailed to-day. What's w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishmael Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 *damn iphone. What's with the conflicting info? Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I applied to the PhD - so maybe she meant all PhD decisions have been made? Who knows what's going on at UF. It really annoyed me that she said she'd e-mail me right away, and then never did. I know she's probably overworked, but it seems like their department is just terribly unorganized. It's not making me think very highly of the department... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I applied to the PhD - so maybe she meant all PhD decisions have been made? Who knows what's going on at UF. It really annoyed me that she said she'd e-mail me right away, and then never did. I know she's probably overworked, but it seems like their department is just terribly unorganized. It's not making me think very highly of the department... I had the same issue. I e-mailed last month confirming I would be considered for both the MA and PhD. I never heard back. I e-mailed again this week and was told I would receive a response right away, but I never heard back. It's disappointing because UF is a really great fit for my interests and, you're right, things definitely don't seem super organized. :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishmael Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Umm... anyone hear ANYTHING from Florida yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Umm... anyone hear ANYTHING from Florida yet? Nada. I was considering e-mailing again. I don't want to be too much of a pest... but also it is fairly unlikely I'd accept their offer if they did happen to extend one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingatall Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm looking for some advice, doods, because I've informed myself into total confusion. Here's where I'm at: Penn State vs University of Washington. I've got a rankings question/crisis. The two schools are listed as being the same rank in US News & WR, but University of Wash is ranked MUCH lower in the NRC's 2010 rankings. What gives? Also: if you had to pick between the two, what would you choose and why? Informal poll, so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feraleyes Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I called up UF on Friday night (it was morning there, owing to the time difference) and was shocked and thrilled to be notified by Professor Sidney Dobrin, graduate coordinator, that my name was at the top of the acceptance list!! He further mentioned that acceptances will be e-mailed next week (this week) and explained my funding package to me. Really excited as he was very kind and forthcoming with the things the adcomm loved about my application and since his area is posthumanism too, he'd read my WS and loved it!! I'm guessing everyone will be notified very soon. P.S. they have an incoming cohort of 6 PhD candidates this year out of about 150 applications. Hope this helps HHEoS and asleepawake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Ed Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm looking for some advice, doods, because I've informed myself into total confusion. Here's where I'm at: Penn State vs University of Washington. I've got a rankings question/crisis. The two schools are listed as being the same rank in US News & WR, but University of Wash is ranked MUCH lower in the NRC's 2010 rankings. What gives? Also: if you had to pick between the two, what would you choose and why? Informal poll, so to speak. I don't know much about either school, but I'm reticent to make any decisions based on rankings alone. Maybe I'm the only one who prefers to give the middle finger to prestige (while still acknowledging it's relevancy when it comes to Harvard, Stanford, etc.), but I feel like it's the work that you do at said program that is the most important. What I'm saying is: which program will allow you to do the most kick-ass work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm looking for some advice, doods, because I've informed myself into total confusion. Here's where I'm at: Penn State vs University of Washington. I've got a rankings question/crisis. The two schools are listed as being the same rank in US News & WR, but University of Wash is ranked MUCH lower in the NRC's 2010 rankings. What gives? Also: if you had to pick between the two, what would you choose and why? Informal poll, so to speak. Penn State would be the one I picked, if I were admitted to both. I think it has a much better reputation, and I suspect that UW will drop a bit when the next rankings come out. I think funding at Penn State is much more secure than at UW. BUT you need to consider your fit with the program, faculty you'd like to work with, etc. Cactus Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I called up UF on Friday night (it was morning there, owing to the time difference) and was shocked and thrilled to be notified by Professor Sidney Dobrin, graduate coordinator, that my name was at the top of the acceptance list!! He further mentioned that acceptances will be e-mailed next week (this week) and explained my funding package to me. Really excited as he was very kind and forthcoming with the things the adcomm loved about my application and since his area is posthumanism too, he'd read my WS and loved it!! I'm guessing everyone will be notified very soon. P.S. they have an incoming cohort of 6 PhD candidates this year out of about 150 applications. Hope this helps When I e-mailed Dr. Dobrin, he just forwarded it to the grad secretary, who refused to tell me anything via phone. How did you get in touch with him via phone, and not the grad secretary? Did you call him directly? I am confused, because they notified some accepted students a while ago, and quite a few rejections have already gone out as well. ETA: CONGRATS!!!! Edited March 11, 2013 by sebastiansteddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feraleyes Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I called up their office and was directed to the grad secretary as well. She said she'd seen my name somewhere and I assumed she was referring to the e-mails I'd sent her prior to submitting my application asking her many questions. She kept me on hold for a while and I assumed she'd forgotten . She then came back and said she was transferring the call to the graduate coordinator , I presumed at that point that they'd lost my application or something. and...THANK YOU!! it's a great relief no doubt to know that I atleast have one acceptance I have still not received my e-mail from their office but I was assured that they'll be sent out this week. nothingnew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I called up their office and was directed to the grad secretary as well. She said she'd seen my name somewhere and I assumed she was referring to the e-mails I'd sent her prior to submitting my application asking her many questions. She kept me on hold for a while and I assumed she'd forgotten . She then came back and said she was transferring the call to the graduate coordinator , I presumed at that point that they'd lost my application or something. and...THANK YOU!! it's a great relief no doubt to know that I atleast have one acceptance I have still not received my e-mail from their office but I was assured that they'll be sent out this week. Hmm... well maybe it's not over yet? Who knows what's going on there... But again, major congrats! feraleyes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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