what was your success rate?

[Christa]

Applied to 8. accepted to 4. rejected from 2 and 2 haven't responded yet.

[wheatGrass]

4/4. I was initially waitlisted for one but got moved from the waitlist a couple of days later. I only applied to programs that were a really good fit.

[prettyuff1]

2/7 I applied to 7 got accepted to 2, rejected by two and have 3 in no mans land.

[Rachel B]

80%- four acceptances, one rejection

[We regret to inform you]

i'm happy with the funded acceptance i got and the program is an awesome fit for me, but i am kinda curious why i had such poor luck. i'd consider myself a pretty solid applicant, but maybe not.

Edited April 29, 2012 by We regret to inform you

[Gneiss1]

1 fully funded acceptance, 2 waitlists, 2 rejections.

The acceptance ironically was my top choice so I am pretty happy with that haha:)

[stell4]

17%

Applied to 7 programs

Accepted: 1 (top choice!!!)

Rejected: 4

Heard nothing from: 2

My ego would have like to get accepted to more (all really), but I am in my top choice, so I guess that's all that matters.

[bentharbour]

~83% - 5 Accepts and 1 Rejection

1 Still MIA

[imonedaful]

0% so far. Still waiting on 2 of the 3 schools I applied to. I feel like the time I do find out about whether I got in or not I will have forgotten I applied.

[contretemps]

60% (3 out of 5 PhD programs)

Last year obviously it was 0%, but that was for MS Programs.

[mallorn]

50%, one fully funded, counting the school I need to hear back from. Pretty good I guess, but I wish all of the acceptances had been fully funded haha.

[Hillary Emick]

50%, one rejection and one well-funded acceptance. I only applied to 2 PhD programs. I had no idea how competitive it would be or I would have hedged my bets better and applied to more programs. I am grateful it worked out for me.

[Ameonna]

28.6% acceptance rate, with 2 acceptances and 5 rejections. All that matters to me, though, is the 99% chance that I will be starting classes for my doctoral degree this coming Fall, which is really exciting! As long as you get in where you'll be happy, it doesn't matter how big your rejection pile was... at least, that's my opinion on the subject.

[misgengen]

50%, 2 acceptances 2 rejections. not gonna lie, it hurts but what are you gonna do right..haha

[TeaGirl]

0% so far

I'm still waiting on one last decision, but I don't know how likely it to be a positive one. In all likelihood, I'll trying again next year.

[bronco]

2 out of 4

[anneofgg]

33% accepted

17% waiting list

50% rejected

[sweetnighter]

one for fifteen... but one's enough!

[crazygirl2012]

10% acceptance rate. 40% interview rate, which is slightly better... unless it just implies that I'm bad at interviews (which I swear I'm not!).

[cosmokramer]

5/6. 5 acceptances and 1 rejection.

[jaywalker]

22.2%...1 PhD acceptance, 1 Masters acceptance, and 7 rejections (including my dream school). But after seeing first-hand just how competitive this process is, I am more than happy with my results!

I'm also at 25% for outside fellowships (accepted to 1, rejected from 3). I fully expected this rate to be 0%.

[OnceAndFutureGrad]

2009: 17% (5 outright rejections, counting the consolation MA as a success). 2010: 0%. 2011: 50% (1 rejection, 1 PhD acceptance with fellowship).

Not including the MA, all three years put together equals 6.67%. And more GRE and app fees than I'll ever let myself calculate

Edited May 7, 2012 by OnceAndFutureGrad

[OregonGal]

25% accepted, 25% waitlisted, 50% rejected.

[melly_mel]

2 for 3. And funny enough, I currently work for the school I was rejected from!

[Nerd_For_Life]

MPhil Cambridge: Accepted

MA UofT: Waitlisted then accepted the next day

Australian National University PhD: Accepted