ion_exchanger Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 So sorry to hear about your loss PhDreams. I'm sure when you get accepted, your colleague would have been so proud. PhDreams 1
PhDreams Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 So sorry to hear about your loss PhDreams. I'm sure when you get accepted, your colleague would have been so proud. Â You all are the absolute best. Â I'm still processing. I look forward to celebrating all the successes of all you wonderful folks in the coming weeks. Thanks for your support.
Bearcat1 Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I'm so sorry. How fortunate to have had that person in your life to encourage your dreams. And how proud you will make them!!! PhDreams 1
EdYouKateOr Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I feel sick. I just found out a colleague of mine passed away yesterday. He's the one that encouraged me to apply to grad school and really was the first to help pair me up with resources. Meeting him changed my life. Now I'm even more anxiety ridden about getting into a program...it just means so much more now. I can't stop crying... You are truly in my thoughts and prayers! You have been so positive and encouraging sine I've joined, I pray we can give some of that back! PhDreams 1
viggosloof28 Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 You are truly in my thoughts and prayers! You have been so positive and encouraging sine I've joined, I pray we can give some of that back! Seconded, absolutely. You're one of the nicest folks on this forum. I am sending prayers and positive thoughts your way. I'm sure you will make your colleague proud at your next program and beyond! PhDreams 1
LMac Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I'm so sorry to hear that PhDreams. I know you will honor their memory in everything you do on this journey. You're in my thoughts PhDreams 1
PhDreams Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I'm so sorry. How fortunate to have had that person in your life to encourage your dreams. And how proud you will make them!!!   You are truly in my thoughts and prayers! You have been so positive and encouraging sine I've joined, I pray we can give some of that back!   Seconded, absolutely. You're one of the nicest folks on this forum. I am sending prayers and positive thoughts your way. I'm sure you will make your colleague proud at your next program and beyond!   I'm so sorry to hear that PhDreams. I know you will honor their memory in everything you do on this journey. You're in my thoughts   You all are so wonderful. It's been like a giant virtual hug seeing all the kind things you have been sharing. Thanks for being there for me today. I really needed that. <3  Now we can all go back to losing our minds... it's comforting knowing that we're all going to start our new adventures very soon!
PhDreams Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I actually started looking at programs during the stress and I found a program that I really like. I was originally going to apply to the school but in a different deaprtment and then I found out that a Prof who's research I've often cited is at that school but in a different dept. I decided that I would take it as a sign if for some miracle it had a January 15th date because most doc program deadlines have passed.... and it did. Wow. So, now I'm sitting here applying.. it's been a crazy day. Robin_Sparkles 1
Artoy Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013  A pretty good translation of the state of my mind lately... @.@ One second I was weirdly confident and so hype about starting school this coming fall, and then felt the fears of being rejected by all programs the next moment...Â
shadowclaw Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Finally heard something back from one of my schools: rejected from Washington University. I was so excited when I saw the e-mail, and then I opened it and my heart sank. It was one of those e-mails that tell you to read the attached pdf file. I was pretty sure I wasn't getting in anyway since invites were sent out before Christmas, but I still had some hope Oh well! Hoping I'll get some good news from another school soon!  I feel sick. I just found out a colleague of mine passed away yesterday. He's the one that encouraged me to apply to grad school and really was the first to help pair me up with resources. Meeting him changed my life. Now I'm even more anxiety ridden about getting into a program...it just means so much more now. I can't stop crying...  So sorry to hear that! I know I would be crushed if one of the people who inspired me to go to graduate school passed away. I hope you feel better. PhDreams 1
Nausicaa Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 I am dying my programs don't inform till at least feb. not taking it well. spent whole day hiding under blanket and have work tomorrow (which I dread). asthma attack then panic attack  *hug* I feel your angst, friend... t1racyjacks 1
kaister Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 I kind of feel like since it's January...shiznit could get real. It's slowly starting to hit me that if I don't start hearing stuff within the next few weeks, my spirits would really go down. I know technically I could hear things in February, but January seems like the month (at least in my discipline) that all the serious offers start going out. At least interview wise or getting to the next stage of the application process. So I'm excited that it may be coming soon but scared every day that I don't hear anything...........SIGH. isthisreallife and Robin_Sparkles 2
MammaD Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) Phone dings an email. Heart skips -- maybe I got in? Damned advertisements. (This was supposed to be haiku but I don't know how to make the text start on the next line. It looks right in my draft but not the actual post.) Edited January 8, 2013 by MammaD practical cat 1
ay761 Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 I've gotten two emails from 'admissions' recently. Â One from a school saying "Thanks for applying, we look forward to communicating with you further in the near future" but it looks like a standardized email so I can't really read anything into it. Â The other saying they want to submit my application to the admissions committee for review but can't because they haven't received a mailed official transcript -- though it specifically says on the website not to mail transcripts in unless requested (I guess this is the request? - maybe that is a good sign?!). Â Anyway, any email with the word 'admissions' nearly gives me a heart attack!Â
WishfulThinker Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 It seems that canadian universities like to take their sweet time with the decisions!
dworkable Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 I'm not sure if this is a bad sign or good: but I hardly think about my applications at all. It is like my brain straight-up shuts down whenever the words "grad school" pop into a conversation. Aghh I wish I were having prophetic dreams. Waiting is always hell: Satre said that hell is other people but I think that our situation is a close second.
ion_exchanger Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Dworkable, I wish that I had that ability. It would make my life so much easier. It doesn't help that my appointment at my job is nearing the end do people keep asking what I'm going to do next, and I keep having to talk about it. I agree that January is THE month, at least for my programs, especially this week and next week. Even though I have interviews in february, all of my decisions, either interviews or rejections, will be decided in the next two weeks. I know one of my committees met yesterday, and have a trend of emailing interviews the next day. Also, my first interview is next week (!!!!) with my biggest reach, so it's about to get REAL.
lawlah Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 none of you have anidea what i am going through right now, i have completely lost ma mind. i put in ma application for fall 2013 admission in may 2012 although my file was completed in september 2012 and up until now, i haven't heard a word. i have checked my applications over and over again and i got even more scared every minute. i called the uni yesterday only to discover that the committe will be making decisions in January. Â Â Â . this is CRAIZEEEY!!!
PhDreams Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 So sorry to hear that! I know I would be crushed if one of the people who inspired me to go to graduate school passed away. I hope you feel better. Â Thank you for your encouragement.
Bearcat1 Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 I agree that January is THE month, at least for my programs, especially this week and next week. Even though I have interviews in february, all of my decisions, either interviews or rejections, will be decided in the next two weeks. I know one of my committees met yesterday, and have a trend of emailing interviews the next day. Also, my first interview is next week (!!!!) with my biggest reach, so it's about to get REAL. So, so much good luck!!! And you scored an interview with your biggest reach...amazing!!! I'm going to focus all my anxious energy into sending you good juju these next two weeks, since I won't be hearing anything for at least three. PhDreams and ion_exchanger 2
PhDreams Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Dworkable, I wish that I had that ability. It would make my life so much easier. It doesn't help that my appointment at my job is nearing the end do people keep asking what I'm going to do next, and I keep having to talk about it. I agree that January is THE month, at least for my programs, especially this week and next week. Even though I have interviews in february, all of my decisions, either interviews or rejections, will be decided in the next two weeks. I know one of my committees met yesterday, and have a trend of emailing interviews the next day. Also, my first interview is next week (!!!!) with my biggest reach, so it's about to get REAL. So excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best of luck. Knock it out of the park! Â So, so much good luck!!! And you scored an interview with your biggest reach...amazing!!! I'm going to focus all my anxious energy into sending you good juju these next two weeks, since I won't be hearing anything for at least three. Â This is the perfect plan. You can do it, ion_exchanger!!!!!!!!!!! ion_exchanger 1
stmwap Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 One missed call from "unknown," zero new voicemails. Agh!!!
nohika Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 One missed call from "unknown," zero new voicemails. Agh!!! Â The only application result from one of my programs is three years old and they called...so I'm paranoid about getting a phone call during class or something and darting out to check it only to find out that it's a telemarketer or something! Â I've decided that if that phone call was a mini-interview, then I probably botched it. I've spent the past week coming up with better questions I could've asked, etc. -sagenod- We'll see, though. She's the only of the three people that I listed that has contacted me, though, which I find interesting. Part of me likes to think that neither of the other two have because she "claimed" me...one of the two that hasn't is a good friend of my mentor (who has spoken very highly of me, and I know she's contacted her friend because I saw it in her to-do list) so in theory I'd expected to hear from her. Â I have no idea. I really need to stop theorizing.
ion_exchanger Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Trying to quote from my phone but it keeps messing up! Thanks so much Bearcat1 and PhDreams. You two are the best! Sending positive thoughts and good juju your way as well for your respective programs. We will all get accepted! PhDreams 1
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