PhDreams Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 I mailed my last application by Priority Mail on Thursday morning, and the tracking still does not show delivery confirmation yet. I was supposed to have delivered on Saturday. It arrived in Fayetteville overnight and has been sitting there ever since. I am starting to imagine all the horrible things that could have happened to it. It's been raining and I can just see the application sitting ruined in a box full of water. Why can't UA have an online application? Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I just pictured it too. But let's hope that someone just forgot to update the system and that it's arrived safely at your school.
EdYouKateOr Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 I mailed my last application by Priority Mail on Thursday morning, and the tracking still does not show delivery confirmation yet. I was supposed to have delivered on Saturday. It arrived in Fayetteville overnight and has been sitting there ever since. I am starting to imagine all the horrible things that could have happened to it. It's been raining and I can just see the application sitting ruined in a box full of water. Why can't UA have an online application? If the school is closed, their mail is being held until they open. (Breathe out!!!)
loganartemis Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 January is officially here- meaning the obsessive email and status checks can begin to be more substantiated. I want to be very zen about this process, believing that I will be just fine whether or not I gain admission, but as the calendar turns my pulse ever quickens. Here's to a January and beyond of happy outcomes. viggosloof28 and piano5115 2
shadowclaw Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 January is officially here- meaning the obsessive email and status checks can begin to be more substantiated. I want to be very zen about this process, believing that I will be just fine whether or not I gain admission, but as the calendar turns my pulse ever quickens. Here's to a January and beyond of happy outcomes. I have the same feeling. I've been checking my e-mail obsessively since before Christmas, but I really knew that no one was going to send anything out during the holiday week. After tomorrow, schools will be reopening and it will be business as usual... and an e-mail can come at any time! This is the month in which if I'm going to be invited for an interview, it's most likely going to happen. With the exception of Pittsburgh, which I don't believe I'll hear from until early February. Still hoping that I'll magically get an invite to Washington University in St. Louis, even though I know some invites went out two weeks ago. Still telling myself those folks sent in their applications early (my last LOR went in about two days before the due date). I'm also really hoping to hear from Syracuse soon. Based on what few results there are for the bio program, I probably won't hear anything until the end of the month, but considering the due date was Dec 15th, I'm really hoping to hear something in the next week or two. It's one of my top choices and I felt really, really good about that application. Good luck to everyone. I hope January is good to you all!
ion_exchanger Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) Glad I'm not the only one looking forward to tomorrow and schools reopening. I too have checked my email a million times since Christmas. I'm sure they needed that long break to prepare for all of the crazed grad school candidates. Edited January 1, 2013 by ion_exchanger
nohika Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 Glad I'm not the only one looking forward to tomorrow and schools reopening. I too have checked my email a million times since Christmas. I'm sure they needed that long break to prepare for all of the crazed grad school candidates. I knew things were going to get worse as soon as January ticked around. I'm even more nervous!! Heck, I had a professor contact me over break (like two days after Christmas). I'm guessing now that campus is officially back open tomorrow, more might be contacting students, etc... Mine are straight admissions, primarily - only one of my four programs interviews...so I'm waiting on the final word...
LMac Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 I awoke feeling a sense of calm and an appreciation for one last quiet day before it all begins, which I was proud of because I've never managed that before, apparently preferring the "neurotic basket case" approach. As the day wears on, I'm coming to realize what I feel is actually the fear of what the rest of the week may bring. Now that it's around the corner I just want to continue to hide in a national holiday. I'm realizing that I really need to get in this year because I'm not sure I have the constitution to go through this again
ion_exchanger Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 As the day wears on, I'm coming to realize what I feel is actually the fear of what the rest of the week may bring. Now that it's around the corner I just want to continue to hide in a national holiday. I'm realizing that I really need to get in this year because I'm not sure I have the constitution to go through this again When I think about it that way, you are right. Out of 7 schools, I have one interview, one that I didn't received based on other postings, and the other 5 I'm expecting to start receiving next week. I think I'll check my email twice as much because I actually know that an email could come through, as opposed to during the holidays when I comforted myself thinking that if I didn't get an email, it's ok because they are on break. (well then why was I checking???) Help is what I need. I worked my tail off this application season so that I would only have to apply once. I did not expect for it to be this draining. As much as I want to attend graduate school, if I don't get in this year (ahhh!!) I don't think I will have it in me to apply again. There are people at my work that are applying to professional/medical school for the second/third time. I applaud them.
viggosloof28 Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 When I think about it that way, you are right. Out of 7 schools, I have one interview, one that I didn't received based on other postings, and the other 5 I'm expecting to start receiving next week. I think I'll check my email twice as much because I actually know that an email could come through, as opposed to during the holidays when I comforted myself thinking that if I didn't get an email, it's ok because they are on break. (well then why was I checking???) Help is what I need. I worked my tail off this application season so that I would only have to apply once. I did not expect for it to be this draining. As much as I want to attend graduate school, if I don't get in this year (ahhh!!) I don't think I will have it in me to apply again. There are people at my work that are applying to professional/medical school for the second/third time. I applaud them. Heh - I know what you mean! I obsessively checked the results page (for last year) for all the ten of the schools I'm applying to. Most of them won't send anything until the first week of Feb at the earliest...didn't stop me from hoping/checking my email at least twice a day over the break. Like you said, though, I felt comfortable knowing that there wouldn't be anything there. Now that we're inching closer to Feb, I'm beginning to feel butterflies when I check my email. Like ion_echanger, I really, really, worked my butt off on my applications, so I'm trying to feel zen about the fact that I did my absolute best (instead of throwing my apps together at the last minute like I did for my MA). It's going to be a rough couple of months, though, waiting for the responses to come in! Good luck to everyone! I wish you patience and peace during the waiting process, and many offers of admission come decision time. May 2013 be a lucky year for all of us!!
nohika Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 Now that we're inching closer to Feb, I'm beginning to feel butterflies when I check my email. Like ion_echanger, I really, really, worked my butt off on my applications, so I'm trying to feel zen about the fact that I did my absolute best (instead of throwing my apps together at the last minute like I did for my MA). It's going to be a rough couple of months, though, waiting for the responses to come in! Good luck to everyone! I wish you patience and peace during the waiting process, and many offers of admission come decision time. May 2013 be a lucky year for all of us!! I'm hoping to only apply once, but I have a low GPA (which is why I was asking about including my fall grades). Realistically I think I won't be accepted and that I'll have to re-apply. I'm a bit slow on the uptake when it comes to new things, and so it really didn't hit me that I was applying to graduate school until about October and then I had to hop on the bandwagon fast. I did ask my LOR writers literally like August/September, since I work in my department and it was easy to just pop my head in. Mentor has been life-saving in this whole process and helped me out each step in like what to expect, editing my SoPs, helping me choose schools, etc. She's done more than most would, I think. Fingers crossed!
EdYouKateOr Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 Happpppyyyy 2013, everyone! Best of luck! Happy New Year! This is OUR year! viggosloof28 and PhDreams 2
ion_exchanger Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 Happy New Year! This is OUR year! By new years eve this december, when a new crop of grad hopefuls are blowing up this forum, we will be enjoying a much needed break after our first successful semester of graduate school. I will be so proud of us! firstsight, biotechie, ridofme and 7 others 10
Lilac13 Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 By new years eve this december, when a new crop of grad hopefuls are blowing up this forum, we will be enjoying a much needed break after our first successful semester of graduate school. I will be so proud of us!I love your thinking! I was always taught to speak the things you want into existence. So I will say it with you, this time next year we will be enjoying a much needed break after successfully completing our first semester of graduate school. Happy New Year!
nohika Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 By new years eve this december, when a new crop of grad hopefuls are blowing up this forum, we will be enjoying a much needed break after our first successful semester of graduate school. I will be so proud of us! I love your thinking! I was always taught to speak the things you want into existence. So I will say it with you, this time next year we will be enjoying a much needed break after successfully completing our first semester of graduate school. Happy New Year! Love this!! We'll rock it and be fine! Happy New Year to everyone! viggosloof28 1
viggosloof28 Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 Agreed! We totally got this! This time next year, we'll be cooling our heels, having completed our first semesters in our new programs. Enjoy the ride, everybody!
EdYouKateOr Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 I love your thinking! I was always taught to speak the things you want into existence. So I will say it with you, this time next year we will be enjoying a much needed break after successfully completing our first semester of graduate school. Happy New Year! Taught the same thing! There is power of life and death in the tongue! We WILL be accepted. We WILL be successful. We WILL graduate. We WILL find great jobs that Impact and Influence the world! PhDreams, firstsight and Eager 3
dat_nerd Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 I changed my desktop email client to retrieve mail every minute (rather than the original five minutes) and changed the notification sound to one louder and higher pitched so I won't confuse it with my music. The wait is killing me. dat_nerd and PhDreams 2
Bearcat1 Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 I changed my desktop email client to retrieve mail every minute (rather than the original five minutes) and changed the notification sound to one louder and higher pitched so I won't confuse it with my music. The wait is killing me. I downloaded an email app on my phone so that the work email sound was different from my personal email sound. Then I just disabled all vibrating and tones for my work email so that I don't get excited over nothing. I've stopped putting my phone on silent and started carrying it everywhere (like into the kitchen at work, even though the kitchen is 30 feet from my desk and I'm certain I can hear it from there). All of this and I still have four weeks to go before hearing even from the programs that notify earliest. My poor husband and friends... dat_nerd 1
biotechie Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 I got a wonderfully relieving e-mail, today: The school that I included the wrong school name in my first paragraph responded back to me, today. The administrator noticed the mistake and previously corrected it. They also still accepted my corrected essay, today. Whew! Except she signed her e-mail response to me with "See you soon." I don't want to think she is hinting at something, but I'm stalking my e-mail, now, as well. Ahhh! psychdork and practical cat 2
ion_exchanger Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 You mean she corrected it on her own? That is unbelievably nice. So glad there are great people out there willing to do that. My goodness, if she said see you soon to me, I would be flipping out. I'd LOVE to see you soon!!!!! firstsight, biotechie and dat_nerd 3
ion_exchanger Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 One of my mentors asked if I had heard from any schools, and I said no, but I'm checking my email every second. He said why can't they just send things through snail mail, so you can only check once a day. I can't decide which is worse!
Bearcat1 Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 One of my mentors asked if I had heard from any schools, and I said no, but I'm checking my email every second. He said why can't they just send things through snail mail, so you can only check once a day. I can't decide which is worse! Snail mail is worse. You can't get that on your phone and you can't get it if you're not at home. At least with email you aren't a prisoner in your own house, and no mail people are harmed/frightened in the process.
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