HereToday Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Anyone want to claim those FSU acceptances and provide us with any additional info? I was one of them. Email from DGS and a Teaching Assistantship, but no details; those are to follow, via snail mail. Also mentioned an open house on March 18 which they might help cover the cost of a hotel- I might take them up on it if I can work out my teaching schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamisha Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I was one of them. Email from DGS and a Teaching Assistantship, but no details; those are to follow, via snail mail. Also mentioned an open house on March 18 which they might help cover the cost of a hotel- I might take them up on it if I can work out my teaching schedule. Congrats! That's wonderful. Can you say what time your email came in (and in what time zone)? I'm neurotic. Haha. My mentor graduate from FSU and I'm afraid he's going to be very upset with me when I don't get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereToday Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Congrats! That's wonderful. Can you say what time your email came in (and in what time zone)? I'm neurotic. Haha. My mentor graduate from FSU and I'm afraid he's going to be very upset with me when I don't get in. Thanks! 3pm EST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstack51 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Her last name starts with an "S." Mine is "H," but I haven't heard anything. Her theory is that this is the first round of rejections. Thanks for the info! It could be? I'll keep a sharp eye on my e-mail anyway...cue stress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamisha Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) We should all stop stressing and have fun. I vote GradCafe bingo Edit: the words...they don't come out right. Edited February 27, 2014 by Kamisha Romanista and MedievalMadness 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamisha Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks for the info! It could be? I'll keep a sharp eye on my e-mail anyway...cue stress! Hakuna Matata! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedievalMadness Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Kamisha: That's the best! Yay PhD Webcomic! Kamisha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstack51 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 There go more U of Washington rejections. Puzzled as to why they were almost someone's safety, though. Maybe they applied mostly to top 20...Washington feels like a reach to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamisha Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 There go more U of Washington rejections. Puzzled as to why they were almost someone's safety, though. Maybe they applied mostly to top 20...Washington feels like a reach to me That baffles me, as well, especially because they have a reputation for being super selective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfox8806 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 There go more U of Washington rejections. Puzzled as to why they were almost someone's safety, though. Maybe they applied mostly to top 20...Washington feels like a reach to me This. I was thinking the same thing. I'm also still waiting! It's really difficult to finish reading for my 7 p.m. Zizek seminar when I'm refreshing my email twice a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginary Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 So torn.. I don't want to ask my professors for YET ANOTHER LETTER, but I've been accepted to a school nearby with no funding and there's a fellowship I can apply for still.. it's my go-to if my dream school doesn't work out because it will be a huge move and I'm worried about how I'll afford to live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgguitarist Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Her last name starts with an "S." Mine is "H," but I haven't heard anything. Her theory is that this is the first round of rejections. Yeah, I would come before her if they were doing it alphabetically. *shrug* Who can fathom the mystery that is PhD app notifications? jaymarais 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpup Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Howdy! Long-time lurker. I'm Kamisha's friend who received the UW rejection. Not sure of their notification methods either, but another thought I had was that they might be notifying those with incomplete or late materials. One of my LOR's came in late, and my writing sample was, shall we say, a little short. Just a thought. Kamisha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstack51 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) One of my LORs was a week late, but that's a possibility (I haven't heard anything). Thanks for the update though! Edited February 27, 2014 by shortstack51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatsbysghost Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I emailed Chicago and asked when to expect results (aka rejections), and they informed me that decisions had been finalized and would be released by the end of this week or early next week at the latest. Obviously acceptances have already been sent out, so what kind of sick pleasure are they really getting from almost 3 weeks of holding on to rejections? Also, does anyone remember when a poster in this thread shared the response the department had given him after he asked if all acceptances had already been sent out? They told him they accepted in waves and that the first round of admittances had been sent but that they were preparing the next. It does seem to me like this person got 100% bullshitted by the department -- don't you think? Yeah, I was that poster, and I feel as though they completely pulled the wool over my eyes. I know it can't be easy to tell the truth to people who are in for massive disappointment, but it still seems a bit...cowardly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmangandhi Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Somebody posted a waitlist at UC Irvine. Does anybody have any more information about this school? Have they sent out acceptances? Anybody know whats going on at UCI? mmorrison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styrofoam Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Hello! I, too, am a long-time lurker. Did anyone get an email from Northeastern late January asking if they'd like to be considered for the MA program? The Graduate Program assistant reached out and asked since I didn't indicate an MA interest in my statement of purpose. I said yes because... why not? Anyway, I was rejected from Northeastern's PhD program last week, and I'm wondering when they'll get around to their MA applicants. I've been getting implied rejections all around, so any good news would be nice to hear.... Anyone else get that MA consideration email from NU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke6904 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Officially feeling the agony of an implied rejection.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamisha Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Howdy! Long-time lurker. I'm Kamisha's friend who received the UW rejection. Not sure of their notification methods either, but another thought I had was that they might be notifying those with incomplete or late materials. One of my LOR's came in late, and my writing sample was, shall we say, a little short. Just a thought. Welcome to the dark side. Mwahahahahaha. hushpup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpup Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Welcome to the dark side. Mwahahahahaha. Whhhhhyyyyyy did you tell me about this place? Kamisha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamisha Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Whhhhhyyyyyy did you tell me about this place? You quit FarmVille. I had no choice. iExcelAtMicrosoftPuns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamisha Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Somebody posted a waitlist at UC Irvine. Does anybody have any more information about this school? Have they sent out acceptances? Anybody know whats going on at UCI? They sent out acceptances a while ago, but hadn't made all of their decisions. I'm in limbo, as well. Sending positive vibes your way. mmorrison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daylate Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 A few pages back, some wise poster cautioned against re-reading your SOP. I (stupidly) took the challenge, and re-read the statement I submitted to one of my top-choice programs. At first, I was totally reassured. I had said what I wanted to say, how I wanted to say it. Then catastrophe: I realized that I used the wrong name for one of my POIs. The name I used IS someone whose work I'm tangentially interested in, and I was looking through some of his recent projects while I was writing my SOP; but he's in a different area than the one I described being interested in, and not someone I would expect to work closely with at the program. I certainly did not intend to mention him in my SOP. So I'm taking the time between panic attacks to solicit the advice of the forum: is there anything to be done? I'm currently on the waitlist at this school, and I'm attending the open house. Should I try to find a way to talk to the professor I intended to name in my SOP, mention the mistake, and express my interest in his work? Or is any kind of corrective just going to draw more attention to the error? The agony of being on the waitlist has now rocketed into the stratosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appletto Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 At first, I was totally reassured. I had said what I wanted to say, how I wanted to say it. Then catastrophe: I realized that I used the wrong name for one of my POIs. The name I used IS someone whose work I'm tangentially interested in, and I was looking through some of his recent projects while I was writing my SOP; but he's in a different area than the one I described being interested in, and not someone I would expect to work closely with at the program. I certainly did not intend to mention him in my SOP. Something similar happens to me too. In my SOP for one school, I mentioned a professor whose research interest I am in line with. However, when I re-read it, I realized that the professor DOES not teach in that school. That's very bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iExcelAtMicrosoftPuns Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM&feature=kp This is the dance I'll be doing when I get that acceptance email. Academicat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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