bgguitarist Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Just got into my dream school off of the waitlist. I'm moving to Albuquerque! Thank you to everyone who has been there for me from this site for the past three months. Seriously, you guys are the greatest. Woohoo!
MedievalMadness Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Just got into my dream school off of the waitlist. I'm moving to Albuquerque! Thank you to everyone who has been there for me from this site for the past three months. Seriously, you guys are the greatest. Way to go AC!!! I'm so happy for you! Tell us about it. Is there a certain prof you're hoping to work with? What were your research interests again? (Feel free to PM me these answers, I know it might be a bit... open on the boards. I'd just love to hear more about what you'll be doing at NM!)
ProfLorax Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Just got into my dream school off of the waitlist. I'm moving to Albuquerque! Thank you to everyone who has been there for me from this site for the past three months. Seriously, you guys are the greatest. Yay and congrats! Now it's time to happy dance! crazyhappy and Kamisha 2
cfox8806 Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Quick question: Has anyone actually been in contact with CU-Boulder about the silence? I mean, I'm assuming everyone not accepted during the first round has been unofficially waitlisted, but I'm wondering if we emailed them if they could give us an indication of our chances...
ArthChauc Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Quick question: Has anyone actually been in contact with CU-Boulder about the silence? I mean, I'm assuming everyone not accepted during the first round has been unofficially waitlisted, but I'm wondering if we emailed them if they could give us an indication of our chances... I emailed them on Monday and was told that they would be making decisions again after they heard back from the four they admitted. I asked if I could find out my placement on the waitlist and they said they didn't have rankings. I don't know what's going on with them.
toasterazzi Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Annnnnd I just accepted Ohio State's offer! *Kermit flails* jaymarais, Kamisha, Nyctophile and 4 others 7
cbttcher Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Annnnnd I just accepted Ohio State's offer! *Kermit flails* Yay! toasterazzi and Nyctophile 2
girlbat Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Anyone else have programs who sent no response emails at all? UC Riverside has made zero contact. I only found out about decisions through the GradCafe's results page and so I checked my application status. That was weeks ago and they have still sent no official email or letter. Makes me feel like I fell through the cracks and I regret the application fee. Am I being too sensitive or have other people encountered similar?
MedievalMadness Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Anyone else have programs who sent no response emails at all? UC Riverside has made zero contact. I only found out about decisions through the GradCafe's results page and so I checked my application status. That was weeks ago and they have still sent no official email or letter. Makes me feel like I fell through the cracks and I regret the application fee. Am I being too sensitive or have other people encountered similar? I'm still waiting to hear from GWU. I finally emailed the DGS and never got a reply. So, I emailed the admissions folks and was told that my application is still under consideration. It's really frustrating, but I suspect this means I'm on a waitlist somewhere. I'm happy to wait it out for GWU, but I am definitely antsy at this point. Perhaps you're waitlisted? Have you seen both admits and rejects for your school on the boards?
cfox8806 Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 I emailed them on Monday and was told that they would be making decisions again after they heard back from the four they admitted. I asked if I could find out my placement on the waitlist and they said they didn't have rankings. I don't know what's going on with them. Thank you, that's actually super helpful! I'm just going to pretend like it's a rejection. ArthChauc 1
Kamisha Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Anyone else have programs who sent no response emails at all? UC Riverside has made zero contact. I only found out about decisions through the GradCafe's results page and so I checked my application status. That was weeks ago and they have still sent no official email or letter. Makes me feel like I fell through the cracks and I regret the application fee. Am I being too sensitive or have other people encountered similar? According to Heidi Hackel and the office assistant (whose name I can’t remember), all offers and waitlist offers for Riverside have been extended. There have been delays in the grad school office itself in sending out rejections. Dr. Hackel specifically said that the backlog of rejections may take weeks to get out. Sorry!
Kamisha Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Officially accepted my offer from the University of East Anglia! As hard as it was to turn down my couple of PhD offers, I think having a second MA in Film Studies (which I can complete in 8-10 months) from an internationally ranked program is going to open up a lot of options for programs that I hadn’t previously considered. Also, now that I know where I went wrong with this years’ applications, I’m optimistic that I’ll get into PhD programs that I’m more enthusiastic about next year. Woohoo! Edited March 27, 2014 by Kamisha cbttcher, Eternal Optimist, Nyctophile and 2 others 5
MedievalMadness Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Officially accepted my offer from the University of East Anglia! As hard as it was to turn down my couple of PhD offers, I think having a second MA in Film Studies (which I can complete in 8-10 months) from an internationally ranked program is going to open up a lot of options for programs that I hadn’t previously considered. Also, now that I know where I went wrong with this years’ applications, I’m optimistic that I’ll get into PhD programs that I’m more enthusiastic about next year. Woohoo! Way to go, Kamisha! I'm sure it was a tough decision to turn down those PhD offers, but it sounds like you have things figured out for yourself. And hey, you'll be a double-MA when you're done! Horb and Kamisha 2
Academicat Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Yay! I'm going to The Ohio State University in the fall! cbttcher, Nyctophile, Gwendolyn and 5 others 8
Horb Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Officially going to be a Tufts Elephant! That sounds so silly, but YEAH!!!!! toasterazzi, ArthChauc, hopefulwoolfian and 3 others 6
andromache Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Finished up my visit for the MA at CMU. It seems like a great program, and I could really love the faculty. Still very put off by the fact that it is only a one year MA--I won't be taking as many courses as I would in a two year MA, and since only a few course offerings are available each semester, it really limits my possible coursework overall. However, half the cost of a two year MA. I'll just have to wait and see how my visit at Fordham goes next week!
shortstack51 Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 What day are you visiting? Let me know--if it's a day when I'm on campus/have time, I can meet you!
andromache Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) I'm visiting Thursday morning! I've been in touch with Martine Stern about visiting (wasn't sure who else to contact?), and mentioned wanting to meet current students and probably Dr. Cahill, since he's the DGS and that's probably a good person for me to talk to XD. I'm hoping I get the opportunities to ask all my questions and figure out if Fordham is worth the huge amount in loans I'll need to take out to go, although hopefully work on campus/tutoring will be able to reduce that. Edited: Oops, originally said Wednesday, but I'm actually visiting Thursday, the 3rd. Edited March 29, 2014 by andromache
shortstack51 Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 I'm visiting Thursday morning! I've been in touch with Martine Stern about visiting (wasn't sure who else to contact?), and mentioned wanting to meet current students and probably Dr. Cahill, since he's the DGS and that's probably a good person for me to talk to XD. I'm hoping I get the opportunities to ask all my questions and figure out if Fordham is worth the huge amount in loans I'll need to take out to go, although hopefully work on campus/tutoring will be able to reduce that. Edited: Oops, originally said Wednesday, but I'm actually visiting Thursday, the 3rd. Yeah, the on campus positions help waylay the cost a lot, though you usually need more than one b/c of NYC's cost. I work on campus from Thursdays and I'm sure my boss would be fine with me stepping out to meet you at least briefly. Let me know what your schedule will look like!
andromache Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Yeah, the on campus positions help waylay the cost a lot, though you usually need more than one b/c of NYC's cost. I work on campus from Thursdays and I'm sure my boss would be fine with me stepping out to meet you at least briefly. Let me know what your schedule will look like! I have nooo idea what my schedule will be because they haven't given me one? Though I'm planning on arriving around 10 am and staying for a couple of hours, that's all I know for right now. And thank you! shortstack51 1
ProfLorax Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Yay! I'm going to The Ohio State University in the fall! So exciting! I know this was a hard decision to make, and you had lots of great options. Even Ron Swanson is excited for you!! Academicat and rhetoricus aesalon 2
crazyhappy Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) Proflorax, your gifs always make me smile (I can never upvote anyone from my tablet, though )! Edited March 29, 2014 by crazyhappy
hopefulwoolfian Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Officially going to be a Tufts Elephant! That sounds so silly, but YEAH!!!!! Technically a Tufts Jumbo, which sounds even sillier. Welcome!
Nyctophile Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 ran out of upvotes but yay horb and andromache!!
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