llcooln6 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I think that the next email batch will be on Friday saying please check your status on the 16.The three days later the cycle will continue.There seems to be a pattern here..anyone else see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlfromcountyhell Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I think that the next email batch will be on Friday saying please check your status on the 16.The three days later the cycle will continue.There seems to be a pattern here..anyone else see it? Did you interview at UC-Davis? I only ask because I have a friend in Psych who went there this past weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 No....but to add to my theory the rejections also might be alphabetical.....maybe i should be a detective, instead lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlfromcountyhell Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hehe, good theory. Maybe Forensics is for you I'm not sure about rejections. This whole process is very strange. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Here is what we know, UC davis applicants who have not received an interview have been getting check status email from the department.So far the emails have been rejections.The rejections have been on the 6, 9, and 12th.....some people have not heard anything.So I would like to know everyone's theory on this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialpsych Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I thought it might be alphabetical too. Are those who haven't heard yet in the last half of the alphabet? I'm around the middle, and I was told to check by today (12th)... That said, the decision was up earlier for me. I know someone else whose decision at Davis was up earlier than the status check email said it would be. If you go to "Track Status" you can see "Reasons for Rejection." So try that too, if you haven't heard anything from them yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 So far it seems that people in the last half have not heard yet, from what i gather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofypoof Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I went to the Open House on Monday, and the profs said that we'd hear back in approximately a week. I haven't received in an email regarding checking the status online and my name is in the latter third of the alphabet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 see you were invited to an open house, i am talking about people who did not have a n interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liszt85 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 My surname starts with a S. This is the response I'd received from the professor: Dear S, Thank you for your e-mail and patience. Invitations for interviews have gone out to selected applicants. Further official communication from Graduate Studies at UC Davis is forthcoming. Regards, This, most probably, means a rejection is on the way and that the grad school is taking its own sweet time to update the status page. I wonder why he wouldn't tell me directly as some professors from other places did. They probably have a policy that doesn't let them convey this information via email. So far, the theories that llcooln6 has come up with, make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Some proffessors feel bad and dont like to tell you that you are rejected.Some love too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 It appears that they are rejecting everyone who did not have an interview.They are just taking their time to do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefluff Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 For people who interviewed at UC Davis - have you heard back on decisions yet? If so, could you tell me what field you were interviewing in? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk1 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hi whitefluff- I interviewed there on the 9th for social/personality and was accepted on the 11th by my POI. But it really seems like each professor was doing it their way.. My POI said to me at the end of the day that I'd find out in a week or so but I found out much sooner than that. If you're still waiting to hear, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofypoof Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I was told we'd hear back in a week, but nothing yet. The prof I'd work with has told me informally several times that he hopes I will go there, but I have yet to receive a formal invitation. Getting antsy about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofypoof Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Btw, social/personality here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefluff Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 It looks as though I am out of the running. I guess a big part was due to a lack of funds this year. So they could not admit many students this year. Unless they're just saying this to spare my feelings. However, I feel I've been hearing "funding issues" from many of the schools. I think I chose a bad year to apply. Will it only be getting worse next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofypoof Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 To white fluff: similar situation here. Since Jan (we had an informal meeting), the prof had been telling me that he hoped I would decide to go to Davis, etc. I feel extremely disappointed because I just got this email and was planning on going to Davis! Though it wasn't the prof's fault that he wasn't a new faculty member (he's really established, wrapping up the end of his career) ::sigh:: so sad :'( I am sorry to say that we will not be able to offer you admission into the graduate program. The area heads decided to admit only students (1) who could be supported next year on grants or (2) who would be working with beginning faculty members we just hired and whose careers are just beginning. This is complicated by the fact that continuing students need support and the Department was lax in enforcing a time limit for current students to graduate. All of this means that we have one of the smallest entering classes and have hardly any support to hand around. Your record of accomplishments was among the best we have seen, so the problem we experienced has to do with funding and financial support, not your record. I am sure you will get into top universities and I hope we can stay in touch. I regret very much how things turned out but they are beyond my control. Best wishes on your future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 yes, only worse next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialpsych Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Yikes. Sorry about that, guys. Sounds like the state of CA is really hurting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liszt85 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Yikes. Sorry about that, guys. Sounds like the state of CA is really hurting... Yes it is. I received a similar email from UCSD, from a professor who I've been in touch with for half a year now, someone who even advised me which journal to submit my paper to (after it was rejected by JASA due to scope reasons alone), and she subsequently advised me on the rest of my applications too! It indeed is a sad situation in CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Anyone hear from them....psychology department? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveotron Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I finally got that e-mail to check my status; it tells me i'll have a decision on the 30th. at least i now know they didn't just forget about me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcooln6 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 we all know what the decision is, a rejection.Mine on its way too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liszt85 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I still have no information from the grad school. I however know that its a rejection because the prof told me so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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