linguotherobot Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I wonder if there's a way we can get a refund from our rejects... I think the only thing that was in a bold, capital, and color font in application websites was: "THE FEE IS NON REFUNDABLE". They have the priorities straight... ;P
yeonju123 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) I just got a rejection from UMASS-Amherst. didn't even know which university it was until i checked the address... Applied: NYU, UMASS-Amherst, UIUC, UCONN, Rutgers Univ., Cornell Univ., CUNY, U Delaware Interviews : Wait-listed: Admitted : Rejected (1/6): UMass-Amherst [Linguistics] Edited February 4, 2014 by yeonju123
hoviariel Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Well, they should at least offer a consolation prize like whisky. NRC and linguotherobot 2
NRC Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Oh, I'll take whiskey over ...nothing. A single malt would be nice. (Hi all! Misery loves company, and anxiety is pretty close to misery.)
UberTara Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Has anyone else not heard back from ANY of their applications? Getting really frustrated here.
wardword Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Has anyone else not heard back from ANY of their applications? Getting really frustrated here. I've only heard back from one school. The other two I applied to said they aren't even looking at applications until mid-february to early march! It's killing me! I was hoping to have made a decision by now, and that one acceptance I have is still looming over my head as I wait for the others.
leesies Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Has anyone else not heard back from ANY of their applications? Getting really frustrated here. I applied to 8 programs and have only heard from one (an interview) so far. Hoping for news soon! But I guess no news is good news, right?
hoviariel Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 I've only heard back from one school. The other two I applied to said they aren't even looking at applications until mid-february to early march! It's killing me! I was hoping to have made a decision by now, and that one acceptance I have is still looming over my head as I wait for the others. Well as long as the deadline to accept the acceptance is after the deadline to find out about the other 2 unis, you're okay I guess. But it wouldn't hurt to try to predict your acceptance chances at the the other 2
longforit Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Waiting for Cornell and Chicago and getting crazy here.. Now it should be THE TIME!!!!
UberTara Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Good to know that I'm not alone. I only applied to four schools (couldn't afford more), and it's driving me nuts to not know where things are going. I mean, come on, why do you have a December 1 deadline if you are not planning on looking at the thing before March anyway??
Robertpt Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) I saw from the results board that UCLA and UMass were sending out news! I haven't applied to either of them. But good luck to everyone here! Edited February 6, 2014 by Robertpt
LinguisticMystic Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 I saw from the results board that UCLA and UMass were sending out news! I haven't applied to either of them. But good luck to everyone here! During my lecture today I was telling the class about Peter Ladefoged making a model of his vocal tract by filling it with "wax" and soon after I noticed I got an email from UCLA. How appropriate! Must be a sign. But seriously, I'm still in shock. Thanks!
hoviariel Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 I just got an interview for Delaware on Monday with Heinz. And I will honest to God pee my pants unless someone tells me what to do. LinguisticMystic 1
yeonju123 Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Good luck to you. I also applied to Delaware,, but didn't get any news from them.. Edited February 6, 2014 by yeonju123
wardword Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) I'm having a weird problem. A school I didn't apply to has been sort of hounding me... And they won't stop! About a month ago I got a call from one of their grad students (unsolicited) and I told them I was not interested because the program was not in my exact subfield and I'd have to take a lot of pre-reqs. Then I got an email from their graduate director asking me to apply and I told him the same thing. He insisted the pre-reqs wouldn't be a big deal, and since then, he's emailed me twice a week for almost a month. They just won't stop and the emails are getting more and more aggressive! (The first were "I hope you apply!" and the new ones are "Here's my personal cell number, let me see your SOP as soon as possible.") They got my info through ETS, so the ONLY thing they know about me is my test scores. My research interests and background are completely irrelevant to this school! I don't understand why they just can't take the hint and leave me alone. Has anyone had this problem? Edited February 6, 2014 by wardword
KWIKKI Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Wardword, that's tough! That's why I did not give ETS the permission to use my scores.
hoviariel Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Ok.... someone is trying to be creepy... Well, since you don't want to go you can just NOT answer or reply to them. Just ignore until the deadline.
wardword Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 I haven't responded since the very first email when I told him I wasn't interested. And you're right, it'll obviously stop in about two weeks when their deadline is past, but it does sort of bug me. It just makes me wonder how many other people they are doing this to! I wish I got so much attention from the schools I actually applied to.
hoviariel Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Well, there's no shame in applying and getting accepted to a place that's desperate for you (especially if you don't see any bright expectations/acceptances from your desired programs)
longforit Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Just got my offer from Cornell! It's like my dream has come true!!! LinguisticMystic, linguotherobot, antecedent and 1 other 4
busbus Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Just got my offer from Cornell! It's like my dream has come true!!! Congrats! Hope you can come to our prospective visit weekend. We go all out for it :-)
longforit Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Congrats! Hope you can come to our prospective visit weekend. We go all out for it :-) Thanks! Of course I'll come! Looking forward to meeting you all (I've acutally been to the building several times )!
Robertpt Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Just got my offer from Cornell! It's like my dream has come true!!! Congratulations!
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