veritaserum Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I think everyone here can be thankful that no one has yet experienced what's going on right now with MIT's materials science program's admissions. *knock on wood* Oh, ouch!
washington1985 Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Sorry, I meant I was looking at previous years acceptances and some were by mail. Likewise, apologies if my post was not clear and contributed to any heart attacks. I haven't heard from Wisconsin yet, but I too was stalking the mailbox after looking at last year's results. Back to clicking refresh on the email every two minutes, I guess... ... and yes, the MIT materials science situation is really rough. Very sorry to hear that happened to those folks...
Poli92 Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 ... and yes, the MIT materials science situation is really rough. Very sorry to hear that happened to those folks... I can't imagine how devastating that would be. Especially if you had already told your entire family and gotten totally hyped.
AWood316 Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 It sucks. School is a reach but it still sucked to get an acceptance followed five minutes later by oops...
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 It sucks. School is a reach but it still sucked to get an acceptance followed five minutes later by oops... That's awful. Last year I got an acceptance, and the letter talked about the assistantship blah blah blah. That was on a Friday, but the wording was a little odd so I thought something must have been wrong and sent e-mails and called until finally, like on the Wednesday after, I got in touch with the administrative assistant, just to find out they weren't offering funding. I went through stages like this: 1.) OMG I'M IN! 2.) What about money? 3.) Well, it mentions this assistantship. 4.) Searches online and... OMG SO MUCH MONEY FOR ASSISTANTSHIPS! 5.) Tells family, friends and professors. 6.) Wait, the letter only mentions it in passing and offers no detail? Is this really for me? 7.) Writes e-mail...waits. 8.) Calls...waits. 9.) Calls again...waits. 10.) Calls AGAIN and finally finds out no money. I never did tell a couple friends and professors there was no money. I was too disappointed. But then I moved to Germany for a year anyway.
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I can't imagine how devastating that would be. Especially if you had already told your entire family and gotten totally hyped. Should I be accepted anywhere now, I am going to be skeptical until I actually talk to a prof/dgs to confirm.
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 For some reason the 15th has always stood in my mind as "start panicking day." Even though the 15th last year was equal to Monday earlier this week, and we've had similar amounts of action... I think it's because it's kind of the half way mark for the month.
timeless90 Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 ahhh i remember how quickly the 3-4 months before the deadline flew by.... and now....no matter how much i try to distract myself....time seems to be in a standstill.. how cruel
Nords Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Should I be accepted anywhere now, I am going to be skeptical until I actually talk to a prof/dgs to confirm. I had a similar situation last year. Arguably my top choice school sent me a letter saying "Congratulations on ..." The professor who sent it was my main POI at the school, so it seemed completely plausible. I was over the moon. Then I started noticing little errors in the letter regarding what I was supposed to be studying there. Turns out the professor had somehow accidentally sent that letter to all of their applicants. I suppose that sucks quite a bit for her, but it was no fun for me either. It was quickly followed by a retraction, and a rejection shortly thereafter haha. It wasn't funny at the time, though I suppose now it's quite humorous.
astreaux Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Last night I dreamed that I got decisions from Chicago, Washington, Wisconsin, and one other school (can't remember which) all on the same day. One acceptance, three rejections, all via giant, USPS-delivered glossy postcards. The acceptance included funding, but after seeing it once, I couldn't find it again (thank you for that fleeting sense of win, MIT). I lingered on one rejection in particular: a professor who explained that "fit" was poor because I clearly didn't get her Star Wars jokes. After years of mocking my nerdiest friends' sci-fi posts on Facebook, this was one night in my own personal hell. It's amusing now, but the dream's tenor was very much about the strange feeling that I still don't understand what could make or break my application to any given place. I'm not sure TV is enough of a distraction. Anyone have exhausting workout routine ideas to share? jeudepaume, TheGnome and ajaxp91 3
astreaux Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Ooh, and big congrats to the North TX admit! It's great to see motion each day...
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Last night I dreamed that I got decisions from Chicago, Washington, Wisconsin, and one other school (can't remember which) all on the same day. One acceptance, three rejections, all via giant, USPS-delivered glossy postcards. The acceptance included funding, but after seeing it once, I couldn't find it again (thank you for that fleeting sense of win, MIT). I lingered on one rejection in particular: a professor who explained that "fit" was poor because I clearly didn't get her Star Wars jokes. After years of mocking my nerdiest friends' sci-fi posts on Facebook, this was one night in my own personal hell. It's amusing now, but the dream's tenor was very much about the strange feeling that I still don't understand what could make or break my application to any given place. I'm not sure TV is enough of a distraction. Anyone have exhausting workout routine ideas to share? I had similar dreams two nights ago... Woke up with an e-mail from Pitt, but it was just confirming that my application was complete (might have been because I updated my CV?). Killer... astreaux 1
Nords Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Last night I dreamed that I got decisions from Chicago, Washington, Wisconsin, and one other school (can't remember which) all on the same day. One acceptance, three rejections, all via giant, USPS-delivered glossy postcards. The acceptance included funding, but after seeing it once, I couldn't find it again (thank you for that fleeting sense of win, MIT). I lingered on one rejection in particular: a professor who explained that "fit" was poor because I clearly didn't get her Star Wars jokes. After years of mocking my nerdiest friends' sci-fi posts on Facebook, this was one night in my own personal hell. It's amusing now, but the dream's tenor was very much about the strange feeling that I still don't understand what could make or break my application to any given place. I'm not sure TV is enough of a distraction. Anyone have exhausting workout routine ideas to share? Last night I dreamed that I got decisions from Chicago, Washington, Wisconsin, and one other school (can't remember which) all on the same day. One acceptance, three rejections, all via giant, USPS-delivered glossy postcards. The acceptance included funding, but after seeing it once, I couldn't find it again (thank you for that fleeting sense of win, MIT). I lingered on one rejection in particular: a professor who explained that "fit" was poor because I clearly didn't get her Star Wars jokes. After years of mocking my nerdiest friends' sci-fi posts on Facebook, this was one night in my own personal hell. It's amusing now, but the dream's tenor was very much about the strange feeling that I still don't understand what could make or break my application to any given place. I'm not sure TV is enough of a distraction. Anyone have exhausting workout routine ideas to share? Hahaha, I agree. TV isn't quite doing it, so I'm trying out p90x. Now I hurt physically even more than checking gradcafe daily hurts my soul astreaux 1
Targy Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Ooh, and big congrats to the North TX admit! It's great to see motion each day... Thanks guys! I'm very relieved to know about at least one of my schools. I couldn't even start to think about a back up plan. anxious2151, TakeMyCoffeeBlack, Poli92 and 3 others 6
silver_lining Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I'm not sure TV is enough of a distraction. Anyone have exhausting workout routine ideas to share? I don't like working out because it gives me too much time to think about things, which is bad because I over think and read into everything, so I just end up being more miserable than when I started.
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I don't like working out because it gives me too much time to think about things, which is bad because I over think and read into everything, so I just end up being more miserable than when I started. I think this is what I'll tell my gf when she asks if I joined the gym yet. silver_lining and astreaux 2
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks guys! I'm very relieved to know about at least one of my schools. I couldn't even start to think about a back up plan. First post? How many other schools are you waiting on? What a great way to start the season! And so early too!
Targy Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Yeah, I've been a lurker until now basically. Waiting on 9 others.
cane14 Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Congratulations to those who have been admitted! Do you guys think that most schools will send an email once a decision has been made? I'm starting to feel that my compulsive application status checking is perhaps a bit irrational?
NYCBluenose Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Big congrats to those who have been admitted! Also for TV, in case anyone needs distraction and hasn't seen it yet, i'm pretty convinced The Wire is the best TV show ever. It's 5 seasons long, so it might even last you until your admissions decisions arrive.
silver_lining Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Do you guys think that most schools will send an email once a decision has been made? I'm starting to feel that my compulsive application status checking is perhaps a bit irrational? I am waiting for an email to be sent (mostly because I applied to more than 10 schools, so checking each one individually would be crazy) or for someone to post an acceptance on gradcafe. Also, it is still too early to be doing that even though some are being interviewed/accepted. washington1985 1
IR IR IR PhD Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Hi Targy! Congratulations!!! I saw UNT isn't even finished receiving applications until today! Do you mind sharing when you had all of your information in?
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Hi Targy! Congratulations!!! I saw UNT isn't even finished receiving applications until today! Do you mind sharing when you had all of your information in? They do (kind of) rolling admissions though, no?
IR IR IR PhD Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 On their site it says they accept applications until July or something... but today is the last day to be considered for assistance... i.e. they could still be getting applications today. Congrats on being a super applicant Targy!!!
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