BuddingScholar Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Meh. I legit did not want to move to Texas for reals. No love lost here. UT AUSTIN reject Edited February 26, 2014 by BuddingScholar
Popular Post EccentricAcademic Posted February 26, 2014 Popular Post Posted February 26, 2014 Ok, there was one (not going to try to find it) that said, after an acceptance, something like, "I saw a moose today and took it as a good omen. It was." And then someone afterwards who was rejected, something like: "Did not see a moose." LOL. madamoiselle, Chops13, yearley and 53 others 1 55
Kaitri Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 This thread is making the prospect of rejection a little easier to handle. At the very least, I can make the rest of you laugh if/when I get rejected. MiddleOfSomeCalibrations, Lalbadshah, KomalG and 2 others 1 4
krishnalynn Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 This thread is making the prospect of rejection a little easier to handle. At the very least, I can make the rest of you laugh if/when I get rejected. Same here! I am already formulating my brilliant rejection response
seeingeyeduck Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Ok, there was one (not going to try to find it) that said, after an acceptance, something like, "I saw a moose today and took it as a good omen. It was." And then someone afterwards who was rejected, something like: "Did not see a moose." LOL. This is why I love the internet...
PhDerp Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Ok, there was one (not going to try to find it) that said, after an acceptance, something like, "I saw a moose today and took it as a good omen. It was." And then someone afterwards who was rejected, something like: "Did not see a moose." LOL. Laugh rule upvote XD stressed out sally and Tianmeihua 2
Green Dino Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I wanted to post the following to the results page but discovered that lengthy notes are moderated. Nuts! Highest weighted and unweighted GPA in the history of mankind. Perfect GRE scores, including for subject GREs both inside and outside of my field (just for fun). Exceptional LORs from the most acclaimed professors in the entire universe (3 from Earth and 1 not of this planet). A bajillion published first-author papers, short stories, full-length novels, and a zillion forthcoming. Volunteer experience out the wazoo. Hardly surprised. I knew 100% I wasn’t going to be accepted but applied anyway just to have options. Had I been accepted, I wouldn’t have chosen to go here fo’ sho’ as it would have been a TERRIBLE fit. In any case, I got way better offers (six-figure guaranteed scholarships + health insurance + deluxe flex meal plan + reserved parking spot) from every top-ranked school in the galaxy, including ones I didn’t even apply to, along with very personalized congratulatory hand-written letters from all the faculty and their immediate and extended family members, plus gold-leaf-framed oil paintings of their pets to boot. stats_monte, NeuropharmesanCheese, hopeful2020PhD and 23 others 3 22 1
*Jenny* Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 "why it takes them so long to reach this shit decision. its time to set it on fire" All right then... Espeon and JointPhD-Social Work Guy 2
Kaitri Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Beauxbatons Academy Of Magic Potions, Masters (F14) Wait listed via E-mail on 26 Feb 2014 ♦ A 26 Feb 2014 I hope I get a spot. If any of you got in and aren't planning on going, let them know. Just saw this gem today. Love it. I want to go to Beauxbatons, although my preferred major would be transfiguration, not potions. roguesenna, arthritiskid, DeafAudi and 3 others 6
roguesenna Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I would be all about potions, but I'm honestly more of a Hogwarts girl.
the_sheath Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I wanted to go to Hogwarts, but I missed the application deadline, and apparently I'm double the age cutoff. I'll wait until they open up a program with a higher cutoff, if muggle grad school doesn't work out.
NoChance Posted February 27, 2014 Author Posted February 27, 2014 My secret dream when creating this thread was that all future rejection comments would be Harry Potter related. Will you be helping me reach that dream?
Kaitri Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) My secret dream when creating this thread was that all future rejection comments would be Harry Potter related. Will you be helping me reach that dream? You posted that Beauxbatons result, didn't you? As a fantasy genre-lover, I freely admit that I would also appreciate it if this thread devolved into a Harry Potter discussion hole. It's gotta be better than dealing with the stress of waiting for acceptance/rejection letters. Actually, screw just talking about it. I'm going to take a few hours and reread one of the books. That's gotta be the best way to get my mind off things. Edited February 27, 2014 by Kaitri DidacticPrinter and Dobby'sSocks 2
Dankar1208 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) "Dear [firstName lastName], Oops, you didn't get in! We're just so popular! But f* you very much for applying. , Madison" I think I love this simply because a number of applicants got "[firstName lastName]" Edited February 27, 2014 by Dankar1208 JointPhD-Social Work Guy, ssynny and hopeful2020PhD 1 2
the_sheath Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 You posted that Beauxbatons result, didn't you? As a fantasy genre-lover, I freely admit that I would also appreciate it if this thread devolved into a Harry Potter discussion hole. It's gotta be better than dealing with the stress of waiting for acceptance/rejection letters. Actually, screw just talking about it. I'm going to take a few hours and reread one of the books. That's gotta be the best way to get my mind off things. I would, but Harry Potter gets more acceptance letters than anyone, and he didn't even apply. QASP, cupofnimbus, DidacticPrinter and 8 others 11
Porshyen Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 27 Feb 2014 report spam LOL that Harvard considers applicants' marital & parental status to determine relative commitment to the program. Sounds like another method one of the world's leading proponents of neo-liberalism uses to ensure its cohorts remain decidedly bourgeois. emmanuel goldstein, tabbykiki, pineapplepizza and 3 others 6
ballerina18 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) I wanted to post the following to the results page but discovered that lengthy notes are moderated. Nuts! Highest weighted and unweighted GPA in the history of mankind. Perfect GRE scores, including for subject GREs both inside and outside of my field (just for fun). Exceptional LORs from the most acclaimed professors in the entire universe (3 from Earth and 1 not of this planet). A bajillion published first-author papers, short stories, full-length novels, and a zillion forthcoming. Volunteer experience out the wazoo. Hardly surprised. I knew 100% I wasn’t going to be accepted but applied anyway just to have options. Had I been accepted, I wouldn’t have chosen to go here fo’ sho’ as it would have been a TERRIBLE fit. In any case, I got way better offers (six-figure guaranteed scholarships + health insurance + deluxe flex meal plan + reserved parking spot) from every top-ranked school in the galaxy, including ones I didn’t even apply to, along with very personalized congratulatory hand-written letters from all the faculty and their immediate and extended family members, plus gold-leaf-framed oil paintings of their pets to boot. ***standing ovation*** Seriously, I laughed my butt off! =) Edited February 27, 2014 by ballerina18 Sunny1234 1
Kaitri Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I would, but Harry Potter gets more acceptance letters than anyone, and he didn't even apply. +1 This comment wins the intenet. At least for today anyway. iDance and bindlestiff 1 1
cupofnimbus Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I think I love this simply because a number of applicants got "[firstName lastName]" The first time I saw this, I cackled and said to one of my friends that someone is really bad at Microsoft mail merge!
skylarking Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I would, but Harry Potter gets more acceptance letters than anyone, and he didn't even apply. Crying. Now if only I could be like Hermione and have an owl with a letter from a top school for which I didn't even know I was qualified show up and tell me how much they wanted me. Someday my owl will come. elisewin, bre333 and the_sheath 3
Porshyen Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Or this one: My rejection letter is addressed to someone else. Classy UCLA, classy… hopeful2020PhD 1
bre333 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) another gem I wanted to pahk my cah at Hahvad Yahd. Oh well. I will diminish, and go into the West. and i have a semi-random question: I keep seeing people write some variation of #a/#r/#w in the notes. What on earth does that mean? Edited February 27, 2014 by bre333 historyofsloths, Brisingamen, euskalteleuskadi and 1 other 4
Kleene Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) another gem and i have a semi-random question: I keep seeing people write some variation of #a/#r/#w in the notes. What on earth does that mean? Number of acceptances, rejections and waitlists, respectively. Edited February 27, 2014 by Kleene crnasia_002 1
kant Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I will diminish, and go into the West. on rejection Epi_2016 1
bre333 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Number of acceptances, rejections and waitlists, respectively. oooooh wow it seems super obvious now. thank you for clearing that up!
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