Ternwild Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 47 minutes ago, mntfr said: Not sure if I should put this on this thread but read this: "On behalf of this university's selection commitee we would like to apologize for the rejection email, that email was sent by mistake due to an error in our system and it was intended for another applicant, as of now the committee has not ruled in your application" So good news for me bad news to the other person, so sorry man Well, I know you were reading that hoping it would end differently than it did. lol I know I was.
mntfr Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Ternwild said: Well, I know you were reading that hoping it would end differently than it did. lol I know I was. Hahaha I kinda was, maybe 2 months ago when I was younger and full of hope it would have hurt more, but there is still hope.
plainblacktights Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) this person who applied to a program that is specifically targeted at people with three years or less of experience ?♀️?♀️?♀️?♀️ Columbia University Journalism School MS Program, Masters (S17) Rejected via Website on 15 Mar 2017 A 15 Mar 2017 I received a rejection via website, after an email was submitted. I am extremely, extremely shocked. I have 3-4 years of internship experience with Fortune 500 companies and publishing brands in the PR, media and communications industry (Conde Nast, Edelman etc.). I have an extended 2 years of Manager/Director experience in start-up environments including an editorial role with a podcast for CBS Radio. This is more than most admitted students in the program over the years. I can get a top job in Journalism regardless, but it would have been nice to have extensive training from the best school in the world. I do think there is a bit of a bias when it comes to students with strong experiences in writing, who've shown they've already succeeded without graduate level training. I don't think this should intimidate the Dean or Professors, but it seems to be a problem for them (I notice a lot of people who get into the Columbia graduate programs have less than 3 years of experience or no experience at all. I know there are applicants with better experiences than this, but Columbia seems to shy away from them). Best of luck to everyone who was admitted! they were so close to understanding!! Edited March 17, 2019 by plainblacktights forgot to comment bibliophile222 1
bibliophile222 Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 9 hours ago, plainblacktights said: this person who applied to a program that is specifically targeted at people with three years or less of experience ?♀️?♀️?♀️?♀️ Columbia University Journalism School MS Program, Masters (S17) Rejected via Website on 15 Mar 2017 A 15 Mar 2017 I received a rejection via website, after an email was submitted. I am extremely, extremely shocked. I have 3-4 years of internship experience with Fortune 500 companies and publishing brands in the PR, media and communications industry (Conde Nast, Edelman etc.). I have an extended 2 years of Manager/Director experience in start-up environments including an editorial role with a podcast for CBS Radio. This is more than most admitted students in the program over the years. I can get a top job in Journalism regardless, but it would have been nice to have extensive training from the best school in the world. I do think there is a bit of a bias when it comes to students with strong experiences in writing, who've shown they've already succeeded without graduate level training. I don't think this should intimidate the Dean or Professors, but it seems to be a problem for them (I notice a lot of people who get into the Columbia graduate programs have less than 3 years of experience or no experience at all. I know there are applicants with better experiences than this, but Columbia seems to shy away from them). Best of luck to everyone who was admitted! they were so close to understanding!! That's hilarious! I just checked out the program's website, and their degree descriptions are really clear and simple, specifying exactly which one to apply to based on years of experience... sigh.
Ternwild Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 On 3/17/2019 at 4:27 PM, bibliophile222 said: That's hilarious! I just checked out the program's website, and their degree descriptions are really clear and simple, specifying exactly which one to apply to based on years of experience... sigh. A journalist who doesn't like to read... ? I can see why they rejected them. jujubea 1
samiamslp Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 University Of Virginia Computer Science, Masters (F19) Rejected via E-mail on 5 Mar 2019 ♦ I 27 Mar 2019 wqnmlgb bye bye Nothingtown, DRMF, Minhao and 1 other 3 1
feralgrad Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 This one was a wild ride from start to finish. Hope the OP is okay, but the "yeet" kills me. HootyHoo, samiamslp, socialneurofriend and 5 others 5 3
samiamslp Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 6 hours ago, feralgrad said: This one was a wild ride from start to finish. Hope the OP is okay, but the "yeet" kills me. W o w that was a doozy of a post to read. An existential crisis ending in the word "yeet"... yikes. havemybloodchild and phonotactless 2
Ternwild Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 10 hours ago, feralgrad said: This one was a wild ride from start to finish. Hope the OP is okay, but the "yeet" kills me. They're okay. They have pita chips. Who could question existence in a world with pita chips? feralgrad and samiamslp 2
feralgrad Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 5 hours ago, samiamslp said: W o w that was a doozy of a post to read. An existential crisis ending in the word "yeet"... yikes. Weren't we all constantly teetering on the edge of a crisis our final semester of undergrad? samiamslp 1
samiamslp Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 10 hours ago, Ternwild said: They're okay. They have pita chips. Who could question existence in a world with pita chips? Mm, but I'd much rather have a world with ice cream.
lsep Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 I will never understand people who say they are "surprised" to get rejected...I wish I had that kind of confidence. samiamslp, whattheek, TwirlingBlades and 13 others 11 5
samiamslp Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 ?? Poor dude. There's no place like home? University Of Toronto Computer Science, Masters (F19) Rejected via E-mail on 29 Mar 2019 I 29 Mar 2019 report spam Rejections from CMU, UIUC, UBC, UTA and now UoT. Only 3 colleges left. Decided to go big or go home. Home appears likely. kidooooo, jujubea, Musmatatus and 3 others 4 2
samiamslp Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 This post is all over the place. Dartmouth PEMM, PhD (F19) Rejected via E-mail on 1 Apr 2019 A 3 Apr 2019 report spam Safety program so I am surprised. Great weekend but hated the female URI student rep. Not a good rep for the program. Going to arguably the top US cancer bio program anyway
samiamslp Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 I hope this is satire. It must be, right? (How do people go out of an interview and think, "If I don't get this, the school must be not only wrong but corrupt"?) UC San Francisco (UCSF) Biomedical Sciences, PhD (F19) Rejected via E-mail on 18 Feb 2019 3 Apr 2019 report spam Only institution that rejected me after an interview. I was accepted into PhD programs at institutions that sh!t on UCSF's research as reflected by their higher ranking/prestige, so their decision seemed highly political. Therefore I must concur with an earlier post stating that UCSF's selection committee makes decisions based on politics instead of actual merit. #CollegeAdmissionsScandal2.0 masthana 1
ultraSquirrel Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 On 3/29/2019 at 11:47 AM, lsep said: I will never understand people who say they are "surprised" to get rejected...I wish I had that kind of confidence. Truly stupid wound't know how stupid he is. True arrogance wouldn't know how arrogance he is.
phonotactless Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 can I submit my own result? because "we strongly recommend that you take someone else's offer for your sake" is one hell of a line University Of Washington Linguistics, PhD (F19) Wait listed via E-mail on 5 Apr 2019 I 5 Apr 2019 I emailed them to ask about a time frame and they replied to say I'm technically on the waitlist but, and I quote, "we strongly recommend that you take someone else's offer for your sake." So I'm going to take that as a no, and happily stay in the EU for another two years at least. feralgrad, TwirlingBlades and HootyHoo 2 1
feralgrad Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 For those who don't know, the Iowa Writer's Workshop is the premier creative writing program in the US. As such, applying there turns people into rabid animals. phonotactless, historyofsloths, havemybloodchild and 6 others 7 2
Ternwild Posted April 14, 2019 Posted April 14, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 9:00 AM, feralgrad said: For those who don't know, the Iowa Writer's Workshop is the premier creative writing program in the US. As such, applying there turns people into rabid animals. At least the guy admits he's a dick. samiamslp 1
TheHoff Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 Ouch! I have a thing against UCR after last year. I was interviewed in January and they sent my rejection for Fall '18 in October/18. If you are charging $125 to apply, at least have the decency to notify your candidates. jujubea 1
timkartar Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Time to revive this thread ?? historyofsloths 1
DRMF Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 I didn't know interview offer *withdrawal* is even possible. Temperance 1
rosebutter Posted December 19, 2019 Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, DRMF said: I didn't know interview offer *withdrawal* is even possible. Wow, ouch!
fixology Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 A gay year sounds like a great way to rebound from rejection! ShadyCarnot, feralgrad, Modulus and 4 others 7
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