legendary Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Not funny, but sad ChrisTOEFert and thirdshiftpsych 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlowStick Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 13 hours ago, BellaBendrix said: What school was that? Cornell had a similar comment. As a native speaker of Spanish and EFL teacher with working experience in Top US colleges, let me tell you: I corrected more English than Spanish grammar, and I was a Spanish T.A. I don't know whether to be mad or be scared of what awaits me. I think it was either Syracuse or UMASS--it's gone now, so I don't know for sure. There was an acceptance right before it from someone who claimed to be a student in China that featured some admittedly non-standard grammar that's also been removed. I just assumed, since they were posted so close together, that it was one person being either very bitter or very bored. Who knows though. My current favorite: RCtheSS, ihatechoosingusernames and MathCat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yayspace Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 15 hours ago, BellaBendrix said: What school was that? Cornell had a similar comment. As a native speaker of Spanish and EFL teacher with working experience in Top US colleges, let me tell you: I corrected more English than Spanish grammar, and I was a Spanish T.A. I don't know whether to be mad or be scared of what awaits me. I don't remember what school... I think feeling both mad and scared are valid responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecommendedByGuyFieri Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I'm trolling the survey page for computer science programs. University of Washington has a top program, and a slew of rejections have been posted recently. One bitter UW applicant writes Notification Mail essentially said, "We are a graduate admissions committee: bunch of pussies, who rely heavily on previous data points of excellence to predict your success in graduate school. We make the safest choices and go home politically correct" Yikes! Well, I'm one of those left hanging -- all my doctoral programs have accepted others or invited them to interviews, and none have contacted me. So maybe I'll post my own bitter reaction if the rejections finally do come through. ihatechoosingusernames 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC1020 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Relying on previous data points of excellence, what a dumb idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC1020 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 So why did these people pay good money to apply to this school? "Take a second to look at the CVs of their current students. Sans degrees from well known institutions (or, Ivy Leagues universities), they have little to offer in terms of formal training in critical thinking. Their students present at piss poor conferences, too (like NYSCA). Waste of money. Only applied because I wanted to live in NYC." "Yeah everyone knows MCC blows. Have you looked at their placement rate lately? Oh yeah, you can't because it's nearly non existent. Don't worry, you can find their students at the National Communication Association. NO WAIT - you can't do that either because none of their students understand disciplinarity. They are all psuedo anthropologists and sociologists. This program is a joke and I can't wait to turn down admission. My adviser was right." BbBulldog and ChrisTOEFert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTOEFert Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 On 18/02/2016 at 1:02 PM, jellyfish11 said: This was an anthro acceptance at UC Santa Cruz, and while it is not a rejection, it is the most obnoxious thing ever: "Update from previous. Found the official e-mail from the department head. Funding was $53,100 for 3 years, on my own after that. Won several scholarships and tuition remission. Subsequent personalized e-mail from department head stating positives about program and telling me I would be a leading force in the departmental research. Declined offer for something better. Good luck to waitlisters." Seriously? i have no words. That was actually mine. I made it overly douchey on purpose for a laugh. The funding is true (it was $53.1k per year for 3 years, minus tuition). My badddd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pterosaur Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I think it's very easy to see these as douchy when you read 1-2 sentences written in the heat of the moment, with no way to know what's sarcasm. knp, sierra918 and ChrisTOEFert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortsibut Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) "Had bad vibes about this school since the application process. Got accepted elsewhere. Their loss. Fuck em." from a SUNY Binghampton history PhD applicant with a 3.4 GPA, verbal GRE at the 8th percentile, and quant at the 12th percentile. The scores are so bad that I almost feel like it's a troll. EDIT: Weird, that one's from 2012. My search must be all wonky. Edited February 23, 2016 by fortsibut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTOEFert Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 From UMass, Creative Writing-Fiction MFA: "Honestly, how hard is it for a Writing Department to write a decent denial letter? While it's highly likely I'll need to reapply to programs next year, it's a certainty I'll not be reapplying here. Your communications reflect your program's personality, people, and yours screams Soulless Robot." I feel for them, but some need to realize that there are SO many things outside of your control when you apply that you shouldn't blacklist an entire department/school over a rejection or because of a basic rejection letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTOEFert Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Physics: "waitlisted and then rejected. Thank you for not declining offers in time." Orrrr....you know, everyone else accepted it ahead of you or you were low on the waitlist? The amount of salt sometimes is strong! El Jefe, knp, MathCat and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 They rejected me even though my mile PR is 6:02. Interesting. I guess I really did need to go sub-6. RecommendedByGuyFieri and Milyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCtheSS Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 6 minutes ago, Euler said: They rejected me even though my mile PR is 6:02. Interesting. I guess I really did need to go sub-6. Bahaha, nice. I enjoyed this one: Arizona? More like AriNOna. Arizona? More like SQUAREizona. Arizona? More like ArizoNAHHHHH. RecommendedByGuyFieri, gingin6789, Milyd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZebraFinch Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 "Got a rejection but then got hit by a milkshake that was thrown from a moving car. Help put things in perspective." kseeful, RecommendedByGuyFieri, _sawyer_ and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pterosaur Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Why would you waste a milkshake like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanmesh Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Still not sure what to make of this "acceptance" from last year. I reported it as spam some time back but not sure that does anything. Anyone find it funny? abnormalcluster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecommendedByGuyFieri Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 On 2/27/2016 at 7:32 AM, juanmesh said: Still not sure what to make of this "acceptance" from last year. I reported it as spam some time back but not sure that does anything. Anyone find it funny? I only find it funny how butthurt this guy is. PlsAdmitMePls, abnormalcluster, Solio and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 ^ Guys, they're making fun of Hillary Clinton juanmesh, RecommendedByGuyFieri, yayspace and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanmesh Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 16 hours ago, morpheus said: ^ Guys, they're making fun of Hillary Clinton Of course, fully aware of this. Was wondering if anyone finds it funny. abnormalcluster and RecommendedByGuyFieri 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 8 hours ago, juanmesh said: Of course, fully aware of this. Was wondering if anyone finds it funny. Oh I see that now, my bad! I appreciate the intent but it wasn't well executed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatechoosingusernames Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Well. There's this one. Just know that you're not the only one in bummer town. The population is growing this month... University Of Texas At Austin (New Writers Project) Creative Writing Poetry, MFA (F16) Rejected via E-mail on 2 Mar 2016 A 2 Mar 2016 1a/0w/1r rnLove this program! Bummer town, population=me foreignstudent, radiation and med latte 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenVoicesInMyHead Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 The University Of Pennsylvania Statistics, PhD (F16) Rejected via Website on 7 Mar 2016 U 7 Mar 2016 This is where Trump is graduated from. I got a better admission. ihatechoosingusernames 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Harvard (Applied Mathematics), PhD (F16) Rejected via E-mail on 7 Mar 2016 I know I'm smarter than all the Chinese that got in over me So salty. Edited March 7, 2016 by Stats2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 On 2/25/2016 at 2:41 PM, RCtheSS said: Bahaha, nice. I enjoyed this one: Arizona? More like AriNOna. Arizona? More like SQUAREizona. Arizona? More like ArizoNAHHHHH. Man, three good rejection quotes in one! Right after it... To to poster below, it's refreshing to know Harvard rejected a racist like you. ...coming from another person who was accepted to the same program. Mmmm, karma. med latte, eevee and Yunix 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 UC Davis (University Of California, Davis) Statistics, PhD (F16) Rejected via E-mail on 16 Mar 2016 U 16 Mar 2016 hate myself too UC Davis Statistics, PhD (F16) Rejected via E-mail on 16 Mar 2016 U 16 Mar 2016 Hate my life too. Will do research for one year and apply next year!! Purdue Statistics, PhD (F16) Rejected via E-mail on 16 Mar 2016 U 16 Mar 2016 I hate my life Noticing a trend among statistics applicants. This is soon to be me. phd2msw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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