Rejection to Acceptance: Possible??

[Johnny_Boy]

Hi guys,

 

I have been denied admission to one of my top choices for PhD and sent DGS an email if I can be reconsidered as admitted students leave admission spots to go their top choice university. Is it OK if I did that and how likelihood is it to get admitted after being rejected if I have mentioned him in the email that I have received fellowships from other excellent schools but this university particularly remains my top choice?

 

I know it is weird but nothing is IMPOSSIBLE, right?

[DerpTastic]

I would say not impossible, but most likely 99.999% unlikely. I would not send an email. They would have waitlisted you, as Mr. Bugle said.

 

 

Just as an interesting story though...

We actually had two students that applied to a school. Student A was accepted and agreed to attend, student B was denied shortly after. Student A received an out of the blue acceptance from somewhere, and quickly retracted his acceptance to the original school. Student B was then called not that long after and asked if he was still interested.

However, this was at a school ranked extremely low, in fact, unranked in it's field. This would most likely never happen at a top school. They most likely were having trouble filling positions and had resorted to calling each person until they found someone who would accept.

[jjduval]

I'm pretty sure that programs make it a point to say that admissions decisions are irreversible once they are made. Sorry, bro. I know that isn't what you want to hear.

[Johnny_Boy]

OKIE BYE BYE MY DREAM SCHOOL

[the_sheath]

I was given to understand the only way to change a rejection to an acceptance was to try again the next application cycle.

[dhg12]

Yeah, that's pretty impossible