Still no word.

[Simverse]

I haven't officially heard from two schools that I have applied to. I email both last month and one of the schools told me it was unlikely that they would extend an offer, but the other said nothing was finalized and I'd hear from them within a week. Well four weeks have past since then and I still haven't heard from this school.

 

I know that people have received both acceptances and rejections for the program I applied to and I am going crazy wondering if I should give it up (I have other offers, this school is just my first choice) or continue waiting all the way until April 15th, just in case by some miracle I get accepted this late in the game. Any advice on what to do here? Is it acceptable to email the school again?

[Leif_Eliot]

If it's 3 weeks past when they said they'd contact you, e-mailing them again seems like the only way you'll get info. Calling them might be even better, since you'll (ideally) get an immediate response. It doesn't really count as pestering if you only contact them once a month, especially this close to April 15th.

[BushSchoolStudent]

I had this issue with FSU, and since I'm living in Tokyo right now the time difference makes it hard to be awake to call them! So, I emailed someone else in the department who told me that of the admissions staff (2 people), both of them were off work due to medical reasons and *may* be back on Monday.

[peachypie]

i think if they said within a week and you haven't heard from them for a month it is fair to "touch bases" with them again.  from the other side of the spectrum when I was making decisions from schools all of them reached out and touched bases with me during that time.  Also the later it got the more the frequency was that they were touching bases with me.  You may not realize but the schools could be waiting on hearing back from applicants and I can guarantee you if that is the case they are also waiting to hear from them.  I think you should make an ultimate deadline of if you haven't heard anything you make your decision.  The later it gets the less likely you'll be hearing good news but there is always a chance.  I'd consider what programs are your top choices and be ready to make a decision of your current schools and the ones you are waiting on.  if you have an offer from a program you'd take over another one of the two outstanding, then i think you could put that out of your mind.  Now if both of these programs are your 1 and  respectively I'd be ready to take #3, or see where you stand with 1 and 2 and tell them you are very interested but as they know as well, everyone needs to make a decision in the next 10 days, schools included.  Remember it is more important to you about how this all plays out then the schools so don't be worried about checking back with them now.  10 days out they should have a pretty good idea of whether or not they are going to be able to offer you a spot or not.