Espoir2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm a PT applicant. Just declined my offer at Northwestern. Hope this helps. Thank you for the info. I am CP/IR, so I guess you declining does not help me very much When/how did you find out you were waitlisted at Northwestern? I'm asking because I think I am on an informal waitlist there, and the only waitlist result reported was two weeks ago. I got a mail by the chair of the admissions committee about 1.5 weeks ago, saying that i've been placed on the alternate list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRToni Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 According to the Yale DGS site, they neither make offers over the phone nor will contact you about decisions by phone. I am expecting next week, contrary to the posts on here. However, I am happy to put my foot in my mouth if I'm wrong. Btw, is it common for a department to offset funding by any external funding you receive? I noticed at Duke that if you receive $X, your fellowshop/stipend is offset by $X, r sultan in a net gain of $0. That seems to be pretty common, although it might provide you some leeway to negotiate (I did this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorkeeper Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hmm. Someone on the Results page mentioned that the International Studies Association Conference is going on from Feb. 18-21. I wonder if that means that there won't be a lot of decisions this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esotericish Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 got my Boston College rejection in the mail today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testingtesting Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 At least (I think) this has not happened to anyone on here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-17/carnegie-mellon-mistakenly-admits-800-students Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillh11 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 At least (I think) this has not happened to anyone on here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-17/carnegie-mellon-mistakenly-admits-800-students Can't quite shake the suspicious feeling that this is exactly what has happened to me, and they just haven't informed me yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mseph Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 At least (I think) this has not happened to anyone on here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-17/carnegie-mellon-mistakenly-admits-800-students And I hope it won't happen in the future either. I particularly wish its neighbor (cough cough Pitt) did not make this mistake.. It would break my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phdpolisci_90 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hi everyone! I'm also new here. I'm an international applicant. So far, I've been admitted at UW-Seattle and rejected at Princeton. I'm still waiting to hear from Harvard, Yale, MIT and Cornell. For those of you who got a phone call from professors at MIT, did you get the admission packages as expected on Tuesday? If we haven't heard anything should we assume it's a rejection at this point? Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorkeeper Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 To clarify, current students were informed by the Yale DGS that the dept expects to be allowed to release decisions tomorrow (Tuesday). Typically they have faculty POI's send a welcome note or call, though (or even current students in instances where a grad student knows the applicant, which is common), so this isn't to say that everyone will hear tomorrow. Some faculty are traveling, on sabbatical, etc., which means it could take a few days. But I expect folks will start hearing tomorrow. Why hast thou deceived me so? kwaddy, lurker15, kosmo and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmo Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Why hast thou deceived me so? Same thought in my mind when waking up in the middle of the night just to check emails (I'm an international applicant; there's a 12 hour time difference). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurker15 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Come again? I haven't deceived you. I was extremely clear in both the above and a follow-up post that I was not guaranteeing decisions would be released Tuesday, but that the department "expected to be allowed to release decisions on Tuesday." I further stated that this often takes a few days due to faculty travel or administrative hold-ups. Just because you haven't heard doesn't mean that other's haven't. Reading carefully (and not lambasting those trying to help you) will serve you well in grad school, at Yale or otherwise. Then again, I should have known better than to post on here in the first place! It's "let no good deed go unpunished" territory this time of year! Deuces and good luck to you all. Edited February 18, 2015 by lurker15 mb712, fakeusername and ani11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ani11 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hi everyone! I'm also new here. I'm an international applicant. So far, I've been admitted at UW-Seattle and rejected at Princeton. I'm still waiting to hear from Harvard, Yale, MIT and Cornell. For those of you who got a phone call from professors at MIT, did you get the admission packages as expected on Tuesday? If we haven't heard anything should we assume it's a rejection at this point? Thanks a lot In the same boat re:MIT, I was wondering whether to email the graduate administrator at MIT and ask. I don't want to add to their load unnecessarily though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorkeeper Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Come again? I haven't deceived you. I was extremely clear in both the above and a follow-up post that I was not guaranteeing decisions would be released Tuesday, but that the department "expected to be allowed to release decisions on Tuesday." I further stated that this often takes a few days due to faculty travel or administrative hold-ups. Just because you haven't heard doesn't mean that other's haven't. Reading carefully (and not lambasting those trying to help you) will serve you well in grad school, at Yale or otherwise. Haha. Calm down dude (or dudette), I was playing around to pass the time! As I was on the last page, I remain thankful for the information, and my pitchfork remains securely sealed in my cabinet. (I was hoping the over the top biblical quote would've been a tip-off as to my connotation) Edited February 18, 2015 by Doorkeeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubbyTee Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) It appears there was a Stony Brook decision, and I still have heard nothing *crickets* In an update to this: Checked their portal, and was rejected. Expected, but couldn't send out an email? Stay classy Stony Brook. Edited February 18, 2015 by DubbyTee Bubandis, mb712, Username 2 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Game Theory Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I've heard nothing from Chicago...should I be concerned? I don't want to assume rejection (I am a firm believer in hope) but what are we thinking, gang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooneyed Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I've heard nothing from Chicago...should I be concerned? I don't want to assume rejection (I am a firm believer in hope) but what are we thinking, gang? You should call. Chicago is infamous for never sending rejection notices. Unfortunately, that's the M.O. for some schools. A friend of mine jokes that he still hasn't received his rejection from their law school, and that was nearly a decade ago. It is also possible you are on a waitlist. Please don't take this as me stating you are absolutely rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorkeeper Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I've heard nothing from Chicago...should I be concerned? I don't want to assume rejection (I am a firm believer in hope) but what are we thinking, gang? You are probably rejected from the PhD and being considered for a scholarship for their MA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Game Theory Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 You are probably rejected from the PhD and being considered for a scholarship for their MA. Oh yeah, I forget they do that. That's such a horrible consolation prize: "Hey, we don't think you're good enough to be funded as a TA or RA, but if ya want...you can pay us, and we'll ignore you for a couple of years." mooneyed and AuldReekie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorkeeper Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 First Yale acceptance on the results page. Uh oh, here it comes. theoristo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonluo Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Oh, Yale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoristo Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 First Yale acceptance on the results page. Uh oh, here it comes. Yikes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcsy Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yale-please just send out the rejs once you've made the decisions. Thanks. t.diniz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testingtesting Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I don't trust any thing on here anymore. Anyone else decided where they will go already thst applied to multiple programs? I'm waiting out Princeton because it's my dream program, but otherwise helllooo Durham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esotericish Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I don't trust any thing on here anymore. Anyone else decided where they will go already thst applied to multiple programs? I'm waiting out Princeton because it's my dream program, but otherwise helllooo Durham. Durham's a great place! The only one I've yet to here from that I would actually consider is Harvard, but I'm not optimistic. And I'd rather be in Atlanta than Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincipalAgent Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I don't trust any thing on here anymore. Anyone else decided where they will go already thst applied to multiple programs? I'm waiting out Princeton because it's my dream program, but otherwise helllooo Durham. Barring an acceptance into Harvard, I'm considering either NYC or Palo Alto. Hard to beat the sunshine in California though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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