mightysparrow Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hello all. I'm new to this forum--only recently discovered gradcafe. Congratulations to those accepted into graduate schools! I browsed through some of the previous threads and, man, you guys have great academic interests. I'm an international applicant with zero knowledge of the US graduate school system, and I have a question for the Ohio St applicants (incl those accepted): On appstatus.osu, my application still says 'pending', as I guess it does for those of you who haven't been accepted yet. On the 'Application Requirements' tab, though, there are a number of new sections that were added about twelve hours earlier, the first of which reads "Graduate Program Funding" with the comment "You have now been awarded financial support from your graduate program". The other sections added were "Copy of Passport", "Affidavit of Support", "Confidential Bank Statement", all of which said "waived" pending "funding review". Now, the funding section says "Graduate dept funding does not cover all expenses: short $297" and the other sections (banks statement etc.) now read "incomplete" (asking me to show proof of $297 per year in a bank account). I haven't heard from the department--by phone, email or their website--and I wonder if this is some kind of error or glitch that occurred when the other acceptances were posted. Has anybody else got the same sections in their 'app requirements' tab? Thought I'd ask around here before emailing the graduate admissions office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramus Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hello all. I'm new to this forum--only recently discovered gradcafe. Congratulations to those accepted into graduate schools! I browsed through some of the previous threads and, man, you guys have great academic interests. I'm an international applicant with zero knowledge of the US graduate school system, and I have a question for the Ohio St applicants (incl those accepted): On appstatus.osu, my application still says 'pending', as I guess it does for those of you who haven't been accepted yet. On the 'Application Requirements' tab, though, there are a number of new sections that were added about twelve hours earlier, the first of which reads "Graduate Program Funding" with the comment "You have now been awarded financial support from your graduate program". The other sections added were "Copy of Passport", "Affidavit of Support", "Confidential Bank Statement", all of which said "waived" pending "funding review". Now, the funding section says "Graduate dept funding does not cover all expenses: short $297" and the other sections (banks statement etc.) now read "incomplete" (asking me to show proof of $297 per year in a bank account). I haven't heard from the department--by phone, email or their website--and I wonder if this is some kind of error or glitch that occurred when the other acceptances were posted. Has anybody else got the same sections in their 'app requirements' tab? Thought I'd ask around here before emailing the graduate admissions office. Hmmm I double checked the website, and I saw nothing like this. I'd ask their grad office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhefflol Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Congrats to everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhetoricus aesalon Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Congrats to everyone who has heard back from OSU! I'm looking forward to meeting you at the department's Open House in March! mightysparrow - In my experience the website can be really wacky. I've had all kinds of crazy stuff on my account, and I usually just ignore it. It's probably not the best solution to the issue, but I will echo that when I received my acceptance last year, it first came as an update to my application status, then a phone call from Dr. Garcha (our DGS) a week later. (And the call was very late -- around 8 pm PST, which meant he was calling at 11 pm from Ohio.) mightysparrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toasterazzi Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 then a phone call from Dr. Garcha (our DGS) a week later. (And the call was very late -- around 8 pm PST, which meant he was calling at 11 pm from Ohio.) Conversely, he called me at like 9:50am, right before I was about to go teach haha. I sometimes wonder when that man actually sleeps... rhetoricus aesalon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhetoricus aesalon Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Conversely, he called me at like 9:50am, right before I was about to go teach haha. I sometimes wonder when that man actually sleeps... Seriously! And yet he is ALWAYS cheerful. It baffles my mind! toasterazzi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysparrow Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 mightysparrow - In my experience the website can be really wacky. I've had all kinds of crazy stuff on my account, and I usually just ignore it. It's probably not the best solution to the issue, but I will echo that when I received my acceptance last year, it first came as an update to my application status, then a phone call from Dr. Garcha (our DGS) a week later. (And the call was very late -- around 8 pm PST, which meant he was calling at 11 pm from Ohio.) Thanks, Chadillac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysparrow Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Just heard from Dr. Amanpal Garcha. I got in! A fellowship nomination as well. He told me to expect a call with details on Saturday. Toasterazzi, I wrote to him at 12:45 am Columbus time, and he replied in four minutes! 1Q84, Katla, Dr. Old Bill and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katla Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Just heard from Dr. Amanpal Garcha. I got in! A fellowship nomination as well. He told me to expect a call with details on Saturday. Toasterazzi, I wrote to him at 12:45 am Columbus time, and he replied in four minutes! Congratulations!!! What fantastic news!! (this also makes me happy for extremely selfish reasons, clearly it is possible for international applicants to get funded at public unis, wehey!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toasterazzi Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Just heard from Dr. Amanpal Garcha. I got in! A fellowship nomination as well. He told me to expect a call with details on Saturday. Toasterazzi, I wrote to him at 12:45 am Columbus time, and he replied in four minutes! Awesome! (and yeah, dude doesn't sleep lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye12 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Anyone wants to claim the Georgia acceptance? Edited January 22, 2015 by Skye12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__________________________ Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Congrats to everyone who has heard back from OSU! I'm looking forward to meeting you at the department's Open House in March! mightysparrow - In my experience the website can be really wacky. I've had all kinds of crazy stuff on my account, and I usually just ignore it. It's probably not the best solution to the issue, but I will echo that when I received my acceptance last year, it first came as an update to my application status, then a phone call from Dr. Garcha (our DGS) a week later. (And the call was very late -- around 8 pm PST, which meant he was calling at 11 pm from Ohio.) Congrats, mightysparrow! And yeah, OSU's interface was THE most annoying of any application I did this season, aside from the myriad of janky online job applications I've filled out. But I'm stoked to visit and actually meet some of wonderful GC people I've encountered virtually over the past months! unræd and rhetoricus aesalon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLeonard Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The myriad of different software systems and application programs was what was the most surprising about my first time doing this. Most of my schools were applyweb or applyyourself, but there were a couple of outliers, and even then, I had some issues with elements of my portfolio going through the first time. jazzyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Two or three of the schools I applied to require you to close out of all of your other browser windows / tabs etc. before it lets you access the site. A very minor thing...but annoying! Edited January 22, 2015 by Wyatt's Torch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__________________________ Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Two or three of the schools I applied to require you to close out of all of your other browser windows / tabs etc. before it lets you access the site. A very minor thing...but annoying! Ugh. Like filling out government forms online. One step away from requiring you to use IE... Ramus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q84 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 USC American studies and ethnicity - I'm very excited to be potentially working with some rock star scholars, including jack halberstam, Nayan shah, etc. Wow, that's amazing! I would give an arm and a leg to work with Halberstam! Ditto. And a huge congrats, sillyrabbit. I was so bummed I couldn't apply to USC. Not that I could get in, but I quote Halberstam like its my job... lol For the Halberstam fans, just thought I'd put this here as they combine my two (or three, including the Last Bookstore) loves into one beautiful video: http://www.ifc.com/portlandia/videos/exclusive-women-and-women-first-debate-in-downtown-la Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katla Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 For the Halberstam fans, just thought I'd put this here as they combine my two (or three, including the Last Bookstore) loves into one beautiful video: http://www.ifc.com/portlandia/videos/exclusive-women-and-women-first-debate-in-downtown-la Alack, the site doesn't take kindly to people outside of the US. Thanks for sharing anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Looks like another accepted Ohio Stater (Statee? Statist? Statue?) just submitted his/her info on the results page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacharyBinks Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hey, GradCafe-ers! I'm currently in my second year at Ohio State in the MA/PhD program (I study queer theory, LGBT lit/pop culture, and the Gothic). I haven't been on here since my app season in 2013, but I know that our DGS (Aman, who is awesome) started contacting those accepted recently and I figured I would stop by to offer myself as a resource if you have any questions! Feel free to PM with specific questions or just respond here with more general queries. Best of luck to everyone! rhetoricus aesalon, jhefflol, toasterazzi and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillyrabbit Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 For the Halberstam fans, just thought I'd put this here as they combine my two (or three, including the Last Bookstore) loves into one beautiful video: http://www.ifc.com/portlandia/videos/exclusive-women-and-women-first-debate-in-downtown-la Haha that was great...my friends have been telling me to get into Portlandia...maybe this is the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm915 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hello all! New to GradCafe and glad to see an active (clearly impressive) forum for English folks. I still haven't heard back from any of my schools, but I offer tons of congratulations to all of you who've gotten accepted! I hope to join the ranks sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillyrabbit Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hello all! New to GradCafe and glad to see an active (clearly impressive) forum for English folks. I still haven't heard back from any of my schools, but I offer tons of congratulations to all of you who've gotten accepted! I hope to join the ranks sooner rather than later. Welcome! I'm assuming the first larger waves of notices will start rolling out within the next 2 weeks... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Well, UW-Madison notified on the equivalent day last year (fourth Friday in January), so we'll see if that holds true for this year. I'm not holding my breath, but I'll be a little more on-edge than normal today, I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HesseBunuel90 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I would love to hear from Madison today. It will make up for not hearing from Ohio State. Here's hoping.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I would love to hear from Madison today. It will make up for not hearing from Ohio State. Here's hoping.... They update their application system daily at 7:00 AM CST, which means that I check it at 8:01 EST every single day... Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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