CeeB Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 yes i got an email w funding info earlier this week Ah thanks! Good to know. I'll assume that I did not make the cut then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepyscholar Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) @theluckyone I am in the same boat. I havent heard anything from Harvard Columbia Penn or NYU, Sorry I cant call I am in class until 7 tonight. Hold strong! Edited February 12, 2015 by sleepyscholar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frantz Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 @theluckyone I am in the same boat. I havent heard anything from Harvard Columbia Penn or NYU, Sorry I cant call I am in class until 7 tonight. Hold strong! Called Columbia GSAS today, told them there was confusion around acceptances/rejections, and was told decisions still being made & Admission Comm still having meetings. That's the official word, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepyscholar Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 @decaf thanks so much! No acceptances yet so at least that was hopeful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoryoftheories Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Anyone have suggestions for how to word an e-mail about withdrawing my application from a school? I was thinking something along the lines of "Thank you for taking the time to review my application materials, but I would like to withdraw my application from consideration at this time." Do I need to say anything else about my reasons for doing so? After carefully reviewing your offer, I am sorry to inform you that I are unable to attend your program. You should not view this as a reflection on your ability, but rather as a comment on the limited size of me and the record number of programs I was admitted to this year. Best of luck in your future endeavors, FreddyDoug museum_geek, nycres, Coindinista and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxWeberHasAPosse Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 After carefully reviewing your offer, I am sorry to inform you that I are unable to attend your program. You should not view this as a reflection on your ability, but rather as a comment on the limited size of me and the record number of programs I was admitted to this year.Best of luck in your future endeavors,FreddyDoug Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sociologygrad Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 After carefully reviewing your offer, I am sorry to inform you that I are unable to attend your program. You should not view this as a reflection on your ability, but rather as a comment on the limited size of me and the record number of programs I was admitted to this year. Best of luck in your future endeavors, FreddyDoug Hahah. I love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBDT Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 After carefully reviewing your offer, I am sorry to inform you that I are unable to attend your program. You should not view this as a reflection on your ability, but rather as a comment on the limited size of me and the record number of programs I was admitted to this year.Best of luck in your future endeavors,FreddyDoug Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randoperson Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 The snark is strong with this one. Pennywise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenwindow Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Lol just don't burn bridges. It's a pretty small field and people have long memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
460178985 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 After carefully reviewing your offer, I am sorry to inform you that I are unable to attend your program. You should not view this as a reflection on your ability, but rather as a comment on the limited size of me and the record number of programs I was admitted to this year.Best of luck in your future endeavors,FreddyDoug THIS IS BRILLIANT!!! Best of the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uselesstheory Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 After carefully reviewing your offer, I am sorry to inform you that I are unable to attend your program. You should not view this as a reflection on your ability, but rather as a comment on the limited size of me and the record number of programs I was admitted to this year. Best of luck in your future endeavors, FreddyDoug I laughed out loud. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgp Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 After carefully reviewing your offer, I am sorry to inform you that I are unable to attend your program. You should not view this as a reflection on your ability, but rather as a comment on the limited size of me and the record number of programs I was admitted to this year. Im dyingBest of luck in your future endeavors,FreddyDoug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssk Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Is the email a generic one? did it say anything about the review process? I haven't heard from Columbia either. same here. don't know what it means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssk Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 So is penn done sending acceptances/ waitlist notification? second request here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Love that withdrawal letter. Edited February 13, 2015 by Pennywise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
460178985 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Upenn WL people, can I PM you some questions? I got a very confusing email from Hannum… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildchild Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 ^PM me! In the same boat, sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high_hopes Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Anyone have suggestions for how to word an e-mail about withdrawing my application from a school? I was thinking something along the lines of "Thank you for taking the time to review my application materials, but I would like to withdraw my application from consideration at this time." Do I need to say anything else about my reasons for doing so? I don't think you need to give reasons, but I know that when I decided not to attend a school they appreciated knowing why and how I made my decision. A simple "I was accepted to another program that was a better fit" or "I decided to pursue a different opportunity of program of study this year" is sufficient to add to sentence you wrote and indicates a professional response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breaks0 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Funny indeed. If only we could all be so bold, maybe a bit too bold. After carefully reviewing your offer, I am sorry to inform you that I are unable to attend your program. You should not view this as a reflection on your ability, but rather as a comment on the limited size of me and the record number of programs I was admitted to this year. Best of luck in your future endeavors, FreddyDoug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedletter Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I was told that all decisions have been sent to the Social Sciences Division for finalization. As for what that means -- I have no clue. If I had to guess I'd say the rest of us are getting the axe. What about UCSD? I still haven't heard anything either way. I emailed a former professor at UChicago, and I'm awaiting a reply. I'm hoping she will give me some idea as to what is going on. I'll let you all know if I learn more! Update: The former professor told me that all "yes" decisions for the sociology Ph.D. program at UChicago had been sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritsukot74 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Anyone accepted to UIC??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoryoftheories Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Update: The former professor told me that all "yes" decisions for the sociology Ph.D. program at UChicago had been sent. Does that include a waitlist or did s/he specify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncomingPhD2017 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Feel like I gotta vent here for a moment. I'm feeling pretty despondent. I've received 3 rejections, and I only applied to the 5 schools where I felt my fit was strongest. I have excellent GRE scores and a publication in a sociological journal, which I wrote independently after undergrad. I know these are competitive programs but I thought I'd get into at least one of them. Not sure what else I can do to improve myself other than getting a MA first, which is what I'll aim to do now. Thanks for reading :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxWeberHasAPosse Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Feel like I gotta vent here for a moment. I'm feeling pretty despondent. I've received 3 rejections, and I only applied to the 5 schools where I felt my fit was strongest. I have excellent GRE scores and a publication in a sociological journal, which I wrote independently after undergrad. I know these are competitive programs but I thought I'd get into at least one of them. Not sure what else I can do to improve myself other than getting a MA first, which is what I'll aim to do now. Thanks for reading :/ There is a good amount of arbitrariness to the whole process of admission. I think the best way to short-circuit this (to whatever extent possible) is to have your professors make phone calls and write personal emails to people at the programs you're interested in. I know that this was a crucial aspect for my acceptances. Also, I believe it is important to have numbers on your side. Applying to only five programs is risky (because of the arbitrariness) and perhaps, if you don't get in this year, you might think about applying to 10-13 programs next time. Edited February 13, 2015 by MaxWeberHasAPosse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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