It's that time of the year...

[Kikimath]

Hi!

 

I have a question concerning the graduate admission in mathematics. It's already February and I have not yet heard from graduate programs that I apply to, I saw some post on Grad cafe on some of the schools that I applied to. Some programs that I applied to already sent out the acceptance letter. Does that mean I am likely to be rejected? Should I email the graduate program politely ask them about my application status? 

 

Thanks for taking time to answer this question. 

 

Best,

Kiki 

[ssynny]

You should give it some time. A lot of schools have a few rounds of acceptances, so don't be discouraged! If you haven't heard back in a few weeks, then I would ask someone. Good luck!

[cogsciphdreams]

I am in the same boat and I agree with ssynny. I am going to wait until later in the month to start reaching out because I don't want to (potentially) aggravate anyone.

 

If anyone thinks otherwise, please share- I'm interested to read other thoughts on this. Best of luck.

[TXInstrument11]

Call or email admissions coordinators. I have called some offices multiple times over the past few months. It was really quite random whether they were annoyed or helpful. To me, the horror stories about annoying them and affecting your admission decision have been overhyped. If you keep it short, simple, and polite, there is very little chance it can go wrong.

 

Plus, I think the benefit of being prepared in advance is worth it and prefer bad news over uncertainty. Though I had already started developing a few backup plans in case I was rejected, I started pursuing them in earnest only after I was rejected from a few places. Especially if you have a degree (like psych) that has limited value at the bachelor's level, knowledge is power at this point, IMO.

[cogsciphdreams]

Call or email admissions coordinators. I have called some offices multiple times over the past few months. It was really quite random whether they were annoyed or helpful. To me, the horror stories about annoying them and affecting your admission decision have been overhyped. If you keep it short, simple, and polite, there is very little chance it can go wrong.

 

Thanks for this advice! 

[Kikimath]

Thanks everyone for your comments!  I agree with ssynny that I should wait a few more weeks because I do not want to rush the admission committee. If I don't hear anything by March, I will start emailing the admission coordinators. There might be a multiple rounds of acceptance. Hopefully, everything turns out to be alright. 

 

Thanks for making me feel a bit relieved  

[ssynny]

Thanks everyone for your comments!  I agree with ssynny that I should wait a few more weeks because I do not want to rush the admission committee. If I don't hear anything by March, I will start emailing the admission coordinators. There might be a multiple rounds of acceptance. Hopefully, everything turns out to be alright. 

 

Thanks for making me feel a bit relieved

 

Good luck!!