Guest Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 "Very classy Penn State. Rejected on Valentines day." I saw a lot of these types of rejections yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiqui74 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Oh man, why the hell would anyone EVER put anything like that in their SOP. It was probably tongue in cheek and she never actually mentioned having abortions in her SOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahbaley Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 "Good riddance" Why did you even apply to that program then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleene Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 "Quite surprised. First class master. Was in touch with the processor who seem to be interested in my proposal." I don't know, but it might be worrying if a computer science student can't tell the difference between a processor and a professor. hyronomus4, scarvesandcardigans, PhDerp and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attackonthedoctor Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 "Quite surprised. First class master. Was in touch with the processor who seem to be interested in my proposal." I don't know, but it might be worrying if a computer science student can't tell the difference between a processor and a professor. All that time, and you realized that you weren't talking with a professor. Instead, you were talking with a processor. Yeah, that's worrisome indeed. c m, pianocognition and TenaciousBushLeaper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarochan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Oh man, why the hell would anyone EVER put anything like that in their SOP. Well, they said personal statement, not SOP, so I can totally see someone mentioning something like that. Especially in the context of "a challenge overcome" or the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless91 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 All of these responses from CMU who got their admission revoked are so cringeworthy! 1Q84, echlori, when and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangziqi2013 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) "M..M..M..Monster Kill!" "The massacre is being continued...." These are two consecutive comments on CMU result of year 2013 Edited February 17, 2015 by wangziqi2013 PhDerp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q84 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 All of these responses from CMU who got their admission revoked are so cringeworthy! Well, if I had my acceptance revoked, I'd say some pretty cringe-worthy things too. That's just messed up. echlori and elijahbaley 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleene Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 All of these responses from CMU who got their admission revoked are so cringeworthy! I have not even read them, but it cannot be anywhere as cringeworthy as the fact that CMU has revoked dozens of acceptances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiqui74 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 WOW, revocations are terrible! I'd be pretty pissed too. At that point, they should have just sucked it up and admitted the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statsgirl4 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I've heard that similar things have happened in the past with MIT. You'd think the preeminent tech schools would be better at emailing people. I can't imagine the emotional roller coaster of getting into your top choice and then having it revoked... TXInstrument11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumn Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I quite liked this one: "I think I will use my rejection letters as wallpaper for my Room of Failure." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonybrook4tw! Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Favorite so far-- Duke University, History PhD : "I'm paddling a kayak in the lake of tears I've cried all night. Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream of failure." PufferFish, thindust, Cheshire_Cat and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attackonthedoctor Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 All of these responses from CMU who got their admission revoked are so cringeworthy! Those CMU rejections are now trending on Facebook. Oh dear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucial BBQ Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I am so happy this has returned! I have to admit though, this year's rejecties have not been nearly as creative as last year's . Eh, give it a month or so. I really, really hope that I won't have to use it this year, but I would like "CASUALTY". Not a fan of Mortal Kombat, I take it? Also granted this was for a Gender and Women's Studies program but still... Rejected for having conflicting values with Liberty University. Maybe it was my two abortions I discussed in my personal statement? Gallows humor is the best. I've heard that similar things have happened in the past with MIT. You'd think the preeminent tech schools would be better at emailing people. I can't imagine the emotional roller coaster of getting into your top choice and then having it revoked... Well, they let one of them in and he went on to complete the program and then write a book about it called The Idea Factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juiceboxrampage Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 All of these responses from CMU who got their admission revoked are so cringeworthy! Honestly, I find the pre-revocation acceptance responses more cringey and sad. "I can't believe I got into my top choice with only 140 Quant and a 2.5 GPA! Wow!" (Not a direct quote cos I just feel too bad.) My heart is hurting for all of them. I can't even imagine having to go through that. echlori, grad_wannabe, mockturtle and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXInstrument11 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Also granted this was for a Gender and Women's Studies program but still... Rejected for having conflicting values with Liberty University. Maybe it was my two abortions I discussed in my personal statement? Guys, I just realized that this might be House of Card's Claire Underwood talking about her Season 2 interview...... (not from said interview, but this is what came up on Google and it fit, folks) Edited February 18, 2015 by TXInstrument11 TenaciousBushLeaper and ERR_Alpha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Honestly, I find the pre-revocation acceptance responses more cringey and sad. "I can't believe I got into my top choice with only 140 Quant and a 2.5 GPA! Wow!" (Not a direct quote cos I just feel too bad.) My heart is hurting for all of them. I can't even imagine having to go through that. The one that seems creepily aware of what was about to happen got me the most... "Too many admits this year, don't believe it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statsgirl4 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Technically an acceptance, but I really enjoyed: "No word on funding yet. Not sure if I'll accept as the name of the school is so difficult to spell." -Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ERR_Alpha, thindust, qeta and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Technically an acceptance, but I really enjoyed: "No word on funding yet. Not sure if I'll accept as the name of the school is so difficult to spell." -Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute HAHA this is great! I grew up in Rensselaer county... most of the RPI students also say it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhmedSaadawi Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 3 years research experience, 4 projects, excellent LORS, novel ideas to be employed in synthetic biology, and yet rejected from Oxford, what the heck are they looking for ? But after contemplating , i thank GOD that i was rejected, maybe if i got admitted, i would suffer from a stone age prof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire_Cat Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Favorite so far-- Duke University, History PhD : "I'm paddling a kayak in the lake of tears I've cried all night. Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream of failure." This has to be my favorite quote ever, haha. beefgallo, attackonthedoctor, Chiqui74 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) The infamous catch phrase used in most internet memes: Princeton, Electrical Engineering PhD: "I don't always get rejections but when I do, I get it from Princeton. Worth a try!" Edited February 18, 2015 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERR_Alpha Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Princeton University Electrical Engineering, PhD (F15) Rejected via E-mail on 18 Feb 2015 I 18 Feb 2015 report spam Such a dramatic story! I got my rejection while eating pizza! Noooooooooooooo!!!! The struggle is real, man. braindump and qeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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