annika Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 1 hour ago, HopefulSocPhD said: Oh my god... are you serious? That is so messed up!!! WTF Columbia??? Get your shit together... seriously. Wow. I'm speechless and I bet you are pissed. Damn them. I'm not very happy about it, yeah. I was offered admission to the MA program, but I'm not very excited about going to a school that seems to disregard the MA students like this. I tried calling the director of graduate admissions to ask about this whole thing, but she was conveniently gone for the day. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM61 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 2 hours ago, annika said: In a cruel twist of fate, Columbia PhD acceptances yesterday were a clerical error. They didn't even apologize in the correction email. WOW. I'm really sorry for anybody this affected, that must have been terrible. I know I'd be pissed. Claiming a SUNY Albany acceptance today. Not one of my top picks but yay choices~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soc13 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Waitlisted at Indiana. Throws an interesting variable in the mix. Really only waiting on Penn to send that rejection email so I can make my decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katastrophe Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, mm3733 said: Waitlisted at Indiana. Throws an interesting variable in the mix. Really only waiting on Penn to send that rejection email so I can make my decision! I am in the same situation! Waitlisted at NYU and waiting to see how that plays out and waiting for that Penn rejection. Hopefully it's quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soc13 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Katastrophe said: I am in the same situation! Waitlisted at NYU and waiting to see how that plays out and waiting for that Penn rejection. Hopefully it's quick! You have so many to choose from (amazing!) - is NYU a top choice? Penn and Cornell were two of my top choices, so I'm happy regardless of what happens with Penn, but I'd love to have the closure lol. Will you be at Cornell's visit day? Edited February 18, 2016 by mm3733 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katastrophe Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 1 minute ago, mm3733 said: I don't think I would choose Indiana if I got off the waitlist (at this point, at least), but I certainly would pause to consider. You have so many to choose from (amazing!) - is NYU a top choice? Penn and Cornell were two of my top choices, so I'm happy regardless of what happens with Penn, but I'd love to have the closure lol. Will you be at Cornell's visit day? NYU is one of my top choices, so I'm still on pins and needles on that one! And I will indeed be at the Cornell visit, see you there I hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowayjose Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Rejected from CUNY. Just three more formal ones to go. Take me home, Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annika Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I just spoke to the director of admission at Columbia after the mistake, and she said it was "human error" and "that's how it is, I can't tell you anything else." Also, bafflingly, "we hope our MA students get offers elsewhere so they don't have to come here if they're mad." ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fall2016applicant Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Claiming a SUNY Albany acceptance. It's my first one and it feels sooo good to know I will be going somewhere in the fall! Katastrophe, Sociological_Spud and John Isidore - Chickenhead 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine.hsu Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) Long-time lurker and also affected by the Columbia PhD Human Error. I did call the department to confirm my offer, and then.....whatever. Got a acceptance letter from Albany ....not sure if I'll accept. Edited February 18, 2016 by Antoine.hsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulSocPhD Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 41 minutes ago, Antoine.hsu said: Long-time lurker and also affected by the Columbia PhD Human Error. I did call the department to confirm my offer, and then.....whatever. Got a acceptance letter from Albany ....not sure if I'll accept. It's heartbreaking enough to get rejected, but this... This is just awful. I hope someone gets fired for this. My sympathies, friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
any5 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, HopefulSocPhD said: It's heartbreaking enough to get rejected, but this... This is just awful. I hope someone gets fired for this. My sympathies, friend! This is something to bring to the attention of the media.. it's really a bad mistake.. 2016Applicant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Isidore - Chickenhead Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The way Columbia handled their mistake was disgusting. I hope it's only a bad apple admin. Another SUNY Albany admit here! Coming as a physical science undergrad, so I was grateful to be accepted. Sociological_Spud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts1493 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Antoine.hsu said: ong-time lurker and also affected by the Columbia PhD Human Error. I did call the department to confirm my offer, and then.....whatever. Got a acceptance letter from Albany ....not sure if I'll accept. Wow, looks like this happened to a lot of people! So sorry, that must have been such a disappointment .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2016Applicant Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I am utterly appalled by Columbia's actions. SO sorry for those affected. For those still waiting to hear from UCI, what does your application status say? Mine says "waiting on supplemental documents" and the site also stated to not contact them to check on status until after some time in February. Wondering if they simply still haven't updated the page or if they are truly missing documents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2016Applicant Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Also, anyone else still waiting to hear from UCSB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_SOC Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 4 hours ago, mm3733 said: Waitlisted at Indiana. Throws an interesting variable in the mix. Really only waiting on Penn to send that rejection email so I can make my decision! I was waitlisted by Penn and all I have to do is waiting,waiting,waiting~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puton Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Paul_SOC said: I was waitlisted by Penn and all I have to do is waiting,waiting,waiting~ Can I ask you how you were informed that you were on the waiting list at Penn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_SOC Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Just now, puton said: Can I ask you how you were informed that you were on the waiting list at Penn? PMed You sociologyapp2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrila Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 16 hours ago, Katastrophe said: I am in the same situation! Waitlisted at NYU and waiting to see how that plays out and waiting for that Penn rejection. Hopefully it's quick! I'm in the opposite boat! Waitlisted at Penn and waiting to see how that plays out and did receive the NYU rejection. Good luck to you! May our decision emails be swift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinztomatoketchup Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Got my alternate acceptance to NYU's MA program. Still no word on CUNY. Considering calling the office today and asking for a status update since they seem to have sent out a few of everything already (acceptance, wait-list, rejections). Has anyone else had success doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
any5 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 1 hour ago, michaelalexiss said: Got my alternate acceptance to NYU's MA program. Still no word on CUNY. Considering calling the office today and asking for a status update since they seem to have sent out a few of everything already (acceptance, wait-list, rejections). Has anyone else had success doing this? with that did NYU invite you to their visit days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinztomatoketchup Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 47 minutes ago, any5 said: with that did NYU invite you to their visit days? They mentioned their visit day, but unfunded I'm sure as the MA program would be unfunded. That's just my assumption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts1493 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Claiming a Northeastern acceptance! Just heard by email... Shay825 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinztomatoketchup Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 14 minutes ago, ts1493 said: Claiming a Northeastern acceptance! Just heard by email... Congratulations! ts1493 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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