Sorry for the freakout

[502845824]

Sorry, gradcafe, for the freakout about UNC last night. I need to learn to be patient, instead of getting drunk and changing my display name to soidecidedtoquitgradcafe. FWIW there haven't been official rejections from UNC...maybe there's still hope for us?

Edited February 17, 2016 by oldhatnewtricks
left out a word

[bechkafish]

Hang in there! Getting drunk is a good and healthy coping mechanism (sometimes). Don't apologize for being anxious or upset, I feel like there's probably enough anxiety and upset in this forum to sell out all of the anti-depressants in all of the pharmacies in three states about now.  

[SassySapiosexual]

I just joined thegradcafe this evening (which I'm still not entirely sure was a good idea). What happened? UNC sent out their letters, haven't they? I received a rejection from NC State and it was complete radio silence until yesterday when I received an acceptance from Auburn. Should I be concerned about UNC since I haven't heard anything? *sigh*

[502845824]

1 hour ago, SassySapiosexual said:

I just joined thegradcafe this evening (which I'm still not entirely sure was a good idea). What happened? UNC sent out their letters, haven't they? I received a rejection from NC State and it was complete radio silence until yesterday when I received an acceptance from Auburn. Should I be concerned about UNC since I haven't heard anything? *sigh*

I'm not sure. I was in a bad state of mind last night when apparently some UNC acceptances and one waitlist went out, but I have no clue what it means for the rest of us who heard nothing but crickets.

[502845824]

I did hear from a somewhat reliable source that UNC has had a very busy month/week and, out of the interest of time, might be accepting/waitlisting/rejecting as they go along, rather than solidifying define accept/waitlist/reject pools. So that's encouraging. But the source was a friend of a friend who happens to be a professor at UNC but isn't on the admissions committee... So who knows?

Edit: That was worded confusingly. I heard from a guy, with whom I happen to be friends, who is himself friends with someone tangentially connected to the phil department at UNC but isn't on the adcomm. I'm not friends with anyone on the phil faculty at UNC, as my original wording might have suggested. I'm just a lowly undergrad at a different school.

Edited February 18, 2016 by oldhatnewtricks
Poor syntax

[SassySapiosexual]

Thank you for taking the time to explain. I'm doing my best to remain optimistic without getting my hopes up too high. When I hear from UNC, I will let the forum know, regardless of outcome.