Mattie Roh Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 On 3/28/2016 at 5:58 PM, dunord said: Hey all, I might be a little late to the party but I'm currently waitlisted at U of Minnesota and U of Iowa (both for the English PhDs)! I'd love to get into MN, but I'm not really sure how movement is looking so far. I'd go to either...but if there's no waitlist movement I'll probably be at Boston College for a masters....I'm nervous! I'm waitlisted at Minnesota too. No movement so far this year and it's brutal. What's your area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunord Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 12 minutes ago, Mattie Roh said: I'm waitlisted at Minnesota too. No movement so far this year and it's brutal. What's your area? I'm in Modernism! It's agonizing to wait like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operationphd Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Just declined University of Michigan (postcolonial), hope that helps someone here out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJones678 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 If someone is waiting on the wait list for funding for UNCG, I just declined my funded offer there (I was on the "top tier" of a wait list for funding there). I am also 99.99999% sure I will be declining my offer to UNC-Chapel Hill, for anyone who's still waiting there. I will be officially declining tomorrow if I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattie Roh Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 17 hours ago, dunord said: I'm in Modernism! It's agonizing to wait like this. I'm 18th/19th century. They've indicated that it's been a weird year for them and the wait list. Fingers crossed that we hear something soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaJava Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Ok, this isn't a lot of info, but it's something. I was given confirmation by U of Arizona that I "was one of a small number of applicants about whom we were reserving our decision" but that "it's recently become clear that we will not be able to admit you to the program this year," which I take to mean (but could be wrong) to mean that I was sort of pseudo-waitlisted and that however their process shakes out, they already have the commitments they want/need, or at least the commitments that they want/need in my area. For the record, I did not appreciate getting this news on April 2, I had to follow-up 3 times just to get an answer and does anyone really think I'm going to factor in a place like that in my decision-making with T-minus 13 days to go? Not me! I had actually already crossed them off my list, as my signature attests, and just wanted them to not be so rude. I also wonder if maybe it's a little bit of BS since they could have just told me I was waitlisted like the billions of others. Unimpressed and good riddance, wasn't going there anyway. In other news, I was admitted off the waitlist to DU, so movement does happen! I still haven't heard anything from University of Victoria, UC-SB, UVA, or Mizzou. I have reason to suspect that the UVic option is a no-go, since I was given a staged timeline for when I would be able to know, and both dates have come and gone long ago. And it's radio silence on the other 3, not holding my breath and already excited and happy about Purdue...it was pointed out to me, however, that someone declined Mizzou on the results board, and I will be removing myself from that list and the others pretty soon, so hopefully that will pave the way for others still waiting. Good luck, waiters! aGiRlCalLeDApPlE, hello_kitty and BooksCoffeeBeards 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGiRlCalLeDApPlE Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 3 hours ago, EmmaJava said: Ok, this isn't a lot of info, but it's something. I was given confirmation by U of Arizona that I "was one of a small number of applicants about whom we were reserving our decision" but that "it's recently become clear that we will not be able to admit you to the program this year," which I take to mean (but could be wrong) to mean that I was sort of pseudo-waitlisted and that however their process shakes out, they already have the commitments they want/need, or at least the commitments that they want/need in my area. For the record, I did not appreciate getting this news on April 2, I had to follow-up 3 times just to get an answer and does anyone really think I'm going to factor in a place like that in my decision-making with T-minus 13 days to go? Not me! I had actually already crossed them off my list, as my signature attests, and just wanted them to not be so rude. I also wonder if maybe it's a little bit of BS since they could have just told me I was waitlisted like the billions of others. Unimpressed and good riddance, wasn't going there anyway. In other news, I was admitted off the waitlist to DU, so movement does happen! I still haven't heard anything from University of Victoria, UC-SB, UVA, or Mizzou. I have reason to suspect that the UVic option is a no-go, since I was given a staged timeline for when I would be able to know, and both dates have come and gone long ago. And it's radio silence on the other 3, not holding my breath and already excited and happy about Purdue...it was pointed out to me, however, that someone declined Mizzou on the results board, and I will be removing myself from that list and the others pretty soon, so hopefully that will pave the way for others still waiting. Good luck, waiters! I agree with you completely about the "not being so rude" thing. I can't imagine why schools wait till April just to tell you finally that you're rejected. I'm in the same situation and I have already e-mailed them yesterday and no reply. What are they possibly waiting for? EmmaJava 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashes_are_burning Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I just turned down my offer from Brandeis. I hope this helps someone out! :-) hello_kitty and EmmaJava 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juneoh Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 On 2016. 3. 30. at 1:33 AM, Mattie Roh said: I'm 18th/19th century. They've indicated that it's been a weird year for them and the wait list. Fingers crossed that we hear something soon! I've been waitlisted too (19th/19th century) ! Hope we get to hear some good news. EmmaJava 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I'm turning down an offer from Pitt and UMass Amherst tomorrow. I hope this info can help someone out EmmaJava 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunord Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Was just taken off the waitlist at University of Iowa! Movement happens after all. EmmaJava, klader and Yukon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renea Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Rhet/Comp here: just turned down offers from the following. Hope this helps somebody out, they're all great programs Washington State University (English) University of Oklahoma (Rhetoric/Comp) Illinois State University (English- Rhetoric track) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puyple Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Anyone heard from the waitlist at CU Boulder for their MA? I'm postcolonial, but I'm not sure how much weight specific areas of study hold in MA admissions decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabethke Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I'm in at Mississippi! BooksCoffeeBeards, HumanCylinder, LuxuryBlue and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello_kitty Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Congrats @sarabethke! Very happy for you! Guess you can make proper plans now... sarabethke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabethke Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Hahaha yes the planning began immediately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanCylinder Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 2 hours ago, sarabethke said: I'm in at Mississippi! Congratulations!!! I'm happy to hear about that; I've been hoping one of the schools would come through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesabendio Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 2 hours ago, sarabethke said: I'm in at Mississippi! Congratulations! I'm so glad you got a spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksCoffeeBeards Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 5 hours ago, sarabethke said: I'm in at Mississippi! HOORAY!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabethke Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 And in at Davis. Is this really my life?! mk-8, LuxuryBlue and echo449 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, sarabethke said: And in at Davis. Is this really my life?! Congrats! Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxuryBlue Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 1 hour ago, sarabethke said: And in at Davis. Is this really my life?! Awesome!! Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain Elle Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I just took myself off the waitlist at Rutgers. Hope that opens it up for someone else here! EmmaJava 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello_kitty Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 4 hours ago, sarabethke said: And in at Davis. Is this really my life?! Congrats again! Good things happen to good people! EmmaJava 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeNotMe Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 In off the waitlist at LSU. If anyone has a particularly positive or negative story/anecdote/blatantly unsourced rumor to share about LSU, I'm all ears. Congrats to all getting good news this week, or next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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