Freaking out...

[Juneoh]

I have heard from only two schools so far and they are taking forever to give me funding info without which I cannot afford to go.

What does it mean that I haven't heard from other schools? At this point, it must be a definite NO, right?

And does it normally take longer to send rejection (or admission, hopefully) letters/emails to international students?

I think I am losing my mind....

(I am an English lit applicant, btw)

Edited February 21, 2016 by Juneoh

[Need Coffee in an IV]

I'm kinda in the same boat as you. I'm a domestic applicant but I'm also waiting to hear back from schools/funding. I got accepted into 1 school but they don't provide funding the first year and they can't guarantee funding for the second year. I'm going for my masters and if I went there I could be 51,000 in debt. So I'm almost positive I won't be going and I'm freaking out as well. I would think it would take longer for you to get news so I wouldn't lose hope just yet!

[artsy16]

2 hours ago, Juneoh said:

I have heard from only two schools so far and they are taking forever to give me funding info without which I cannot afford to go.

What does it mean that I haven't heard from other schools? At this point, it must be a definite NO, right?

And does it normally take longer to send rejection (or admission, hopefully) letters/emails to international students?

I think I am losing my mind....

(I am an English lit applicant, btw)

Have you tried contacting the program's you haven't heard back from? That's the only way to be sure of your application status. Congrats on the acceptances in hand and good luck!

[fuzzylogician]

9 hours ago, Juneoh said:

What does it mean that I haven't heard from other schools? At this point, it must be a definite NO, right?

And does it normally take longer to send rejection (or admission, hopefully) letters/emails to international students?

Check the Results Survey. If a school has been sending out acceptances and you haven't heard anything, then that's not a good sign. If they haven't, then the silence simply means that they haven't decided yet and your chances are as good as ever. 

Generally I don't think it should take longer for international applicants to hear back, though that's possible. Everything is done online so it's not like you're waiting for a letter in the mail. There could be funding issues that restrict how many international students a school can admit and as a result there might be an unofficial waitlist, but I have no idea how common that is (if I had to guess, I would say not very). Rejections in general usually take much longer to be sent out than acceptances, but that affects all applicants equally. 

I know it's hard, but it's still fairly early in the season, especially for the humanities. More is still to come. 

[Juneoh]

On ‎2016‎년 ‎2‎월 ‎21‎일 at 5:49 AM, fuzzylogician said:

Check the Results Survey. If a school has been sending out acceptances and you haven't heard anything, then that's not a good sign. If they haven't, then the silence simply means that they haven't decided yet and your chances are as good as ever. 

Generally I don't think it should take longer for international applicants to hear back, though that's possible. Everything is done online so it's not like you're waiting for a letter in the mail. There could be funding issues that restrict how many international students a school can admit and as a result there might be an unofficial waitlist, but I have no idea how common that is (if I had to guess, I would say not very). Rejections in general usually take much longer to be sent out than acceptances, but that affects all applicants equally. 

I know it's hard, but it's still fairly early in the season, especially for the humanities. More is still to come. 

Thank you for your kind comment. I will check the Result Survey. It is relieving to know that it's still early in the season!