HieronymusB Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 I'm starting this topic as something to do besides constantly refresh all my devices even though I know nothing is going to get announced for, at least, days. Any other Jackson hopefuls out there? Their admissions site says decisions probably in the first or second week of March, so that looks like next week. With a 17% admission rate, I'm labeling this one a reach.
stmas78 Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 Hey there, I applied to Jackson, too. Definitely a reach. Someone in another thread in 'Waiting it out' called and they said they hope to send out acceptances next week. Still a week to go.
Ejc5ys Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 Me too! I think this school is a longshot for everyone (definitely me!), but I am eager to hear!
hina234 Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 Definitely a hopeful here too! I have a really low chance, if at all. I don't know if anyone did the Jackson Admissions Chat in December, but I remember the Admissions staffer mentioning that the average GRE score is in the 75th precentile. That was a huge shocker for me, so I guess their selection process really comes down to who has the most unique experiences.
manutdftw Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 Waiting over here too! Definitely a long-shot along with WWS but exciting nonetheless.
Danbrenn Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 I also am waiting it out for Jackson. As with everyone, it will be a reach for me... they gave me a hard pass last year.
NRG_ Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 On 3/4/2016 at 4:32 PM, Danbrenn said: I also am waiting it out for Jackson. As with everyone, it will be a reach for me... they gave me a hard pass last year. Anxiously waiting here as well. How did they notify students of their decisions last year?
Danbrenn Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Congrats! Going to assume that that doesn't bode well for the rest of us who didn't get an email yet. Super happy for you guys though.
Colocho Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Accepted as well! Absolutely shocked! Definitely headed to open house in a few weeks. Did anyone hear anything about scholarship money? My email didn't mention it at all.
stmas78 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Congrats to all of you who got in. @Danbrenn I am assuming the same To those accepted: Did it say that you were accepted in the email itself or were you referred to the website?
Ejc5ys Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) The email itself let me know--it said a letter would be "posted soon" online. I'm sure everyone here will have great results--good luck!! I'm legitimately shocked. Edited March 7, 2016 by Ejc5ys
stmas78 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Just now, Ejc5ys said: The email itself let me know--it said a letter would be "posted soon" online. Cool, thanks and congrats!
Shadowscholar123 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Accepted as well! Completely shocked. Yup no information on funding yet....
pubpol101 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Everyone: I just called the Jackson Institute and they say that all decisions (rejections, acceptances, wait-list) should have been uploaded to the page. Those of us who have not received a decision need to call Yale's Graduate School (not Jackson) to resolve the technical issues. If the rejections are auto-generated by GSAS, then it's likely that those of us who haven't gotten anything have been rejected. If not, and the adcoms control the acceptances/rejections, then this problem should have no bearing on our decisions. The rep I called wasn't clear on the exact nature of the situation, so there's no way to tell. Edited March 8, 2016 by AAAAAAAA
Ejc5ys Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 There's nothing on the portal for me either--my email came from the head of admissions. There may be some sort of delay in the upload to the GSAS site?
pubpol101 Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ejc5ys said: I was accepted too! Good luck to everyone else!! 19 minutes ago, Ejc5ys said: There's nothing on the portal for me either--my email came from the head of admissions. There may be some sort of delay in the upload to the GSAS site? I see. Did every admit here get a personal email? If so, then it's likely that the lack of an email indicates a rejection for applicants like myself. If there are any admits who were admitted via the online portal, that might contradict this narrative however. On the Facebook Page, Yale seemed to have implied that it notified all admitted students at the same time: https://www.facebook.com/jackson.institute.for.global.affairs/ Edited March 8, 2016 by AAAAAAAA
Danbrenn Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) Same. I hate to be an angry rejectee, but I find it pretty unprofessional that they are leaving us in the dark. I paid the application fee and went to the effort to apply, and I can't even get a 'thanks, but no thanks' email... Edited March 8, 2016 by Danbrenn pubpol101 and manutdftw 2
beefmaster Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 No email, so looks like rejection. First one, but with a disappointing lack of funding from all the places I applied to it looks like this isn't my year...again.
manutdftw Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 I really want a thanks but no thanks email now lol. You would think that they would have the professional courtesy to notify rejected applicants.
NRG_ Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Yeah, I think some thing is wrong with their systems...like @Ejc5ys my portal hasn't been updated either.
Danbrenn Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Gave Jackson a call and they first said that all admissions decisions had been released and they they would let me know what the issue was with my account. I got put on hold for a minute and then they came back and told me that no admissions decisions had been released and good luck. haha
ASHEN910 Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Danbrenn said: Gave Jackson a call and they first said that all admissions decisions had been released and they they would let me know what the issue was with my account. I got put on hold for a minute and then they came back and told me that no admissions decisions had been released and good luck. haha haha so what does that mean?
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