RockEater Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Yeah, congratulations to all of you admitted to UW! I've spent the past four years in the history department (and campus in general). If you've got any questions, let me know and I'll try to answer. Again, congratulations, and On, Wisconsin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insideout09 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Haha.. Eh, congrats anyway? I Second that...I wonder what this means for those who have applications "still under review..." at UW--such as me. Either they haven't posted rejections yet, or admissions are rolling in rounds? I'm leaning towards the former. Anyone have any insight on this matter? Congrats to the three that have made the cut! -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytusse Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I Second that...I wonder what this means for those who have applications "still under review..." at UW--such as me. Either they haven't posted rejections yet, or admissions are rolling in rounds? I'm leaning towards the former. Anyone have any insight on this matter? Congrats to the three that have made the cut! -Grant I have no credible insight, but after looking through all the results from last year, it did seem like some of UW's acceptances went out a week or so later than others. Besides, it seems like they accept a lot more students in general than a lot of other history programs, so I would expect several more acceptances on this board at least. They are also bizarre because they are one of the few top departments that does not guarantee funding, so who knows what kind of crazy system they have for picking acceptances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytusse Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 BTW, I also applied a few weeks earlier than the deadline, so I'm sure that might factor in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insideout09 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 BTW, I also applied a few weeks earlier than the deadline, so I'm sure that might factor in. Thanks for the info guys! -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm125 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I also received the "Your department has recommended you for admission. The Graduate School will be reviewing your file. Please refer to this page for updates." message. I can confirm that early submission was not a factor because I submitted my application at midnight on Nov. 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caligula Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Wow, 5 acceptances to Madison so far. Does this seem like a lot to anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caligula Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Make that 6. Did they reject anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustChill Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Make that 6. Did they reject anyone? Make that 7, justchecked the site and I'm also in. Surprised there is no word from the profs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeinthecoconut Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Congrats all you admits! Glad good news came early for you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caligula Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Wow, 7! Congrats to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeIsGood Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Congratulations!!! I'm so excited for you guys. Must be a big relief to know that you're in at such a great program, although I imagine the wait for funding information is frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytusse Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Wow, 5 acceptances to Madison so far. Does this seem like a lot to anyone else? Well, I believe it said on the website that they accept like 100 out of 450 applications, knowing that the yield will be substantially lower (30 or so) due to the dicey funding. I actually felt that UW was one of my better chances for acceptance, based on that percentage. That being said, what I am wondering is if there is one large group of Wisconsin admits that went out yesterday in several disciplines because they are the ones who are nominated for University fellowships (seemingly the only way to get good funding there?) If schools are facing budget troubles (and what school isn't), then the money factor may need more time to be discussed than the admissions themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Agreed. Had a friend who was accepted at UW-Madison last year. They didn't give her any information about funding until March or so. I thought about applying there... And yes, they do run on the old way of funding: If your application looks good, we'll accept you. Then we'll rank our applicants and get the top people funded. If you don't get funding and still want to come on your dime, you're welcome to. Michigan used to go this until things got too crazy among its graduate students for funding. That's why I preferred applying to programs where acceptance = guaranteed funding. So UW was crossed off early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytusse Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Agreed. Had a friend who was accepted at UW-Madison last year. They didn't give her any information about funding until March or so. I thought about applying there... And yes, they do run on the old way of funding: If your application looks good, we'll accept you. Then we'll rank our applicants and get the top people funded. If you don't get funding and still want to come on your dime, you're welcome to. Michigan used to go this until things got too crazy among its graduate students for funding. That's why I preferred applying to programs where acceptance = guaranteed funding. So UW was crossed off early. Yeah, I almost did not apply, either, except there was an extraordinarily good advisor fit at UW. It also seems like state schools give a lot of money for good GRE scores for some reason, which is actually one of my strongest points, so I was hoping they might cough up some funding for me. It stinks to have the first acceptance be so early and so unexpected, because now I feel like things should be happening...and they are still not! However, an acceptance means I probably actually have to do this whole PhD thing, YIKES. I was halfway hoping I might get rejected by everyone so that I could go insane in a totally unprecedented manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Money Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Make that eight at the University of Wisconsin--looks like I've been recommended for admission as well. I wonder when we'll get more information.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm125 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Have these early Wisconsin admissions made anyone else overly anxious? Now I am compulsively checking every website to see if others are ahead of schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Money Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Chill--I wouldn't be nervous. I was under the impression when I was submitting applications that University of Wisconsin admission decisions come back relatively early (I may have read something to that effect somewhere on their web-site). Of course, nominal acceptance is only part of the process at Wisconsin--there's an additional funding round for fellowships (as I understand it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustChill Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm actually (at least for now) relying on grad cafe results page to let me know if I should check any of my schools' sites for decisions. I have too many to check everyday. I wouldn't have known about UW-Madison if I hadn't seen people on here talking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Make it 9. Never would have looked tonight if I hadn't seen this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Money Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I don't expect others to come real soon, although I believe that we are supposed to hear back from Yale in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeinthecoconut Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I am just wondering if Yale will make decisions earlier this year. Previously, their deadline for submission was 1 Jan, but this year, they moved it up to 15 December. Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeIsGood Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I am just wondering if Yale will make decisions earlier this year. Previously, their deadline for submission was 1 Jan, but this year, they moved it up to 15 December. Hmm... Oh, jeez, I didn't even think about that. I've been assuming we'd hear in the second week of February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytusse Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I actually wish that Wisconsin had not come up so early, if other schools are not going to follow suit. I was prepared to wait, but now I'm not, and tomorrow is the first day of my classes, and I just can't bring myself to care at the moment. Are we sure there isn't a computer virus over at UW? How can everyone be accepted, and this early? Their website was acting funny all weekend....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockEater Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I actually wish that Wisconsin had not come up so early, if other schools are not going to follow suit. I was prepared to wait, but now I'm not, and tomorrow is the first day of my classes, and I just can't bring myself to care at the moment. Are we sure there isn't a computer virus over at UW? How can everyone be accepted, and this early? Their website was acting funny all weekend....! I see my thesis advisor tomorrow. He's on the admissions committee. I'll get some clarifications if I can. JustChill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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