MelMcC Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 yeah I love happy endings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacib Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) Same as Focused. I'm SO tired. The silence is actually worse than seeing acceptances that are not yours. It doesn't help that I work in front of a computer all day, because I check this website 100+ times a day. Man I'm so glad that I'm visiting family and won't have the opportunity to obsessively check the internet/my phone line is in a different country! And best of all I can stop obsessively checking the grad cafe and feeling like I need to respond to every post! Once a day tops! Oh sweet freedom! Edited February 3, 2010 by jacib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxe Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Hi. I see one person admitted to U of Minnesota. I also applied to it but haven't heard anything yet... Has anyone else heard from this school? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romaniac Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Hi. I see one person admitted to U of Minnesota. I also applied to it but haven't heard anything yet... Has anyone else heard from this school? Thanks! Yeah, I was the one who got in to Minnesota. They sent me a very brief email and a letter in the mail saying that the year was one of the most competitive, etc... but they did not mention anything about cohort size. I think they also sent an email saying that I could now view my admission status online, so you might check that out. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus82 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Congratulations to the 2 UCSD admits. Do you guys care to share your stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallapplicant77 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I just realized that, in theory, Stanford applicants should hear back today or tomorrow(the department said first week of feb, and that's consistent with the results page last year). But who knows, really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjastrudel Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Congratulations to the 2 UCSD admits. Do you guys care to share your stats? UCSD admit here. I’m not a fan of the stats game. Frankly, I think it creates more misinformation and anxiety than anything. I think there is more range in these bare stats than most people recognize. But, since you ask, I’ll give you a basic description and try to keep it more or less holistic. I graduated last May from a top private US university with a decent, not stellar GPA in soc and poli sci. Had a great Quant GRE score and just decent scores on the other two sections. I had done some research as an undergrad and wrote a thesis. Since I’m pursuing area studies in grad school, I’m sure it helped that I speak two other languages fluently. This year I’m studying relevant things abroad on a fellowship. My rec letters are difficult to gauge, but I imagine they were somewhere between solid and great and 2/3 were from prominent faculty. These stats also got me into Wisco; and I think, had I submitted my bare numbers to this forum for review, they would have said that Wisco is a serious reach. But then again, this forum is full of crazy people (no offense, crazy people!). Hope this helps and good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl0x Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) Congratulations to the 2 UCSD admits. Do you guys care to share your stats? I got into UCSD! though I'm not one of the first two in the results page. I'll fudge the numbers a bit, but my GPA was ~3.5 and my GREs were V95% and Q85%. Hope this helps any future/current applicants. So excited! EDIT: I didn't see the post above. I can't really provide an opinion on the usefulness of stats because of my limited experience with grad admissions, but it does make sense to be prudent about interpreting them. I do have a relatively low GPA, and I do think (hope) I was helped out by the more nebulous aspects of my application. In either case, I do hope that sharing my stats provides someone somewhere with some kind of help -- reassurance, a barometer, etc. Edited February 4, 2010 by pl0x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus82 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 UCSD admit here. I’m not a fan of the stats game. Frankly, I think it creates more misinformation and anxiety than anything. I think there is more range in these bare stats than most people recognize. But, since you ask, I’ll give you a basic description and try to keep it more or less holistic. Hope this helps and good luck to you! I got into UCSD! though I'm not one of the first two in the results page. I'll fudge the numbers a bit, but my GPA was ~3.5 and my GREs were V95% and Q85%. Hope this helps any future/current applicants. So excited! EDIT: I didn't see the post above. I can't really provide an opinion on the usefulness of stats because of my limited experience with grad admissions, but it does make sense to be prudent about interpreting them. I do have a relatively low GPA, and I do think (hope) I was helped out by the more nebulous aspects of my application. In either case, I do hope that sharing my stats provides someone somewhere with some kind of help -- reassurance, a barometer, etc. Thanks to both of you. I know that the Stats game doesn't really provide the most useful information. I ask for two reasons: 1) I think that for some people who didn't graduate from top private/public universities, and who might not have letters from known professors, stats are useful (that's my case.. since I didn't go to a prestigious school I had to rely on my GPA and GRE scores). 2) I also ask because I'm starting to thing that the people who visit this forum tend to be some of the better candidates. I find it hard to believe that we are representative of the overall pool of applicants. So I wanted some evidence for my hypothesis. Anyways, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl0x Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Thanks to both of you. I know that the Stats game doesn't really provide the most useful information. I ask for two reasons: 1) I think that for some people who didn't graduate from top private/public universities, and who might not have letters from known professors, stats are useful (that's my case.. since I didn't go to a prestigious school I had to rely on my GPA and GRE scores). 2) I also ask because I'm starting to thing that the people who visit this forum tend to be some of the better candidates. I find it hard to believe that we are representative of the overall pool of applicants. So I wanted some evidence for my hypothesis. Anyways, congratulations. In ref. to 1, my undergrad is a mid-tier UC. My LORs did not come from professors in sociology (not 1 out of the 4) but I would consider one of them from a "known professor" in his field. Good luck! and thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeWinter Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 In ref. to 1, my undergrad is a mid-tier UC. My LORs did not come from professors in sociology (not 1 out of the 4) but I would consider one of them from a "known professor" in his field. Good luck! and thank you. Congratulations to you guys! This is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl0x Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 UCLA!!! Admitted by my first choice! I'm in shock. I woke up way too early this morning and was about to go back to sleep when I received the email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacib Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 UCLA!!! Admitted by my first choice! I'm in shock. I woke up way too early this morning and was about to go back to sleep when I received the email. Congrats! What an excellent way to wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 UCLA!!! Admitted by my first choice! I'm in shock. I woke up way too early this morning and was about to go back to sleep when I received the email. Congratulations! That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdPolicy Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 UCLA!!! Admitted by my first choice! I'm in shock. I woke up way too early this morning and was about to go back to sleep when I received the email. Congratulations, pl0x, I got into UCLA as well. I am super excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb385 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I'm a UCLA admit as well :-) Anyone plan on going to the department visit days? I would love to but unfortunately I'm in England. And as always, congratulations to those caught up in the flurry of good news :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb385 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Also, though I think playing the "stats game" is pretty fruitless as well, I will say, as a word of encouragement, that my GREs were FAR below the average scores for those admitted in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeeandtoast Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 (edited) Congratulations to the UCLA admits!! What a great way to celebrate on a Friday Edited February 5, 2010 by coffeeandtoast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl0x Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Also, though I think playing the "stats game" is pretty fruitless as well, I will say, as a word of encouragement, that my GREs were FAR below the average scores for those admitted in 2009. And my GPA was a good deal lower than the average GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdPolicy Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 The results page won't let me post right now, but I just heard a yes from Stanford via email and phone. What a day! I am so overwhelmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hip2btriangle Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 The results page won't let me post right now, but I just heard a yes from Stanford via email and phone. What a day! I am so overwhelmed. grats, edpol! something tells me you have some tough choices ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialcomm Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Lots of people celebrating this weekend -- congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Wow, it's a big day for soc admits. Congrats to everyone who got good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herself the elf Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Congratulations everyone, have a great weekend celebrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Jude Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I got into UCLA as well! Who's going to the welcome days? What happy day indeed! Here is to all of us hearing good news soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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