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Just now, Kenga said:

Nobody did yet. So, don't worry.

It's been a little bit of an up-and-down cycle for me so far. I got a very early and enthusiastic acceptance to a top #15, a couple interviews, and an acceptance from a lower ranked program with good fit, and then a long string of silence. I've only gotten one actual rejection (Duke). So anyway, I'm just desperate to hear actual responses from the last few programs.

 

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Now that I have one acceptance in the bag I've found the waiting way less stressful. 

With that said, I've had a completely silent week on the decision front and it's kind of freaking me out.

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1 minute ago, StrengthandHonor said:

It's been a little bit of an up-and-down cycle for me so far. I got a very early and enthusiastic acceptance to a top #15, a couple interviews, and an acceptance from a lower ranked program with good fit, and then a long string of silence. I've only gotten one actual rejection (Duke). So anyway, I'm just desperate to hear actual responses from the last few programs.

 

I am in a similar situation. But I think I will know every answer before Carnival.

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ND is mine. Excited as I think it is the best fit for me. Email with a letter with further details on visit weekend to come. (And I just checked my Georgetown application - I had somehow started two and two of my referees submitted their LoRs to one and the third to the other so that's screwed up the Georgetown application. I probably won't even get a rejection as the application I submitted only had one LoR on it!!)

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1 minute ago, cydxb said:

ND is mine. Excited as I think it is the best fit for me. Email with a letter with further details on visit weekend to come. (And I just checked my Georgetown application - I had somehow started two and two of my referees submitted their LoRs to one and the third to the other so that's screwed up the Georgetown application. I probably won't even get a rejection as the application I submitted only had one LoR on it!!)

What subfield? And was the email from the DGS or a POI? And congratulations, by the way!

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2 minutes ago, cydxb said:

ND is mine. Excited as I think it is the best fit for me. Email with a letter with further details on visit weekend to come. (And I just checked my Georgetown application - I had somehow started two and two of my referees submitted their LoRs to one and the third to the other so that's screwed up the Georgetown application. I probably won't even get a rejection as the application I submitted only had one LoR on it!!)

I am sorry for your problems with Georgetown, but congratulations on ND!

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Just now, mstama123 said:

This application season will be the end of me because mindlessly refreshing my email repeatedly with no reward is more tempting than writing my MA thesis.

I totally understand you. I should have finished my literature review by now but I prefer to refresh my email like a maniac ;) 

 

2 minutes ago, Bibica said:

Y'all, after the drama of earlier, I just got a Yale admit. LOL

Congrats!

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1 minute ago, mstama123 said:

This application season will be the end of me because mindlessly refreshing my email repeatedly with no reward is more tempting than writing my MA thesis.

I relate to that so much. I have a conference paper that I've been procrastinating for the last month. 

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3 minutes ago, Bibica said:

Y'all, after the drama of earlier, I just got a Yale admit. LOL

So those weren't fake? Or just some were? Or none? We'll never know.

Congrats!

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Any reason to wait to potentially get off of NYU's waitlist instead of accepting Columbia's offer now? The only comparative advantage is the quantitative training, but it seems like I can get a comparable experience at Columbia as well with a far better substantive overlap.

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@StrengthandHonor comparative subfield. It was from the DGS but did a Skype interview with a POI last week. A standard letter (I presume standard) with funding details was attached. 

@VMcJ it's what happens when you do an application and are then out of contact with the world for three weeks! Well, no harm done I suppose 

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7 minutes ago, Monody said:

Any reason to wait to potentially get off of NYU's waitlist instead of accepting Columbia's offer now? The only comparative advantage is the quantitative training, but it seems like I can get a comparable experience at Columbia as well with a far better substantive overlap.

You have until April 15th. I do not understand why anyone would want to accept any offer now even if you do not have competing offers until you visit (unless you do not plan on visiting). 

 

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Just now, resDQ said:

You have until April 15th. I do not understand why anyone would want to accept any offer now even if you do not have competing offers until you visit (unless you do not plan on visiting). 

 

Closure, I guess. I like to have things in order well ahead of time. 

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Just now, Monody said:

Closure, I guess. I like to have things in order well ahead of time. 

that is a good point. It is a Friday! Don't think about it until Monday.

 

Wouldn't it make the recruitment visit awkward then? 

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2 minutes ago, resDQ said:

that is a good point. It is a Friday! Don't think about it until Monday.

 

Wouldn't it make the recruitment visit awkward then? 

Ay. I may also write a short email to Gelman and ask whether Columbia can offer comparable training to NYU's. 

It doesn't have to be awkward. It's a great way to get some books across the Atlantic without paying for shipping.

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16 minutes ago, Monody said:

Any reason to wait to potentially get off of NYU's waitlist instead of accepting Columbia's offer now? The only comparative advantage is the quantitative training, but it seems like I can get a comparable experience at Columbia as well with a far better substantive overlap.

I wouldn't trade Columbia for NYU, unless the fit is way better.

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