2017 Acceptances

[KTF87]

1 hour ago, ThePomoHipster said:

Funding is important, but it is by no means the most important factor when it comes to PhD decisions. If you feel that you need to be closer to your family right now, then go with your heart (as cheesy as that sounds). I would still wait on Alberta though before making a final decision because you never know what'll happen!

Awww no! I still haven't heard from McGill, but I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing considering they've been sending out rejections as well now. Maybe they're just doing something like one acceptance and one rejection per day. Anyways, good luck with the rest of them - especially NYU, which you seem to be very excited about! Hopefully you'll heard back from them soon! 

hehehehe - thank you, and I do hope you're right about Mcgill! let's hope it works out for you!! best of luck!!

and yes, NYU are a very good match, although CMU might as well be the best fit for me so far. What's even more frustrating is that I am coming to the USA from Lebanon, and I will need to know if there would be a potential campus visit from NYU too. I need to plan accordingly !! #third_world_problem

 

[imogenshakes]

Alright, that's three up for Riverside in the past two days. Someone claim them...and...more info? Please? 

[ratanegra19]

Did anyone hear anything else from Berkeley today? I know a bunch of acceptances went out yesterday, and so I'm starting to get a bit nervous--prolly a rejection at this point, but it isn't official until they send me a message...

Also, anyone know anything about Stanford MTL? 

[Straparlare]

14 minutes ago, ratanegra19 said:

Also, anyone know anything about Stanford MTL? 

Historically, Modern Thought doesn't usually come out until the teens of February. I'm also waiting with baited breath even though it's probably a reach. Good Luck! 

[ratanegra19]

5 minutes ago, Straparlare said:

Historically, Modern Thought doesn't usually come out until the teens of February. I'm also waiting with baited breath even though it's probably a reach. Good Luck! 

Same to you  

[crugs]

Congrats to the UConn acceptances today! I've been checking my portal all day and can't help but be annoyed that my status is "APPL" ...Can we not just spare the extra THREE letters to finish that word? Is it some secret code? 'A Perfect Placement, Love' 'Applicant Perfect. Please Let-in' 'Apples Peaches Pears Life' (that last one is just the start of my allergy list, they couldn't possibly know that. OR COULD THEY?)

[anxiousphd]

8 minutes ago, crugs said:

Congrats to the UConn acceptances today! I've been checking my portal all day and can't help but be annoyed that my status is "APPL" ...Can we not just spare the extra THREE letters to finish that word? Is it some secret code? 'A Perfect Placement, Love' 'Applicant Perfect. Please Let-in' 'Apples Peaches Pears Life' (that last one is just the start of my allergy list, they couldn't possibly know that. OR COULD THEY?)

I feel the same way (except the allergy part...)

[crugs]

@anxiousgrad do you think UConn is done? You've got rejection implied in your signature, even though they seem to have just started sending out acceptances yesterday...Did you hear somewhere that they're done?

[anxiousphd]

28 minutes ago, crugs said:

@anxiousgrad do you think UConn is done? You've got rejection implied in your signature, even though they seem to have just started sending out acceptances yesterday...Did you hear somewhere that they're done?

I am assuming it's a rejection because someone got waitlisted; I think it would be really odd to notify someone off the waitlist before notifying everyone who is accepted. But I don't have any inside info or anything, I just function better when I assume the worst and accept it, rather than obsessing. Holding out hope just makes me anxious. Sorry if I scared you!

[Mippipopolous]

Hey everyone! So, I'm off to Notre Dame tomorrow for the recruitment weekend and I'm so excited! Was just curious if anyone knows what the timeline on decisions is like for them after the visit? Also, anyone know how many they tend to invite and what the odds are like? They're my top choice and have been wonderful to talk to so far, so keeping my fingers crossed! Really excited about heading there tomorrow and getting to meet everyone there, hopefully it's a great weekend. Saw a few people in here also got invites as well, so looking forward to meeting you guys very soon!

Also wondering if anyone has heard anything from Nebraska? I saw a couple people were accepted to their MA, but I've not heard anything back otherwise. Last school I'm waiting to hear from now! 

[waitinggame5]

On 2/3/2017 at 6:29 PM, eatthatbee said:

I'm curious if the person who posted about UT - Knoxville meant to post for UT - Austin. I'm waiting for the University of Tennessee and my heart jumped a bit; it also seems a bit early for Knoxville.

Have you heard anything from UTK? I'm waiting as well.

[loganondorf]

1 hour ago, Mippipopolous said:

Hey everyone! So, I'm off to Notre Dame tomorrow for the recruitment weekend and I'm so excited! Was just curious if anyone knows what the timeline on decisions is like for them after the visit? Also, anyone know how many they tend to invite and what the odds are like? They're my top choice and have been wonderful to talk to so far, so keeping my fingers crossed! Really excited about heading there tomorrow and getting to meet everyone there, hopefully it's a great weekend. Saw a few people in here also got invites as well, so looking forward to meeting you guys very soon!

Also wondering if anyone has heard anything from Nebraska? I saw a couple people were accepted to their MA, but I've not heard anything back otherwise. Last school I'm waiting to hear from now! 

Looking forward to meeting you! I've heard that it'll only be a few days after the visit, but that's certainly not confirmed -- I've seen that in past years acceptances didn't come until the end of February, so it's probably anybody's guess. Good luck to you, and to everyone visiting!

[shoestofollow]

Anyone want to claim the UCLA acceptance, and maybe provide some details?

[Straparlare]

As I wait to hear back from any of the programs I applied to (a measly six and with patience being a virtue that I have not found yet) and I continue to see the results page, I'm curious if it's ever a good sign to receive an email to check online for the decision? Does anyone know of a situation where this ended happily?

[Kilos]

14 minutes ago, Straparlare said:

As I wait to hear back from any of the programs I applied to (a measly six and with patience being a virtue that I have not found yet) and I continue to see the results page, I'm curious if it's ever a good sign to receive an email to check online for the decision? Does anyone know of a situation where this ended happily?

Plenty! In many cases (unless there's phone calls involved in smaller programs) they send out a mass email saying that decisions have been reached. Those who got in get good news. those who didn't... don't. Every program's different though.

[Mippipopolous]

1 hour ago, loganondorf said:

Looking forward to meeting you! I've heard that it'll only be a few days after the visit, but that's certainly not confirmed -- I've seen that in past years acceptances didn't come until the end of February, so it's probably anybody's guess. Good luck to you, and to everyone visiting!

Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow as well! Sounds like a few days is the likely wait time from what I'm hearing then—glad for that! I'm otherwise pinning my hopes on waitlists, so this process could drag on quite awhile then. Really excited for the visit—the campus looks beautiful and looking forward to the interviews. I'm a walking bundle of anxiety in human form right now though haha. Think once I'm there the excitement will have fully taken over though! Should be a good weekend and I'm really happy to have made it to this round. Good luck to you too! 

[victoriaaa]

7 hours ago, ThePomoHipster said:

Funding is important, but it is by no means the most important factor when it comes to PhD decisions. If you feel that you need to be closer to your family right now, then go with your heart (as cheesy as that sounds). I would still wait on Alberta though before making a final decision because you never know what'll happen!

Unfortunately, I'm just entering their MA program right now, so funding may or may not happen! I was told that they give out 10 entrance awards of $5000 to their top 10 applicants, but I'm not sure how big the program is or sure what my odds are. Fingers crossed for a tiny program!

 

12 hours ago, KTF87 said:

McGill rejection came in!
long shot indeed, and congrats to everyone who got in!!!!! be proud!!

 

on another paranoid note, it is 13:00 Beirut Time, which means some DGS in New York or Baltimore is waking up...

NYU are awfully quiet!!!!!!!!

I'm sorry to hear that! I hope you get an even better acceptance soon!

[CrunchyMamademic]

3 hours ago, Mippipopolous said:

Also wondering if anyone has heard anything from Nebraska? I saw a couple people were accepted to their MA, but I've not heard anything back otherwise. Last school I'm waiting to hear from now! 

I was accepted to the PhD program in comp/rhet on Friday via phone. I don't know how far along they are, but an email I received sounded like they might have finished.

Are you Comp or Lit?

[Mippipopolous]

2 minutes ago, CrunchyMamademic said:

I was accepted to the PhD program in comp/rhet on Friday via phone. I don't know how far along they are, but an email I received sounded like they might have finished.

Are you Comp or Lit?

Lit! So, haven't seen anyone post about an acceptance for that or rejections, so dunno what the status is on that one. Lots of congrats on the acceptance! And thanks for the info as well. 

[CrunchyMamademic]

3 minutes ago, Mippipopolous said:

Lit! So, haven't seen anyone post about an acceptance for that or rejections, so dunno what the status is on that one. Lots of congrats on the acceptance! And thanks for the info as well. 

Good luck! Maybe lit hasn't finished yet. I was also given until March 15th to decide, so if you do end up wait listed you probably won't have long to wait.

[jungThug]

Is it naive to hold hope that Berkeley might be sending some more acceptances after yesterday's initial wave? Is there any historical precedent to suggest that Berkeley might release their decision in batches? 

Just read this from Lauren Berlant's book Cruel Optimism, it pretty much sums up how I'm doing right now: "when something you desire is actually an obstacle to your flourishing” (1).

[Avalanched]

10 minutes ago, jungThug said:

Is it naive to hold hope that Berkeley might be sending some more acceptances after yesterday's initial wave? Is there any historical precedent to suggest that Berkeley might release their decision in batches? 

Just read this from Lauren Berlant's book Cruel Optimism, it pretty much sums up how I'm doing right now: "when something you desire is actually an obstacle to your flourishing” (1).

I actually went back through the year to figure out if Berkeley was a "wave" response or an "all-at-once" response, and they seem to notify all of their accepted candidates on the same day each year, wait list a few days or so later, and the rejections after that. I have hope beyond all rational hope that I'll find an acceptance email sitting in my junk folder. (It's not. I checked it twice.) But after the wait list notifications go out, it's probably safe to call Berkeley an implied rejection and go drag my broken heart through a tub of ice cream

Edited February 9, 2017 by Avalanched

[Mippipopolous]

1 hour ago, CrunchyMamademic said:

Good luck! Maybe lit hasn't finished yet. I was also given until March 15th to decide, so if you do end up wait listed you probably won't have long to wait.

I just got the email—I've been accepted! Came just a bit ago. Tuition remission, and then the waitlist for a TA position. So, not perfect news, but still super exciting! I think they'd be an awesome fit for me. I'm just so over the moon, my first acceptance! And after getting shutout last year only one rejection this year, so not bad! So excited   

[CrunchyMamademic]

6 minutes ago, Mippipopolous said:

I just got the email—I've been accepted! Came just a bit ago. Tuition remission, and then the waitlist for a TA position. So, not perfect news, but still super exciting! I think they'd be an awesome fit for me. I'm just so over the moon, my first acceptance! And after getting shutout last year only one rejection this year, so not bad! So excited   

Yay!!! I'm so excited to meet another potential Husker.

Congratulations. I hope the TA-ship comes through, too.

[tanooki]

Just got accepted to the Master of Library and Information Science program at University of Western Ontario for May 2017 start!

My contract as an English teacher in Korea ends in March so this makes for a pretty good transition. If anyone has questions about UWO library acceptance please contact me