sqa Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 @123abc Congrats, that's awesome! I definitely had a mini heart attack thinking HCDE was en route... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grad-school-freakout123 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, 123abc said: Mhci.. waiting on hcde Congrats! Would you mind sharing your stats/background? Just curious as to what they were looking for. Edited March 9, 2017 by Grad-school-freakout123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellis Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 @123abc Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123abc Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Thank you everyone. I am surprised and humbled. I have a business background and worked in research over the last year and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willwang Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Accepted indistrial design background 1 year professional experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siitrasn Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Congrats to everyone who got in! @Grad-school-freakout123 Sorry about the rejection. I'm not surprised if a focus on *learning research* is something that doesn't fit the program. I know people with business backgrounds who are interested in product management have gotten in to the program previously, but as I was writing my SOP I felt more and more like the course offerings for MHCI+D felt weaker for someone who wanted to learn more social science heavy stuff. I feel like this may have been a factor in how they felt people would fit into their studio format, since someone posted a result saying they got in and already had 3 years of research experience, and the adcomm may be more interested in people they think will be successful on project work. 20 hours ago, sqa said: I'm sorry to hear about the rejections for MHCI+D For those who applied to HCDE, what area of specialization did you indicate -- research/design/engineering? Also, what category does your background fall into -- technical or engineering/social sciences/design? Or something else? For the latter, at an info session they mentioned trying to maintain somewhat equal proportions for admitted students, so now of course I'm freaking myself out and overthinking everything. I'm interested in research, and I have a social sciences background. I applied with a focus on research and named specific professors/labs I'm interested in working DRG with. Psych background, some research experience, no publications. Not sure if that's what they wanted but HCDE personally feels like a very solid fit for people interested in the research route. I'm gunning for publications/conference presentations to land a research position post-graduation. Also makes me wonder if the MHCI+D/HCDE admissions committees review profiles and think: "This person would be better suited for the other program." It's possible they might share some information too, since they have shared faculty. Edited March 10, 2017 by siitrasn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123abc Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Waiting on HCDE still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuddles Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Same here. I've been checking my email every five minutes, as well as lurking this thread. Any minute/hour/day now! Edited March 10, 2017 by cuddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqa Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 @siitrasn I agree with you in that HCDE seems like a particularly good fit for research-oriented applicants. On the one hand, this makes me feel like I might be a good candidate, but on the other hand I don't want to think that since I'll be even more disappointed if I don't get in. I'm in a similar boat to you, with research experience but no publications. @cuddles I've been doing the exact same! It's horrible having this constant feeling of dread... I really hope we find out before the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqa Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Also, faculty outside of the admissions committee seem to not really be in the loop about it. The other day an HCDE faculty mentioned not knowing when decisions come out, or even who was on the committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlooneytoon Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Interviewed yesterday and was offered a spot today. Good luck to everyone! cuddles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuddles Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 @mrlooneytoon congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqa Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I really hope we're not going to have to wait till Wednesday for HCDE news! I don't know how much more of this I can take... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanz Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 44 minutes ago, sqa said: I really hope we're not going to have to wait till Wednesday for HCDE news! I don't know how much more of this I can take... Same here, I've been checked email, application and also here every hour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqa Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 @nanz It seems like the past two years, acceptances went out on a Wednesday (9th in 2016, 11th in 2015)... Not sure if this is an actual pattern, or just me being obsessive I've been constantly refreshing my email and application page too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellis Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I also noticed that it was on Wednesdays in past years, but also that those occurred in the week before the 15th. So now that it's the week of, maybe they won't stick to that. Or maybe, more likely, it's all a coincidence, the decisions are released when available, and I should just chill because I can't do anything about it either way. This realization hasn't stopped me from checking my email every 15 mins though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqa Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 @bellis That's EXACTLY my train of thought. I even added a Gmail Labs feature that changes the icon on my email tab when I get a new email... Not that that stops me from manually refreshing my email every couple of minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellis Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 @sqa Totally get it! I marked the "hcde-grad" email address as a VIP contact on my Mail app so that anything from them appears as a notification on my lock screen. As if I wouldn't be checking constantly. This process has definitely brought out the crazy in me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqa Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 @bellis Aaaand I just did the same. As crazy as all of this is, it makes me feel better than just doing nothing... bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuddles Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Haha, I am on the same boat! My stress has definitely subsided, though. Knowing the decisions will roll out by this Wednesday has made me feel a little less anxious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanz Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 15 hours ago, sqa said: @nanz It seems like the past two years, acceptances went out on a Wednesday (9th in 2016, 11th in 2015)... Not sure if this is an actual pattern, or just me being obsessive I've been constantly refreshing my email and application page too. Yup, this is why I checked my email and application page like every 5 min last Wednesday!! I hope we can get the result soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123abc Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I heard there was a possibility we find out after 3/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanz Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, 123abc said: I heard there was a possibility we find out after 3/15 Oh no! Where did you hear about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123abc Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 one of my friends emailed them asking when we could hear back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuddles Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 @123abc did they give any other details or was that the gist of it? I wonder why it's taking them longer than expected. Whatever the case may be, I hope they make a decision sooner than later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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