Rejection Thread

[Duns Eith]

  On 2/9/2017 at 6:27 PM, Schopenhauerfanboy said:

I'm happy you got accepted somewhere early enough in the season to mitigate the disappointment of rejections. 

I assume that the success I've had so far won't last (especially as responses from higher ranked schools start coming), and it's a huge relief to know early that I got accepted somewhere.

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Aye! it is quite the balm. The prospect of other offers, however, seems a little bit more dim if I'm rejected at an unranked program that I felt somewhat confident I would get into. My confidence was misplaced.

[Schopenhauerfanboy]

  On 2/9/2017 at 6:34 PM, Turretin said:

Aye! it is quite the balm. The prospect of other offers, however, seems a little bit more dim if I'm rejected at an unranked program that I felt somewhat confident I would get into. My confidence was misplaced.

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I know a lot of people who got into programs that were ranked a lot higher than the ones from which they were rejected. I wouldn't worry yet! 

Last year, a friend of mine was rejected from Texas A&M, but got into a PGR top 40. This is not as rare as people think from my experience. 

[TBH9]

Chicago rejection - Generic letter, but invited to apply to the MAPH. Good luck to others!

Edited February 10, 2017 by TBH9

[Ibycus]

Rejected from Chicago! Hey, at least now I know my gmail account is working normally  

[Duns Eith]

Chicago. Not surprised, though.

[To φ or not to φ]

Rejected from UCLA 

[cogsguy]

Same here, rejected from ucla

[mano]

where is my UCLA rejection?

[To φ or not to φ]

  On 2/17/2017 at 7:24 PM, mano said:

where is my UCLA rejection?

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Maybe you're still in the running?

[mano]

  On 2/17/2017 at 7:25 PM, To φ or not to φ said:

Maybe you're still in the running?

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let's hope so! 

but I don't think that they will send out few more acceptance after rejections.

[To φ or not to φ]

  On 2/17/2017 at 7:29 PM, mano said:

let's hope so! 

but I don't think that they will send out few more acceptance after rejections.

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I meant waitlist 

[Duns Eith]

Michigan State.

What. Quite unranked. Very ouch.

[Dialectica]

  On 2/17/2017 at 7:24 PM, mano said:

where is my UCLA rejection?

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As others have pointed out, you might very well still be in the running. UCLA—much like UT Austin and some others—has been known to have a hidden waitlist (a waitlist to the waitlist, in effect). 

[Duns Eith]

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Don't even matter. I'mah git mines. I'm awn tha fukkin come up. I'm juss hibernatin, gatherin strength, but soon, I'mah come through, beat Zizek's smarmy lil bitch ass, 'rouse the erection of a reposed Blanchot, and give the worl' an ontological foundation that sendz it into abysmal oblivion. yaddamean?

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I lol'd. (author was someone rejected at Fordham)

Edited February 17, 2017 by Turretin

[Duns Eith]

P.S.
I did not post the reply on the results. That was quite a burn.

[akraticfanatic]

Rejected from Harvard. To be expected but I'm still sad...

1/8 accepted, 0/8 waitlisted, 1/8 rejected

[ApplyingToGradSchools]

  On 2/17/2017 at 9:56 PM, shayhenckel said:

Rejected from Harvard. To be expected but I'm still sad...

1/8 accepted, 0/8 waitlisted, 1/8 rejected

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i got one too lol. i understand that it's upsetting, but don't be too hard on yourself. they have reduced offers this year since there has been a decrease in funding for the program. Also, you've received an acceptance, which is not an easy thing to get. So i'm hopeful for you and hope that you receive many more offers soon

[akraticfanatic]

  On 2/17/2017 at 10:20 PM, ApplyingToGradSchools said:

i got one too lol. i understand that it's upsetting, but don't be too hard on yourself. they have reduced offers this year since there has been a decrease in funding for the program. Also, you've received an acceptance, which is not an easy thing to get. So i'm hopeful for you and hope that you receive many more offers soon

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Yeah, Harvard was my first choice. I applied to two other PhD programs so I really hope I get into at least one. The rest are terminal MA. The one I got into is my safety.

[mano]

  On 2/17/2017 at 7:40 PM, Dialectica said:

As others have pointed out, you might very well still be in the running. UCLA—much like UT Austin and some others—has been known to have a hidden waitlist (a waitlist to the waitlist, in effect). 

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yeah, I've heard about that...well, I'll wait and see

[mano]

  On 2/18/2017 at 2:55 AM, mano said:

yeah, I've heard about that...well, I'll wait and see

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or they just forgot to send a rejection for me 

[753982]

Still waiting on UCSD to send out rejections...

[eigenname]

  On 2/20/2017 at 7:30 PM, 753982 said:

Still waiting on UCSD to send out rejections...

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same :| thought I had a good shot, too...

Edited February 20, 2017 by eigenname

[Eshtah]

In response to a personal e-mail to a faculty member, I just received the news that Columbia rejected me. This sucks so so much. Can't believe how much it hurts.

[753982]

  On 2/20/2017 at 10:42 PM, Eshtah said:

In response to a personal e-mail to a faculty member, I just received the news that Columbia rejected me. This sucks so so much. Can't believe how much it hurts.

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With respect, you shouldn't have emailed them. I read someone post a year ago who I believe was pretty successful as an applicant that emailing before March 15th is a bad, bad idea. You want to give schools plenty of time before you solicit an update on your status. Apparently this person made someone angry by contacting them relatively early in the app season. I'd also recommend against getting attached to any particular school. 

[Dysexlia]

Got my Harvard rejection last Friday. I was expecting that one, it would have been a big surprise had I even made their wait list. Keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of my list!