herself the elf Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Is anyone else clicking on "Results Search" about 10 times per day, driving yourself mad? Anyone else at the point of considering laying off GradCafe for a while? And to the lucky few-- does this madness subside when you have an acceptance in hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocker Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 That's my 24 hours job since new year eve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemur Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Is anyone else clicking on "Results Search" about 10 times per day, driving yourself mad? Anyone else at the point of considering laying off GradCafe for a while? And to the lucky few-- does this madness subside when you have an acceptance in hand? Be glad you only do it 10 times a day. I know that aside from the one I'm visiting next week, most of my schools won't start sending out notifications till next week at the earliest, but still I keep checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilingface Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Glad to find this thread. I have also been checking the results quite a number of times every day, driving myself mad. What makes me sad is that as an international student, I know nothing about other applicants competing for the positions with me. This deprivation of control or prediction over my course really lets me down.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
origin415 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I already use an RSS reader, so I just added the rss feed for the search "math*" to that, so now I don't have to check it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereiscarmen Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I just created a bookmark tab for my browser of all my application log in pages. Now I can access them instantly with just a click of a button. Maybe this will help cure my obsession. But yes, I check the Results Search daily...more than once..nothing wrong with that. I want to see when my programs start making decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeIsGood Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I already use an RSS reader, so I just added the rss feed for the search "math*" to that, so now I don't have to check it. I did this too, but I found myself clicking on Update a million times, so instead I... I just created a bookmark tab for my browser of all my application log in pages. Now I can access them instantly with just a click of a button. Maybe this will help cure my obsession. ...did this. I open my browser, log into the apps pages to see if anything's changed, then look at the results page and the forum New Content, then close the browser. Then open it again five minutes later to look at the results and forum again. And repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luar de ouro Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 The Result Search page loads sooooooo slowly in China. Sigh, this will either teach me patience or drive me off the deep end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I probably check it at least 20 times a day. I think my girlfriend is going to take away my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_crayons Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I probably check it at least 20 times a day. I think my girlfriend is going to take away my laptop. Yeah, my boyfriend is pretty over it, too. Then he whines about how his favorite MFA blog is gone this year, and I get to laugh at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeinthecoconut Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I already use an RSS reader, so I just added the rss feed for the search "math*" to that, so now I don't have to check it. Hmm, how do I do that? Pretty please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccgeek Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I check the results at least once a day, even though I know that (1) my program will not be releasing any decisions until march and (2) there's only like...two people on this forum who are applying to the same types of programs, let alone the exact same program, and so...really, it's just an obsessive compulsive habit, like biting my nails...damn raggedy things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_crayons Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I check the results at least once a day, even though I know that (1) my program will not be releasing any decisions until march and (2) there's only like...two people on this forum who are applying to the same types of programs, let alone the exact same program, and so...really, it's just an obsessive compulsive habit, like biting my nails...damn raggedy things. Yeah... We'll be in touch, I'm sure. How cool would it be if we both got in?!? I would love to know someone in that area already. I really want to find out about acceptances so I can start obsessing over the city info threads, and give my $0.02 on where I'm living now to people who may be coming here next year. I like this place, and even if I don't get to stay, I want to help other people have a good experience here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccgeek Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Yeah... We'll be in touch, I'm sure. How cool would it be if we both got in?!? I would love to know someone in that area already. We would take Cambridge by storm!!!! Let's hope this happens. I can introduce you to so many fun and crazy comp sci people, it will be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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