Bad sign if others unofficially called by POI but not me? Nervouspost

[feelthebern16]

officially nervous. bunch of other people posted unofficial calls from their POI this week. I did not get one. I believe my POI is on leave if that makes a difference, her faculty profile says on leave 16-17. Just wondering if admins/people who have been through this before can put me out of my misery. thx. 

 

[redikulus]

Some POIs call and others never do. Not all POIs bother with that and let the graduate school take care of sending letters, etc.

[TakeruK]

Here are some reasons why you shouldn't read too much into it based on this info only:

1. People may not be posting reliable information

2. It's not generally true that a POI will call the student. Sometimes, it's just divided between the members of the admissions committee, and maybe for these people, their POI was on the adcomm. So maybe your call just hasn't come yet.

3. Maybe your POI/whoever was supposed to call you forgot to call you. This happened to me---I got a call a week after everyone else for one school.

4. Maybe they are not calling everyone who is accepted.

5. Maybe they did call everyone who they plan to accept in the first round, but more calls can come later.

So there are too many possibilities to really give you any useful info!

[GeorgeC07]

Be cool.  I received two admissions without unofficial emails, interviews, nothing. When it comes to notifications of admission, every program is different, so don't select yourself out of the competition.

[feelthebern16]

Thanks all for this useful and comforting information/perspective. I'll keep all of this in mind and keep fingers crossed!