I am absolutely panicking but it's 2 AM and there's nothing I can do.

[HiFiWiFi]

For a week I've been sitting on acceptance to my top-choice school, not declining any other offers and not accepting this one. I just went to accept it and noticed something. I applied for coordinated programs. This school has a coordinated and non-coordinated track. I need a coordinated program. In my SOP I talk specifically about the coordinated program. But the acceptance doesn't mention the coordinated program aspect at all. I went to the application site and I can't see the original application, but I see nothing there about coordinated program either. I'm panicking, I think I may have applied for the wrong program by accident. I'm waiting for it to be 9 AM there and I'm going to call right away. Five more hours. Oh god what do I do if I screwed it all up?!

[Tchoup15]

You know, I go down these roads with anxiety too. I'd bet you're fine. I'm sure that you're top-choice school is something pretty awesome, especially if you're sitting on a few other offers as well. And if it's pretty awesome, I bet that they didn't accept an application that's clearly for a coordinated program to their non-coordinated program - it probably would've raised some flags on their end. I hope it works out. 

[bgjoecool27]

I understand you are feeling anxious in your situation but at least take some consideration that some of us have gotten ZERO acceptances and are still waiting for the axe to fall on us or a miracle.

[thelionking]

So how did it turn out for you? I wish you luck.

[HiFiWiFi]

I had to reply to another back-up program before 11 AM today, which is why I'd been freaking out so much last night, was that there was going to be a very limited window in which I could get this sorted out. (Plus the back-up program was a comparatively poor choice due to fit and finances, so I wasn't stoked about needing to turn to it.) I had a fitful sleep and set an alarm to wake up right when it would turn 9 AM at the school and called every hour for three hours until I made contact with the student services manager. She was wonderfully helpful and told me that in past years she'd never had this issue, but that I was one in a growing line of students who had asked this same question this year and to not worry, I got into the coordinated program I needed. She also answered other questions I had about the program and was generally a delight to talk to. I'm actually glad this situation forced me to reach out and talk to her, since previous bad experiences with other programs (that backup I'd mentioned) had me scared that questions would be met with prickly, borderline-helpful answers. It also is nice to hear directly from the program that I am admitted to the program I need, considering the horror stories of accidental acceptances from Columbia and such!

(I'd come back to delete this freak-out thread, but since other people have weighed in and such I think I'll leave it up. Maybe my "freaking out but then everything was okay a few hours later" situation will help calm grads in the future!)

1 hour ago, bgjoecool27 said:

I understand you are feeling anxious in your situation but at least take some consideration that some of us have gotten ZERO acceptances and are still waiting for the axe to fall on us or a miracle.

k? I sincerely wish you good luck, but if you expect to not hear about acceptances just because you haven't received one you may want to avoid talking to applicants in any way, because this forum is for everyone, not just you.

[GreenEyedTrombonist]

I'm glad it worked out @HiFiWiFi! It sounds like the culture at the school might be a great fit for you (just judging on the conversation you had with the student services manager).

[rheya19]

3 hours ago, HiFiWiFi said:

I had to reply to another back-up program before 11 AM today, which is why I'd been freaking out so much last night, was that there was going to be a very limited window in which I could get this sorted out. (Plus the back-up program was a comparatively poor choice due to fit and finances, so I wasn't stoked about needing to turn to it.) I had a fitful sleep and set an alarm to wake up right when it would turn 9 AM at the school and called every hour for three hours until I made contact with the student services manager. She was wonderfully helpful and told me that in past years she'd never had this issue, but that I was one in a growing line of students who had asked this same question this year and to not worry, I got into the coordinated program I needed. She also answered other questions I had about the program and was generally a delight to talk to. I'm actually glad this situation forced me to reach out and talk to her, since previous bad experiences with other programs (that backup I'd mentioned) had me scared that questions would be met with prickly, borderline-helpful answers. It also is nice to hear directly from the program that I am admitted to the program I need, considering the horror stories of accidental acceptances from Columbia and such!

(I'd come back to delete this freak-out thread, but since other people have weighed in and such I think I'll leave it up. Maybe my "freaking out but then everything was okay a few hours later" situation will help calm grads in the future!)

k? I sincerely wish you good luck, but if you expect to not hear about acceptances just because you haven't received one you may want to avoid talking to applicants in any way, because this forum is for everyone, not just you.

Something similar happened to my husband, who did a dual masters program. He originally wanted to do one masters, and then once he was in the program he learned about the dual-MA option and decided to apply to the other program. He was told that he was accepted, in the dual program, and then he received a letter that said he wasn't. WTF? Obviously, they screwed up his application, but they had to bend over backwards to make it right since the mistakes were on their end. It sounds like they're trying to make it right for you, but if they don't, don't be afraid to hold their feet to the fire a little bit. Once they accept your application and you accept their offer, you have a contract with them that they have to fulfill.