Anthony2016 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 My rejection letter from UC-Davis states the following: "The program to which you applied indicated the following as the reason(s) that you were not selected for admission: No additional space available in the graduate program for this admissions cycle. Academic work is not as competitive as that of other applicants." Can anyone here help me figure out if this is specifically for me or does this seem generic? And if it is, what does academic work include? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spcgsw96 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 11 hours ago, Hamb said: Anybody else surprised about the lack of an official rejection from Berkeley? Most years it's a day or two after they send out rejections. Same Are they just deciding between waitlist/reject? It's unlikely that they're going to be sending out any more acceptances... right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spcgsw96 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 20 minutes ago, charlesevanshughes said: told by my professors that Duke usually doesn't admit Duke undergrads Also told the same thing about my undergrad institution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony2016 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 This application process is so demotivating. My decisions from NYU and Stanford are the only ones left and they are highly ranked programs. It's not looking good for me tippetta and devpolicy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisciallday Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, Nelz said: My rejection letter from UC-Davis states the following: "The program to which you applied indicated the following as the reason(s) that you were not selected for admission: No additional space available in the graduate program for this admissions cycle. Academic work is not as competitive as that of other applicants." Can anyone here help me figure out if this is specifically for me or does this seem generic? And if it is, what does academic work include? Looks to me like the adcomm made notes and the coordinator sent you their reasons out of a generic list that fit the notes they made. But then again, admissions are always idiosyncratic and I would take it with a grain of salt. Anthony2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clytemnahstra Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 30 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said: Do you think there's a chance that NW has not announced all acceptances? I'm the most pessimistic about NW since no one was denied in that initial way. This makes me think that send in all their acceptances in one wave. But who knows, ya know? I'm not counting out any schools until I officially hear back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clytemnahstra Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, possibleirphd said: Well since I’m not the only one, I will safely assume that they are not done making decisions regarding waitlist vs reject. But same, I haven’t heard anything since Princeton rejects last week and I really want to hear something (positive) from Berkeley. I'm in the same boat. And it wasn't like I really expected to get into Princeton anyway, so the denial didn't provide much closure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony2016 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, polisciallday said: Looks to me like the adcomm made notes and the coordinator sent you their reasons out of a generic list that fit the notes they made. But then again, admissions are always idiosyncratic and I would take it with a grain of salt. Yeah, I feel academic work could mean my written sample because I forgot to edit parts of the intro that weren't structured well. I realized it at a much later stage. By then I had applied to all schools in the US. No room for mistakes-it's not entirely a surprise. For NYU I emailed in early January to request for change in writing sample but they refused to replace it. This scares me the most that my NYU application will be rejected on the same grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clytemnahstra Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 It's very surprising that Chicago is taking so long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displaynamehere Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 For the people who were asked earlier in the week to send their official transcripts to NYU, what happened? Have you heard back since? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisciallday Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 27 minutes ago, Nelz said: Yeah, I feel academic work could mean my written sample because I forgot to edit parts of the intro that weren't structured well. I realized it at a much later stage. By then I had applied to all schools in the US. No room for mistakes-it's not entirely a surprise. For NYU I emailed in early January to request for change in writing sample but they refused to replace it. This scares me the most that my NYU application will be rejected on the same grounds. Since every school's adcomm has slightly differing points they look for in an application, it might be that Davis places higher stock in your writing sample than other institutions. I'd say it could still go either way. Keep your chin up, don't count your rejections before they come because you never know for sure till you know for sure. Good luck for the rest of your applications! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad1 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I've noticed that some people on this board have expressed some thoughts of depression after still not hearing back from any schools. Without sugarcoating anything, I'd like to remind you that it's not over until each school has rejected you. Each and every school reviews applicants with different eyes, and different eyes have a knack for seeing different things. Don't let one or even a few schools discourage your prospects at other places. But in the case you don't get into any schools, please acknowledge that in the grand scheme of life, your story is not over here--far from it. Where one door closes another opens, so make sure you're looking for that next door too or you could miss it. I'm not experienced with meditation by any measure but I've provided a link below. It's a guided meditation for over-thinking, anxiety, and depression. I have some very close friends that say this helps them tremendously. Best of luck to everyone still waiting for that first acceptance.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vx8iUvfyCY Hamb, possibleirphd, diter91 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 9 hours ago, Coffee114 said: anyone claiming the Indiana admit ? I feel like Indiana is staggering the release of acceptances this year by subfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobBob Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 25 minutes ago, displaynamehere said: For the people who were asked earlier in the week to send their official transcripts to NYU, what happened? Have you heard back since? Acceptance came after I gave them the document. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcierePrudente Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, BobBobBob said: Nor really. People know about decision progress/faculty movement here. Just thought those who applied to UChicago might be interested in knowing these things. It's very much appreciated. sbs2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diter91 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, cedfik said: Also told the same thing about my undergrad institution Told this by mine as well. Because of how highly it is ranked and other (personal) reasons, I did an MA at another school. Was told this could work, but no results yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony2016 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 53 minutes ago, polisciallday said: Since every school's adcomm has slightly differing points they look for in an application, it might be that Davis places higher stock in your writing sample than other institutions. I'd say it could still go either way. Keep your chin up, don't count your rejections before they come because you never know for sure till you know for sure. Good luck for the rest of your applications! Thank you so much! Waiting it out through march. Canadian schools will send their decisions then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony2016 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 31 minutes ago, BobBobBob said: Acceptance came after I gave them the document. NYU sent you an acceptance yesterday? Are they done with the offers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanford_PE Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, displaynamehere said: For the people who were asked earlier in the week to send their official transcripts to NYU, what happened? Have you heard back since? I was accepted the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirichlet Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Is anyone else still waiting to hear back from Michigan? Congratulations to those who claimed admits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcierePrudente Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 10:10 AM, sbs2018 said: Same for me with Duke. I suppose there is still a chance. Perhaps I am on the waitlist. In any case, I have yet to hear from many schools, 10, including Duke. Theory subfield for me--so the offering are scant, as are the job postings. So, securing a spot in an excellent program is especially important. Since I do politics and religion, I am hoping ND, Duke, and U Chicago will send out some offers this week... Another UChicago theory kid who dabbles in political theology over here! (More as an outgrowth of Machiavelli studies, though.) Waiting with you in solidarity... Hoping good things for both of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comparative_pe Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Anyone claiming Chicago acceptance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcierePrudente Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, comparative_pe said: Anyone claiming Chicago acceptance? Echoed. I've just barred myself from accessing my personal email account until I can figure out when/how to check (might wait for Social Thought to announce before checking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamb Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, comparative_pe said: Anyone claiming Chicago acceptance? I'm going to go ahead and assume troll. The comment about "poor stats" is pretty ridiculous. poliscibi and Lilliputien 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliscibi Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) Anyone here applied to Minnesota? Edited February 7, 2018 by poliscibi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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