sigh Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 As of today, I've gotten good news from 5/10 schools! (4 acceptances, 1 all-expenses-paid visiting day) I can breathe a sigh of relief, at least until it fully hits me that I'm going to have to pick one.
applicant292513 Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Those are some excellent stats! Congrats!
crazypoligirl Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 I was in transit all day today heading out to an interview weekend, and I got a call right about the time my girlfriend was going to check in. I flipped open the phone without thinking and gave a quick "sup sexy", and didn't think twice until i heard a long "ummmmm". Turns out it was the Minnesota BME department. Fortunately the guy didn't make too much of it, and decided to inform me of my acceptance just the same. Moral of the story: I am going to look before i say something stupid from now on. I'm feeling kind of stupid about my whole applying to a million schools thing now. I really thought I might not get in anywhere, and now I have 3 yes's and an interview! .....
picklejar Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 I got my first response this week--an acceptance into Southern Illinois University's English PhD program. In addition, I've been nominated for a fellowship, which might just make SIU a contender (it is sort of at the bottom of my list for a few reasons). But it's nice to get a positive response first, nonetheless! Good luck to all those who are still waiting for that first response!
Minnesotan Posted February 12, 2008 Author Posted February 12, 2008 Congrats, pickle. I'm happy for you (and envious - I still haven't heard anything from anywhere).
rising_star Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Congrats, pickle. I'm happy for you (and envious - I still haven't heard anything from anywhere). Chin up, you'll hear soon!
crustaceangirl Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Got my first ACCEPTANCE! At Albert Einstein College of Medicine. YAY! They were my first interview (on 2/3) and said they'd get back to us with decisions in 1-3 weeks. A week later and I got a phone call from one of the profs I interviewed with to tell me the news. So exciting! I want to see if I get offers from other places, too, and I still have two or three more campus visits to go. But even if none of the other places I'm interviewing will accept me -- I AM GETTING A PHD!
picklejar Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Congratulations! I know...I keep thinking the same thing...no matter what, I'm getting a Ph.D.! I'm going to make my husband start calling me Dr. Picklejar.
123456789 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Oh to relive the euphoric days of yesterweek. Somehow I've come full circle and now I'm right back to worrying about stuff. That said, congratulations everybody! Welcome to the club!
beegee529 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 I don't feel like I should brag to my friends about my admissions results, so I'm going to take this opportunity to do it to strangers...I just found out my funding package for Yale's social psych PhD program and I am so ridiculously excited! Full tuition, and $25,000 stipend for 5 years. The only work requirement is serving as a TA for 9 units (3-4 classes) between my second and fourth years. I can't believe I got such a good package at such a good program!! Ok, done bragging now.
picklejar Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 I've gotten acceptances two days in a row, and just had to pinch myself after typing that because I still can't believe it's true. One from a school near the bottom of my list, with a fellowship nomination, and one from a school in the top half of my list, with no word on funding. Still very exciting news. I am sure my sad thinvelopes from my top three schools are still on their way, but for now, I feel good. I'm in English, by the way. In: Kansas, Southern Illinois Out: Nowhere (yet) Still Waiting: Minnesota, WashU, Indiana, Purdue, Loyola Chicago, Georgia, UMass Amherst, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, Nebraska
LukeKY Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 picklejar said: I've gotten acceptances two days in a row, and just had to pinch myself after typing that because I still can't believe it's true. One from a school near the bottom of my list, with a fellowship nomination, and one from a school in the top half of my list, with no word on funding. Still very exciting news. I am sure my sad thinvelopes from my top three schools are still on their way, but for now, I feel good. I'm in English, by the way. In: Kansas, Southern Illinois Out: Nowhere (yet) Still Waiting: Minnesota, WashU, Indiana, Purdue, Loyola Chicago, Georgia, UMass Amherst, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, Nebraska Same here for Southern Illinois! Plus waitlisted at Loyola...We got a few more in common: Indiana, Purdue and Ohio State, if that's what you mean by Ohio! Good Luck!
picklejar Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 Same here for Southern Illinois! Plus waitlisted at Loyola...We got a few more in common: Indiana, Purdue and Ohio State, if that's what you mean by Ohio! Good Luck! I haven't heard anything from Loyola yet...when/how did you get your waitlist notification? My Ohio is Ohio University, where I got my MA. OSU is a great school, though. Good luck to you, as well!
LukeKY Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 I haven't heard anything from Loyola yet...when/how did you get your waitlist notification? My Ohio is Ohio University, where I got my MA. OSU is a great school, though. Good luck to you, as well! I got a letter from Loyola. It's dated Jan 24th, but was mailed out on the first of February!
adizzygirl Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 AHHHHH I'M IN!!!!!!! Oh man.. I've got four more interview weekends and am still keeping my fingers crossed for my top choice, but I'M IN! Unofficial admissions offer to the MBGB program at UC Irvine, official letter should be in the mail next week. I'm sorta ambivalent about the umbrella program itself, but it's only for the first year, there's plenty of research going on that I'm really interested in, and I am absolutely in love with SoCal so I'd be happy to go if I don't get an offer from my number one. YESSSS. RELIEF!
ollie cromwell Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 UMich's NR program just let me in for a master's! I'm so stoked! I thought for sure they wouldn't take someone from a sociology department. I'm so excited.
rising_star Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 UMich's NR program just let me in for a master's! I'm so stoked! I thought for sure they wouldn't take someone from a sociology department. I'm so excited. I think SNRE is pretty accepting of the social sciences. Congrats!
jave-mtr Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 My winning streak is extending! So far: UCSB Mechanical Engineering PhD: accepted, full funding UWashington Seattle Aero/Astro PhD: recommended for admission by department, still waiting for decision from Grad Admissions UIUC Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering PhD: accepted, assistantship + tuition waiver Still waiting for: CMU Robotics, Cornell Mech/Aero, UPenn ESE, Georgia Tech ECE
KioRustleweed Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 I got my acceptance for MA in Linguistics from University of Oregon yesterday. Pretty pysched because I throughout the whole application process, I really felt lost. I had no idea how my gpa and gre would stack up. Still waiting on 4 other places, though.
euges429 Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 You want me to make you guys jealous? Here goes. I got accepted to one of the top 10 PhD marketing programs in North America. $30,000 a year in stipends, plus tuition and fees. Moreover, they're nominating me for a University Recruiting Award worth $8,000 a year for four years. So, $38,000 x 4 years = rich. Jealous? (Hey, the OP asked for it!)
amanda1655 Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 Hmmm... if you replaced "marketing" with the word "history," I would be suitably jealous. Right now, not so much. I am sure, though, that my fiancee would be drooling.
missycari Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 I'm jealous. Especially because I haven't yet encountered a history program with that kind of funding available. Congrats!
euges429 Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 I'm jealous. Especially because I haven't yet encountered a history program with that kind of funding available. Congrats! Well, like I said, it's marketing, not history. I assume that business PhD programs usually have better financial aid. I'm not sure what the average for history PhDs are. You're the experts... Good luck to you all!
xnormajeanx Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 Accepted to Georgetown's MPP program with 20K funding + 4.5K assistantship. Wasn't that impressed until I started trolling around and realizing how difficult it is to get funding!
ronniepeng Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 i am back at school and just received the official admission letter from TAMU(master of urban planning). it says the letter on financial decision will be received in the end of spring(....Orz) i am also admitted to Ohio State(master of urban planning) last December(very early...my first). but i was not in the first two rounds of funding offers so looking forward to the third round in march... i am admitted to NUS(national univ of singapore, master of arts(architecture)) with full funding recently. however most still keep silent.
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