libre147 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 How do you know when your application is being reviewed by the admission committee or it is still sitting in the admission office? I think that the admission staffs do not often update your application status due to the tremendous amount of work they are handling. But I wonder if they kind of have a set date to clear your application for review, and then mark the status on your application so that you know that "judgments are being made" or likewise.... Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicaffairsny Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 You will know when you get a letter saying you were admitted or rejected. Lol. Sorry that was mean. But buddha would steer you away from that question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libre147 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 So that means the duration between "we are reading your application" till "here is our judgment" could be anywhere from a weeks to 2 months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicaffairsny Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Judging by activity on here people are expecting decisions fairly soon, like in the next couple of days. Edit: According to a post below decisions will begin coming in this week, and will continue until late march. Edited January 6, 2015 by publicaffairsny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libre147 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thank you very much. That makes me feel better. I have sent some emails to the admission offices a few days ago to update a few things in my application. If the "judgement" comes that fast, I don't need to worry about my changes anymore ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicaffairsny Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Post a profile in the roll call section and keep us updated of your results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food4Thought Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I remember hearing a story long ago about a guy who had an IP tracker on his personal website. He listed the website on his CV. From this, he could track which departments were taking the time to check him out, and thus he could determine which universities were more interested in him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libre147 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 I remember hearing a story long ago about a guy who had an IP tracker on his personal website. He listed the website on his CV. From this, he could track which departments were taking the time to check him out, and thus he could determine which universities were more interested in him. Such a cool idea. But then he needed to filter from the IP log to decipher which school does the IP belong to. But I guess it would not be a problem for such a technical guy like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libre147 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Post a profile in the roll call section and keep us updated of your results! Just posted. It is rather fragmented. Keep fingers cross and hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Econhead Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Judging by activity on here people are expecting decisions fairly soon, like in the next couple of days. This isn't exactly true. Historically, any particular university (particular department) releases their results at approximately the same time each year. Some lower ranked schools like Clemson already sent out some acceptances, as was indicated by a post in the past several weeks in the 'sweat thread.' In terms of the top 70 schools, historically acceptances range from the 7th of Jan all the way into April. For example, Ohio state typically releases around the end of the first week, start of the second week of Jan - Vanderbilt soon after (i think, I didn't apply there). Most seem to release results between the last week of Feb and the third week of March. Some programs, such as LSU, have deadlines as late as Feb, so their results come later. Check the past 'acceptance and rejections' threads and Grad Cafe for notification dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I remember hearing a story long ago about a guy who had an IP tracker on his personal website. He listed the website on his CV. From this, he could track which departments were taking the time to check him out, and thus he could determine which universities were more interested in him. Statcounter does this very well. Plus you don't need to decipher IPs since they give you visitation by location. Plus, many schools have their own IPs, so it knows if someone from Cambridge is on the MIT network for example. I'm using it -- nothing yet, but the ASSA just ended and thus I wouldn't expect any admission decisions (or even mulling) for at least another week while departments figure out who they want to flyout/hire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawls234 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Google analytics does all that for you, nifty tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDPolEcon Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Did any of you with websites actually see visits from adcomm members or did the adcomms just ignore the websites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Econhead Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Did any of you with websites actually see visits from adcomm members or did the adcomms just ignore the websites? A user last year, whom is now at stanford i believe, tracked visitors to his website. Adcoms, actually, since only his web address was available in his application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ec0nGuy Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 You can track with a lot of certainty the school that the IP belongs to... but oh boy, that is information you certainly do not want to know, it puts too much pressure on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDPolEcon Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I guess the real question I have is NOT if you can track them ( I am sure you can using IP tools). My question is do adcomms visit applicant websites i.e. if an adcomm member sees your website on the application or CV will they visit the website or do they just ignore the website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm tracking my website. There has been traffic from schools, but not much. I'd guess it is idiosyncratic if a professor visits your website or not. They are quite busy and the materials in the applicant dossier are definitely enough to make an educated decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDPolEcon Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks for sharing this. Have you noticed any correlation between website visits and admits? I'm tracking my website. There has been traffic from schools, but not much. I'd guess it is idiosyncratic if a professor visits your website or not. They are quite busy and the materials in the applicant dossier are definitely enough to make an educated decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Econhead Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I guess the real question I have is NOT if you can track them ( I am sure you can using IP tools). My question is do adcomms visit applicant websites i.e. if an adcomm member sees your website on the application or CV will they visit the website or do they just ignore the website? The implication in my prior post is that yes, the user that I mentioned DID actively track adcoms visiting his webpage. I don't seem to recall that every university visited it, but I seem to recall perhaps 1/2 of them. There was not a clear correlation, to my recollection, of visiting website to admissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDPolEcon Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks The implication in my prior post is that yes, the user that I mentioned DID actively track adcoms visiting his webpage. I don't seem to recall that every university visited it, but I seem to recall perhaps 1/2 of them. There was not a clear correlation, to my recollection, of visiting website to admissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks for sharing this. Have you noticed any correlation between website visits and admits? Yes, but N = 2. One admitted me and the other hasn't released results yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ec0nGuy Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I was able to notice 3 particular universities seeing my website. I will tell you when decisions are released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ec0nGuy Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 So this might seem like bumping the thread... but I just wanted to let you know that one of the universities who I caught looking at my webpage multiple times has given me an offer. The second IP who I though was a university in reality was the Google Bot so... meh. The third one was Harvard, well... that tells me I was seen and did not made the cut. So the idea of tracking your own website is not that bad, if you can handle the stress associated with that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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