Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 rumor has it their decisions are made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronicus Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Not yet. I haven't seen anything on grad cafe either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I can confirm these rumors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankcw Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Nothing in the uiuc application website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronicus Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I can confirm these rumors... Do tell? :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Someone I know is prof there and he said all decisions have been made... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertthepuppy Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Then what on earth are they waiting for?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polkaparty Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Then what on earth are they waiting for?!?!? University bureaucracy. It seems that it takes about a week from schools making final decisions before they can notify applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 @Andronicus: But you aren't really waiting for UIUC right? Given that you are admitted to UT Austin this would be kind of weird wouldn't it? I mean don't get me wrong I am very positive that you'll get an admission and I cross my fingers for you but if it comes to the point where you have to decide between those programs you wouldn't chose UIUC over UT Austin or would you? You don't have to answer this of course since this is perfectly your own business but I was just interested. It would actually also inflate my personal opinion about UIUC Further: Do you guys have information about recent placements of UIUC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 who might you know at UIUC? Someone I know is prof there and he said all decisions have been made... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 @Andronicus: But you aren't really waiting for UIUC right? Given that you are admitted to UT Austin this would be kind of weird wouldn't it? I mean don't get me wrong I am very positive that you'll get an admission and I cross my fingers for you but if it comes to the point where you have to decide between those programs you wouldn't chose UIUC over UT Austin or would you? You don't have to answer this of course since this is perfectly your own business but I was just interested. It would actually also inflate my personal opinion about UIUC Further: Do you guys have information about recent placements of UIUC? how would UIUC not compare to UT Austin? What I hear(I also know a prof at UIUC), this could be a very good year for job market candidates at the top end of the PhD class at UIUC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 decisions are made, was trying to make sure I hadn't been left out, but I actually just got an ADMIT from UIUC PhD in the mail, just didn't check the mail yesterday, silly me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 so basically the rumors were right, and I had nothing to worry about, I think U of I admits some earlier than others anyway so I don't know if a lack of a decision now from them actually means whether you're in or out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertthepuppy Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Where do you live Equilibrium? If you don't mind me asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 decisions are made, was trying to make sure I hadn't been left out, but I actually just got an ADMIT from UIUC PhD in the mail, just didn't check the mail yesterday, silly me. Congrats! Do you currently live in the US? :luck2:That's at least what I hope since I haven't received anything so far and mails to the US from where I live do typically need 4-7 days to arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 I live in the US=>Midwest=>Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I see ... did you also get your UG education from UIUC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuejai Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Do they send out rejection also? Is this a physical mail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 I don't know if they'd send out rejections or not, i got an admit, and yes it is by post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 I see ... did you also get your UG education from UIUC? you could say there is a high probability of that ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Well so your LORs were pretty "well known" by the adcom I guess.. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 two of my three references would have probably been relatively/well known at any place I applied to, the third was a math guy now at Warwick institute of Mathematics, relatively young but pretty great placement so that would add some weight, I applied way too late to apply to top 10-15, I should have taken my chances getting into at least one of those schools, only stretch would have been overall gpa about 3.6+ and math GPA 3.4+, with Q 780 V 600 AWA 5.5 I will probably have 100% acceptance rate to my VERY short list of schools I applied to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C152dude Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 decisions are made, was trying to make sure I hadn't been left out, but I actually just got an ADMIT from UIUC PhD in the mail, just didn't check the mail yesterday, silly me. Great news on Unofficial St. Patrick's Day. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andronicus Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 @Andronicus: But you aren't really waiting for UIUC right? Given that you are admitted to UT Austin this would be kind of weird wouldn't it? I mean don't get me wrong I am very positive that you'll get an admission and I cross my fingers for you but if it comes to the point where you have to decide between those programs you wouldn't chose UIUC over UT Austin or would you? You don't have to answer this of course since this is perfectly your own business but I was just interested. It would actually also inflate my personal opinion about UIUC Further: Do you guys have information about recent placements of UIUC? In most rankings I have seen UIUC is comparable to UT, sometimes higher, as in the NRC rankings. I think UIUC is better for my particular research interests, and they have no prelims, which I find very appealing. Also, I don't know yet whether UT will offer me a fellowship or TAship. Basically, right now I am waiting to see if I get a fellowship offer from UT, OSU, or UIUC. If so, I will visit the schools that offer me fellowships and then make my choice. If none of them offer me a fellowship, I will probably go to Pittsburgh. They have already offered me a fellowship for the first year, plus a 4th year dissertation fellowship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ward Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I got accepted today (2/29) with fellowship support, and the letter was postmarked 2/27. I also live in Oklahoma. Also, according to their website, they make an effort to fund all domestic students who get accepted, or at least that is the way I interpreted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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