Hi all, I am on the “Pending” list of the Econ PhD program at Department of Economics, Northwestern, and the details are as follow:
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Dear XX,
We are in charge of PhD admissions at Northwestern, and wanted to reach out and update you on your status in the application process. Your application is still "pending." This means that we have not yet reached a final decision. While we understand that this uncertainty is not ideal from your point of view, the partially good news is that your application has *not* been denied at this stage.
We hope to have more information in the next few weeks. Official decisions regarding your application will be available via ApplyYourself. In the meantime, it may be useful if you could let us know if you have received offers from peer institutions.
Best,
Giorgio Primiceri and Marciano Siniscalchi
Professors of Economics and Directors of Graduate Admissions.
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In fact, I have been admitted to Michigan and UCLA by now. Do you think replying this email by telling them my offers and expressing the eagerness to go to Northwestern could increase my chance of being admitted? Or contacting some professors?
If so, could you give me some suggestions about the wording of email? Are there something like template?
Thank you for your attention and response!