luciano Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I got news, unfortunately bad news..... Your application was highly appreciated by the Selection Committee. Unfortunately, given the very limited number of scholarships available (only 10 were assigned to MEDEG for the edition 2012-14), the Committee was unable to assign you a Category A scholarship. We received more than 800 applications from Third-country students and the selection process was very competitive. Your name has been included in the Reserve List for Cat B scholarships with the following ranking nr. 15 on the base of the following scores: ................ HOWEVER, I did apply for a scholarship B since I do not come from third countries.... Sounds a bit strange.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciano Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Ahhhh, I forgot to mention that the letter is dated 10 April !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0123 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 sad to hear that Luciano, but at least you made it to the reserve list. I have a feeling that most of us are waiting and waiting for a rejection. And the April 10 thing is strange, cuz it implies that the decisions were made back then and we're all waiting because someone's lazy to send the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciano Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 It is kind of strange, I am not interested in how many people from third countries applied, because I did apply for the scholarship B. It would have been more interesting to know how many europeans applied. Indeed, If I got it right, there is no competition between Cat A and B, because the number of scholarships for each type is fixed. Am I wrong? I think that there is no difference between being reserve number 15 or being rejected. Good luck to all of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkbunnies Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Dear everyone, I called today to confirm that I did not get accepted. I was told that everyone who was admitted and put on the waiting list was contacted... which means that everyone else was rejected. I'm just a bit surprised that a rejection letter or email was not sent. Oh well. Good luck to all of those who got in and for those of you on the waiting list!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Cat Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 luciano, you're right about Cat A and B, there's no connection, so that piece of information was irrelevant for you, I guess it's just standard text. pinkbunnies, thank you for letting us know! I still don't get why not to send all rejections at a time when they gave lists to the Commission review, they obviously don't need any approval for this. really irrational and full of inconvenience for them (hundreds of mails from applicants asking for resolution when it's already made some time ago) and annoying and disappointing for applicants. I'm happy for those of you who was accepted! All the rest, guys, I'm sure we're about to get something which will be better for us ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journeyG Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Dear all, I called them just now and learnt something new... It appeared that (according to the phone call) they are still processing everything and trying to send emails out. The man said, "there have been some problems with the one that is in charge of sending the emails". And i asked about my application result, he told me that they do not have such information, thus he could not help me to check at all. And he added that they would send emails telling applicants whether he or she is admitted by the end of this week, "or something like that". So, anything else new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0123 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 wow, I'm confused right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venera Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 So many news and they contradict one another….. Anyway we are going to find it out today, that is good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journeyG Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Dear all, According to pinkbunnies, there is a number we can call and ask. As it was too late yesterday, I called and no one answered. I plan to call them again later. The number is 91-624-6006. Try yourself and let's be posted. Best of lucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journeyG Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 BAD news. I called just now. And I was told, anyone that has not been contacted is rejected. BEST of luck to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venera Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Well, I am the next who got bad news.... I called the given number and was told the same. Just want to say thank you very much to luciano, journeyG, pinkbunnies, Cheshire Cat and all others for sharing your news (even bad ones) with us! There is nothing to be disappointed about. As Sir Winston Churchill said: “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm” Good luck in your future attempts!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciano Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 To be honest i did not expect to get in... competition is so tough, it is not enough to be a good student!! What are your plans B? Which other 2-year Master programs you know in Europe? In Germany for instance there is: University of Göttingen, Master in Development Economics University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Master in International Studies and Development Economics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yubakara Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Today, I received this e-mail, and according to that I was not accepted. Thank you all for sharing information... "Dear candidate: The Master in Economic Development and Growth Selection Committee evaluated all the applications received for the 2012/2014 edition and reached a decision. All students admitted or in the reserved list were notified through email. If you have not received this email, we are sorry to inform you that your application has been declined. The program received a large set of outstanding applications this year. Although the Selection Committee was impressed with your qualifications, was not able to accept your application. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to evaluate your application. Sincerely," Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haianhnn Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I got the same text today :) sad but free now, I have been living days with all my emotions fluctuate. Just a little bit disappointed as on the website they planned that "Admitted, reserve and rejected students will be notified by 15 April 2012 by email. Scores will be detailed in the notification letter to allow transparency of the selection process", but may be this year the number of applications are far more than what expected so these good things cannot be done. I've been following the post from the beginning, and very appreciated the useful information at all of you bring I want to post my thanks and wish of good luck to all of us, tomorrow is a new day and the things we learned to day will definitely make us stronger. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendeman Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I am on the waiting list too. I received the same text like luciano. Funny detail: the .pdf is named ilovepdf.com! They seem to use a freeware to convert the documents. btw.: does anyone know how many apllicants do not accept the scholarships??? Maybe beeing on the waiting list is not such a bad result... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciano Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I think there arent many that refuse the scholarship obviously. Maybe there are one or two that got scholarships for better programs like Oxford and so on... Did you apply also without scholarship? I did but in the letter it is not written whether I was accepted or not, it is only written that I am on the waiting list for the Scholarship. Another question, where do you come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondrej Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 A friend of mine rejected his offer two days ago, he had full funding (Warwick, Lund). Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrotflowers Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 So by now everyone who's in already knows. I encourage you guys to join the MEDEG 2012 Facebook group, not just to meet each other, but also to help each other out with information about any number of things: visa applications, sources of funding for those accepted without scholarships, finding lodging in Madrid/Warwick, etc. See you there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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