mondub Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 My two cents on being "implicitly rejected": I think following GC is a good way to figure this out but, after doing that for two weeks, I now realize that I gained nothing from learning whether or not I was implicitly rejected. Thanks for this and everyone's support. I find it odd how I have 10+ implicit rejections and haven't heard from Chicago Michigan etc. when they have sent out rejections (seemingly). Hopefully its a sign of being waitlisted? Or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuanJuDe Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Thanks for this and everyone's support. I find it odd how I have 10+ implicit rejections and haven't heard from Chicago Michigan etc. when they have sent out rejections (seemingly). Hopefully its a sign of being waitlisted? Or something. Sorry to break it to you, but check your uchicago portal, there may be a letter waiting for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econra Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Does MSU interview all international students? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondub Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Sorry to break it to you, but check your uchicago portal, there may be a letter waiting for you. Funnily enough between when I posted this and now I received a letter - rejection with referral to MAPSS (which I assume everyone received). Be careful what you wish for, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrolabor Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 How many of yall got referred to MACSS for UChicago instead of MAPSS? Any idea what it means to be referred to one MA instead of the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuanJuDe Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 How many of yall got referred to MACSS for UChicago instead of MAPSS? Any idea what it means to be referred to one MA instead of the other? To be honest, both programs are not good for PhD admissions in the future. MAPSS is 1 year and VERY COMPETITIVE if you try to go on the inside track towards uchicago PhD. MACSS is 2 year and will set u up for industry better than PhD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallowedelegy Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The calls from Harvard earlier may have been real. I just received an email from Harvard stating that I have been waitlisted. Apparently, due to a university wide policy, only 1/4 of the normal class size was admitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menritgs Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Hi there, can anyone corroborate whether the UMass Amherst post on GradCafe is real? Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesAlexM Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 For the IR, I think the final decision date for the early offers is April 15th, after which, some late offers would be released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahasky Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The calls from Harvard earlier may have been real. I just received an email from Harvard stating that I have been waitlisted. Apparently, due to a university wide policy, only 1/4 of the normal class size was admitted. This is crazy. I was an optimist early on, thinking that maybe admissions wouldn't actually be as rough this year as we were all afraid of, but at this point in the process it seems like an extraordinarily competitive year. More applications, fewer funded spots, a perfect storm. Reaaaallly not feeling good about turning down offers 2 years ago to apply again this year lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtj Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 How is everybody doing in the application game thus far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econliker Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 This is crazy. I was an optimist early on, thinking that maybe admissions wouldn't actually be as rough this year as we were all afraid of, but at this point in the process it seems like an extraordinarily competitive year. More applications, fewer funded spots, a perfect storm. Reaaaallly not feeling good about turning down offers 2 years ago to apply again this year lol. Yeah, Harvard accepting a smaller class this year is going to have a trickle-down effect. Not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeadFlagBlue Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The calls from Harvard earlier may have been real. I just received an email from Harvard stating that I have been waitlisted. Apparently, due to a university wide policy, only 1/4 of the normal class size was admitted. I could be misunderstanding this but I think accepting 1/4th of a normal class size is somewhat worse than accepting 1/4th of normal intake. Even at Harvard, a few admitted will select MIT or some other top school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrolabor Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Yeah, Harvard accepting a smaller class this year is going to have a trickle-down effect. Not good Is it possible that Harvard is just make fewer offers now, but will accept a bunch of people on their waitlist later so that their cohort size is closer to normal? Or do we know for a fact the cohort will be a quarter of what is normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrolabor Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Does anyone have any recommendations for questions to ask/not to ask when talking to an ad com chair about an offer? Is this the time to ask about things like percent who pass prelims or average time to completion of the degree? Or should that wait? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startz Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Does anyone have any recommendations for questions to ask/not to ask when talking to an ad com chair about an offer? Is this the time to ask about things like percent who pass prelims or average time to completion of the degree? Or should that wait? Thanks! Those questions are fine, although it might be better to ask them at a (virtual) visit day. You also want to talk to current graduate students to see how they feel they are treated. You should ask that when faculty are not present :). If you have multiple offers from schools which are roughly competitive, it is also fine to gently negotiate for a better offer. (Very gently, you're going to end up living with these folks for a long time.) Not clear if schools will have as much negotiating room this year as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlgoa2 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 How is everybody doing in the application game thus far? Not too bad. I have two acceptances from similar ranked schools so I'm feeling relieved that I have somewhere to go even if they're a little lower on my list. I haven't heard anything else other than what I assume is an implicit rejection. If previous years' trends hold I'll be hearing from most of the schools I still have interest in by end of month, so I'm just a ball of anxiety right now. How about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallowedelegy Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I could be misunderstanding this but I think accepting 1/4th of a normal class size is somewhat worse than accepting 1/4th of normal intake. Even at Harvard, a few admitted will select MIT or some other top school. This is the exact language, if this helps clarify things: "Due to a university-wide policy, we were only able to admit around a quarter of our usual class size this year" My understanding is that the target cohort is 1/4, not that they admitted 1/4 of the usual number (though presumably those are highly correlated). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capucapu1 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Is there anyone who can check whether the Columbia results are valid? There are already 7~8 people who are admitted via phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuanJuDe Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Is there anyone who can check whether the Columbia results are valid? There are already 7~8 people who are admitted via phone. Tbh really doubt the validity since those are very to no info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon02139 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 This is the exact language, if this helps clarify things: "Due to a university-wide policy, we were only able to admit around a quarter of our usual class size this year" My understanding is that the target cohort is 1/4, not that they admitted 1/4 of the usual number (though presumably those are highly correlated). The number I keep hearing from other RAs (work with Harvard profs) is 16 admits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger gold Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 How are people planning to prepare for the Zurich GSE interview? Any pointers from past posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yudi Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Does anyone have any information regarding UVa? There are acceptances, rejections and waitlists on GC. I haven't heard back. Should I assume an IR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evonomist294 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 People with better offers, please reject offers/ waitlist from lower ranked university as soon as possible. This is a tough year, let’s help each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T42N24T Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Does anyone have any information regarding UVa? There are acceptances, rejections and waitlists on GC. I haven't heard back. Should I assume an IR? Same here, But I would say even if the posts are real, they may just be sending out offers in waves. So no need to panic, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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