So where is the sweat thread?

MathCat · Post by **MathCat** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:15 pm

I believe the unofficial email I got from UWashington was sent to everyone on the shortlist for acceptance. There may yet be hope for waitlists.

zasdzcc · Post by **zasdzcc** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 5:45 pm

I saw rutgers sending out rejections today on grad cafe. Is it unofficial by emailing the DGS or is it official by e-mail?

Nitrogen_ · Post by **Nitrogen_** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:00 am

zasdzcc wrote:I saw rutgers sending out rejections today on grad cafe. Is it unofficial by emailing the DGS or is it official by e-mail?

I received a rejection from Rutgers yesterday. It was by an official e-mail. Bummer...

MathCat · Post by **MathCat** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:14 pm

So, I saw a rejection from Berkeley posted today. If anyone else was rejected, did your status on the webpage change? I haven't heard anything yet and the limbo is killing me.

xor · Post by **xor** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:39 pm

I saw a Rice CAAM acceptance on Gradcafe but I am wondering if it's for real.

Is anyone else applying to Rice CAAM? Or do you know someone who has received any response?

ScharlachRot · Post by **ScharlachRot** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:34 pm

MathCat wrote:So, I saw a rejection from Berkeley posted today. If anyone else was rejected, did your status on the webpage change? I haven't heard anything yet and the limbo is killing me.

He probably sent an email to ask (someone asked precisely that on gradcafe, but it was reported as spam and deleted). Judging from past years records on gradcafe, UCB doesn't send massive rejection emails nor updates the online status to "rejected" before March, but people occasionally ask and get the negative answer.

mathorphysics · Post by **mathorphysics** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:44 pm

xor wrote:I saw a Rice CAAM acceptance on Gradcafe but I am wondering if it's for real.

Is anyone else applying to Rice CAAM? Or do you know someone who has received any response?

I'm applying to Rice CAAM. No word yet. :/

xor · Post by **xor** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:48 pm

mathorphysics wrote: I'm applying to Rice CAAM. No word yet. :/

Okay thanks. Same here.

thickskin · Post by **thickskin** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:32 am

I think Rice CAAM already sent out their first-round offers but there is still hope for second-round. Don't "sweat" yet and postpone contacting the department.

xor · Post by **xor** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 1:08 am

thickskin wrote:I think Rice CAAM already sent out their first-round offers but there is still hope for second-round. Don't "sweat" yet and postpone contacting the department.

Wow. Thanks mate.

berkeleymath · Post by **berkeleymath** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 1:22 am

xor wrote:I saw a Rice CAAM acceptance on Gradcafe but I am wondering if it's for real.

Is anyone else applying to Rice CAAM? Or do you know someone who has received any response?

Hey, I was the post on Gradcafe. All I got was a notification of acceptance, no offer on funding yet.

xor · Post by **xor** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 1:26 am

berkeleymath wrote:
xor wrote:I saw a Rice CAAM acceptance on Gradcafe but I am wondering if it's for real.

Is anyone else applying to Rice CAAM? Or do you know someone who has received any response?
Hey, I was the post on Gradcafe. All I got was a notification of acceptance, no offer on funding yet.

Congrats

functorofpoints · Post by **functorofpoints** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:18 am

MathCat wrote:So, I saw a rejection from Berkeley posted today. If anyone else was rejected, did your status on the webpage change? I haven't heard anything yet and the limbo is killing me.

I was pretty surprised by that haha. I guess it makes me feel better to know someone else got rejected before me?

Bleh whatever, already full throttle on getting a job, already given up hope of getting in anywhere completely. I get the feeling I got screwed over by a letter writer.

xor · Post by **xor** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:40 pm

I'm elated! I just got my first acceptance.

Notre Dame! And with funding too.

Yaaaaay!

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:58 pm

xor wrote:I'm elated! With my subpar (compared to most applicants I see here) profile, I just got my first acceptance.

Notre Dame! And with funding too.

Yaaaaay!

Congrats!! The first acceptance is 20% "I get to go to grad school!" and 80% "I won't be homeless this fall!". Best of luck with the rest of your applications!

xor · Post by **xor** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 1:04 pm

Austin wrote: Congrats!! The first acceptance is 20% "I get to go to grad school!" and 80% "I won't be homeless this fall!". Best of luck with the rest of your applications!

LOL! Exactly

Thanks mate.

mathorphysics · Post by **mathorphysics** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 2:27 pm

xor wrote:I'm elated! With my subpar (compared to most applicants I see here) profile, I just got my first acceptance.

Notre Dame! And with funding too.

Yaaaaay!

Congrats!

*Still waiting.... fingers crossed*

visgraf · Post by **visgraf** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 2:44 pm

Has anyone heard anything from UT-Austin recently? There were a couple admits on GC around two weeks ago, but I haven't seen anything since.

deekin · Post by **deekin** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:20 pm

visgraf wrote:Has anyone heard anything from UT-Austin recently? There were a couple admits on GC around two weeks ago, but I haven't seen anything since.

Haven't heard anything, still waiting. I emailed them about a week ago asking about the status of my application, no response.

MathCat · Post by **MathCat** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:43 pm

I just wanna hear from Berkeley... at least Stanford crushed my hopes quickly. Berkeley is just stringing me along.

hakandoga · Post by **hakandoga** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:45 pm

I am also waiting from Austin, no word from there so far.
I saw some posts on GC about University of Michigan today also. I believe it is Ann Arbor. Has anyone heard from them, about the pure math Phd program? I check this wolverine access thing regularly, but nothing there yet.

visgraf · Post by **visgraf** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:52 pm

MathCat wrote:I just wanna hear from Berkeley... at least Stanford crushed my hopes quickly. Berkeley is just stringing me along.

Have you e-mailed Berkeley?

MathCat · Post by **MathCat** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:19 pm

visgraf wrote:
MathCat wrote:I just wanna hear from Berkeley... at least Stanford crushed my hopes quickly. Berkeley is just stringing me along.
Have you e-mailed Berkeley?

Well, I e-mailed them a couple of weeks ago (special circumstances), so I don't want to nag them again so soon. They told me they'd have most offers out by the end of February or the middle of March. I'll probably inquire again at the end of the month.

Mezox · Post by **Mezox** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:33 pm

Right now I'm just hoping I get any acceptance at all. It isn't looking too well :/ .

beneathebrim · Post by **beneathebrim** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:47 pm

I think someone asked this before, but I don't recall seeing a reply: What does it mean if you're not in a school's first round of admissions/rejections, but you haven't been explicitly waitlisted? Does it mean you're further up or down on the waitlist?

ScharlachRot · Post by **ScharlachRot** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:57 pm

That depends on the school. Not all of them will waitlist you explicitly, and even if they do they might do so at a later date. As always, if you can't handle the nail-biting wait then ask the department.

mathorphysics · Post by **mathorphysics** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:32 pm

Looks like Columbia APAM is sending out acceptances now. Shiiiiiit. (The Wire reference).

sara12 · Post by **sara12** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:04 pm

UMinn sent out acceptances today.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:37 pm

sara12 wrote:UMinn sent out acceptances today.

I noticed that. Did you get one?

letendre · Post by **letendre** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:01 pm

Got into math PhD program at Madison (presumably, a first-round offer?), but a little befuddled by the Minnesota acceptances without me getting one hehe. Rank is only approximate I guess.

sara12 · Post by **sara12** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:08 pm

Austin wrote:
sara12 wrote:UMinn sent out acceptances today.
I noticed that. Did you get one?

Yes! I'm really happy. And surprised! Minnesota has a great program and I love the location.

MathCat · Post by **MathCat** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:15 pm

sara12 wrote:
Austin wrote:
sara12 wrote:UMinn sent out acceptances today.
I noticed that. Did you get one?
Yes! I'm really happy. And surprised! Minnesota has a great program and I love the location.

Congrats!

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:53 pm

sara12 wrote:
Austin wrote:
sara12 wrote:UMinn sent out acceptances today.
I noticed that. Did you get one?
Yes! I'm really happy. And surprised! Minnesota has a great program and I love the location.

Congratulations! That's fantastic!

algebraicallyminded · Post by **algebraicallyminded** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:52 pm

sara12 wrote:
Austin wrote:
sara12 wrote:UMinn sent out acceptances today.
I noticed that. Did you get one?
Yes! I'm really happy. And surprised! Minnesota has a great program and I love the location.

Congratulations! I was so perplexed by my first acceptance too (from a different school).

xor · Post by **xor** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:04 pm

sara12 wrote:Yes! I'm really happy. And surprised! Minnesota has a great program and I love the location.

Congrats!

algebraicallyminded · Post by **algebraicallyminded** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:48 pm

xor wrote:I'm elated! I just got my first acceptance.

Notre Dame! And with funding too.

Yaaaaay!

Congrats! All you need is one acceptance.

unitofobscurity · Post by **unitofobscurity** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:22 am

More decisions from UCLA out this morning.

Lentes · Post by **Lentes** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:53 am

Still I haven't had an acceptance or rejection from UCLA yet. It seems sensible to conclude I'm on a waitlist then. Still have my fingers crossed for that one!

Also, does anybody know if Oxford interviews every DPhil candidate or whether they interview only those who have passed a first round of admissions?

Mezox · Post by **Mezox** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:33 pm

Lentes wrote:Still I haven't had an acceptance or rejection from UCLA yet. It seems sensible to conclude I'm on a waitlist then. Still have my fingers crossed for that one!

I'm in the same situation.

ScharlachRot · Post by **ScharlachRot** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:41 pm

Their prospectus says applicants should expect to be interviewed as a part of their application. I believe they interview just everyone who applied.

Same situation with UCLA.

Lentes · Post by **Lentes** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:39 am

Seems like it took Oxford no time to decide; I was accepted to their DPhil program in the PDE-CDT, but without an offer of financial support (as is common for non-UK citizens). I'm very excited nonetheless, as this is my first acceptance, and I may be able to acquire the sufficient funding through certain fellowships. Still waiting on the other US universities though!

Mezox · Post by **Mezox** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:53 am

After looking at the pattern from UCLA last year at thegradcafe, it seems that they had two large rounds of rejections for International students (and this year, there has only been one so far). I try not to read into this too much but I'm guessing this means chances are still pretty slim.

sara12 · Post by **sara12** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:37 pm

UIUC rejections on gradcafe. Ugh. Still haven't heard anything from them.

toinfinityandbeyond · Post by **toinfinityandbeyond** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:13 pm

sara12 wrote:UIUC rejections on gradcafe. Ugh. Still haven't heard anything from them.

If the application deadline for UIUC was a while ago (like a month or two) I would just email the graduate coordinator at UIUC to ask about your status. I sent a simple email asking about the status of my application for a school with a December application deadline and found out almost immediately. I doubt I would've heard from them for a while otherwise and now I don't have to wonder anymore.

MathCat · Post by **MathCat** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:14 pm

Has anyone inquired about their status at Berkeley recently? As I mentioned before, I inquired a few weeks ago because I had an early deadline. I want to ask again, but don't want to be too annoying...

farid6 · Post by **farid6** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:32 pm

Has any one heard from Brown university?

visgraf · Post by **visgraf** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:26 pm

MathCat wrote:Has anyone inquired about their status at Berkeley recently? As I mentioned before, I inquired a few weeks ago because I had an early deadline. I want to ask again, but don't want to be too annoying...

Whom did you email at Berkeley to inquire about your status?

MathCat · Post by **MathCat** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:53 pm

visgraf wrote:
MathCat wrote:Has anyone inquired about their status at Berkeley recently? As I mentioned before, I inquired a few weeks ago because I had an early deadline. I want to ask again, but don't want to be too annoying...
Whom did you email at Berkeley to inquire about your status?

I just emailed the general math admissions email listed on the webpage.

petepete · Post by **petepete** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:36 pm

Did anybody else here apply to Irvine? My current admission status is "waiting for supplemental documents" (GRE scores) although GRE says they have been sent in November. Unfortunately nobody answers when I email Irvine for clarification.
Anybody else with this problem?

sara12 · Post by **sara12** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:46 pm

What does it mean when you get an email from a grad director asking if you're still interested and if you would consider their school if accepted? I got an email from a school asking if I've already eliminated them from my top choices or if given a TA offer, whether I would give their school a chance. Does that mean they plan on accepting me if I consider them or does it mean they're narrowing down their pool still?