New: Fall 2008 Official Acceptances/rejections

<p>ANewTypeDude:</p>

<p>I am not sure about interview weekend. I would assume that most schools invite their top candidates and then choose the students that they will admit from that pool. BUT, they could have multiple interview dates and may invite you to a later one so I wouldn't say that you are doomed.</p>

<p>As far as whether or not you could be admitted to a program that you haven't heard from since your application, it's definitely possible. I received an acceptance from Wisconsin's history department last Wednesday. I hadn't heard from them since I had contacted a professor that I was interested in studying with in October. His reply was short. My research sounded interesting and well-suited to the department and he encouraged me to apply. </p>

<p>I heard nothing after that. I was sure I had been rejected - an idea I thought was confirmed when I received a small envelope in the mail. When I opened it, however, it turned out that I was wrong. I was in.</p>

<p>From what I've heard, depending on the program you are applying to, if you have already an admission decision from a school in as early January, you are either one of their top applicants, or you simply couldn't make past their first cutoff point. Everyone else probably won't hear back about their decisions until March at the earliest.
In your case al15, my guess is that you are so far above the average Wisconsin applicants, they just accept you with no questions asked.
I am just worried because my top choice school (Penn) has their last interview weekend at the end of February. If they are not going to invite me to the party, they might as well give me my rejection letter already. There's no need for this senseless torturing!</p>

<p>Believe me, I feel your pain. A few days ago, someone posted an interview from Yale for their history department on thegradcafe.com. Even though I had already been accepted to Wisconsin, which is one of my top choices, my heart sank. It turns out that they are only interviewing people for one specific subfield, East Asian history, so I needn't have worried. Remember, interview invitations can be released in waves. Not everyone gets the invitation on the same date. You could still be in.</p>

<p>As far as notifications, they could happen anytime depending on your field. Most of my departments start notifying people in mid-February. March would actually be a late admit in history. Sorry if you already mentioned this but what discipline are you applying to? It could really change your admission timeline.</p>

<p>Also, check thegradcafe.com. People post their admissions there, and you can set it so you can see everyone's admits from past years if you check the box for all.</p>

<p>I am applying to Penn's psychology program. In my field, unless you are the very best or very worst applicant, admission notifications are generally send in early March.</p>

<p>al15: </p>

<p>Congratulations on getting into Wisconsin's history program. Just out of curiosity, what geographical region/time period do you focus on?</p>

<p>Nicacar - Early Modern British History</p>

<p>drodophilist -
I'm domestic, I submitted to MSSM on september 18, and AECOM on November 30. I interviewed at AECOM on the 28th and 29th, and got a call from one of the profs i interviewed with on the 31st.</p>

<p>Thanks and congratulations Aldo!</p>

<p>guys, any good news? I am frustrated. The approaching exam and no emails.</p>

<p>Cornell - Mechanical Engineering - PhD - Accepted (Full funding) (I was surprised it was so early.)</p>

<p>Stats:
-Ivy League university
-GPA and GRE: basically perfect
-Good deal of research
-One first author publication at international conference</p>

<p>congrats, dontno. Are you admitted as direct or general phd?</p>

<p>thanks brandon. I only have my bachelor's my right now, so I'll be getting both my master's and Phd.</p>

<p>All Bioengineering/BME PhD programs</p>

<p>Univ. of Washington Bioengineering --Accepted
University of Southern California BME --Accepted</p>

<p>Penn State Uinv. BME -- Rejected
Berkeley/UCSF Bioengineering -- Rejected</p>

<p>Duke BME -- waiting
Boston Univ BME -- waiting
Columbia Bioengineering -- waiting
Univ. of Michigan -- waiting
UT - Austin BME -- waiting
Univ. of Rochester BME -- waiting
UC Davis BME -- waiting
GaTech Bioengineering -- waiting
Univ. of Vriginia BME -- waiting</p>

<p>Guys, I got rejection email from Chemical Engineering @ Stanford.
I guess you will probably hear from them soon. Good luck to you all.</p>

<p>Hey shawn, did you already get accepted at Univ. of Washington? I only received an interview invitation from them.</p>

<p>MIT Biological Engineering - Interview
Princeton Molecular Biology - Interview
UCSD Bioengineering - Interview
Univ. of Washington Bioengineering - Interview
UW-Madison BME - Accepted</p>

<p>Boston University BME - Waiting
Caltech Bioengineering - Waiting (probably rejected)
UCB/UCSF Bioengineering - Rejected</p>

<p>Chemical engineering PhD programs:</p>

<p>Wisconsin-Madison - accepted (1/25/08)
Princeton - rejected (2/1/08)
*Carnegie Mellon - accepted (2/4/08)
Imperial College London - waiting
*Minnesota - accepted (2/6/08)
UC Santa Barbara - waiting
M.I.T. - waiting
Georgia Tech - unofficially accepted</p>

<p>All chemical engineering phd. programs</p>

<p>MIT- accepted 01/31
John Hopkins - accepted 01/31
Stanford- waiting
Caltech - waiting
UT Austin- waiting</p>

<p>Ohio State - MS - Mechanical Engineering - accepted 1/15/08 via email
VT - MS - Mechanical Engineering - accepted 1/23/08 via website
CMU - MS - Mechanical Engineering - waiting
CMU - MS - Robotics - waiting
JHU - MS - Mechanical Engineering - waiting
*UPenn - MS - Robotics - accepted 2/7/08 via website
WPI - MS - Mechanical Engineering - waiting</p>

<p>BuffyAngel, is robotics just a branch programme of Mechanical Engineering Department? Thanks,</p>

<p>UPenn--notified Jan 7, interview 1/24 or 2/21
Oregon Health Sciences University--notified Jan 8, interview 2/6 or 3/5
University of Washington (Neurobiology and Behavior)--rejected Jan 10
University of Washington (Pharmacology)--notified Jan 17, interview 2/7
UCSF--rejected by mail 1/18
University of Southern California--notified Jan 18, interview 2/7, 2/14, 2/21
University of Colorado Boulder (MCDB)--notified Jan 18, interview 2/7, 2/28, 3/6
University of Oregon (Biology)--notified Jan 28, interview 3/7
University of Montana (Molecular Biosciences)--notified 2/4, interview 2/28</p>

<p>Haven't Heard/probably rejected:
Berkeley
Stanford
UCSD</p>