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So far in the graduate school application process this is how I stand:
illinois (accepted w/o support)
Tufts (accepted w/o support)
Duke (rejected)
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Haven't Heard from
University of Washington
University of Southern California
City University of New York
Rice University
Boston College
Wake ForestI have many things rattling around in my head:
(1) Why is it so late and I haven't heard back from any schools? To me, if I can draw any conclusions about how my application rates compared to others by this data, I would have to say I must be a boarder line case between admittance and rejection to most of the schools I apply to. Hence the reason for no support and for the long wait for replies on my applications from the other schools.
(2) Has anyone else had a similar experience?
(3) Say I get rejected from the remaining schools! Then I know I can get about 10-12 K from my parents for at least the first two years. Should I just take one of the offers at tufts or illinois and look for alternative forms of support to pay for the rest (such as job, loan, or something else)? Alternatively, I will have to find a job anyway and will probably still go to school at least part-time (but I would probably take undergraduate computer science courses or mathematical finance courses) unless the job is uber-terrific!
Any advice here?
illinois (accepted w/o support)
Tufts (accepted w/o support)
Duke (rejected)
-------
Haven't Heard from
University of Washington
University of Southern California
City University of New York
Rice University
Boston College
Wake ForestI have many things rattling around in my head:
(1) Why is it so late and I haven't heard back from any schools? To me, if I can draw any conclusions about how my application rates compared to others by this data, I would have to say I must be a boarder line case between admittance and rejection to most of the schools I apply to. Hence the reason for no support and for the long wait for replies on my applications from the other schools.
(2) Has anyone else had a similar experience?
(3) Say I get rejected from the remaining schools! Then I know I can get about 10-12 K from my parents for at least the first two years. Should I just take one of the offers at tufts or illinois and look for alternative forms of support to pay for the rest (such as job, loan, or something else)? Alternatively, I will have to find a job anyway and will probably still go to school at least part-time (but I would probably take undergraduate computer science courses or mathematical finance courses) unless the job is uber-terrific!
Any advice here?