Darden 2012 - Calling All Applicants

Definitely feel ya there. Internalizing the crazy is not fun.

Let's hope for a post-lunch wave of calls? Good luck to everyone still waiting!

Anybody from the westcoast get the call? Seems like they are having lunch now

in
received call at 9:55 MST
west

INSKIES!

Just got the call 3 minutes ago! I'm on the east coast.

:huge sigh of relief:

I'm in! On the east cost got the call around 12:15 Eastern Time. I also was told I have a full scholarship and have been chosen to compete for a Jefferson Fellowship!

I could not be happier, although I just watched hunger games this weekend and the description of the fellowship "competition" sounds uncomfortably reminiscent .

Wow! Congrats, spacecurves!! I was in the middle of teaching my pre-K, Kindergarten class when the call came, so my memories of what Wendy Huber said are all a blur. All I heard was the "we'd be thrilled to admit you to..." and then my brain melted. Hahaha

hahaha I know exactly how you feel. Sarah was the one to call me and she starts off with, "congratulations you are in!" And my brain also melted, and then she goes, "theres more! You have a full scholarship!" And my brain melted some more, then she says, "Theres more you get to compete to be a Jefferson Fellow!" I think my exact words were something like "A Wah? Whats a Jefferson Fellow?"

Eloquent as always . Luckily I scribbled some notes during the call or I'd have no memory whatsoever.

East coast no calls so far..can I call them instead and ask?
I still have a card of my interviewer, who was one of the admission directors.

I wouldn't risk it. If you call, you're basically saying that you couldn't wait the maximum 10.5 hours more to hear from them, and there is a small chance that b/c of the message you're sending they could change your admissions decision from positive to negative.

I don't believe there's anything you can do at this point to change the decision from negative to positive, so my advice would be to sit and wait.

CONGRATS spacecurves! I was under the impression that Darden scholarships were announced in the official package (aka by mail)

Hahha.. This is the funniest post I ever.... If one calls a she/he is not able to wait, there is a small chance that they will cancel his admission..???

I sat in on a presentation from the former Director of Admissions at Chicago, he told us a story where he called an applicant with the intention of accepting him, but because he was so rude on the phone (he thought he was a telemarketer) the director informed him that originally he was calling to accept the person, but in those few seconds he had changed his mind.

The person ended up being rejected for rudeness, or in the case above, thinking that his admission decision was more important that others still waiting for the call.

I sat in on a presentation from the former Director of Admissions at Chicago, he told us a story where he called an applicant with the intention of accepting him, but because he was so rude on the phone (he thought he was a telemarketer) the director informed him that originally he was calling to accept the person, but in those few seconds he had changed his mind.

The person ended up being rejected for rudeness, or in the case above, thinking that his admission decision was more important that others still waiting for the call.[/quote]

I beg to differ, I was getting in a day long meeting without the phone (at one of the embassies), so I just called up and was told I am in. Being rude is different than being nervous or eager to call..

Guys, just got the call...I'm very excited. I originally got the call about 90 minutes ago but had to call back.

It's great to get some green in my profile.

YES! there you go!

Congratulations!!

Anybody from California getting calls? I need this one!