stryker79 wrote:
AvalonQQ wrote:
Dunno about the rest of you, but I'm officially losing it. I feel like everyday has a better chance than the previous to give me an answer and end up obsessively checking my email till I get one. Then the weekend comes and I start looking forward to checking my mail again on Mondays. McCombs, put us out of our misery please.
I have no doubt the adcom want's to get this over with as much as we do and they are working diligently to do so. However, 5 months in the dark is pretty harsh and I'm not even a R1 applicant. At the very least they could send a brief update email every 1 or 2 months to waitlist candidates basically saying "We know you still exist. Here is where we are in the process and we'd like to update you with XYZ". Also, the adcoms are probably bombarded with phone calls asking a variety of questions on a daily basis. Another good idea for an "update email" would be for the adcoms to simply send out the answers to the most frequently asked questions they receive every month. This would also decrease the volume of phone calls they receive from applicants.
Oh I'm sure they have their hands full. It's just that I'm international, and the later it goes, the lower my chances of being able to quit, pack up, get my visa and move. I'm just venting haha, I do understand that the adcoms are probably really busy this time of year