Institution	Program (Season)	Decision & Date	St1	Date Added	Notes
University Of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)	Film And Media Studies, PhD (F18)	Rejected via Website on 7 Mar 2018	A	8 Mar 2018	kinda expected b/c it was too competitive and a long shot... but man, it hurts so bad! :(
UC Berkeley (UCB)	Film And Media Studies, PhD (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 8 Mar 2018		8 Mar 2018	Notified via email. Does anyone know if you need a masters to get into these programs? I did well on the GRE and had a 3.93 in my Film Studies undergrad GPA. I don't know how much more competitive I could get
UC Berkeley	Film And Media Studies, PhD (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 8 Mar 2018	A	8 Mar 2018	Emailed to check my application for decision.
University Of Amsterdam	Media Studies - New Media And Digital Culture, Masters (F18)	Accepted via E-mail on 6 Mar 2018	A	7 Mar 2018	American, BA from outside US (Canada); no funding; applied for scholarship (without TOFL scores--I know, I know) so I think they got back to me earlier
UC Santa Barbara (UCSB)	Film And Media Studies, PhD (F18)	Rejected via Website on 6 Mar 2018	A	6 Mar 2018	received email to check website, where form rejection letter was posted
University Of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)	Film And Media Studies, PhD (F18)	Rejected via Website on 6 Mar 2018		6 Mar 2018	Saw post below and decided to check. Rejected with standard letter
UC Santa Barbara	Film And Media Studies, PhD (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 6 Mar 2018	A	6 Mar 2018	Email to check my application portal for decision.
University Of Texas At Austin (UT Austin)	Media Studies, PhD (F18)	Rejected via Website on 6 Mar 2018	A	6 Mar 2018	Checked the website randomly and got this lovely message:rn"Your application has been given careful consideration by the committee on Graduate Studies. On the basis of their recommendation, your application has been denied.rnWe wish you well in your future plans and sincerely appreciate your interest in The University of Texas at Austin.rnThis is your official notification. A letter will not be mailed to you." rn
Pratt Institute	Media Studies, Masters (F18)	Accepted via E-mail on 28 Feb 2018 Undergrad GPA: 3.50 GRE General (V/Q/W): 151/141/4.50 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	A	6 Mar 2018	Was offered a small scholarship.
Pratt Institute	Media Studies, Masters (F18)	Accepted via E-mail on 28 Feb 2018	A	1 Mar 2018	with a 30K scholarship!!!! EEeeeeee so excited. Amazing faculty.
The Pratt Institute	Media Studies, MBA (F18)	Accepted via E-mail on 1 Mar 2018 Undergrad GPA: 3.30 GRE General (V/Q/W): 166/150/4.50 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	A	1 Mar 2018
University Of Oregon	Communication (Media Studies) (SOJC), PhD (F18)	Interview via E-mail on 27 Feb 2018 Undergrad GPA: 3.98 GRE General (V/Q/W): 144/139/5.00 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	A	28 Feb 2018	Email from Professor in the media studies department requesting to discuss my research over the phone. Said I was a finalist for the PhD program, very excited!
Yale University	American Studies & Film And Media Studies, PhD (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 26 Feb 2018	U	28 Feb 2018
Massachusettes Institute Of Technology (MIT)	Comparative Media Studies, Masters (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 27 Feb 2018	I	28 Feb 2018	Word to the comment below. Save modern media!
Massachusetts Insitute Of Technology (MIT)	Comparative Media Studies (CMS), Masters (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 28 Feb 2018	A	28 Feb 2018	Generic email from graduate studies director. Best wishes to those who enroll. Save American media!
MIT	Comparative Media Studies, Masters (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 27 Feb 2018	A	27 Feb 2018
Massachusetts Insitute Of Technology (MIT)	Comparative Media Studies, Masters (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 27 Feb 2018	A	27 Feb 2018	Completely devastated. 3.9/4.0 GPA from top university; research experience with distinguished faculty; excellent references.
Massaaachusett Institute Of Technology (MIT)	Comparative Media Studies, Masters (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 27 Feb 2018	A	27 Feb 2018	Big ol' stinky rejection in my inbox this morning! They're only accepting a cohort of 10, and they weren't my top choice, but it still sucks.
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)	Comparative Media Studies (CMS), Masters (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 27 Feb 2018	U	27 Feb 2018
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)	Comparative Media Studies (CMS), Masters (F18)	Accepted via E-mail on 27 Feb 2018	A	27 Feb 2018	Was told I had been accepted on 2/24 and received the official acceptance on 2/27. I'm so excited! Best of luck for everybody who applied!
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ( MIT )	Comparative Media Studies (CMS), Masters (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 27 Feb 2018 Undergrad GPA: 3.50 GRE General (V/Q/W): 165/164/5.00 GRE Subject: n/a ♦	A	27 Feb 2018	:(
Yale	African American/Film And Media Studies (dual), PhD (F18)	Rejected via E-mail on 26 Feb 2018	A	26 Feb 2018
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)	Comparative Media Studies (CMS), Masters (F18)	Other via Other on 26 Feb 2018	A	26 Feb 2018	To the two MIT CMS acceptances: who did you receive your notifications from? Do you mind sharing any info on your lab preferences/background?
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)	Comparative Media Studies (CMS), Masters (F18)	Accepted via E-mail on 25 Feb 2018	I	26 Feb 2018
Columbia University	Film And Media Studies, Masters (F18)	Accepted via E-mail on 25 Feb 2018	A	26 Feb 2018	Unofficial email, official acceptance letter to follow.

Status¹ Key: A: American; U: International, with US degree; I: International, without US degree; O: Other; ?: Unknown.