Bummed...

depressing.

To the person on the waitlist at Maryland, It seems that they are reconfiguring the TA line at this time of the year that they accept more students than the number of the slots available when offering admissions. The result is that, according to what the secretary told me, they sometimes accept PhD students without funding although they seek to fund all PhD admits.

To the person who had the question regarding funding status as indicated by the wait list email, here is the portion verbatim: "You are one of about 15 students who remain in the pool of applicants. If you are ultimately admitted, it will be with the support of a 4-year financial aid package including tuition remission and a Teaching Assistantship stipend." If you have been admitted, but you're funding is still undetermined, then I have no clue what my email really means.

Letter: "As you may be aware, the U of M receives many more applications than there are student spaces available." Gee, Maryland, thanks for the hot tip! Who knew?

I'm not the person that already responded, but I got the same message. The program has seventeen slots total. There are fifteen people on the waitlist. That's what they told me. I'm not sure if the admit w/out funding.

To the person who got waitlisted at Maryland English program. Are you saying that the waitlist amounts to 17 persons? Or the figure includes those who already got admitted with funding? Well, I am in another status of being admitted yet waitlisted for funding. I wonder how many of us are waiting to hear from them.

Received email stating that I'm waitlisted among the final 17 in consideration for admission this fall. If admitted, the package will include TA and four year waiver.

Any PhD acceptances for Maryland? Mine still says "pending." To those who were rejected, what was the decision date?

I phoned. But I am on the waitlist for funding. Maybe because I complete my application in the middle of Feb. though their deadline is in Dec. A mixed feeling.

Yay! But will probably not accept.

I went to testudo.umd.edu and discovered my acceptance on 3/12. Today, I received official, postal notice of that acceptance. Still no word on potential funding, though...time to e-mail!

More specifically, here you go. URL: apra.umd.edu