April 29, 2008: Still absolutely nothing from Brandeis. I have called and e-mailed multiple times since the beginning of March, and the best answer I got was "you should receive notification soon." I finally gave up waiting and accepted another offer yesterday. What gives? Oh well.

In with assistantship, finally!!

official letter to follow

To those on the UMD waitlist, was your notification in response to an inquiry. Or were you contacted by the dept.?

To the poster below: you are on the wait list, as am I. Decisions will be made a few days after 4/15.

To the UMD poster below--I visited the school a couple of weeks ago, and they gave me the impression that they had sent out all their acceptances. If you haven't heard anything yet, you should call them.

Does anyone know what's up with Maryland. I've noticed a few rejection posts via the website and postal service but I have heard nothing. Does anyone know if they have sent out acceptances yet?

Anyone else hear back from the new MA in Arts Politics program. The are only accepting 8-12 students so the wait list can not be longer than 10 people, I am not sure if others have other choices or not.

To previous UMD post, where did you learn of your status? Testudo? And if so, did you check on your own or were notified to check? Thanks.

Have been accepted elsewhere and TOTALLY did not want to continue living in the wasteland better known as the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (also known as, the land that God forgot).

it is already end of march, does anyone have news??

letter dated 05/03/2008

Well, I'm glad the other poster has other lucrative offers to consider. This was was top choice, and I'm devastated. If you haven't been rejected yet, it is probably a good sign.

To the most recent Maryland poster, did your status on the website just change today? Mine still says pending. I wonder if this is a good or bad sign?

Totally fine with me, as it was a backup school. I've been accepted by much more reputable programs.

I've spoken to the grad secretary a couple of times over the last month or so - I never left messages, just kept calling back until I was able to reach her. The answer I got was that the dept was still reviewing apps carefully to ensure no one slipped through the cracks. Last time I spoke w/ her was Friday 3/14, and she said the campus was on Spring Break all last week. I'm hoping this week brings some news.

Have already called a million times and left two messages. The grad secretary never picks up the phone, or returns messages. Nice operation.

Anyone gotten up the guts to call UMD yet? It seems like their decisions went out late last year as well.

Completely agree with the other MD poster below. What is up w/ them?? This is getting ridiculous--just make your final decisions and put me out of my misery already!

Seriously Maryland, what is the deal? I've heard from every other program weeks ago.