how long did you wait

I am wondering how long did you wait until you heard back from the schools you applied to? I am almost 2 weeks into my wait and freaking lol...

Two weeks is nothin! I waited months just to be told I'll need to complete another interview step.

Are you undergrad or postgrad? Undergrad school took about 2 weeks to get back to me. It's the postgrad one that took ages.

When are you planning on starting your studies? I saw on your other posts that you are applying for PhD places. Although a lot of universities do accept admissions all through the year, often people will apply in the Fall/Winter for places starting in Fall of the next academic year.

When I applied for my masters course, I sent my applications off in October 2005 and received offer letters in January 2006. I had an interview for funding with one of them in March 2006 and then I met with the tutor for one of them in June 2006 and started on that course in October 2006.

I applied for a PhD place in July 2005 to start in September 2005 and was offered it within a month, but that was rushed through because the professor was desperate for a PhD student ASAP (I decided to turn it down though).

I also applied for a PhD place in June 2009, to start in October 2010, and I think it took them about a month to reject me. It would have been a longer process if I had been successful though, due to things like interviews.

You can call the schools and ask them when you might receive a response to your application, if you want too.

I applied to all Ivy schools for undergrad, and I had a response of acceptance, and even all of my scholarship info, before my friend who applied to state schools even had a confirmation email for received documents! I had my response in like a month, tops, and she ended up waiting another month! And we applied at the same time. Same deadline date - like, within 2 days or something? I suspect that is because state schools are bigger? More applicants, more students attend... More paperwork for them to go through, maybe?

So, I think each school is different. But, it takes time.

For grad school I do remember waiting much longer... I was accepted to the college first, and THEN into the scholarship program... I got the college acceptance letter in about 7 weeks, and the specific program acceptance... ya ready for this... 3 days before the program started! I got the scholarship info for the program THE DAY CLASSES STARTED. (But, that program was run my nutters.)

So, chillax.

I really hope I don't have to wait months. I already check back everyday... 3, 4 , or 5 times a day.

I am applying to PHD places and for Jan. Admissions. I am applying to 4 schools total. I am hoping since I been in constant contact with my potential departments throughout this that an answer won't take months to give.

Omg I just got my email to loughborough university! And yes I got IN!

Omg I just got my email to loughborough university! And yes I got IN!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Congrats!!! I got such a huge feeling of joy for you when I read that.   

Thanks all I am honestly SHOCKED i got into this one lol.
This school is ranked number 1 in the UK for my program...also I screwed up my personal statement (i accidentally sent them one with another UNI name in one of the paragraphs. ehhhh i know i know)

 lol So yes I am completely shocked I head from them first and with an yes answer lol


I also sent off my application to the Uni of Glasgow at the same time I sent this one...I thought I would had heard from that school first  but i am still waiting on them. lol.


Now that i know i got in somewhere i am not going to apply to the other two schools on my list Loughborough and Glasgow were my first 2 choices.