Ow!

[gryphonsegg]

Today was SO BUSY, and yet I still didn't get done all the things I need to do. I don't know how people who work more hours and/or have kids do it. I know I shouldn't expect to hear from grad schools this early, but I'm getting really anxious about it. Would it come across as excessively weird if I e-mailed the admissions people to ask? I wouldn't send it tonight, of course, because I don't trust myself to do it properly in the state I'm in, but what about another day?

Also I have a bunch of ideas for posts about books I've read, but when I get the time to do one, I'm so stressed I don't trust myself to make it make sense. Maybe this weekend I'll be better equipped for that.

Comments

[holyschist]

I definitely wouldn't expect to hear from grad schools until late March or even April. The admissions people probably get a lot of emails, and probably either can't say anything or can only go "Decisions will be made by [official decision date]." As long as your application is complete, it's just a matter of trying not to think about it, I'm afraid. :/

I like book posts even if they don't make sense!

[gryphonsegg]

*slumps* I was afraid of that.

I don't want to wake up tomorrow and find that I've posted some strange, rambling thing in which I get character names wrong because I was tiredly mixing up different books. I guess I could do some kind of comics post, so nobody would be able to tell what was a mix-up and what was actual canon and what was a dream.

[holyschist]

The waiting part sucks. It's possible that potential advisors might unofficially let you know--that sometimes happens in science, depending on how much role advisor say plays in admissions--but I wouldn't count on that. :-(

[settecorvi]

Hi, I stumbled on you through canonqueer and stitchpunkgirls over on LJ. I'm a stranger popping in, but I did the applying to grad school ordeal last year. Random advice on the Internet is rarely useful or wanted, so I'm going to apologize in advance if I'm butting into a rhetorical question.

The situation might be a bit different for medical school as opposed to a PhD or Master's program, since there's a mind-boggling number of unwritten rules about what to do and not to do for medschool, but a "thank you" letter to your interviewers telling them how much you enjoyed the interview [insert pertinent details here] and are looking forward to hearing from them was considered fine. If you've kept in touch with your prospective mentor, maybe mentioning that a recent article in your field reminded you of their work and how excited you'd be to study with them would be a good way to check in? If the school has a set timeline for when they'll get back to you, you're probably not going to get anything from the admissions people before then, but showing enthusiasm about the program probably won't be taken as inappropriate or weird.

[gryphonsegg]

Thank you for replying! I asked for advice on the internet this time, so it's certainly wanted. ^_^

[settecorvi]

I'm glad I didn't come off as too nosy. Best of luck with the rest of the application process, and I hope you hear back from your program(s) of choice soon!