You know, it's not the rejection that hurts. I can handle that, and besides, I knew NYU loved those other students more all along anyway. It's the waiting around to let me know—stringing me along right up until almost the deadline. I bet if NYU weren't the prettiest girl in town it wouldn't have been like this.
I wasn't applying for philosophy, and wouldn't have made it if I was, but they really are bad about stringing people along. I got off the law waitlist in August. August. You know what month school started? August. If I wasn't such a terrible procrastinator, I would have moved to DC by then. Also, assuming you end up at Stanford, you can laugh at the NYU students all winter. Most of the other seasons too, for that matter.
That's funny wd, a friend of mine got into med school there the first week of classes. He went, too. If you all would just laugh at them when they extend these offers, they'd probably stop doing it.
Sorry about your news bw. You're just a big city guy, aren't you? One thing about academic life, it sure doesn't offer much control over where you live.
Don't give NYU your heart dogg she is straight up duplicitous
Posted by: dave zacuto | April 12, 2005 at 09:19 PM
Sorry to hear it. Maybe there was a typo in your application?
Posted by: ogged | April 12, 2005 at 10:42 PM
You know, it's not the rejection that hurts. I can handle that, and besides, I knew NYU loved those other students more all along anyway. It's the waiting around to let me know—stringing me along right up until almost the deadline. I bet if NYU weren't the prettiest girl in town it wouldn't have been like this.
Posted by: ben wolfson | April 13, 2005 at 07:27 AM
That sucks.
Posted by: bitchphd | April 13, 2005 at 11:19 AM
Sorry to hear that. You answered your own question, though.
Posted by: Matt Weiner | April 13, 2005 at 11:30 AM
NYU's loss.
Posted by: LizardBreath | April 13, 2005 at 02:15 PM
I wasn't applying for philosophy, and wouldn't have made it if I was, but they really are bad about stringing people along. I got off the law waitlist in August. August. You know what month school started? August. If I wasn't such a terrible procrastinator, I would have moved to DC by then. Also, assuming you end up at Stanford, you can laugh at the NYU students all winter. Most of the other seasons too, for that matter.
Posted by: washerdreyer | April 13, 2005 at 09:16 PM
That's funny wd, a friend of mine got into med school there the first week of classes. He went, too. If you all would just laugh at them when they extend these offers, they'd probably stop doing it.
Sorry about your news bw. You're just a big city guy, aren't you? One thing about academic life, it sure doesn't offer much control over where you live.
Posted by: cw | April 15, 2005 at 01:16 PM