felis_catus (2014-2015)

2 years of decent, relevant WE

Decided not to put scholarship info on here

-- Columbia --
12/31 -- Skype interview invite
1/20 -- Interview.
2/23 -- In by email
4/10 -- Scholarship email received
4/13 -- Emailed to ask for increase
4/17 -- Received email answer to request

-- Fordham --
12/12 -- Date change; still complete.
1/13 -- Date change.
1/20 -- In by email. Status checker reflects this, also.
1/23 -- Merit aid by email.

-- Pennsylvania --
12/11 -- Under committee review.
1/15 -- Date change.
2/2 -- Waitlisted by email and SC.
2/23 -- Date change (and acknowledgement of my email requesting to stay on the wait list).

-- Minnesota --
11/3 -- In review
11/26 -- In by phone call
12/4 -- Scholarship info by mail.

-- NYU --
11/3 -- Under review
11/24 -- Date change - still under review.
4/21 -- Notification by email of wait list. Status checker says Decision Letter Sent with a date of 4/15, but it definitely didn't say that yesterday.
5/4 -- Date change
5/6 -- In by email.
5/7 -- Scholarship email

-- Chicago --
11/5 -- Under review
12/26 -- Date change
12/29 -- Date change
2/4 -- Wait listed by email. Status checker also updated.

-- Wisconsin --
12/3 -- Date change; "In review." I'm not sure if it said in review or "complete" before.
12/10 -- In by email. Status checker just says "decision made."
12/10 -- Scholarship arrived by email later in the day.

-- William & Mary --
11/6 -- In by email mid-day. Status checker still showing "complete"
11/8 -- Scholarship info arrived in mail

-- Boston College --
11/11 -- "Being reviewed"
11/21 -- Application status disappeared altogether.
12/1 -- Application status is back -- "Your application is being reviewed." Also, new date.
12/3 -- Status has changed to "Decision Rendered" and that it'll arrive by USPS.
12/4 -- Email arrived around 11am EST. In.
3/4 -- Scholarship info arrived by email.

-- Georgetown --
11/11 -- Group interview invite by email (for 11/28); responded that I'll be out of town, asked if there's another opportunity.
11/12 -- Email response: they don't have additional sessions planned yet.
11/20 -- Got a new invite to a 12/6 group interview.
12/6 -- Group interview. Dean Cornblatt said something along the lines of that our files were all reviewed and complete except for the interviews. He said we should likely get our decisions within the next 2 weeks.
12/15 -- Got email saying I'm being held. They say a final decision will be mailed no later than February 27th.
12/30 -- Sent LOCI.
2/1 -- emailed an update to my application/short reiteration of LOCI.
2/3 -- was finally able to get a log-in password and username from the Admitted Students Website (I've been trying every day). The password and username don't work.
2/6 -- Was finally able to log in to the website (had been checking many times a day since initially getting the information). Received letter of admission that day in the mail, postmarked 2/2.
4/3 -- Emailed merit scholarship request.
4/13 -- Received merit scholarship email

-- Northwestern --
11/11 -- Skype interview; went to "complete" on SC
11/13 -- Date change.
1/14 -- In by status checker (Decision letter available in 24 hours with a link to decision letter delivery system -- the letter was immediately available)
3/27 -- Received merit aid by email
4/13 -- Sent in reconsideration request for merit aid.
4/15 -- Received reconsideration request decision by email

-- George Washington --
11/17 -- In by email mid-day; status checker changed to "DECISION MADE" (not sure which came first)
1/30 -- Scholarship info arrived by email

-- Boston University --
11/24 -- In by phone call
3/12 -- Scholarship info by mail.

-- Notre Dame --
11/25 -- Date change. Still says "Application complete" as my status, but the message at the top changed (it used to say something about 3-5 weeks for a decision).
12/10 -- Date change.
12/10 -- Changed to "Decision Made" and a message saying they will only mail the decision and not release by phone or email. In the "Fees" section, there are now deposit amounts listed.
12/18 -- In by email.
2/23 -- Scholarship info arrived by mail.

-- Loyola Chicago --
12/1 -- Date change; still complete
12/11 -- In by email; scholarship immediately following. Status checker says decision made.

-- Cornell --
12/3 -- Date change; still complete.
12/9 -- Date change; still complete.
1/23 -- Placed on reserve by email and status checker. They won't start reviewing reserve candidates until mid to late May.
2/1 -- Responded w/ LOCI, indicating that I do want to remain on reserve list.

-- Duke --
12/8 -- File under review.
3/10 -- Date change.
3/16 -- Waitlisted by email.

-- Michigan --
12/10 -- In by status checker

-- Virginia --
12/16 -- Interview request by email.
12/29 -- Interview by phone.
1/28 -- Sent LOCI
2/19 -- Waitlisted by email. Status checker didn't change until days (weeks?) later.