In the Holding Pattern

[Loki]

Well..Penn State gave me the infamous "On Hold for Possible Interview" letter...I kinda think this is a nice way of saying "not you bub " It definetly read much better than a rejection letter.

So I'm still hangin on in some places.

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[Zack90]

Hey Loki, I do think it is their way of gradually rejecting folks... I received one of those letters last year. And then, in about April, a brief PSU rejection letter arrived.

 

[aisha]

loki- does that say on ur status check or did u get that msg via email/ snail mail?

 

[Loki]

Originally posted by aisha:
•loki- does that say on ur status check or did u get that msg via email/ snail mail?•

snail mail

 

[cali79]

got a hold for possible interview today from UCSD via email...

 

[aisha]

AWESOME cali79 good luck.. ask me if u need any suggestions.. i have lots of friends who have already interviewed there.

 

[cali79]

aisha: isn't "hold for interview" bad news? (like what loki said in his first msg?). at least that's what i thought...

 

[aisha]

o cali79 - for some reason i read, "i got an interview" .. sorry. there seriously something wrong with me , only these days though

 

[kutastha]

Originally posted by aisha:
•AWESOME cali79 good luck.. ask me if u need any suggestions.. i have lots of friends who have already interviewed there.

•

a lot of your friends have already interviewed there? I presume you're talking about recent years.

Andrew

 

[aisha]

kuta

no - i am talking about this year (at UCSD). UCSD has been interviewing for a while now. my best friend interviewed there on Sept 18th.

 

[sandflea]

Originally posted by cali79:
•aisha: isn't "hold for interview" bad news? (like what loki said in his first msg?). at least that's what i thought...•

you all are such pessimists.
relatively few applicants are offered interviews right away. think about it: they'll be interviewing all the way through april or may. and by putting you on hold, they're essentially telling you that they may offer you an interview later. it could have been a rejection letter, but they're telling you that they think you're too competitive to reject--think about it that way. for the record, penn state put me on hold too.

 

[Loki]

Well, there are some posts from last year regarding PSU, one person got the hold for interview, one week later he/she got the interview invite and was later accepted...

This system is just so damn naughty and complex...When I opened that letter, my gut response was "sure you think I'm good enough... until someone else comes along." Feels a little weird to be someones backup. It is still better than the rejection.

 

[cali79]

sandflea, loki-

You guys (or gals) are right. A hold for interview is better than a rejection letter...

I would really like to stay in california and I guess I was a little disapponted when I got a hold for interview and some of my friends have already interviewed at UCSD.

 

[Suz177]

I got it too! I was pretty disappointed, but it least there is still some possibility of an interview out there.