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Hi, All
The top five musical pieces I'm using to ease my nerves about this wait for Pitt:
1. Coldplay, Sparks
2. Trance Nation, Breathe
3. Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings
4. U2, The Sweetest Thing
5. Radiohead, How to Dissapear Completely
What are your top five?
theprizefighter
The top five musical pieces I'm using to ease my nerves about this wait for Pitt:
1. Coldplay, Sparks
2. Trance Nation, Breathe
3. Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings
4. U2, The Sweetest Thing
5. Radiohead, How to Dissapear Completely
What are your top five?
theprizefighter
Oh my gosh, I think we are all losing it 
It's really funny, but I didn't think other ppl loved pitt as much as i did when i interviewed...it's nice to know that so many ppl are as crazy to hear back...
this waiting is driving me insane...and making me replay my interview over and over and over again in my head...
It's really funny, but I didn't think other ppl loved pitt as much as i did when i interviewed...it's nice to know that so many ppl are as crazy to hear back...
this waiting is driving me insane...and making me replay my interview over and over and over again in my head...
whoa, i'm pretty sure i touch myself was the divynals, not belinda.
i think belinda carlisle covered it at some point. i didn't know who sang the song, so i put some of the lyrics into yahoo, and the first thing i got was a belinda carlisle lyrics sheet. see if i ever try to exaggerate again.
Has anyone recieved a recent Pitt interview invite this week? It seems like my chances are getting slimer each....I wonder why they haven't just rejected me yet. Haven't they already sent out massive rounds of post-secondary rejections? Anybody else in my boat?
Okay, so I just called Pitt again, and a woman at the admissions office said that they are trying to get the letters sent out today, but they might possibly go out as late as Monday or Tuesday. I asked if any had already been sent out, and she said no. So, I'm not sure if the rumor floating around that letters have already been sent is true, but at least according to the information I got, nothing has been sent yet.... 🙁
Here's to more waiting! Cheers! 😀 🙁 😕
Here's to more waiting! Cheers! 😀 🙁 😕
Argh...all of this makes me wonder why schools aren't more conservative with their dates. Pitt should have just said decisions will be out by March 10. Then, if they come out earlier, everyone is happy. This way the admissions office doesn't have to answer so many phone calls after March 1 from people wondering when decisions will arive.
I am waiting as well. No word from Pitt. I guess there's still a little hope since they interview into March (?), but I assume that it would probably be for a waitlist spot.
Is the amount of time it takes you to get an interview invitation indicative of your acceptance chances post-interview? Pitt took about 3 months to send me an invitation, I interviewed in January, and I am waiting for a decision like the rest of you. However, after reading the last post, I'm wondering if it was just an interview for a waitlist spot.
Good luck everyone!
Good luck everyone!
Sorry, I didn't phrase myself well. Since Pitt is non-rolling, when you interview shouldn't matter as far as your chances for acceptance are concerned. I was just thinking that after they start sending out their decisions (which is occurring now), if Pitt is indeed still interviewing, those folks who interview after the decisions are sent may be interviewing for the waitlist. Sorry to confuse you turk. 🙂 And thanks Quickread.
man, this is a painful wait. i've been dealing w/ this and duke. duke's even worse b/c some pple have already gotten acceptances (although it seems these were just the "superstars," nonetheless, this sucks.
Oh man! And I already told my buddy that they were mailed yesterday . . . this is killing me!
Oh and linus, you are so right! Why don't they just give themselves an extra buffer week. Nobody is expecting the letters to be ahead of schedule so there would be absolutely no stressing out about when they are going to arrive, not to mention taking a load off the staff fielding calls.
Sean
Again to reiterate:
This sucks...I too called them today and asked them when decisions will go out...and the lady said, "either today or monday or maybe tuesday." this waiting sucks....
and i found out that second look weekend is april 16-17. do most ppl go to that? what do you do on second look weekends?
and i found out that second look weekend is april 16-17. do most ppl go to that? what do you do on second look weekends?
I was in the admissions office on Friday and they were stuffing the evelopes. A friend of mine who is in charge of student interviews said they were going out on Thursday, but that apparently didn't happen. Admissions said that they hoped to have them out that day (Friday), but it could take longer. Also, the letters will go through the slow university mail system as someone else pointed out, so I wouldn't expect the letters to arrive for another 7-10 days. You've waited this long...
thanks for the update, doc oct. do you (or anyone else) know when the student interviewers will get their lists? to pitt med students, please encourage your classmates to do those emails so those people that are gonna get good news get it as soon as can be.
I was told (by the same person who said the letters were going out on Thurs) that we would have the lists Monday or Tuesday.
is Pitt's second look weekend paid for by the school (as in do they pay for us to fly to Pittsburgh and put us up in some type of housing for the weekend?)
I think the majority of people will email, but they might not do it right away - it will pretty much depend on what time and what day they put the notices in the mailboxes. Some people don't check their mail daily, and most people leave school right after a test, so if they put the notices in the mailboxes in the afternoon, you might not hear for a day or two... So just don't worry if you don't get an email.
it would be better if we didn't have to worry about the email thing. now i've got to worry and stress about that too.
yup, and every hour that passes, i'll feel like my chances are going down.
And every time this thread is updated, my heart stops beating. Seriously, all this waiting is killing me!
I have a strong feeling that tomorrow will be the day. Anyone else catching the same vibe?
tpf
tpf
Bump
just wondering if anyone else's status page has been stagnant since 2/26. that's the last time mine was updated. from the discussion thus far it does seem like it matters. anyway, perhaps we'll start hearing stuff soon which would really make for a great spring break.
yup, stagnant since 2/26
i called the office today, turns out the letters were sent today. oh well. as for the status page, they said no change would be made to it.
my bad - i meant to make my statement in the negative.
If they sent the letters out already, couldn't they at least let applicants know what their status is over the phone?
tpf
tpf
I think Wed might be the earliest, but I would start to get antsy for something on Thurs or Friday. But what do I know? That is assuming that the Pitt mail service has to play around with the letters for a little while before getting it to the USPS. My friend who works at Pitt says that the mail system is not too shabby so maybe you will get it on Wed?
Anyway, I am in Pittsburgh . . so I will let all of you peeps know when it gets here and then it's probably a matter of 1-2 extra days depending where you are. Unless I don't get anything this week! Does anyone know if this bundle will include rejections and waitlists as well as acceptances? That will stink if we get nothing and have to wait some more!
