Ann Arbor

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naseermk
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Ann Arbor

Post by naseermk » Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:37 pm

Has anyone heard anything from Ann Arbor Physics?

They're eerily quiet it seems!!
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secander2!
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by secander2! » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:51 am

Nothing here. Odd since they had made decisions by Feb 13 last year.
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by naseermk » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:19 pm

secander2! wrote:Nothing here. Odd since they had made decisions by Feb 13 last year.
Really odd, nothing on Grad cafe as well.
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by a bucket » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:25 pm

I'm and undergrad here and by some turn of chance happen to know that the open house is on March 12th... but that's all I know.
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by meatgrinda » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:36 pm

They sent me an acceptance and fin package by email on 2/17- they have an open house last weekend in march too so i imagine they're still accepting people.
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by secander2! » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:11 pm

Yep, I just got an acceptance email today (2/24), so yes, they're still definitely accepting people.

Also, it looks like there are two visiting weekends. One from March 12th-March 14th and the second from March 26th-March 28th.
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Hypatia
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by Hypatia » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:25 am

I checked my status today and it writes "A decision has been made. Your program of application will inform you of the decision. ", but they haven't informed me yet :?
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by naseermk » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:18 pm

Hypatia wrote:I checked my status today and it writes "A decision has been made. Your program of application will inform you of the decision. ", but they haven't informed me yet :?
Mine says the same...Haven't heard yet.
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naseermk
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by naseermk » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:22 pm

At least on this site, it seems not a lot of people applied to Michigan.
It seems people are flocking to Madison over Ann Arbor..
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by Hypatia » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:41 pm

hahaha ... increase possibilities!
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by enemy_boat » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:46 pm

I checked my status today and it writes "A decision has been made. Your program of application will inform you of the decision. ", but they haven't informed me yet :?
Is this on the Wolverine Access page, that New & Prospective Student Center thing?
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Hypatia
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by Hypatia » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:58 pm

exactly! (if you don't know your id, just email the graduate office to send you it)
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by PhysicsPdx » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:12 pm

Hypatia wrote:I checked my status today and it writes "A decision has been made. Your program of application will inform you of the decision. ", but they haven't informed me yet :?
Mine has changed as well. I wish they would put the decision on the page with the link "view decision". Geez.
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by naseermk » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:52 pm

PhysicsPdx wrote:
Hypatia wrote:I checked my status today and it writes "A decision has been made. Your program of application will inform you of the decision. ", but they haven't informed me yet :?
Mine has changed as well. I wish they would put the decision on the page with the link "view decision". Geez.
Exactly. I clicked on it expecting to see the decision. Alas... :D
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by coreycwgriffin » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:04 pm

naseermk wrote:
PhysicsPdx wrote:
Hypatia wrote:I checked my status today and it writes "A decision has been made. Your program of application will inform you of the decision. ", but they haven't informed me yet :?
Mine has changed as well. I wish they would put the decision on the page with the link "view decision". Geez.
Exactly. I clicked on it expecting to see the decision. Alas... :D
Looks like the same thing that Stony Brook has done.
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by valentino » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:13 pm

got an email 2 hours ago
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Hypatia
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by Hypatia » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:33 am

valentino wrote:got an email 2 hours ago
accepted/ rejected????????
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by valentino » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:30 am

got in! :)
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by Julius_Sumner_Miller » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:02 am

I am also seeing the "decision has been made" message on my status page, but have yet to hear anything. Congrats to Valentino, its rare for internationals to hear from a school before domestic students, but your profile is at least three orders of magnitude better than mine so I'm not surprized :wink:



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Hypatia
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by Hypatia » Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:24 am

finally ... they rejected me
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Re: Ann Arbor

Post by Julius_Sumner_Miller » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:09 am

I finally heard from them as well. I didn't get rejected though, they just didn't recommend my application for admission.




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