Grad school questions?

Question

Ok, couple questions:

1) I've applied to 8 grad schools (for science programs that do require interviews as part of admissions-you have to let most know if you are attending by 4/15) and have heard back from 5 so far. At 4 of those, I've set up interviews and gone to all but 1 that I have in March. At one of those 5 (Vanderbilt), I had a faculty member, a departmental secretary, and some admissions person all e-mail me saying "when the admissions committee contacts me" to set up an interview--that was at the end of January. So far, I have not heard from the VU admissions committee. They all said they said I am an extremely strong candidate and urged me to consider Vanderbilt, but it's March, and I haven't heard from them since. I e-mailed one of those people back and haven't heard anything, so I don't know what I should do. Should I just leave it alone?

2) For science grad programs that require interviews, when is the latest they would want to do them?

Thanks!

Two of the schools are my safety nets schools and have no deadlines, so I'm not concerned I haven't heard from them--I just finished my apps for those.

Answer 1

Usually, in an academic department, the administrative assistant (department secretary) is the one who knows EVERYTHING. So I would highly recommend contacting him/her. Be honest and polite (but professional) and ask him/her what you should do. And make sure they are aware of the deadline.

Answer 2

I would give it another try. University faculty are notoriously slow about getting things done (unlike undergraduate admissions, which is usually handled by administrators), and if you are interested in Vanderbilt, which is an excellent school, I wouldn't let it rest without finding out for sure if their silence is their way of expressing rejection, or just a delay in the process.

Answer 3

Everything (department decisions and your's) has to be completed by April 15 so that the deadline.

If it takes awhile to hear from a department, it means that they like you but are waiting to see if they will have enough room for you. It is a good sign. The ones who hear early are the must-have candidates and the should-reject candidates.

Answer 4

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