University of Michigan Graduate School Admission Results

No GRE, no masters

0a/1w/4r/7p

2a/1r/6p

grad GPA. 2a/1w/3r/18p

3.975 undergrad GPA, 3.88 grad school GPA from my MA program at a prestigious university. Its brutal out here.

Email notification from DGS.

The rejection letter was so nice. So was UW Madison's. This is my 5th rejection so far, including 3 from programs that I thought were a perfect fit. And you know what; it helps to get a respectful letter. CUNY posted my rejection without even notifying me until days later and UCLA's email was a terse form letter. It takes so little to write a thoughtful rejection email that shows respect for us, yet the impact is huge. I'm a returning student and I've had a long career. It's rude and bad business when companies/schools don't bother to be respectful to candidates/students who don't get the job/admitted. I think this cycle is bust for me. But I'll definitely reapply to UW Madison and UM Ann Arbor when I try again next year. I'll think twice about the other schools because I suspect they revealed something bigger about their school culture and attitudes with their lack of communication and dismissiveness. Noted!

Rejected by a very nice email, not terribly surprised. 0a/0w/4r/15p

GPA grad. 1a/1w/7r/16p

Rejected by a very kind (and general) email!

GPA is grad. 1a/1w/2r/16p

Philosophy GPA: 3.73