George Mason 2011 Applicants Forum

2Serious4Numbers · Post by **2Serious4Numbers** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 3:37 pm

3|ink wrote:
YankeesFan wrote:Status checker is now an error page. Anyone think it is a sign that theyre updating it?
Maybe.

just checked. mine is still at "complete" with the 11/11 date listed -- no error page

onepass · Post by **onepass** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:08 pm

I don't have an error page either. Just the same as always. Maybe something will happen next week?

Capitol A · Post by **Capitol A** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:13 pm

I know this was discussed a while back but I have been admitted and I got a Christmas card from George Mason today.

crossingforHYS · Post by **crossingforHYS** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:50 pm

got waitlisted....I am a 165 and a 3.93.....yp? maybe?

Capitol A · Post by **Capitol A** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:25 pm

crossingforHYS wrote:got waitlisted....I am a 165 and a 3.93.....yp? maybe?

Maybe, but my# s are pretty similar and im in. Did you curse in your ps? I heard that's frowned upon.

Henchman21 · Post by **Henchman21** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:36 pm

Capitol A wrote:
crossingforHYS wrote:got waitlisted....I am a 165 and a 3.93.....yp? maybe?
Maybe, but my# s are pretty similar and im in. Did you curse in your ps? I heard that's frowned upon.

My #'s are pretty similar too and i'm in.

And GMU Definitely frowns upon cursing in your PS.

crossingforHYS · Post by **crossingforHYS** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:20 pm

Henchman21 wrote:
Capitol A wrote:
crossingforHYS wrote:got waitlisted....I am a 165 and a 3.93.....yp? maybe?
Maybe, but my# s are pretty similar and im in. Did you curse in your ps? I heard that's frowned upon.
My #'s are pretty similar too and i'm in.

And GMU Definitely frowns upon cursing in your PS.

haha no no cursing.....but then I am confused

....

there can't be something to terrible in my application b/c I got into illinois.....maybe my essay was to liberal? I am a bit confused....

HeavenWood · Post by **HeavenWood** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:23 pm

crossingforHYS wrote: there can't be something to terrible in my application b/c I got into illinois.....maybe my essay was to liberal? I am a bit confused....

This is a distinct possibility. When I was discussing my YP rejection over the phone with the dean, she said she also rejected applicants if she felt "they didn't fit in with the school."

Henchman21 · Post by **Henchman21** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:42 am

crossingforHYS wrote:
Henchman21 wrote:
Capitol A wrote:
crossingforHYS wrote:got waitlisted....I am a 165 and a 3.93.....yp? maybe?
Maybe, but my# s are pretty similar and im in. Did you curse in your ps? I heard that's frowned upon.
My #'s are pretty similar too and i'm in.

And GMU Definitely frowns upon cursing in your PS.
haha no no cursing.....but then I am confused ....

there can't be something to terrible in my application b/c I got into illinois.....maybe my essay was to liberal? I am a bit confused....

Don't feel bad. Schools just have different eyes when it comes to assessing an application. I got rejected to Illinois yesterday, held at BC, and got into GM. Come to think of it, I should be worried, not you~~ Good luck on the rest of your cycle and don't let one waitlist put you down. Congrats on Illinois!

zrcm18 · Post by **zrcm18** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:44 pm

just got the postcard in the mail. From the posts above it doesn't seem like it carries any significance, unfortunately. :/

gdane · Post by **gdane** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:24 pm

I was accepted. My PS wasnt overly "liberal" per se, but it may have been construed that way. I talked about growing up in the ghetto and working with inner city kids.

I think the quality of your writing has more to do than the actual subject. Granted, you want to write about something interesting, but at the same time you dont want your essay to look like it was writen by a 5th grader. 5 sentence paragraphs, intro, body, conclusion, etc etc dont work for these kinds of essays.

3|ink · Post by **3|ink** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:25 am

YP for sure. Don't let it get you down.

Speaking about personal statements, how many people submitted more than 500 words? Mine was 800.

GentlemanJim · Post by **GentlemanJim** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:31 am

^^ Mine too. Way long.

Capitol A · Post by **Capitol A** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:53 am

3|ink wrote:YP for sure. Don't let it get you down.

Speaking about personal statements, how many people submitted more than 500 words? Mine was 800.

Mine was 500 exactly. Not a single superlative.

kjadkins · Post by **kjadkins** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:24 pm

Capitol A wrote:
3|ink wrote:YP for sure. Don't let it get you down.

Speaking about personal statements, how many people submitted more than 500 words? Mine was 800.
Mine was 500 exactly. Not a single superlative.

Mine was 440-something. But I think the less than 500 words was a little bit unreasonable. My 2 page one was so much better.

onepass · Post by **onepass** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:52 pm

Mine was 499.

I just expanded my diversity statement and used it in place of my personal statement.

3|ink · Post by **3|ink** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:23 pm

GentlemanJim wrote:^^ Mine too. Way long.

Maybe. But I got in.

hurricane10 · Post by **hurricane10** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:45 pm

I finally got my waitlist notification in the mail yesterday.. GMU's admissions process seems to be waay different than other schools.

2Serious4Numbers · Post by **2Serious4Numbers** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:49 pm

still waiting, my status checker hasn't updated since 11/11.. come on now GM

zrcm18 · Post by **zrcm18** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:17 pm

2Serious4Numbers wrote:still waiting, my status checker hasn't updated since 11/11.. come on now GM

+1, been waiting since 11/11 as well

YankeesFan · Post by **YankeesFan** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:57 am

New round of admissions goes out today...

Autoaccept · Post by **Autoaccept** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:30 am

"We have reached a decision on your appliction. You should expect to receive the decision shortly."

CrimLaw300 · Post by **CrimLaw300** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:01 am

Autoaccept wrote:"We have reached a decision on your appliction. You should expect to receive the decision shortly."

+1

thelaststraw05 · Post by **thelaststraw05** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:06 am

CrimLaw300 wrote:
Autoaccept wrote:"We have reached a decision on your appliction. You should expect to receive the decision shortly."
+1

What time did you guys submit?

Autoaccept · Post by **Autoaccept** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:08 am

I got my status checker e-mail on 11/11, and probably submitted a few days before that? I haven't gotten any e-mail or phone call yet today, though, but I'd love to get in here. Has anyone not been notified by e-mail (for instance, a WL/reject and found out via snail mail)? I'd like to know something today.

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