Any acceptances/rejections?

soozievt
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:33:06 +0000

Drhowarddrfine,

When I said it did not really belong on the Webster thread, it is because your entire post is telling about what happened at ANOTHER school, not Webster. You did not mention CMU, right. Neither did I.

I am not saying it is all right for me to bring up and not you. I wasn’t bringing up anything but merely responding to YOUR post and since your post is already here, I broadened your example from another school to a general lesson to be learned by OTHER readers who might read of your experience.

As far as what you mentioned on “the other board”…I have no clue what you mentioned on another thread or board. I was ONLY responding above to what you wrote on THIS thread. When I responded to your post on this thread on the Webster forum, I not yet read the CMU thread on which you posted today. As well, I did not have any idea that you called CMU several times and were told everything was received, because that is not what you posted on THIS thread to which I was responding above. I had only read what you wrote here and responded to that here. I also do not “catalogue” all the posts by each member who posts on the many CC forums into files. I can’t recall all posts by each person and their individual “stories”. I only am responding to what is posted on the thread on which I am responding. In some cases, I know the member after having read many of their posts over a long period of time. You are a new member and I haven’t any idea about all of your other posts or your individual situation. I don’t have a file of “drhowarddrfine’s posts or case”. I read many CC forums, not just the MT Forum, and come in contact with hundreds of members. My responses on a thread are to posts on THAT thread only. If I have read hundreds of posts by a certain member, then I take their collective story into account when responding to them. Even then, I may get mixed up to keep everyone’s details straight with so many members. For now, I was only going by the post I read here and responded to only the information in that post. I did not bring up anything but was giving advice to members who might read your story and steps future applicants can take to help avoid it if possible.

Lastly, I certainly am not “blaming” you for what happened at CMU. I took your experience about CMU which you related here on the Webster thread, which did not include sharing about having checked to see if your file was complete, and gave GENERAL advice to ALL posters for the future to learn and observe what can happen at some schools. I wasn’t talking about you at that point but about lessons to learn as to what can happen and what steps others may wish to take. I have no idea what steps you had already taken to check on the completeness of your application at CMU. I know CMU has an application status page as well. I only knew what you wrote above in post #48.

I am sorry for what happened to you. Later when I read your new post today on the CMU thread, I also commented to you there, which you have now quoted here, that I have heard of many similar type experiences others have had at colleges and particularly at CMU. My posts were addressed to all readers, not ONLY to you. I read that thread AFTER this one and responded there to what you wrote THERE.

Good luck to you.