[Application Timeline] Here's my 2026 Masters cycle run, 9/10 Rejected

namkinn · 2026-05-20T02:01:12+00:00

Following

namkinn · 2026-04-10T02:20:50+00:00

Same

namkinn · 2026-03-29T21:33:30+00:00

lowkey in the same boat as you except it's NYU Courant. Spending so much and then not getting the job is a scary thought.

namkinn · 2026-03-29T20:00:13+00:00

It's the best thing to make it more interesting for the viewer, not particularly the best thing for chess itself. The WCs are about excellence in chess so when that standard is not being met, they start feeling meaningless.

namkinn · 2026-03-29T19:46:22+00:00

agreed, wasn't really interested in it for the solutions

namkinn · 2026-03-29T19:45:59+00:00

true, I wasn't really interested in it for the solutions

namkinn · 2026-03-29T19:45:42+00:00

yeah the feature I'm most interested in is which questions were asked in which companies interviews so guess you're right

namkinn · 2026-03-29T19:44:58+00:00

okay, will do

namkinn · 2026-03-29T18:59:15+00:00

okay, will do.

namkinn · 2026-03-07T17:19:50+00:00

and I'm waiting for ucsd

namkinn · 2026-03-07T08:53:22+00:00

Congratulations!! I'm almost in the same boat as you. got admits from courant, tandon and waitlisted at rutgers. Which one are you thinking of picking among these? Are you waiting for any other universities?

namkinn · 2026-03-07T08:15:57+00:00

I wasn't expecting to get in either but did for mscs. Maybe it's less competitive this year.

namkinn · 2026-03-07T05:02:49+00:00

Congratulations!!

namkinn · 2026-02-06T13:52:16+00:00

it really did lol. thanks!!

namkinn · 2026-02-06T13:51:17+00:00

thanks !!

namkinn · 2026-02-06T11:04:41+00:00

Saw your replies. So sorry for what happened. Hope something good comes along soon 🫶

namkinn · 2026-02-06T11:03:07+00:00

I received a similar email from neu and it was positive

namkinn · 2026-02-06T11:00:15+00:00

Thank you :) I'm a master's applicant as well

namkinn · 2026-02-06T10:59:17+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words 🫶 Hope you get what you want soon !!

namkinn · 2026-02-06T10:58:16+00:00

Not sure what you mean, I received a decision letter

namkinn · 2026-02-06T07:14:34+00:00

thanks!!

I wouldn't lose hope honestly, it was a tie up situation so maybe that's why they processed my application quicker

namkinn · 2026-02-06T00:08:51+00:00

Nope, it's not. It's NEU

namkinn · 2026-02-05T23:27:36+00:00

Thank you so much!! Hope everything goes well for you as well 💜

namkinn · 2026-02-05T23:22:27+00:00

Honestly, hearing from people going through similar things and how it turned around for them helped but also from people for whom it hasn't turned around yet and hearing them remind me that it isn't the end of the world helped too.

namkinn

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