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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know someone who applied again the next year and had much better results. No extra job experience inbetween or classes. Said they changed nothing about their application.[/quote]

Since there are so few slots, it seems like timing is key (and maybe luck). That is assuming of course that you have the basic ingredients all schools seek. [/quote]

Or one of your recommenders is good friends with the dept head at the school where you are applying. My spouse was rejected from every program except the top 5 program where her thesis advisor was good friends with a professor in her target area of study.

For a person easily offended by non-responsiveness or unprofessional behavior, academia will be a nightmare. I'm just imagining being back in my advisor's office as she shuffled through her overflowing desk and several mail tubs of manila envelopes trying to find one particular piece of paper. Being the best at medieval history or geometry does not mean you are even marginally effective at running a department or recruiting new Ph.D. students.

I seem to remember that I had one school I didn't hear from. Eventually, I called and they told me very casually that I had been accepted.
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