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Nothung

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  1. Lots of very useful info in this thread! Thank you everyone. I was just wondering, People keep mentioning that most love having an apartment in downtown Lafayette, near bars, cafes, hangouts, etc. But which apartments are the nice ones in the downtown area? Does anyone know any specific names that I can look into? Thanks!
  2. I was wonder what the protocol was on this: say I begin a PhD program somewhere and decide after a year that I'd like to explore other options; can I submit applications to other programs while remaining in my current program just in case? Was just sort of hypothetically curious about this. Thank you.
  3. I'm sending an email out now actually, but having mentioned my situation to a friend just a moment ago, he warned me that I could be in trouble here, and spoke of rumored examples of people losing all their offers after accepting more than one. It's gotten me quite freaked out to be honest. I'm trying to learn how worried I should be...
  4. Okay so I have just been made aware that I could potentially be in the wrong by having (un)officially accepted offers from two schools. I was accepted to one school (my top choice), fully funded, and wrote them back to enthusiastically accept the offer. However, I was also accepted, partially funded, to another school at which my girlfriend was also accepted. This partially funded program required a $200 deposit to secure my spot, and I decided to pay this deposit in order to give myself some time to see if I could secure a job there to afford the remaining costs. Firstly, am I in the wrong, legally, at having done this? Do I risk losing the full funded offer? Additionally, it is becoming more and more apparent to me now that I will not be able to make the partially funded program a financial possibility. Is there an appropriate way to now decline this offer? Have a screwed myself by entering some sort of contract I was not totally aware of? Help!
  5. I'm feeling very conflicted right now, and could use some advice. Essentially, I was accepted, fully-funded with a TA-ship, to a mid-ranked program that I was not initially in love with but have since found the faculty extremely welcoming and encouraging. I grew increasingly thrilled by this, but also hoped that my girlfriend would be accepted by any of the nearby schools to which she applied. This unfortunately did not pan out, but we were both accepted to Claremont Graduate School, a program that we admittedly did not research quite enough before we decided to submit applications. What we've since learned is that CGU does not offer fully funded PhD's (merely scholarships which cover a percentage: 70% in my case and 30% in hers), and has no opportunities for TA-ships, though one could theoretically apply for an adjunct position themselves at any of the sister schools in the area. Originally we thought it better for me to accept my first offer, and for her to follow me there while she plans for the upcoming application season. Now that the deadline to submit a $200 deposit is here however, I'm having some second thoughts. My main problem is that I cannot tell how legitimate CGU is: it is ranked a bit higher than the school that offered me a funded opportunity, sure, but without funding it does seem significantly easier to be accepted here. The location seems a million times lovelier than the other school I am considering, but I'm worried that the program at CGU will feel too shoddy -- more like I am investing in them than they are investing in me. I don't want to regret turning down a great opportunity, but I also can't shake the thought that CGU could work, and that even without full funding (granted, I would have to figure out some sort of employment/perhaps take out more loans...) CGU might still offer me an excellent education and career opportunities while keeping a personal relationship that is very important to me intact. Any thoughts? I would be so grateful.
  6. Man, U Chicago has quite an insulting application process. They sent out acceptances on 2/10, told multiple people that more acceptances were to come, and then sat on rejections for an entire month (and counting). What is wrong with them? They ought to be embarrassed.
  7. I emailed Chicago and asked when to expect results (aka rejections), and they informed me that decisions had been finalized and would be released by the end of this week or early next week at the latest. Obviously acceptances have already been sent out, so what kind of sick pleasure are they really getting from almost 3 weeks of holding on to rejections? Also, does anyone remember when a poster in this thread shared the response the department had given him after he asked if all acceptances had already been sent out? They told him they accepted in waves and that the first round of admittances had been sent but that they were preparing the next. It does seem to me like this person got 100% bullshitted by the department -- don't you think?
  8. What is the deal with all of these people posting about funded MAs on the results page? That seems bizarre to me.
  9. Yes I suppose so, though I wonder when they will send out any official rejections. They couldn't possibly wait until April to send any out at all??
  10. Hmm -- I'm wondering if that means anyone who heard nothing Friday has been implicitly rejected then.
  11. Did they just send you this out of the blue? Or was this a response to some kind of inquiry on your part?
  12. I got accepted to Purdue! Good god I had given up hope on my entire career and future.
  13. Why do I get the feeling tomorrow will be a bloody one?
  14. Congrats on Ann Arbor! As for myself: currently at 1 rejection, 1 and a half implied rejections, and still waiting on a few mid tier programs that I'm honestly just not even that excited about anymore. Feeling like a failure and emotionally gearing myself up for next year.
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