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metaphysics, mind, and ethics.

Just declined Wisconsin, Arizona, and UNC.

Same thing happened to me today. (I wonder if it's the same school?) congratulations

Off the wait list and officially accepted at UNC!

Thanks! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed...

Hey Jac, do you think you could let it be known when the two UNC officially decline?

Just out of curiosity, are you planning on visiting UNC before declining?

I'm here to vent about myself. I'm so irrational. I applied to these four big schools with knowledge that the odds I'd get in were slim to none. I don't have a masters, and I'm competing against people with masters. I come from a piece of shit undergrad because it's all I could afford, and I'm competing against people with amazing pedigrees. All this evidence allowed me to conclude that I should not get my hopes up about these four schools. And this worked, for the most part. I am not upset about my presumed rejection from Yale, and I won't be upset about my impending rejections from Stanford and Princeton. But for some some irrational reason, I got my hopes up for MIT. How do I know this happened? Because as the acceptances come up on the results page, I'm getting upset. And then I get more upset for getting upset. And I'm pissed at myself because I have a great offer from Duke, and there are other people who are worse off than I am because they haven't heard any good news. So I'm upset at myself for not appreciating what I have. Waiting for the phone call from MIT is like waiting for my much more popular high school crush to text me back. It's never going to happen, and I NEED to get this through my thick skull.

A funny for those still waiting for some good news...

I think there needs to be more coordination. I say we plan a group chant starting at 3:33am.

I've also been considering this scenario: What if after 5-6 years of PhD study, I no longer want to be in academia? I think I might have a shot of getting into UNC, so I'm comparing UNC to Duke. UNC is ranked higher than Duke, but the name recognition from Duke might help me in the future if I try to find a job outside of teaching philosophy.

Yup!

I emailed and asked UA. They said that although they would love for me to come and visit, I would have to pay out of pocket because they do not have the funds. UNC is offering to pay for my travel expenses, and I will get to stay with a current grad student. I kind of wanted to tell UA that UNC is at least covering the cost of travel, but I think that might be inappropriate.

I'm a determinist, and this offends me.

Wait listed at UNC! I'm "very high" on the list so they're offering to pay for a visit along with those who have been accepted!!