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I found this thread super encouraging. I am 47. When I did my first degree in the early 90s, I hated school! In my late 30s, i went back to school and earned an MFA. Now for two years, I have been applying to PhD programs and rejected by a lot. This year, I was accepted by one MA in a place far from where I now live. I went to a school visit this week. I am not sure whether I will actually accept the offer yet. I feel very old among younger students, I will be separated from my partner etc.... Still, I am proud of my challenge. I really worked hard preparing my writing samples, taking GRE three times..... I have never worked this hard even for a paid job ha ha. I really appreciate everyone's comments here. Good luck to us all.

I applied several schools around NYC but haven't heard from them so far . I just want to take a moment and congratulate everyone who was accepted.