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sesquipedalian87 last won the day on June 15 2011

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  1. You're very welcome. And I'm sorry for any hostility you perceived. I know I only recently discovered this thread and haven't offered you as much as advice as others but even I felt slighted when I noticed some of your curt responses. No hard feelings? Thanks! Fair enough. I concede that I indeed jumped the gun there. I'll drop you a line if I can think of any. Good luck to you! One last question that lingers in my mind from some of the previous posts in this discussion concerns your interest in Harold Bloom's work. When did that start and why do you suppose you're sympathetic to his opinions? (Sorry, that was two questions in one) Oh, and one more multi-part question: do you think you'll get to read some cultural studies texts in your next and last two years of undergrad? Or in grad school? Or perhaps in your own free time (e.g. over the summer)? I'm sure people on this thread would be willing to suggest specific authors and texts for you to check out if you were interested!
  2. One word: laaaaaaaaaaaaaaame ! C'mon, these people have dedicated their time to helping you and that's all you can muster? Seriously?! Do you really want to add laziness to the reasons why you're not cut out to be an academic? I guess the fact that more than one person here has called you out on "ignoring your interlocutors" must be an indication of something... I, for one, would like to know what you have to say regarding some of the great points people have brought up in this discussion. You also never indicated what you thought of most of the programs that have been suggested to you on this thread. I realize that you said "thanks" a few times to everyone but it seems more like a cop-out than sincere gratitude. Demonstrate that you are indeed grateful by engaging more sincerely in the dialogue. You did initiate it after all! [quote name=Two Espressos - Lighthearted Parody ' timestamp='1308083292' post='258396] Good points, postcolonialists! I feel too lazy to comment upon them, but they really are quite good! Kthxbyeyall!
  3. Sorry to hear about the rejections so far! I've heard no news yet... Ahhh... So were any of the recent postings for the predoctoral fellowship? avu, I know what you mean, but this actually doesn't surprise me... it's a free competition (i.e. we don't pay application fees) plus with the sheer volume of applications, it just makes sense that they wouldn't give detailed feedback to every single individual. That being said, from what I gathered on previous years' Ford threads, if you're turned down, you can request feedback/rating sheets and get this very same info! (Wouldn't it be cool if they gave it out to everyone by default?)
  4. Me too! Sorry! You gotta admit though, this snowball of a joke worked really well! In a few days, the joke may very well be on me. Good luck everybody!
  5. Hey! I've been lurking around on this site for months... thought I'd pop in and say hi. Congrats to those of you who have heard back already. I got HM'ed (Honorable Mention) for the predoctoral as well. I guess that's not so bad! It can still go on the good 'ol CV! I'll just try again next year. Good luck to the rest of you!
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