isol3 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Anyone know what stage the UVA adcom is in? Does UVA do interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybalt Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Anyone know what stage the UVA adcom is in? Does UVA do interviews? If last year is any indication, you've got a LONG wait ahead of you. Last year, UVA was still sorting application materials well into February. I don't think they do interviews, but I could be wrong about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0000000000AAA Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I've also heard that UVA runs late. I guess they're in no rush. I've also heard that they don't give interviews. Other than Emory and Stanford, do any of the major programs bother with interviews? I feel like they'd be distracting. If you can't present yourself on paper, then no amount of presenting yourself in person can matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vordhosbntwin Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 duke's lit program has an interview weekend, but i don't think it's one-on-one. however, i'm not sure that the english literature program has anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunty DaGnome Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 The boards have some acceptances from UVA as early as late February. I applied to UVA before I entered the MA, and at that time, I wound up in UVA purgatory for a long time -- no rejection or acceptance for the PhD or MA -- well into late March. Who knows why, perhaps because they are a state school and their funding issues are often TBD until much later in the calendar year. UVA seems to go in stages as compared to Brown or Columbia, both of which tend to make all or most of their acceptances in a single week, then release their flood of rejections the following week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlajane Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I applied to their MA program in French; the results from last season indicated that the French department gets in touch with prospective candidates at about this time. And, indeed, I got an e-mail on Sunday to attend their recruitment weekend at the end of February. Consequently, I think that they are pretty true to form each year: most of their notifications for English begin mid-February and continue until March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 The deadline for UVA was moved up this year; last year it was Jan. 1 (I believe) and this year it was Dec. 15. That may or may not affect their timeline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunty DaGnome Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 The deadline for UVA was moved up this year; last year it was Jan. 1 (I believe) and this year it was Dec. 15. That may or may not affect their timeline... Oh crap! That's true! Now I'm having a heart attack because my rejection...I mean acceptance....no, be real, my rejection letter is likely only 3 weeks away instead of 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isol3 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Any news from UVA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stately Plump Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Any news from UVA? I've heard nothing and the results board have shown nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stately Plump Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Someone just posted an acceptance to UVA. Anyone on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrykm2 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I'm guessing it is MichaelK who just posted his acceptance in the 0% Confidence thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0000000000AAA Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Looks like there are two now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelK Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I am one of the acceptances, yes. Didn't get much over the phone: was too excited to ask pertinent questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stately Plump Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) I am one of the acceptances, yes. Didn't get much over the phone: was too excited to ask pertinent questions. Congrats MK! I wonder how many people they called today... I would love to go there, though I'm not holding my breath for an acceptance from them Edited February 16, 2012 by Stately Plump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalanched Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I'm also anxiously hoping my phone will ring, but I'm despairing and thus not hopeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahembree Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Congrats, MK! Talk about a dream school. Is there an emotion word for happy/jealous? (like catharsis for fear/pity?) Let's conjure one up from Greco/Roman roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yank in the M20 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Congratulations MichaelK! My heart jumped and not in a good way when I saw this topic, but I've been really philosophic about (implicit) rejections of late. I love hearing about people getting acceptances when they're feeling the most hopeless, gives us all hope. And so cool to get a phone call acceptance. Seems somehow more serious, like they want you more, even though I know it's just how certain schools do things. Out of curiosity, what's your focus? And was UVa your top choice or are you still waiting on others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spasticlitotes Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 *sigh* Congrats, Michael K! UVa is that school I dream about going to and have no realistic hopes for (my reach school). Have a BLAST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelK Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Thanks everybody for the congratulations. As evidenced by my post today in the 0% thread, I was in no way expecting good news. I wish I'd asked some questions so I could offer you all some insights into whether they admitted all today or not (though I would have had to phrase that sort of question cleverly). For Yank: my focus is modern and postcolonial literature with a dash of posthumanist philsophy thrown in for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickson Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Oof, the wait list postings on the results board seem to confirm an implicit rejection over here. On to the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stately Plump Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Oof, the wait list postings on the results board seem to confirm an implicit rejection over here. On to the next one! Yea, it's def discouraging seeing wait-listers on the results board but having no wait-list email in my inbox We don't know for sure till we know for sure, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isol3 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Anyone know if you UVA is done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stately Plump Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Anyone know if you UVA is done? I don't know, but I'm interested in the same information. It seems like there have been a few acceptances and a few wait-listers. I feel like there should be more, but perhaps the other aren't on here. I haven't counted them out yet, though my sense is that with each passing day, our chances diminish greatly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunty DaGnome Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I agree, it's tough to see wait-listers already, but in previous years, UVA has staggered their acceptances, so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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