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Any other UT English people out there? I accepted my offer last week. Where are my fellow longhorns?

I just turned down a fully funded phd spot at purdue (rhet/comp) and removed myself from the syracuse ccr wait list. Hope this helps someone!

Omg. Heaven. I'm coming from a private school that offers about 6-7 classes a semester. And roughly half of those are lit courses.

Not to bail on the Purdue train, but can we talk rhet/comp waitlists for a second? I'm currently sitting on three. And I'm holding two funded acceptances. And I only applied to these 5 schools. I thought maybe we could share what we're waiting on and what we might free up for other waitlisters.

Of course. I'm looking forward to making connections, regardless of my final decision. In this profession, we rely on our colleagues across universities so much. You never know when you'll need to call on a colleague to form a conference panel or read your dissertation. Networking is a lovely thing.

When this season began, I suspected that we share some research interests. I think I'm presenting at Cs on Saturday (morning?). Will you be at the Bedford party? And creep on, my friend. This decision is like choosing a partner. Leave nothing uncreeped.

Thanks, Zinc! At any rate, I'm stoked to meet some Purdue peeps at Cs. And maybe I'll roll out to W Lafayette to visit the campus while I'm in Indiana. Interaction with names and faces can go a long way towards helping us make the right decisions.

That's a definite advantage to the straight out rejection. Wait lists are a unique kind of hell. But... It's also a domino effect. If I get in off my top choice's wait list, I'll have to turn down Purdue. It's a big old chain. I know that's not really helping either of us right now, though. Lol. Best of luck!

Thanks BTAC. This process is so crazy. I thought I'd be happier about Purdue, but I can only keep thinking about the three waitlists I'm on. Weird, right?

Got my acceptance from Purdue about an hour ago.

I think you already have your answer. This is a demoralizing and sometimes inhumane process. Try to relax. Breathe. Binge watch bad tv. And trust. I wouldn't send anything else at this point. We're all in the same boat. And we'll make it.

I'm waiting on UT and Purdue.

Good call. My email came on 1/6, so I bet that's what happened. Though, it's not unreasonable that they'd have a 2-3 week turnaround. They get < 40 apps a year.

English and CCR are separate departments. Try Syracuse Composition (not abbreviated).

re: "CCR has never sent out a decision before the third week of February" More weirdness. When I look at the boards, I see acceptances in late Jan and early Feb.