sebastiansteddy

I didn't apply to Madison, but congrats!!!!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!

Unless someone claims the Buffalo 14th admit, I really don't think it's legitimate.

Congrats!!! I'll update you if I hear anything from OSU.

There are a few of us who still have "in review." Who knows what that means? We could still be in the running... Where have you been accepted to already? Congrats!

The calm before the storm?

This exactly.

I am just as stressed/ anxious/ nervous as anyone - but it is WAY too early to give up hope! We can do this!

Thanks for letting us know proflorax. I appreciate it!

I second the congrats!! So jealous! I am still "In Review." Ughhhhhhhhh.

Sorry Don't give up yet though!!! If it's any consolation, I have a feeling this is what's going to happen with me and OSU...

Wow, ok. Thanks for the news. I appreciate it.

I have no idea what you all are talking about... but it's MONDAY! Today could potentially be a big day...

I am not in the Rhet and Comp applicant pool. Why is this process so agonizingly mysterious?!

There's another OSU acceptance up (for rhet and comp). Mine still says "in review." Does anyone else still have "in review?"

Oh, I asked about that at the bottom. That is meant for people who submitted paper LOR's.

The LOR's in my Buffalo app say "Rec'vd; Letter submitted online from ______"

Exactly.

No, don't give up hope. In the past, Buffalo notified fellowship recipients at the same time as regular admits, but this year they notified fellowships first. Regular admits have not yet been notified.

I was going to list bluecheese as an example of sending out many high-quality applications, but I didn't know if s/he would appreciate it.

Yes, I do disagree... because there is much more to this than just quality of your application. I've heard stories where adcomms wanted to admit people, but just couldn't for many varying reasons (they need to even out male/female, they admitted too many Americanists last year, etc.) Sending out high quality applications to 15 places (versus sending out high quality applications to 6) reduces the odds that something like that will happen. What's this myth that after application number 10, the quality of your apps magically decrease? Again, this is my opinion and what I have been told for English programs, not comp lit. I suspect that a large portion of what I am saying would not apply to comp lit applicants. I too am sorry for hijacking your thread.

I don't see 10-15 as mass-application dumping... well this was the advice of both the DGS, the Director of Admissions and professors who have served on or are currently serving on the adcomm at my university... one to which some posters on here may be applying to...

Every single advisor/professor I talked to said at the very minimum to apply to 10, and aim for 15 if economically feasible. Editing to add: I know very little about comp lit departments, so for comp lit this might not make sense.

That is the scariest post I've ever read! Haha, I'm excited though.

Yes, and you could ask a few questions: cohort size, teaching opportunities, when is the visiting day, etc.