sebastiansteddy

Thanks for all the info! I spoke to Dr. Brayman Hackel on the phone today. She seems incredibly nice! I also booked my flight for the open house! Can't wait to be on the west coast for my first time ever!

Haha I am just joking. I do have some other great offers so I will not be devastated if ultimately rejected from Irvine. Please, do what is best for you.

Dear Irvine, Unfortunately, I cannot accept your offer of admission. Please accept sebastiansteddy in my place. Best, KeellyMK

I've talked to people who have been awarded fellowships (on top of standard TA-ships) once admitted off a wait list...

Crossing my fingers for you!!!

An hour for 18 miles?!

This is how I feel about my wait list. I am not taking it personally at all. I don't think they would wait list you if they didn't want you.

I've heard HORROR stories about traffic in southern California. Is that something I should be prepared for? Or is Riverside sort of outside the area where traffic gets bad?

You have an AMAZING acceptance, and a GREAT wait list. This process is so quirky. I know someone who doesn't post here who has gotten about 10 rejections, and only one acceptance. Her one acceptance: UPenn. You just never know. By getting in to Penn State and a wait list at Michigan (both schools from which I am assuming rejection) you have proven that you are VERY worthy of PhD study.

My MA was a really valuable experience. I'm very glad I did it.

I WILL be attending the open house! I am very excited. I've never been to the west coast before. One thing that does make me nervous (and is swaying me a little from UCR) is the cost of living in CA. I've heard that Riverside is cheaper than many areas in CA though. Is that true?

Ohh I am sorry. I read your post too quickly. Congrats on your one acceptance though! And good luck on Kentucky!

I did not apply to Kentucky, but I love your username. What happened to Don'tHate? But more importantly, CONGRATS ON KENTUCKY!

I really want to make sure I sit in on a seminar at my prospective schools, so I am getting there Wednesday night, attending a seminar on Thursday, and probably leaving on Saturday. I am not quite ready to look for apartments yes, because I have no idea what I'd do if my wait list at Irvine converts...

I don't know what their funding situation is like (and it can't be cheap to live in DC), but I feel like I'm always meeting people at great PhD programs who did their MA at Georgetown. ETA: I meant to conclude that with a congrats to those accepted there!

Just booked my travel plans for the visiting day. Is anyone going the day before so that they can attend a seminar?

Hmm. Well you never know! Here's hoping!

Well, an acceptance just went up on the board, via e-mail. So there's that.

The rejection posted is NOT mine, but I e-mailed UF this morning to ask about my status. The reply was something like "I will send out notices next week. Watch your e-mail." So... doesn't tell me much, but I am probably going to assume rejection from a reply like that, since acceptances there tend to be phoned. Not sure if that helps you out or not!

I received a wait list last night, as did a few others. There still may be more to go out. I applied for literature though, not Rhet.

YES! CONGRATS!!!!

Yes, and it confuses me. I happen to know someone one the list, and s/he is a current UCI student who was wait listed last year. So I am not sure that this really means there are 13 of us on it.

Oh my god I am wait listed at Irvine!!! gfgreagrgq e!!!!!!

For anyone interested in Irvine: I was told that top candidates have been accepted and that some candidates who did not make a cut were rejected. If you haven't heard yet, you are in a middle ground. There will be two wait lists: a "primary" and a "secondary." There will be more rejections as well. This should all be happening "this week or next." I am not sure if any more acceptances will go out though, or merely wait lists. So if you are waiting on Irvine - there's still a glimmer of hope!

Haha. Also, it turns out everyone outside of the MA/RI-ish area hates the Pats. It's a hostile environment out here.