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once again, you've caught me sans upvotes. sad panda.

out of upvotes, but amen to that!

oops... sorry, i got it mixed up with the deadline for CDIP.

i will definitely do that. i presented last year & really enjoyed it. you just reminded me that abstracts for (dis)junctions are due on the 15th! gotta get on that.

empathy +1

very cool! if you happen to be up there on friday 2/22, let me know. looks like there are a couple grad seminars, & i've got a conference to go to that weekend so i'll be [sort of] in the area.

thanks!! do you plan on visiting the campus to help you make your decision?

that's great that you have some unofficial good news. pulling for you, man!

alksjafl;dkjafd;lkjadfl;kjasdfl;kjasdf i know it's not an acceptance, but my assumed davis rejection just turned out to be a waitlist. first positive news i've gotten this cycle & i. am. STOKED.

42!

i would've upvoted it, as it made me laugh, but i can't upvote on my phone. so... uh... +1

ha! i literally *just* read your comment about this week being so silent, then clicked over to this thread & saw this. super stoked for you!

yes!! that actually makes me feel better about my rejection. choosing which program to attend will be rough, i'm sure, but those are problems you want to have. high five!

kudos, way to go!

you should. super quick read, but really well done.

out of curiosity, have you read the running man? i haven't read the hunger games, but would be curious to hear from someone who's read both. i've heard the comparisons of the hunger games to battle royale, but i think both must've inspired by stephen king. also, love love love your avatar. la la la la la....

i think you're fucking awesome for going through this process just like the rest of us. try to keep your chin up, that's all! as someone else pointed out elsewhere, it's not over until the fat lady sings, & even then it's not over, cos there's next year. & the year after that. & the year after that... also, re: berkeley's cohort size in another thread, yeah, it is one of the larger programs. whereas most UC's have a cohort of 6-10 or so, my understanding is that cal's is more like 20-25. really curious who your POI is, just cos i did my undergrad there. fingers & toes crossed for you!

thank you! said it before, & i'll say it again: you're mah boy, blue[cheese]! ETA: speaking of which, i'm enjoying some lovely newcastle & stella myself this evening. yum!

my post was specifically responding to another poster who was lamenting the alleged "fact" that one rejection meant that s/he would no longer be able to do what it was that s/he wants to do. if you read my post in its entirety, you will see that, with respect to teaching, i explicitly mention that not getting into a phd program *is an obstacle*—nowhere did i say that you should just get an MA & be done with it. however, you are correct in noting that i did not explicitly state that teaching at the community college/state university level can be a good way to improve your application package/move toward your goal of obtaining a phd & being a professor at a university. however, that was my intent. mea culpa. @pepperthedog: love that you bemoan the mob downvoting you when you downvoted me posting rushmore gifs, which had everything to do with the fact that (a) ImWantHazPhD & i both love rushmore, per another thread & ( there was a clear lack of reading comprehension skills in evidence in the page or so of posts prior & had nothing whatsoever to do with anything you said or didn't say. but whatevs. back @thatjewishgirl, re: being an independent scholar, yeah, it *is* tough, hence the "kick/scratch/claw" reference. FWIW, i'm getting my MA, working full-time, presenting at conferences, & volunteering on the side. i also read & grade papers for a local community college. nowhere in my post did i ever say that any of this is easy. but if you want it bad enough, you suck it up & you do what needs to be done. the motivation behind my original post was simply to help someone get a little perspective about why one rejection from one phd program was not the end of the world. that's it.

curses, out of upvotes! so i give you this instead:

congrats!

ditto, ditto!

davis & UCLA, i presume? congrats!! a couple of potential questions you may want to ask (unless they've already been covered): who would be your faculty advisor if you accept? what's the anticipated size of the incoming cohort/how does it compare to recent cohorts? will they be having a welcome weekend so that you can see the campus/sit in on classes/meet your potential fellow cohort members? what sort of funding package do they anticipate they'll be able to offer? i'd also ask about any extracurriculars that might interest you in particular. *shruggles* hope this helps!

FWIW, re: the alphabetical theory, my last name's a B, & i was the first person to post a rejection on gradcafe, so it's a definite possibility. hang in there!

i know how hard it can be not to get discouraged, particularly after receiving a rejection, but what you've said right there is patently untrue. if your primary goal is to become a university professor, then yes, not getting in to a phd program this application cycle does present you with an obstacle to getting to work on that goal. that being said, there are MA programs with rolling deadlines, and with an MA you can teach at the community college level and even lecture at many universities. if, on the other hand, your primary goal is to engage in rigorous scholarship, you don't actually *need* acceptance into a phd program to do that. yes, it makes it easier in terms of funding/time/external support, that whole room-of-one's-own sort of a thing, but if you're truly passionate about your work, you can certainly make a go of it as an independent scholar. keep working, keep writing, keep (or start) presenting, network at conferences, & kick/scratch/claw your way to where you want to be. anyway, just my $0.02, but i hope it helps boost your mood &/or put things in a different perspective. pep talk // real talk.