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I was one of those who posted a fellowship nomination from (the Graduate School at) FSU. No word at all from the department, but the guidelines for the fellowship application stated/implied that the award is contingent upon being accepted and being offered TA funding. I'm assuming that means I'm in.

I'd say call. It couldn't hurt. They told more than one of us that decisions would be made by the end of this week. That has to mean by today. Does anyone know if Columbus is being affected/will be affected by the blizzard, though? That might screw some plans up.

First, let me point out that my intent wasn't to agree/disagree with anyone, but to clarify confusion so that meaningful discourse/discussion could continue. Second, I don't think anyone is suggesting that there are "stable positions" available for those with just an MA in the academy (though I have two friends who are in this position and have permanent positions in small non-research based universities). Third, I don't think anyone dismissed professionalization as mere "CV pumping." Fourth, good luck to you as well.

I think what ImWantHazPhD and others are saying is that if someone with a BA is shutout this year, it may make sense for her to apply to an MA program in which her primary goal is to develop a "more cutting edge writing sample and statement of purpose." "CV pumping" and attempts to improve GPA, GRE etc. will be less likely to help anyone in applying to a PhD program if the writing sample and statement of purpose are not improved through pursuing an MA.

Congrats! That's an awesome program.

I'd also like to know if anyone can claim that UMass post. Also, can anyone claim that UVa acceptance?

Someone in last year's discussion thread for Chicago claimed the program didn't have a waitlist, however, I think there's waitlist posts in the Results section if you go back to 2011. Someone in that thread also noted that Chicago accepted 25 people last year. If we were to assume that that's the same this year, the number of posts in the Results section seems a little low (but it is possible that only 1/5 of those accepted posted their results to GC). Anyway, I've personally decided to give up hope on Chicago. It was a long shot, and I've got 10 other decisions to obsess over. Hope this helps, despite the pessimism.

Awesome! Congrats!

Congrats! I'm so happy that both of you got some news. I hope it works out.

AWESOME! Congrats to you both!

Congrats Donthate and big10champ!

I'm hoping for Chicago. The lack of news today is torture.

AWESOME! Congrats Datatape!

Congrats bluecheese! Awesome! You're killin' it this season.

That's what I meant. Thanks for clearing that up.

I didn't apply to Iowa, and I don't have any info on that program specifically, but I received a fellowship nomination from one program where I applied two weeks after the application deadline. It's possible that those acceptances are applicants who were nominated for fellowships (whether they were informed of that detail or not). ETA: My bad, asleepawake just basically made the same point.

I also think Columbia gets that many apps because they are a top program that does not require the Subject Test, along with NYC thing. But it's app fee is far from cheap. They actually raised it by $5 this year. I didn't realize that until I got to the final payment screen. I felt duped (not that I would've decided not to apply because of an extra 5 bucks).

I didn't apply to Duke, but I'm pretty sure there are two posts in the "Results" section for interviews at Duke Lit dated today.

Congrats! That's awesome.

I'm really hoping for news from Chicago either today or tomorrow. Also, I'd like Ohio State to give me an answer already. Seriously, the "In Review" limbo is not fun. Have fun in DC on your trip!

Damn yo! I stepped away from GC for a few hours and this thread blew the fuck up. Congrats to the UW-Madison admits and to Datatape on the waitlist! We're all doing so well already, guys.

Congrats!

I figured not much would happen today because if ad comms were meeting last week, they probably worked hard to get their decisions out by the end of that week (Friday). I think if any ad comms met today for the first time, they certainly wouldn't have pressured themselves to make decisions within a day. This is just how I rationalized my decision to try to be calm today. I'm generally trying not to expect much of Mondays (which is hard because, well, nothing generally happens on weekends, either). I'm prepping myself to be very nervous and anxious on Fridays.

Thanks, proflorax, for passing along what you found out. At least now I know how long the painful, neurotic waiting OSU is putting us through will potentially last. Here's hoping that LinkedIn view means good news is headed your way soon!

Hey sebastiansteddy, mine still says "In Review". I suspect they make decisions in waves, but get this: I went through my emails from last year's application cycle and realized that OSU decided to change my "In Review" to a rejection in late February. This could be a terribly agonizing and fruitless wait, but I also remember that someone I know found out he was on OSU's wait list around the time I got that bad news last year. So basically, we might be left waiting forever. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.