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  1. Thanks, that really helps! I'm scared when you say it's as expensive as Stanford, because I'd get $24,000 from Stanford and only $13,500CAD from Toronto. Is that enough to live on? No caffeine in Mountain Dew? That's a tragedy if I've ever heard one! Okay, I will stop monopolizing the thread with my questions now... good luck to everyone still waiting or trying to make a decision!
  2. Yeah, I saw that, thanks! Even though it hasn't been updated in 3 years, it's still reassuring. I know that I'm incredibly lucky to be presented with such a tough decision, but I sort of wish I didn't have to make it--I'm SO indecisive!
  3. Yeah... I'm not sure I'd want to stay in Canada forever, so I definitely need a degree with leverage in the States, too. I will definitely have to talk to my profs. I thought I knew which way I was leaning, and now suddenly I feel like I'm back to square one Thanks for your input!
  4. Thanks! It's for a direct-entry (no MA) PhD. I know it's fantastic, but I'm wondering *how* fantastic It's hard to gauge that when it's not listed with USNews, phds.org, or any of the others.
  5. Just got notification in the mail that I was accepted to UToronto!!! Does anyone know how Toronto compares to US schools in terms of reputation? And especially to Stanford, Brown, and Rutgers? :mrgreen: There's no mention of a visit (silly Canadians, doing things differently)... I was hoping I'd get to meet the legendary Natalie Zemon Davis, even if I decide not to go there. :cry: Now that I've officially heard from all my schools, I'm not so paranoid, so I can mention that I go to UMich for undergrad--I know a lot of people here are looking at our department, so let me know if you have any questions!
  6. el217

    Visit Days

    I would say get confirmation from those three schools that either you're rejected or that they haven't decided yet--and if it's the latter, find out when the visit is. I ended up having to shell out $770 to change a flight to one school because it overlapped with a visit at another, and it's not clear I'm going to be reimbursed for any of it :| So I would say it's definitely better to avoid conflicts, if possible!
  7. ooh ooh, can you post the Women's History list? I always meant to go to the bookstore to look at the USNews rankings, but I never got around to it. Everyone was just screaming "fit! fit!" before so it didn't seem so important. But now that I'm trying to make a decision, ranking seems to matter more. Thanks! :mrgreen:
  8. As an update, my status page FINALLY changed to show my NW rejection. Not surprised, considering the faculty match wasn't good (story of my life; I wish my advisors had been more helpful when I was deciding where to apply...). Another question for everyone, while I'm posting: How much have you been contacted by faculty at the schools to which you've been accepted? With one school the profs in my area have e-mailed me, and with another I haven't heard a word. I'm just trying to figure out which of these (if any) is "normal practice." Thanks!
  9. Sorry to hear that, dizzydancer. But seriously, what's up with Northwestern?!!? I still haven't heard anything, and from the recent post on the results page, I'm not the only one. Unless someone's sitting there on a Saturday manually entering each rejection into the computer system, I don't get what's going on. The visit is in two weeks, so it would be really nice to know either way
  10. I called the program on Wednesday (omg scary!), mostly because I know that the visit is soon and the uncertainty is literally driving me insane. The grad assistant wasn't around, but the woman I talked to in the main History office said that invites to the Open House (and I think rejections as well?) were going out "in the next day." I still haven't gotten anything and the "view decision" link still hasn't appeared, so I don't know how accurate that info was. Maybe we'll hear today? I already have 2 offers so it's not a huge deal if I don't get in, but like you, I just wish I KNEW. Good luck!
  11. Cornell, I admire your bravery in calling at all. I'm much too terrified to call any school, even the ones I already heard from. Congrats to the two people who posted they got into Northwestern! Care to reveal yourselves and share any more details (who notified, when the visit is, etc.)?
  12. I just got a waitlist offer from Brown in the mail. They don't admit anyone without a fellowship, so basically they're just waiting to see if they have money to give me. I already have two great offers with funding, so I'm not sure it's worth it to ask to stay on the Brown waitlist. The prof I want to work with there is great, but doesn't have tenure yet. What do you guys think?
  13. Geeze, schools really need to get their acts together. I'm glad my status changed because I got to be excited last night instead of waiting for the e-mail this morning! Yeah, I'll be at the Open House, but it's the same week at Stanford so I'm still trying to figure out the logistics. Changing my flight will cost $400-700, so I might have to miss the second day at Rutgers Either way, I have to miss an entire week of school. I hope my profs/GSIs understand... Anyway, see you there!
  14. Thanks! I didn't really "find out to check;" I log in to all my status pages every night (just in case) :oops: I also got an official e-mail from Rutgers overnight. Good luck!
  15. Not to change the subject, guys, but I just checked the online status page and I got into Rutgers :mrgreen: Since I'm interested in gender history, it's quite high on my list, so I'm excited. Good luck to everyone else who applied there!
  16. Wow, missycari, you're certainly cleaning up--congrats! :mrgreen: Someone on ApplyCorner posted that he got into Rutgers. Has anyone heard anything? Eahistory, I haven't heard anything from Northwestern yet, but that seems to be a trend among the schools to which I applied :|
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  18. Congrats to everyone who got into UMich! It's a great school--and Ann Arbor isn't bad either (except for the Michigan weather...)!
  19. Thanks! :mrgreen:
  20. I agree! I grew up in Michigan, and the Wolverines and the Spartans are definitely VERY different! Also, don't worry about Wolverine Access--my brother goes to UMich and he said it's basically the worst interface in the entire world. My mom has had countless problems trying to pay his tuition on there, too. You'd think with all the money they have, they'd be able to get some better software! P.S. An open letter: Dear grad schools, I know it's Sunday, but getting into your programs would probably be the best birthday present ever. Just so you know. Love, E
  21. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. They are paying for my ticket, but I have to book the flight myself and they'll reimburse. And they did send an itinerary, with events from 9:45am to 5:30pm on Friday only. What I was asking is whether, if/when this is the case, people usually stay for the whole weekend, beyond the official events. Thanks!
  22. I'm sorry for starting a new topic; I had originally replied to another one but it quickly got buried. Everything I've every heard about admitted students' weekends have been described as just that: weekends. For one school to which I was admitted, though, the information they sent me says the program is just one day, a Friday. Is this normal? My main question is, when should I plan to leave? Saturday morning? Sunday night? Does the visit usually continue "unofficially" over the weekend? One thing that's holding me up is that I applied to 6 other schools, and there are only so many weekends between now and April 15th. It's possible I could piggyback a second trip onto this one. But if everyone usually plans to stay through Sunday, I don't want to be the lame one who's out of there first thing in the morning. Thanks!
  23. I agree, and I think the issue is that schools don't realize there is so much communication about admissions online. Back before the internet, they could notify in their own sweet time and almost no one would be the wiser. Welcome to the 21st century, guys. Sheesh. I know that I had completely given up hope on Stanford, and then I got in. So I'm just trying to stay positive--yes, even about Berkeley. You never know!
  24. Actually, she sent it at 4:26am EST, so 1:30am in CA (still a strange hour for this kind of e-mail). But then again, she's on sabbatical, so she could very well be in Italy and sending it at a very normal 10:30am. Who knows That's so funny about your prof! I have to say, seeing my profs in a bathing suit would probably scar me for life. Thanks, dmh26 and totallyfreakingout :mrgreen:
  25. AHH I just woke up to an e-mail from a prof at Stanford--I'm in! As I posted in the results, there are some major communication issues going on in the department, since this prof is on sabbatical and assumed I already knew about my admission. I had already completely despaired of them, based on what people had posted here, so let this be a lesson to all: don't believe everything you read! I'm going to go jump up and down now... :mrgreen:
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