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And TCU? and ... I dunno everything... Texas?

Thanks for the info. At least you know now. I hope you get in elsewhere!

It used to be easy. U of M for football. MSU for hoops. You could be a good michigan fella and root for a little bit of everyone. It's not so easy now - the lines that were drawn have faded with time. Now people expect you to pick and actually be "loyal" Bah! the thought of that...

I think they trickle them out to you... because I was out of votes at 4am but I was able to squeeze another out about 15 minutes ago.

I've reached my upvote quota (What is there a shortage on happiness?!?!) for the day when I upvoted Despejado's comment about GradCafe picnics. But here is a big virtual cookie for you! There really are some great people all over the place and there is certainly more things to consider than what people call rank.

Packaging Science is fascinating! You have to take a flat medium and create something in 3 dimensions that'll stand out, be sturdy, be economical, fit the shelves/exisiting freight boxes, while trying to fit as many as possible out of a large sheet of cardstock. THEN! you have to have a machine that'll cut, fold, and glue in all of the right places. How exciting!

I'm nearly convinced... I feel bad asking my letter writers to send something on such a short notice. Oh well, right? But it would be awesome! I'm a bit of a foodie and I often bring lunch to my peers - we could have a GradCafe picnic!

Man! It's a shame they don't have many options for Rhet - I do see some Comm studies in their program though... Hmmm, perhaps?

Yawn... very boring morning on the result boards. What are y'alls sub focus in rhet? Of course I should probably apologize for my probing curiosity... I'm probably the least senior so I'm sort of all over the board (we all are a bit). I'm really interested in cognitive-rhetoric or rather how we choose or don't choose the ways we interact with text and what choices we make or don't make during the invention proccess. I'm also really tied up in Zen & Rhetoric. Not examing the Rhetoric of Zen artifacts but instead examing the Zen of Rhetoric - but that's more for fun. More broadly I focus on empowerment and the leveling of the rhetorical playing field. giving folks the tools and agency to examine + exist in a world that is built on unfair assumptions.

I had a run in with a puppet professor at my current uni... it was strange. I felt that either her or the puppet were coming onto me.

Prospects are a bit grim. Roomie is moving out. I work a part-time job (20hrs a week), and go to school full time. Rent was in the roomies name - we split it all down the middle. So I need a new contract. The landlord wants to bump rent up to nearly double. So I'm stuck paying nearly 4 times more (I can't afford that) while looking for a new roomie for a few months and then still paying double. Or, I could leave. I have friends with couches. or I could go to my mother's house. But I left my mother's house to escape her alcoholism. Maybe I can sleep at my Uni?

If you had gotten a PhD acceptance would the choice be easier?

Folk-punk-bluegrass-blues??? Dylan meets Richard Hell playing the fiddle with hound dog Taylor... Fascinating! Your music sounds wonderful! And the fact that you play with your SO. I want your life.

Up before dawn doing the homework I had blown off all weekendPlusMonday because I'm mentally exhausted. I'm not sure if it is the entire waiting process or my recent breakup or the fact that I haven't had hot running water in a month or the fact that I could be homeless in a week. I can do it though. Right? People have made it through worse situations - I'm clever, I'll figure something out.

Heard! I'm the same status at Purdue and I haven't seen any rhet MA's on the board yet.

Thank you! I haven't heard back for the MA yet but it's fun to dream about the courses!

Purdue - Louisville too. MA applicants matter too!

I've been the "guy who's leaving" before - and I'd rather be the guy who leaves than the guy who stays.

Testify!

Ahhh the relationships built in the trenches.

What of expenses? I've had great roommates at terrible roommates - I'm generally fine alone as long as I can entertain once a month or so.

What is the roommate situation in grad school? Like must things I suspect it probably "depends" but is it normal to live alone? seek out roomies? roomies in the same field? yada yada yada.

Folks... Come on. If I don't get in anywhere I'm taking a few months to treat myself and build up the emotional strength. I love the future I dream of but I'm not going to kill myself to get there.

Food? Fish fingers and custard? (Tried once - actually very good) I'm a bit of an amateur gourmet - perhaps good, not scholarship, is my calling.