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  1. Congrats, Ashley! That's awesome news!
  2. I don't have anything useful from my notifications yet, but a couple schools post these statistics online: Michigan State (2012 is the most current): http://grad.msu.edu/apply/PHDDataReporting/PhD%20Data%20-%20English%202012%20Cohort.pdf Minnesota: https://apps.grad.umn.edu/stats/ad/1027600.shtml
  3. Officially got the Ohio State rejection. Not sure why that took three weeks... (sorry for the sour grapes, it was my #1)
  4. Is anyone who was accepted/WLed a Film Studies and Cultural Studies applicant? I don't think I've seen anything mentioned from that area group.
  5. Personally speaking, if I get funding/acceptance with funding from some of the schools I am waiting to hear from there are at least five schools I will contact to either decline my acceptance or withdraw my app from consideration. So, I think it depends on how many applicants at the places where you are WLed follow this model. As an aside, I keep meaning to say this. Vermont is the best (honestly, teaching at UVM would be a dream for me)! I'm pulling for you.
  6. Congrats, Lycidas! You're killing it with the Massachusetts schools! (doing much better in Boston than the Bruins, that's for sure...)
  7. I'm sure it's only going to get worse as I hear from more places and, consequently, getting closer to knowing exactly what's going on. However, it being Feb. 19th with ten schools left to hear from is maddening (only two of those are solidly implied rejections)! Why are all the schools I applied to taking so long this year?!
  8. Scottstein: did you contact UMD about the waitlist or did they contact you? I've heard mixed things about how people are hearing and wondering if I should bite the bullet and e-mail them (I haven't seen anything posted in my area group). Edit: Congratulations, by the way!
  9. Not to derail, but in the interest of full disclosure: rejected (via post, how retro!) from Milwaukee. Not biggie, except I only applied because of a very encouraging POI e-mail. I would have spent the time/money on another program if not for that e-mail (UMD and Brown profs seem to have mastered this balancing act). And back to the interesting discussion at hand...
  10. Congrats recent admits! Got an e-mail from UNC Greensboro this afternoon, but there won't be detailed information (funding, I assume?) for another few days.
  11. I wish I could give more than one up vote! Such a great way to put things in perspective, and the grant writing analogy is amazing!
  12. pannpann: you can always print and burn. In any event, sorry about Hopkins.
  13. Congratulations, greenmt! And thanks for sharing; much appreciated. Best of luck with BU!
  14. I cannot even imagine: http://time.com/3712677/carnegie-mellon-admission-mistake/
  15. HOORAY! Now get your refund (as much as ETS will give you... )!
  16. YAY thepriorwalter! The best Pens fan ever!
  17. I think fellowship results came out yesterday or today for those who got admitted/nominated. So, there may be some more acceptances coming out, but I'm personally not counting on it... (though I would *love* a wait list)
  18. Does anyone else feel like they applied to the schools that take forever and a day to decide? I have two implied rejecctions, and I know OSU and PSU are still a bit in flux, but eight of the programs I applied to haven't contacted any applicants. *sigh*
  19. After my BA (English/Psych) I was accepted to the American Studies MA/PhD program at my home institution. I wasn't funded, so I ended up changing to a terminal MA. I worked in editorial for a few years and decided to try for a PhD. Given my interdisciplinary background, I applied to a mix of AmStu and English programs and was, as I've said before, completely shut out. So, I applied to three funded English MA programs, which is what I'm graduating from this year. Personally, it has been a fantastic experience. It has helped me direct my interests, gain teaching experience, and get broad experience through more coursework (having written a thesis for my first MA I opted out of writing one this time around, opting to do an independent study that would produce an article-length paper). My professors have also uniformly commented that the additional degree should help marketability as humanities funding declines, given that I'll be qualified to teach in at least three departments when I finish a PhD (by itself not a benefit, but a nice perk if it ends up working out that way). Of course, I'm already fairing better where decisions are concerned (it only takes one, right?). Given your interests, an MA in African American Studies or Africana Studies could be an option as well. I'd recommend it if you can find a funded program and would also suggest applying for an MA in the area where you want to pursue your PhD. Since my latest degree is in English, I applied to only English programs (with one exception), and I feel like this route helped me articulate how I'd reach where I am/why I was applying in my SOP. Just my two cents, though.
  20. Much appreciated! A huge congrats to hanna and morris! Edit: And allplaid!
  21. I certainly hope so!
  22. It's too early to count anyone out, I think. Personally, I live by the "implied rejection" theory, as it makes a rejection easier to take or an acceptance an even happier surprise. I have yet to hear from 12 programs, but only three or four of those are implied rejections (in my mind, at least). Some programs don't notify until the first week of March, so it really depends. I felt terrible about my chances the year I got shut out, so I applied to three MA programs in early March (by that time I think I'd gotten 9/11 rejections). An MA might be worth some consideration, but with six programs yet to hear from I think it's too early to count yourself out.
  23. Whether or not you adhere to the "applied rejections" school of thought is really a personal choice. When a string of acceptances has been posted some people prefer to count that as an applied rejection to lessen the blow when/if a rejection comes. This tends to happen with schools that traditionally notify all admitted students in one batch. Some schools, however, tend to send out acceptances in waves, so rejections are not as clearly implied.
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