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Accepted my offer at UCSD today.

So how was the Open House?

Buzzfeed was my biggest enemy while writing my MA thesis. :|

And always upvoting the posts I downvoted and downvoting the posts I upvoted. So mature.

We don't know if it's suspect. We don't know if the TA told the professor beforehand. On this thread, we have limited information on which you cannot base whether they deserve to get into trouble or not.

Why do you want them to get into trouble? We don't know if there was any actual wrongdoing. We just know that OP thought it was suspicious. Nothing more. Wishing for someone else to get into trouble because of something you don't approve of is simply awful.

That and I couldn't get off from work. I'm actually trying to set up a time for a skype call with one of the professors right now. But I'm not opposed to hear about your impression of the department afterwards.

I'm not

I'm in a similar situation. I only have one acceptance and I cannot afford to go visit the campus before September because I don't get off from work and have to pay for a trip to Chicago in April. So I have to accept without visiting first.

That's what I did too. Not too successful here but it worked for at least one school. And they were "impressed with my proposed research." But UCSD also wanted a 6,000 word SoP... A lot of words to explain why you'd be a good fit there.

I wanted to upvote but I couldn't. But thanks, you guys! I'm just so over this whole process...

So, a potential adviser emailed me last week, congratulating me and wanting to set up a time to talk, and I replied the next day because it was the middle of the night where I live when I got the email. Or at least I thought I replied. The stupid Windows 8 email app didn't actually send my emails from that day and I have no idea why. I only noticed this on Monday when I resent the email asking to talk with them by phone or skype and apologized for the email being so late, explaining the situation. But now the professor hasn't replied to that email yet... And I don't know what to do. :|

One of my LoR writers is chairing a panel as well as one of my other professors. Unfortunately, I can't go but I would love to see Monika Fludernik and Ansgar Nünning.

Last year, BU rejected my 3 times. Department email, grad school email, and grad school snail mail. So much fun.

I know that. I just thought Wendy wanted to get an MA in the US and that was why I asked.

Haven't most deadlines for Fall 2014 for MAs already passed?

It is! But so, so terrifying at the same time.

Having a professor write that they'd "love to get to know me better" and talk about my work is putting a lot of pressure on me.

Has anyone else applied to UConn's CLCS program?

Sci fi/fantasy area here!

Lush is perfect.

BOOOOOOOOO!

Here! Haven't heard a thing.

You DESERVE this! You worked hard and you got in. That's all that matters. Believe me, I know the thought of moving and giving everything up is terrifying. I went to get my MA in the US last year and I was a wreck. I didn't know anyone. When I got there, I called my sister and my parents and I was literally crying, telling them I made a mistake and that I wanted to go home again. And now I'm like "What the hell were you thinking?! This was the best experience of your life." In the fall, I'm going to start my PhD in the US and I have the same feelings again. But I know that it's going to be an amazing experience no matter what I think beforehand.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!