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Have you thought of starting out with graduate student or student-run journals? I published one article in a grad student journal last year--it was still refereed by an expert in the field, but I think the acceptance process was probably much simpler. Good luck!

Yes, I know of a few people who have already been admitted to Irvine. Not sure if it's rolling admissions or if they're keeping a waitlist, but I think there's certainly still hope for those of you who haven't heard back I'm getting anxious waiting for the University of Washington....did anyone else apply there? They told me they'd have decisions by March 15th, but that seems awfully late!

Hi sashababie, I do think a lot of those schools have started notifying, but I've heard that at least Irvine will continue to accept applicants through March (or some of March). Which Columbia dept did you apply through? Good luck!

Has anyone heard from Berkeley yet? It looks as if, historically, they send out decisions NOW. News on other programs would be much appreciated too. Good luck everyone!

Hi there, I'm in a similar situation--I've just received a really tempting, one-year job offer (teaching literature, so it's relevant to my field of study) very much out of the blue and am wondering how admissions deferrals work. I imagine the policy varies from university to university, but has anyone here ever deferred? Does anyone have advice on deferral? I've not yet heard from any universities, so who knows, maybe it won't be an issue, but I'd love to hear what you all have to say on this! And in, briefly, in response to taking years off: I wouldn't worry at all if you finished your BA in 2007! I finished mine in 2004 and have a number of friends who applied successfully to grad school with similar breaks. M.