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FIRST ACCEPTANCE! WHEEEEEE!
... Had to wait until this morning to freak out so that I could call the department and ask if "recommended for admission" really meant admitted. 

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

qft! love the optimism. i, too, tend to lean towards the pessimistic side of things, and i'm very critical of myself. my highs are very high, but even the littlest low puts me out of commission. all optimism and kindness are greatly appreciated- don't think it goes unnoticed!
 
a good omen: i had planned to buy myself a new pair of work pants as a reward for my next bit of good news (i should be hearing back from 2 or 3 places in the next 1-2 weeks). today, i found out that my job would get me a new pair of work pants and a new pair of work boots, because they wanted to ensure i was properly supplied for some monitoring work i'm starting tomorrow. two rewards ahead of time has to mean good news down the road, right?

I posted last week that I had a second interview with a program about which I wasn't sure if I was a good fit. The interview last Friday went pretty well but I was still not sure if I had any chance at all. I got the acceptance e-mail tonight and I am so much more excited than I expected to be! I guess I just decided in my head that it wasn't a good fit because I prepared myself mentally to be rejected. Aaah, I am so happy! I feel like dancing and getting drunk and dancing!
I wish everybody the best for this week's decisions!

This is somewhat of a meat market isnt it?

Just got invited to interview at another school! My first reaction was to cry in relief. Hahaha! Stress, people. It gets to you.

"processed" just makes me think of cheese, "meats," or other discomfort-inducing food products. 

"processed" just makes me think of cheese, "meats," or other discomfort-inducing food products. 

I just hate that some of mine say "processed application." Who (or what) processed it? The graduate school admissions people? The adcom for my programs? Is it just a generic way of saying that my application was deemed complete and passed on to the adcom for review? (I know it's probably the last one, but the irrational part of my brain just keeps going, "WHAT IS THIS 'PROCESSING' OF WHICH YOU SPEAK????")

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

these are the positive vibes i totally needed!
 
i think my favorite part of this thread is that my office computer seems to be struggling with the fonts, so everything changes to comic sans.. normally, it'd make me cringe, but now i can't help but crack a smile at the utterly unabashed fluffiness and cheesiness! i feel like this thread would benefit strongly from some "blingees" of unicorns or lisa frank stickers. nothing says "go get 'em tiger!" like a fuzzy sticker of a rainbow-spotted cheetah hanging out with a hot pink dolphin.

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

RubyBright, i have nothing to say..just this to show.

 
ps: to heck with it, this is TOTALLY my new avatar.

bedmas: at least you have the patience to pull off a pokerface! my reactions are starting to look more and more like grumpy cat's every day...
 
them: "why would you want to go there? i mean, it's a state school. you're smarter than that. why not just go to (insert hyper-competitive ivy program here) instead?"
 
me:
 

sometimes, i like to check my apps that say "congratulations! your application is complete/submitted!" just for the heck of it, so i can feel good about reading something less bland than "received." if i'm going to be stuck in purgatory for a while, might as well find a way to make it mildly less miserable.

The ding my ipad makes when a new email arrives is nothing less than a demonstration that Pavlov was right, and that I'm a dog.

thanks for helping me maintain some sanity

sconnie: i don't want to jinx it, but it sounds more like a good thing than a neutral or bad thing to me   best of luck!

Call them back!!

bedmas: at least you have the patience to pull off a pokerface! my reactions are starting to look more and more like grumpy cat's every day...
 
them: "why would you want to go there? i mean, it's a state school. you're smarter than that. why not just go to (insert hyper-competitive ivy program here) instead?"
 
me: