her_ran

Sigh. Embarrassing is right. My first round of applications was in 2009 (for an MA in English). I say round, but it ended up being only one app because my father died suddenly right before Christmas and one was all I could muster. Somehow I miraculously got waitslisted, which gave me hope. In 2009 I applied to 3 programs, one of which was for an MLS, which I'm finishing up this semester. Rejected from both English programs. So far I've applied to 7 programs and been rejected from 4. I've tackled a different aspect of my application for each round. I know for a fact it can't be my CV because that's frickin' amazing, so I have to chalk it up to just not being a good fit for the programs I'm applying to and/or my writing sample. The idea of doing this again makes me want to curl up in the fetal position and cry, but I'm already looking toward next year's application season. I repeat: sigh.