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yes congrats. at least we know they admit someone!!!

same with Upenn! pls.

there is a Upenn rejection on the results page.

Well Upenn is the same, deadline was 15th of December! Come on!!!

very similar.

who claims the other m.a. acceptance to cornell material studies?

not (yet). i need to win the lottery first. who is the other acceptance i wonder.

i was already rejected (cornell archaeo). they referred me to the master's program. there is another acceptance for the m.a., who claims it?

I love everyone of you deeply! You know in the "outside" world many people would not even do a PhD even if you give a million dollars to them because it is too much work and boring and yet here we are struggling to get into a program and do science and try to hep the world in our own little ways. But I guess life may have different plans for us! I still don't know what I will do, decided to wait a bit and see other options. I still have two schools pending and that M.A. (maybe they will offer some sort of funding) We applied to the Green Card lottery so who knows we may end up there in the end but with a different option. It is just that I always thought that my career would be in academia and I was that weird student in the class who reads books and studies so it seems difficult to look at other options now beyond academics and try to come up with plan B etc. I can't imagine myself any other way but with dependents you gotta do what you gotta do. If there is something else I need to do in order to survive then it will be the way. At least I have languages, experiences, some head start with good schools in my CV so... I thank everyone who responded and took time to give advice with all my heart.

I did that for Uchicago (near eastern studies though). I saw someone was posting an acceptance so I emailed the POI. Nothing to lose after this point. As if I care about my appearance of hysterical obsessive student anymore after 5 rejections.

it is surprising that no gradcafe author has been so far accepted into the archaeology program? maybe they did not notify people yet but it is weird. so many rejections!

So I am still waiting from Harvard (not going to happen bcs of many reasons but also someone mentioned that they already notified, Upenn and Michigan (near eastern studies) but I really don't think anything will happen. This has been my third time in life and life is so much in the way at 30 with dependents and I had thought this time things would be different but no I was wrong. I really have no effort, energy, time, money left for another fourth row of applications not to mention the harassment of professors for writing yet another reference letter. Anyway Cornell has given me a potential chance to go to their M.A. but it will cost like hell and I cannot probably go there unless I get Green Card residency in the USA (hence loans) or win the lottery. I am looking for advice. Europe is out of question, UK is too expensive and I would not compare the education elsewhere with the USA anyway. Should we try aaaaalllll our possibilities for this non funded Master's? Can it lead to a PhD in the future or at least help something?? Should I come there as a special student to some places I applied and audit courses to see? Should we come with a tourist visa and see the environment and decide then? Any other ideas? suggestions?

Upenn is my last chance but I highly doubt anything will happen. Meeh.

Someone had said that they only notified by post??

Last hours of the week. I wish Upenn just sent out something to finish the week. Does anyone know if they will notify next week?