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  1. I had a similar emergency my senior year of undergrad while preparing for grad school. You've gotten good advice so far. Talk to whoever you feel comfortable talking to about it, which will hopefully include your advisor and/or your program director. Take advantage of campus counseling services. Remember that no one is going to judge you for taking incompletes or if you take some time off to be with your mom. On the other hand, don't let anyone pressure you into taking time off or incompletes if you don't want to. Some people need work to help them stay sane. Take care of yourself however is best for you. This is really, really important. Spend time with friends. Be sure they know what you need from them- comfort, laughter, a shoulder to cry on, whatever. Do spend time with your mom. Don't let her illness become the focus of your relationship or the time you spend together, but whatever you do, don't let yourself regret not spending enough time with her. Have fun together. Remember: You're not alone. You have faculty in your program who will understand and help you figure out what to do. You have friends who will do whatever they can to help. Do what works for you. Your mom is lucky to have you nearby. Good luck to both of you.
  2. It looks like you've got at least one place you could go together, that's great. I'm jealous, actually. My boyfriend and I are having two-body troubles. I haven't heard from the one place he's been accepted so far, he's been rejected from one of the places I've been accepted and hasn't heard from the other. The closest we could be if nothing changes for the better is 3 and half hours. (We've lived together for two years now, it'd be a big change.)
  3. Yikes. This just happened to my boyfriend, it was awful. Contact your recommender and ask him to send them, resend all of the information he'll need, and if he doesn't get back to you or send them in by Monday, ask someone else! And email the schools to tell them you're aware of it and trying to get this guy to send his letters in and you're still really interested in the program. Most programs understand that you don't have a whole lot of control over what your recommenders (don't) do and will cut some slack. It's also possible, especially if they were real paper letters, that the school just lost them...
  4. This probably includes all the subdisciplines, right? Or is it possible that (trying to cling to a tiny ray of hope here...) physical anthropology or other subdisciplines might admit separately? And holy carp, 450 applicants?!
  5. I'm thinking of withdrawing an application too. My boyfriend just got rejected from a school, and I've got better (PhD program) offers elsewhere. The only way I'd seriously consider the school now is if they somehow accepted me into a PhD program instead of the master's I applied to. excel, I like the way you put your letter (accepted elsewhere, don't want to be competition for others), I might steal the idea if you don't mind.
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