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2017 Final Decisions
tvethiopia replied to Mippipopolous's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
yooooooooo i will see you there, man!!! i'm going straight into PhD, but i'll be rhet/comp at umass also! i feel the same way about the community there, i think it's going to be an awesome experience. see you in the fall! -
2017 Final Decisions
tvethiopia replied to Mippipopolous's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
awesome! i'll be going to umass amherst also, though my concentration is comp/rhet. i'm honestly over the moon about it. i know a number of people who've attended and worked at the school and i've heard so many great things, and the professors and grad students who have reached out are so welcoming. they also provide so much pedagogical support for new teaching associates, i can't wait to get started! -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
heads up to any of the UMass Amherst folks who got that interview email before the actual acceptance: it looks like the online portal has been updated with acceptance info! log in and ease your worried mind! -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
hm, interesting. this is what the english dept website says about assistantships: "If you have applied for funding, once you are admitted to an English graduate program, you will be interviewed by the Writing Program. The selection process is competitive, but nearly everyone in our MA/PhD program receives a teaching assistantship. Students who have been hired by the Writing Program and who are in good standing in English and the Writing Program are reappointed annually. Students can count on five years of support (if they are admitted into the PhD program) or seven years of support (if they are admitted into the MA/PhD program)." -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
yup! "Greetings! First, I was recently informed you were admitted into your graduate program. Congratulations! Second, I am starting the process of scheduling interviews for Teaching Associateship positions in the UMass Amherst Writing Program, which is the reason for this email today." then just a bunch of stuff about days/times for interviews. i'm guessing the difference is because you're going for lit and the rest of us are probably comp/rhet? EDIT: it actually looks like one other person said they were doing lit and also got the interview email so who even knows. -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
that actually sounds like a more legit acceptance than what we got! our email was just about scheduling a TA interview, no mention of admissions committee or anything like that. -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
thank you for following up on this! i figured since they are trying to set up TA interviews to start next week, they may have jumped the gun a little in their eagerness to move things along. -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
congrats! there is too much good news today and not enough upvotes! -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
for what it's worth, since you're applying with a BA, if they offer you an MA position you might not be getting the same TA interview email that's going around today. so i wouldn't count yourself out just yet. oh, and i did finally get the damn rejection letter in the mail from pitt today.... just glad i didn't check the mail until AFTER i heard from amherst! -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
haha yes! i had to read it over several times to reassure myself. congrats and yes, go us!!! -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
YESSSSS just got my first acceptance from UMass Amherst!!!!!!!!! the email wasn't even the actual acceptance letter, but was from the writing program looking to set up interviews for teaching associateships. however, the first line of the email is: "I was recently informed you were admitted into your graduate program. Congratulations!" SO FREAKING EXCITED!!!!! -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
this is the best. -
Venting Thread
tvethiopia replied to VirginiaWoolf's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
right?! i mean, an online application status system ALREADY EXISTS, all you gotta do is update it. i'm trying to tell myself they if they don't have their sh*t together enough to handle admissions then maybe i'm better off, but that's just me being bitter and resentful. -
Venting Thread
tvethiopia replied to VirginiaWoolf's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
y'all pittsburgh is ON. MY. LAST. NERVE. people are getting rejections via the POSTAL SERVICE at this point and still no mail, no email, no portal update. i realize i must be rejected, but at least have the decency to tell a girl. damn. -
Fall 2017 Applicants
tvethiopia replied to Dr. Old Bill's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
don't be disheartened! i think the drift away from GC after acceptance has more to do with creating new bonds with your cohort than it does with stressed-out isolation. i've made some amazing BFFs in my MA program, but since they aren't all going into PhDs right away, GC offers a different community that's going through the same kind of stuff i am. it's something i'm absolutely grateful for and i hope that i will continue to pop my head in regardless of where i wind up, but i also hope to form new support systems as well. -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
i. am. so. with you. umass amherst is probably my top choice for a variety of fit-related reasons, and hearing absolutely nothing from them is so so frustrating. i promise if i hear anything i'll post right away! -
Venting Thread
tvethiopia replied to VirginiaWoolf's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
ugh yes thank you for this thread. i only applied to four schools and right now it's looking like implied rejection from two, but i still have heard absolutely nothing. i'd actually prefer a rejection at this point. i'll be fine i'm sure; i have some very supportive people around me, and this is not the first time i've had to push through a setback. you just get so amped up through the application process, researching schools and imagining yourself there... when those things stop being a possibility, it hurts. sigh. really grateful for this forum community lately, you guys get it. -
2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
i am DYING to know more about the miami ohio rhet/comp acceptance on the board! anyone want to claim it? -
yes. yes. yes. i just finished my MA in december, so going from the frenzy of my final semester and getting applications together to just.... nothing. waiting. i work as a library staff supervisor so my job is pretty low-key/boring and i haven't heard anything from anywhere yet. it's such a huge deal to get in somewhere, with so much to plan for and there is just NOTHING i can do about it but wait. it is figuratively killing me.
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80. make all of these suggestions into a web generator
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did this one today too! we decided if i don't get in anywhere he's going to teach me more coding and we can make websites together until the next round of applications. not a bad backup plan, to be honest.
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i am so there with you. only gradcafe understands.
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- start imagining worst case scenarios - bake cookies to distract yourself - consider how to tell friends and family if you don't get accepted to ANY programs - eat all cookies
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2017 Acceptances
tvethiopia replied to JessicaLange's topic in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
if it makes you feel better, as far as i can tell today's admits were all lit people. the only rhetcomps seem to be waitlists, so maybe our acceptances haven't gone out yet. this is what i keep telling myself.