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That's so great! I'm sure that feels wonderful. I'm very happy for you!

Sorry about the rejection anthro

Congratulations! That's really great!

Wow Canis, God is making the decision easy for you! I'm so glad you got out of that horrible situation. I'm very happy that you'll get to go to your dream school!

Bigh sigh of relief! Hope you're feeling wonderful! That's really great! Congrats! I got waitlisted at CUNY and declined the option. Basically, if someone declines their acceptance in your subfield then you have a chance of getting in depending on your "level" in the waitlist (which they don't usually tell people). It's just a long and frustrating process from what I've noticed. Good luck!

Forsaken, that sucks! I'm sorry. Enjoy your break if you can, and we'll be here waiting for you to officially get good news!

I just got back on Saturday from their recruitment weekend, and I loved it! Everyone is really nice, you can walk everywhere, and the city is just really cute. Central campus is really big, but really nice. Very different from what I'm used to, but it seems calm. Edit: also, I see you're in anthro, so feel free to pm if you have more anthro-related questions.

Sounds stressful! But good luck

Sorry about that folks. Wishing you the best in whatever you do!

Sorry about the bad news everyone. I'm still rooting for all of you!

I'm really sorry to hear that Emma. Know that you still have our support. I send you many hugs and good vibes.

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Kaitri - I know a lot of anthropology departments allow for interdisciplinary work within the department, so maybe you can ask! But I agree with the other folks: option 1 is better. Byronichero - The USF offer sounds really great and well-rounded. The opportunities it offers would probably allow you to get into a PhD program later regardless of prestige. From what I know, USF is a good program. Congrats on your acceptances and best of luck to both of you!

That's amazing news! Congratulations! Will you be accepting?!

Why do they want an answer so quickly?! Not very considerate

Wow Canis, that's extremely helpful. I'll really have to think of those what if's.

I'm having such a hard time deciding! I hope that Michigan's visiting weekend helps me decide.

Speaking from my own experience: no, it doesn't matter much. I went to a state school that didn't have any linguistic anthropologists when I started. When one came in, I immediately started working with him to start working on my honors thesis. There weren't any linguistic anthropology courses until my last semester, and I was done with my major classes, so I didn't officially take it (I sat in though). So what I did instead was minor in applied linguistics and worked on other stuff that could strengthen my application (letters of recommendation, excellent grades, strong statements of purpose, research, etc...). So yes, I agree with other posters: it matters more what you do during your undergrad and after more than the "prestige" of the undergrand institution.

I don't think so? You can try clicking the link again, and see if that works, but since it's supposed to be confidential then I doubt it.

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Omg Canis, that's fantastic news! Great way to start the weekend.Congrats!

Yeah, I agree. That sounds really messed up. We spend a lot of time, effort, energy, and money preparing good application packets for each university, and for them not to take the time to fully review them or even check why someone was rejected is really unethical, I think. You know, applicants are busy, too, and we still put our best effort into the application process. Ugh.

Hey! Good luck everyone. I hope you have good news today, so you can all have a great weekend. Wishing you all the best!

Boo, that sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. Sending you good vibes!