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Get over yourself please.

Hey I sent you a message!

Have any of you other Tufts people thought about housing yet? I've moved on from stressing out about making a decision to stressing out about finding an apartment. It's super expensive up there!!

I decided on Tufts

I'm about to decline an offer and I had a really tough time deciding. I had been in contact with faculty at the school I'm declining and in my email to them with my decision I was planning to mention where I will be studying in the hopes that they might possibly remember me later on because I want to reapply to this school for the PhD (I applied to the masters this time). I just don't know if it's appropriate to say where I'm accepting to a school I'm declining... Thanks for any thoughts about this!

Is the French for reading a good option? I need to brush up on my French before the start of fall semester...

I'm sorry that this is totally off topic but I can relate to this. In a nutshell, I submitted a final draft of my UG thesis to my whole committee several days before the due date. My main advisor emailed the next morning with minor spelling/grammatical corrections. I emailed my reader to say please disregard previous email and I will send a new final draft that afternoon. Said reader replied with (exact quote) "This is fine" and her signature. That's it. Perhaps I (apparently) misunderstood but I took that to mean she was fine with what I sent and I didn't need to resend anything else. Fast forward to today when I went to get a signature on my thesis from said reader. The moment I walked in the door I was told that I would "Sit down, look her in the eyes, and listen." She proceeded to berate me for several minutes accusing me of being disorganized and then informed me that I "Can't treat people this way" and "Would never get away with this in grad school." I was so shocked and confused that this woman was yelling at me for misunderstanding her email and I have never been treated this way or spoken to this way by anyone in this academic setting. I'm still not sure what I'm "getting away with" or how I had "mistreated her." Apparently I had kept her waiting on the final draft and did not allow her two weeks to review it. Problem is she is 1) not my main advisor and NEVER gave me any sort of schedule much less a two week minimum and 2) if she was so desperate for it then why didn't she follow up and ask me why I hadn't sent it?? She said the thesis was good, writing was good, but it seems she was simply mad at me personally. Sorry for long post but I just am still shocked that someone who I had so much respect for and have been nothing but grateful and polite to would treat me as though I was one of her children who had misbehaved. I realize now that I should have just sent it anyways (even though it was nearly identical) but I honestly didn't want to bug her with another email because this is a woman who is so busy (apparently) she needs two secretaries. Anyways, sorry for posting this in a thread with a different topic but I felt I could relate because this woman was so rude and unprofessional. Just needed to vent.

Checked the website. I'm relieved too! That was the last school I was waiting on I'm so glad this is over lol

You never know someone may decline. Do you have any other options than Rutgers? I'm sure something will work out

The results are on the website! UVA is a no for me but I'm so glad to finally know! And I'm so glad this is finally over!!! I'm thrilled to finally be able to accept UPenn's offer! Best of luck to everyone waiting for UVa!

Haha I feel the same. My advisor discouraged UVA over some of the other programs I've been accepted to so I don't know if it would be the best choice for me if I get in but either way I want to know so I can decide. I've gone from hopeful to just annoyed with them. But I need to start finding an apartment and stuff in whichever city I'm going to. Like now. Is UVA your top choice, if you don't mind me asking? I wonder if anyone has heard anything or if they haven't sent out decisions yet. It just doesn't seem like a lot of people on this forum applied there. I'm debating calling or emailing them...

I just applied to programs in Northern Dutch baroque (mostly) if you want to PM me.

No I didn't. I spoke on the phone with my potential advisor during the application process but it was by no means an interview. It would be great if they would hurry up lol

Maybe this weekend? Who knows. I'm fairly sure where I'm going to be accepting with or without UVA but I want to know for sure.

What is UVA doing?! Anybody heard anything new? They are the last school I'm waiting on before I can make my decision...

I don't know why but it bugs me when people who get rejected post on the results board stuff like: "I didn't put any effort into this application" or "I didn't want to go there anyways" Why did you apply?! Or pay the application fee? Or waste your letter writer's or everyone else's time?!

I was really doubtful of getting in anywhere that's why I applied to 12 schools. So far I've been accepted to 6 and rejected by 4 - though I think the last two will be rejections as well because they are PhDs and I am still in undergrad. The 6 I've been accepted to are MA programs and my top two are competitive so I'm really happy I got in. I think this means I'm just not competitive for a PhD yet so I'm perfectly happy to get an MA first. I don't know what your field or anything is but I'd say if you are unsure to apply to as many schools as you can afford and realistically get the applications done for (plus you will need your letter writers on board). Like I said earlier one of my advisors (who is really nice wand wasn't being mean I think she was trying to be realistic) said I'd never get into Penn and I did. My other advisors seemed to think I would get in everywhere. At the end of the day the only expectations that matter are yours and our advisors can only speculate.

Yes and no. Two of my advisors had lots of faith in my application and my results (so far) have been as positive as they expected. But one of my advisors flat out told me I wasn't qualified for anything but a state school (not that there's anything wrong with that though) and I got into an Ivy.

Yea really what does soon mean? They've only had the applications since early December! I'm not really expecting to get in but I haven't seen much posted about them except a couple interviews a while back. I have other offers I just want to hear from everyone so I can make my decision. The waiting at this point is getting so annoying. I don't even care if I get rejected from the last of my schools I just want to know!

I'm waiting on Virginia and Bryn Mawr...

I'm probably going to have to do it too. Penn's a better fit anyways. Where did you accept? Congratulations!

Yea Tufts seems great but it's so expensive to live there even though they offered funding (but no stipend). I've heard nothing but great things about its reputation as well (from people on this forum and professors). I feel at this point I'm leaning towards Penn even though the tuition is more because after doing research and talking to faculty at both it's (in my opinion - not trying to offend) a better school/program and it will give me the best opportunity when I apply for the phd. Philadelphia also seems way more reasonable as far as cost of living. Just my two cents. Also, sorry but I'm not comfortable sharing the details about finances on the internet but congrats to everyone else who got in and I hope the funding works out for you.

Is the other person who got into penn here? Would you be willing to message me...I have a question or two.

I'm just wondering about people's thoughts on Tufts. I got an offer from them and am seriously considering going. They offered me a good amount of funding but I'm concerned about the cost of living up there. Any opinions on whether it's worth it? My goal is a PhD so I'm taking that into account when deciding where to get my MA.Thanks.

Thanks. Good to know. Speaking of Delaware, does anyone know how their program is perceived or how respected it is? I applied to their program and I was wondering how a masters from there would (assuming I do well) assist me in getting into a good phd program later on. Thank you.