Cottagecheeseman

Don't forget, UMass tomorrow! Also Virginia is gonna take me off the waitlist and Florida is going to accept me full funding into their MA program and while I'm dreaming USC is going to call me and go "oops we forgot about you, here's an extra fellowship come to USC and do philosophy." I'm serious though this week should be the last good week we have and then things will die off until about April when waitlists start to move.

Yo, Accept the offer while visiting! You can make it all dramatic and go "Man you guys impressed me I'm accepting your offer lets get dirty in some philosophy of mind right now".

What does this even mean? Sorry I'm legit confused.

Why are you excited about the layover?

Me too. But MORE debt is just as bad.

I think it makes sense to go to the funded offer, unless the placement at the other place is remarkably better. This crazy competitive field isn't something you want to enter into with a ton of debt.

See this is the problem of Continental Philosophy I've been trying to warn you about!

Thanks. There's a (very) good chance I'll get into Florida's MA program with funding, which at the moment I'll probably accept.

That's the plan. But since he said it's unlikely I'll get funding, and I won't go without funding, I think it's unlikely I will attend.

According to the email that's very unlikely.

I was just accepted into VA tech's MA program but without funding. This is both absolutely great but also a huge blow, because without funding I won't be attending.

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My metaphysics are superior!

You have to admit it does sum up our experiences of grad applications though.

I think that last part is the most telling. It's hard to know what people intend, especially on text based sites. I understood he was referencing Dfindley, but I'm sure many didn't. They are lame because they weren't around early enough to know Dfindley, which is how I judge the quality of people from now on. Did you experience Dfindley? Yes = Not Lame, No = Lame. Okay since this is text I should say I'm being facetious to prove a point. Namely that the people that took Barscene seriously were fine in interpreting him poorly, through their one horrible personal defect of not knowing dfindley's posting history. And those that understood it it were fine in understanding the reference. I think you're right people need not get offended so easily, but I only saw downvotes, nobody called him out for it. That seems like an acceptable response. People do need thick skins though. We live in a world with free speech and a surfeit of different views and different ideas. If we go through life letting everything contrary to our views eat at us we'll end up skinless soon.

Tell her thanks! And that it sucks that you didn't both get into Riverside.

I emailed someone at Miami and I was rejected. Looking more and more likely that I will end up at an MA program.

I can understand them, though. Read out of context without Dfindley it's a horrible comment. But then, that's the kind of person Dfindley was!!!!

I think some people didn't realize you were quoting/making fun of Dfindley who said that he would move to Thailand, study philosophy, and marry a hot thai woman... Because I remember dfindley I found that comment amazing and it took me more than a moment to realize the person you were quoting wasn't just pretending to be Dfindley and was actually serious.

Yeah but MARK SCHROEDER and JOHN HAWTHORNE

I'll give you a years worth of cookies if you call USC and get them to reconsider me and then accept me.

It's a joke. Continental philosophy is from the "continent" - ie: Western Europe except the UK. The Vienna Circle is also from the continent. Therefore, continental philosophy.

NOW YOU KNOW OUR PAIN!!! Congrats all you lucky people!!! - I hope everyone picks the right place.

And maybe off UVA too... I hope...

I think you meant "early Wittgenstein" #LOGICALPOSITIVISM #Ayer #Theonlygoodcontinentalphilosophyistheviennacircle