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I wish other schools were that good about sending rejection and waitlist emails. Like, just put me out of my misery already!

Right? "Be myself"? I re-read my SOPs and holy hell, who is this person? My biggest fear right now is that I'm going to be a different impostor than the one I wrote about in these essays....

Okay. How about this, if we don't get into grad school, we pitch in what little money we have left and open up the Sexipetal Force Lounge?

A strip pole would be an interesting tool to teach motion........

It's not snowing here at the moment, anyway. It snowed last weekend and it will snow next Friday (not this upcoming one), on my interview date. Fun, I know. But I'll have you know that I'm originally from Orange County, CA and did my undergrad in the Bay Area...and I'm still alive! I didn't see my first winter until last year when I moved to NYC. If I can do it, you can too! For right now, leather booties are fine. Those are my current day-to-day shoes and I plan on wearing booties to my interview too. If you're really worried, I would buy some Merino wool socks. Bring a scarf though, a wool one preferably. Your face will thank you, and you definitely don't want to show up to your interview with a snot hydrant.

This is kinda off-topic, but can anyone share their past interviewing experiences? Seeing as how I likely only got one shot at it this application cycle, I'm a bit nervous.

Well. My weather app says it's supposed to snow in Saint Louis next Friday. They can't judge me for wearing booties to my interview now!

I just looked at my calendar and realized that my interview is next Friday. :X I feel nervous and jittery now.

They're just plain, dark brown leather booties with a slight heel. These to be specific: http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/sam-edelman-petty-bootie-women/4126689?origin=category but again, in dark brown. And that's actually why I have a Longchamp. It's the most comfortable travel bag and nice enough that I can wear it out if I need to. Plus, it also folds up to a little square for easy storage. I recently discovered that it makes a great grocery bag if you just moved to a snowy climate but haven't moved your car yet (aka, me). Your attachments don't show on my computer

Do you think I can get away with wearing booties with my pantsuit? I realize it's unconventional but I doubt I'll be very graceful on heels when my feet are cold... Also, this may seem like an odd question, but what kind of handbag did you wear to your interview? I'm not one to carry purses normally so the only appropriately sized bag I have is a Longchamp Lepilage.

Geez. And I thought 20 degrees this morning in STL was cold.

I would call or email them. Though I should heed my own advice since I'm currently too chicken to call WashU for the same reason.

Whatever you do, don't rent from Everest Properties or Premium Properties. Google the name Lakireddy Bali Reddy if you want to know why. In addition to being managed by that scum, renting from them is a guarantee you won't get your deposit back.

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/calculator.jsp If you want to feel really bad about money, lol.....

(Sorry for the double post; your reply came in as I was submitting my prior one) I see you applied to Berkeley. I went there for undergrad. Be prepared to cry many, many tears of money.

Are post-interview acceptances common? I only have the one interview invite so far. My close friends are very excited for me to start school next year but I'm just as anxious as before. The resounding thought in my head is that rejection is still very real.

Dude, me too. I'm signed up for one class: Master Thesis. It's not a class; I'm done with formal instruction. I just have to submit my thesis by the end of the semester. The senioritis and writer's block are reaaaaaaaal.

I actually wonder if people who've applied to MIT had to search for common misspellings of Mass. on the survey.

You should look up MIT then and laugh at the absurd number of "a"s people put in Massachusetts.

The part about if you don't receive emails soon. But I'm currently watching veterinary documentaries (because why not!).

Same. Time to accept my fate soon.

When in doubt, call them.

I moved from beachside Orange County to NYC two years ago.... Up until that point, the coldest place I've ever been to was Berkeley. Read this guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/femalefashionadvice/comments/3sf5f8/the_beginners_guide_to_not_freezing_to_death/ (Applies to males, too)

Friends. But right now my boyfriend and I are doing a snow-day marathon of LOTR.

Oh my goodness! Congratulations!!