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I feel pretty good about my decision too. Even more so now that I've gotten to visit the campus and meet the faculty in person.. No blahs here, thankfully, although the moment of turning down an offer does sting for a few hours beyond the act.

For the record, I'm an undergrad at TAMU (no experience as a grad student here, so I can't speak to that), but the department has some wonderful faculty and offers some great classes. I've had grad students teach my English courses before, so I know they are not all just "glorified graders".

Villanova

Ahhhh! You'll have to let us know how it goes

My visit is the day after yours, though it's a cross country trek for me. I'd love to exchange experiences afterward!

Or you could marry me. Just a thought.

That's pretty genius.

Yeah, this. My thesis is suffering pretty badly, although I think it's mostly because I'm excited to get started at my program rather than using procrastination as a poison to get through the season at this point.

I already rewrote it for Villanova, but I would salvage that one when I reapply for PhDs, probably, assuming my research interests don't change. WS might be a different story though.

I'm sorry that you're in a stressful situation, but it really is a great thing to have to stress out about! Viable options! Congratulations, that's awesome

Upvotes into oblivion. Thank you for being equally awesome.

AHHHH FINALLY! Your good karma and innate intelligence have paid off for you, as I knew they would CONGRATULATIONS!

I sincerely wish it was you as well! It only said "Under Review" for a couple of days (it was a nine-day turnaround from submission to notification. Talk about timely). I am crossing all of my appendages in hopes that you and I will be cohorts next year I definitely wouldn't worry about the amount of time it's taking.. I think there are only two other acceptances up other than mine, and I know they take more students than that. Thank you so much! I really, really appreciate that

Who is that Villanova acceptance?! Let's be friends!

Just turned down funded MA spot at Syracuse.. I was on the funding waitlist, so I'm not entirely sure if it'll help anyone. Best of luck!