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spring chicken

Congrats to all so far! (and for the record, I slept well in the last two nights.)

Just out of curiosity... a couple of you said Berkeley wasn't a great fit anyway... why did you apply there, then?

Really? When I contacted one of my LOR writers about my rejections, she said that she was really surprised that I had heard so early. I think any date before her university sends out decisions is early!

Kotov had never said anything about the professor asking him to follow up, just that s/he would call the professor. Then kotov corrected me. Of course, if someone asked me to follow up at a later date, I would. Otherwise, it's best to sit tight for a while.

fake pregnancy

Don't. Don't contact him. The ball is now back in his court. Unless he specifically asks you to contact him again after Thursday, don't make any contacts. Even if you're on first-name basis.

skinny vanilla

I double-DARE you to walk in the history department and ask the people yourself. DOUBLE-DARE! I was in the city last year during the week that the school was sending out decisions. And... I wimped out.

I use Gmail. All I see are stuff for sex.

ARGGHHHH!!! I'm not going to sleep tonight... again?? Last night I couldn't sleep between 4 AM and 6 AM (brain just got very active thinking about a lot of things but not grad school) and I had to oversleep this morning and miss a bit of my class... I just can't do this again when I have one week of class left! And I just cut my fingernails. Great. Now, where are the chocolates? Germany apparently doesn't do "post-Valentine's Day" sales for candies. Grrr.

Why? Anyone who gets waitlisted SHOULD be happy! Being waitlisted is better than being rejected outright. When I found out that I waitlisted last year, I couldn't stop smiling all day. AND Columbia's covering some of the cost... Waitlisted people don't get to visit until they've been accepted and offered travel reimbursement.

If the school is your top choice and you go in a heartbeat, get back to the professor and say so. (and cc the DGS)

I am in the same boat with my article! *sigh* I'd do it... except I'm abroad and my notes are 6,000 miles away... as well as library access!

eye lash

For strapped schools, most likely not going to work as they're on very tight budgets. Do consider the COL before you move forward. $16K is quite comfortable for Ann Arbor whereas one might suffer a bit on $23K in NYC.

It all depends what you really need. Aside from lower cost, I'm not sure what are the benefits of one year MA program. You would still need to hold off your PhD applications until the following year so you can get some more research experience and secure really good letters. It just depends whether or not you can see yourself taking a year off the following year or so.

E-X-ACT-LY my thought. I want a big chocolate heart with sugar flowers with white frosting saying "ACCEPTED." Then that would probably be my only chocolate piece that I will never eat in my life because it'll be too damned special!

bread maker

Michigan is sometimes after the 20th.

denied acceptance

NYU is notorious for not doing anything for people who aren't admitted. You may have to annoy the department after the 15th of March to find out if you've been rejected or waitlisted.

deal made

vanilla vodka

Tequila may be your answer.