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I agree! Even if my only funded option is BGSU, it is sort of a dream program, to me. Every course I've read syllabi on sounded fantastic. The department was wonderful, and everyone was incredibly friendly. I liked the town. It'll be a good regional fit for me and my family. Now, I have no clue what I'd do with a popular culture MA, but maybe, at some level, practical considerations matter less. I'm going to graduate school because I'm passionate about something. I mean, there's certainly nothing incredibly practical about a STS or history of science MA, either. I'm going to be happy no matter what happens.

For Cornell STS mine is, and always has been, "Complete." *shrugs* I've come to believe these websites are largely useless for application status.

Congrats! Been a lot of good news for a lot of people today. THE END OF FEBURGATORY COMETH.

Congrats!

I'll hope the best for you!

Thanks, and congrats yourself! I'm doing much better than I would have expected given my rejection. This week was a bit murky for me, too, but I feel a little bit relieved that I'm not waiting to hear from Cornell. I still have no idea what's going on with RPI STS, but that's fine. The new waiting game is hoping that I get funding at OU and a NSFGRFP, the latter of which won't happen for over a month.

Several of us got rejections today. Not sure what it means if you haven't, but.

Hey, look, I got accepted to present a paper at my university's undergraduate research day. Yipee.

It's okay! I'm not surprised, but my undergraduate adviser told me she was a little surprised (she's also our graduate studies coordinator, so shes a lot of applications). I always suspected that it was a long shot. I wish there was some way I could know where I fell into the pecking order. But alas, it's impossible.

Cornell STS. No word on history from my front.

Not if you have the energy to keep doing it!

I'm still waiting on OU before really digging into the pluses and minuses of my choices. They had 18 applicants this year and funded the top 2. I'm number 3. If either of them decide to attend elsewhere, I get funding. I mean, I have somewhat decent odds, I think. I'm probably not considering Drexel at all because it would be far too expensive to attend. It's all good! I don't think there were any HASTS acceptances either this year.

If I get funding at OU, it'll actually be quite a good offer. There's the whole issue of academic incest, but their MA program feeds directly into their PhD program. Even though I'm accepted into their masters program, the department and program is more or less a PhD track, assuming you do well in your masters and assuming you desire to obtain a PhD. They don't offer a lot in the way of funding, but Oklahoma isn't exactly expensive either. I'd also save a lot of money because I wouldn't have to move. If I only get offers at BGSU and an eventually-funded OU, I'd be pretty happy with my options.

@A Librarian in the STS thread said RPIs welcome event is this next week, so I'm pretty sure I'm either wait listed or rejected there. A little bummed (because I'd love to live in Troy, NY), but not surprised. Assuming I am rejected, I'm pretty happy where I stand right now because I can begin considering where I want to go. Really hoping funding comes through at OU so I have a solid second option, but if not, oh well. It wasn't meant to be. Thanks a bunch! I'm not completely disappointed. I'm competing against people with much more education than a BA, so I think I've done well. RPI's acceptance rate isn't horrid, but their average GRE scores are exceptionally high, much higher than what mine were. I'm curious if I wasn't tossed aside immediately, assuming I'm actually rejected.

Nope! Rejection! I don't think any of us here got in, did we? And the @A Librarian clarified applicant status at RPI in such a way that I'm going to assume rejection there as well. I guess all I have to wait for now is whether I get an NSFGRFP or funding at OU.

That's good to know! I think my suspicion that they're holding off on rejections until students matriculate is probably correct. I'm going to assume rejection at this point, especially if their welcome event is fixing to happen. Thanks for the heads up. By chance did anyone here apply for the NSFGRFP? I think it probably applies to STS, although I'm not entirely certain.

Exactly how I feel. I'm more disappointed that I lost $95 in application fees. I'm still waiting to hear from RPI. Did they ever contact you in regards to funding decisions? It's almost impossible to gauge if I have any chance at this point. If it weren't for the email correspondence notifying me that decisions were still undergoing, I would have absolutely assumed rejection. It's been nearly three weeks now.

I was told via email that they hoped to finalized their decisions by early March. However, there's already three acceptances on the results. I assume that RPI has a strange rolling admissions process (before funding decisions are determined), or they've held off rejecting applicants until they know who's matriculating. There's not yet a single rejection on the results, despite there being three acceptances. And those acceptances were almost three weeks ago. Who knows? I have no clue what to expect from RPI. My gut tells me I'm rejected, but that's probably at least a little bit of paranoia.

Awww. Cornell STS rejection just came in. I wasn't expecting much this late anywho. Oh well!

Cornell rejection just came through. Oh well! Check your mail soon!

I assume that some do. Now, does that mean I'm going to filter my opinions or thoughts in hopes of presenting myself in a better light? Nope. Education involves considerate discussion and opinion. I'm not sure if I find it apt to suppress my thoughts. Now, I might embarrass myself and often be incorrect, but there's no shame in that. Educating oneself involves a lot of being wrong. Also, it's been a quiet lately. No news this week. I like to imagine we're all just staring at our emails waiting for Cornell's results.

I'm a little bit conflicted about the time it took me to graduate. Tuition has steeply rose since I began, so I'm not sure if I've saved much. I was also attempting to avoid loans, but I've had to take some out periodically when finances have fallen short. I'm going to end up graduating with slightly less than the national average student loan debt. I'm glad I don't have more loans, but I sort of wish I had simply taken them out 10 years ago.

Aw, I bet you'll have some extra time. I'm 100% certain that I'm going to have more time on my hands in grad school than I do now (or at least historically have had), and I have an occasional break of down time. I'm really glad interdisciplinary programs exist. To those of us with odd interests, these programs are almost the only places we can study. I've had some lingering teeth problems from my childhood, although not I'm quite obsessive about brushing my teeth. Like you, rare is a treat of candy or soda. Several brushings a day with a ~$200 toothbrush. Even so, a lot of my dental work has to be redone periodically because dental work doesn't last forever. I shall forever be cursed with dental bills. In an unrelated note, I did a daily check of my applications. Still no update. I have a feeling that Cornell's aimed notifications this week will happen around 9pm on Friday.

Congrats!

As long as you finish, right? I married in my early 20s, so a lot of my length is due to financial considerations, but I certainly don't regret getting married. I love my spouse and my daughter, and I wouldn't change anything. At any rate, I'm a way better student than I was when I began. Way better. Way better.