I don't have the time to post something as detailed as actual did, but here are my results and thoughts.
accepted: UCLA (after interview), UWashington (no funding)
rejected: Princeton, Cornell, Stanford (after Skype interview), UMichigan, UChicago
AOI: Historical linguistics, prose stylistics
degrees: Bachelor of Science (Mathematics-Computer Science, Classics) from Brown University, Master of Arts (expected - Classics) from University of Kansas
GRE: 169V, 170Q, 5.0W
GPA: 3.93 undergrad (3.86 in Classics), 4.0 grad
professional stuff: no publications or presentations. 5 semesters experience TAing Latin/Classics (4 as instructor of record) [5 semesters experience TAing computer science]
greek & latin: both since high school; transcripts show 6 semesters advanced undergrad Latin, 4 semesters advanced undergrad Greek, 5 semesters graduate Latin (1 taken while an undergrad), 3 semesters graduate Greek.
other languages: german (3 years), italian (1 year), french (1 semester reading course).
writing sample: The introduction and first section of my MA thesis, a stylistic commentary on Cicero's Post Reditum ad Quirites. This was a bit of a gambit because it's atypical as a sample. Both UCLA and Stanford mentioned enjoying it.
letters of rec: Three from classics professors at my MA program, one of whom is very well known, one who is fairly well known, and one who is rising in the field.
advice for next year's applicants: I have no idea how this process works still, and it feels kind of random. The school to which I was accepted with funding is the school to which I submitted a personal statement with a blatant typo. It was, however, the best fit given my interests. The other school to which I was accepted was naturally the worst fit given my interests. I'd echo actual's advice of changing more than just the last paragraph of one's personal statement for each school. The importance of reading lists depends on the school (KU admits to essentially ignoring them, for instance). Additionally, check to make sure your person of interest is young enough to be still taking on advisees. It was heavily implied by Stanford (during the interview, no less) that, although they expected me to get into a good program and do well, they would be rejecting me because my person of interest was no longer taking on students. And finally, days on which you receive multiple rejections are hard.