Kamisha

Congratulations! That’s wonderful!!! Mine is also still showing Submitted & Paid, so I’m taking that as a bad sign. Haha.

Have you read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver? It will make you want to garden. Seriously.

Is Bountiful Baskets available in your area? It’s incredible--$40-$60 worth of produce for under $20 bucks (and only $10 more if you want certified organic everything).

The professor in question appears to have recently undergone gender reassignment surgery.

Does anyone know of any virtual whiteboard applications for iPad/Mac? I am planning to teach online next year and want to create videos to supplement my instruction. I would really love to include some whiteboard demonstrations.

This. Ditto.

I’m interested in how everyone approached the idea of “fit” within their statements of purpose. How did you go about articulating why you were good fit for their program? I tried to emphasize the professors who I wanted to work with and why I wanted to work with them. I only devoted about a paragraph to it and, while I’ve had success, I feel like I’m missing something in that area.

Fingers crossed! Were you rejected from another school today? I’m sorry Hang tough. Good news will come soon!

Go out in a way that makes them realize just how much they missed. Knock. Their. Effing. Socks. Off.

Not the one who I saw thinking of, but this could be helpful. Thank you! Ding ding ding! Thank you SO much. You are both wonderful.

Okay, so I’m trying to remember the name of a theorist who I read in an American Studies seminar and I’m hoping all of you brilliant minds can help me. It’s something like Osowaki? Ossowski? His research discusses something like the unspoken cultural dissatisfaction with the American Dream and failures to achieve it. Any ideas?

I support your decision.

Hahahahahaha this is wonderful

I give you eight seconds are pure happiness. I recommend watching over and over and over until you feel better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVc-Z8yFYW8 Edit: Blasted video! Why won’t you embed??

No wallowing! You are amazing.

I applied January 2nd and haven’t yet received a rejection. I think it’s so odd that Washington broke their typical notification pattern this year. Maybe they’ve moved to rolling admissions? Maybe they are just doing 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round, etc. until they get to a small pile of candidates to accept? Washington stresses me out. I just want my rejection. Haha.

Why must I be out of the up votes?! Gah!

Of course Des and Kam and Other Awesome GradCafe-ers v. the World...sounds like an excellent graphic novel.

You deserve it. You are going to kick SO much ass and then get accepted to every PhD program in the world.

HOORAY DESPEJADO!!! Best news of the day. I’m thrilled for you!!!!

Thanks for responding. I think I somewhat understand your mindset, though I’m still not entirely sure that post was appropriate in terms of audience and timing. That being said, I can appreciate your intentions even if I disagree with them. You’ve touched upon a topic that is frustrating for all of us, especially because most of us (as you have indicated, some individuals seem to remain somewhat oblivious to the market) hear the points you bring up every day. Moreover, everyone on this board has already applied and already, for the most part, already made the decision to go for the PhD. Our futures (like yours) are uncertain. As such, it’s understandable that posts like your initial one feel like another unnecessary knife to the stomach. Again, I understand the holistic intention, I just don’t know that the post was appropriate for this audience and this time of application season.

Out of blasted up votes. Boo.

Without condescension, I’m curious about what prompted you to create an account today and post this? I would understand a bit more if you were a GradCafe regular who had developed relationships with members on this site, but creating an account simply to post this is interesting. I understand that many individuals who are in the market or are getting ready to enter it are currently feeling the stress of competition and poor job prospects. It may be that your intentions are holistic and you sincerely feel inclined to steer others away from making the same choices you did. If that is indeed the case, why speak up in March after people have already invested their time and energy into applying? And if you just suddenly felt the urge to speak up today, what special thing happened to make it imperative do so? What I find particularly interesting about the timing of your post is that you seem to be speaking to those who are already accepted. You say, “...you should be asking yourself in this season of acceptances if you should be going to graduate school at all.” Why not warn individuals before they apply rather than wait until they are accepted? Rather than letting them enjoy success, it’s almost as if you are attempting to tear it away from them by telling them that an acceptance really means nothing in the grand scheme of things. You may think that true (and maybe you don’t...I’m just telling you what I see in the post), it is a bit cruel of you to do so. The job market is absolutely bleak. I think most (if not all) of us who haunt GradCafe are aware of that. We know that most PhDs must search for 6-10 years before landing a tenure-track line (if they ever do). We’ve seen the statistics, been warned by faculty members, and have been cautioned by other GradCafe members. We are, arguably, the most aware of job prospects because it is pointed out to us daily in all contexts. I’m not meaning this is a flame at all, but I really would like to know the thought process of individuals such as yourself who feel as though it is their moral obligation to speak to those of us who are applying and caution us against doing so. Why is that your place? Again, I understand that the intention may be holistic in nature, but it still feels as though it borders on condescension. Again, this isn’t meant as a flame. I’m just genuinely curious about the mindset and the motivation behind this post. If you want to PM a response rather than post it on the feed, that would work, too.

I’m sorry, MM I still think you’ll get an acceptance!

I’m not sure about one-year MA’s in the US, but all of the United Kingdom’s MA’s are one year and they are looked upon very well. I actually might be headed over there to do a second Master's next year before I start a PhD program next Fall (assuming I get acceptances).