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There's a wine store right across the street from me... Y'all are tempting me to pick some up!

That's ok! *sits with you and offers you a beverage or treat of your choice* I'm having some gushers fruit snacks because I'm an adult.

BoomSoon congratulations!!! Nothing like a Friday evening acceptance!

@haltheincandescentcongratulations!! I hope you got sanother drink to celebrate! @RCtheSScongrats to yyou too! I celebrated my first interview today with a Belgian tripel ale with spices!

Congrats, @Katastropheand @goofylemon! *throws confetti for you both*

Hahahaha!! I'd give you an upvote if I could, but I'm over my quota for the day!

@hopefulSocPhD, yes! Feast to your heart's content! You ARE memorable, and you ARE competitive. Those places just picked other people. Honestly, one of my profs told me that he got rejected from places he thought he'd get accepted to for sure ... he ended up getting accepted to a biggie and got his PhD there. That biggie was Harvard. It's far from over, my friend. *hugs* you're totally allowed to be sad and to cry and to have a dozen cupcakes in one setting, too, though. I'm just here as a source of encouragement <3

*hugs @HopefulSocPhD* I'm so sorry ... Please be kind to yourself and treat yourself to something tonight ... just splurge and do something for you! You don't deserve these rejections =(

you're more than welcome to start a conversation thread! I did try, but it went down in flames. D:

@sjoh197 lol I definitely won't! I imagine the interviewer would hang up the phone hahaha

Lol!! Thank you!! I sure hope I can stay buttery for this interview!! haha =p

Thanks, @rosali I sure am!! Thank you so much! I hope it goes well!

@rhombusbombusAnd @piglet33thank you both! *huuuuggggs* @Foreveronwardyes I have a feeling the food will make my decision much harder!!! Ahhh! Rutgers phone interview today at 4pm est... Nervous!

Oh I've never been out west at all. So no In 'n Out before! I will definitely have to try it!

@123hardasABC thank you for the suggestions! Visitation day is in March! I'll remember those restaurants!

Thank you all so much for your congrats! Today was so busy that I haven't even had time to process all of this! Congratulations to all the other acceptances today! And everyone who didn't hear back today... *hugs and gives you some candy* Still working on catching up with all the posts in the thread!

@pink fuzzy bunny and @123hardasABCtthank you both so much!! And pink, you're right. I don't think anything can top this.

Sooo... Today was interesting. Got done teaching my first Recitation of the day, and one of my students hung around to talk with me about how excited he is about the class. Awesome. I know him from elsewhere, and he congratulated me on my marriage and I told him about PhD programs, and how my husband would be happy if I went to Delaware because it would mean he would get to ride trains to see me (he loooves trains)... And there on my phone.... A call from Delaware arrived! Received a fully funded offer of acceptance and a generally heartwarming phone call. My student watched be freak out, and, in a daze, I ran up the mountain because I was late for a meeting with my thesis advisor. I breathlessly told her of my acceptance and she said "go call your mom!" So, I called mom, hung up the phone, and there it was. an interview notice for Rutgers. "holy crap in a pita!" I exclaimed, and ran to my advisor's office again! "look, look!" *ding ding* went my email as I was showing my prof the Rutgers email. There it was. An acceptance to UC Davis. My thesis advisor said "yeah we're not meeting today. You're not going to be able to focus on anything else but this today! Here, have some candy." Two acceptances and an interview within 20 minutes of each other. Best Thursday ever!

ACCEPTED AT DAVIS INTERVIEW AT RUTGERS ALLTHIS NEWS CAME IN WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER

FULLY FUNDED FREAKING ACCEPTANCE TO DELAWARE!!!!! GOTTA GO TO A MEETING NOW. SO HAPPY. CAPS LOCK.!!!!!!1111ELEVEN!!!!!

@hopefulsocphd, I'm so sorry *big hugs* rejection really hurts. I'm here for you if you need to talk *pours you some coffee and gets you some brownies*

@HopefulSocPhD I love everything about your post!

Hey, that's ok. It's important to feel every emotion, even the bad ones. Anxiety comes with the territory and, truthfully, I'm feeling the same way. Starting off with a rejection is really hard because it's caused me to think "what if something's wrong with my applications, overall? What if my SOPs (which I poured my heart into) talk too much about me and not enough about the programs/profs, etc etc." Finding shreds of positivity and crumbs of comfort is tough during the low times of anxiety/depression, certainly. I'm here for you, as are so many others in the thread, too <3

you are also very sweet to say so!! Thank you <3 @redhillgirl yes, another day of no news, but another day closer to knowing as well At least that's how I'm trying to think of it!