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I would say just wait. Nothing bad happens if you wait and, like Horb said, you can already start researching and getting things in order. I understand the intense desire to make your choice and to have this whole process done with but I would wait. I ended up with two waitlists that I felt SURE were going to be rejections. You never know.

woo-hoo!! can't wait

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Um...do this. Do this NOW.

Um...me too! I'm a competent cook and baker but for some reason I just can't get it together when stir frying. Underdone, burnt, or overcooked. It's shameful. Also, can you help with ideas for salad dressing? I'm trying to eat better but the store bought stuff is bad and I can't find a recipe I like and I'm sick of wasting ingredients. I get bored with just a drizzle of balsamic and olive oil. Help please?

ahahahahhaaaa!! great minds.

i give you.....PUGS!!! now go see the others!! http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseamarshall/17-pugs-who-are-so-proud-of-you

why must they take my upvotes??? thank you and most welcome.

AWESOME!!! ......can you tell i'm avoiding my thesis??

Thisthisthisthis! Best of luck!!!

Heh. I loves me some Dumbledore.

I admire you so much. A third round requires so much determination and perseverance, that's amazing. I'll be hoping the absolute best for you!!

I hesitated to respond but I know that crappy feeling and I just in general have a difficult time keeping my mouth shut, so here goes! From my stats this season I have no reason to complain, 3 accepts/2 waitlists and from great schools. However, when I got my Stanford rejection I was incredibly disheartened. It wasn't about wanting one more acceptance, it was about my dream school. I'm really lucky to have the options I do but it has been a long time coming. In high school I worked my butt off b/c I desperately wanted to attend college on the east coast. My over protective parents put an end to that idea and instead I worked my way through a no-name state school. During my last two years of undergrad I went through a hell of a lot of emotional/family crap leading to depression and almost getting kicked out of school for failing grades. I also met my ex-husband (which was its own kind of disaster). That turned into almost 10 years of putting my dreams on the back burner for someone who had no direction (and as it turns out, no morals). Once I saw that there was no saving us I went back to school to get my credential so I would have a means of supporting myself. By this point I had almost completely given up on my dreams of a PhD. I thought no way could I be out of school for so long, with such a lackluster undergrad record and still get into a graduate program. Who would want me? What could I possibly have to offer? I took some time to just review where I was and what I wanted, what I absolutely had to have. Then I came up with a plan to get there. I knew that I couldn't walk straight into a PhD program, my only chance was to get an MA first and to somehow effing rock it. This would be challenging b/c based on my past academic record, the only place I might get into was another no-name state school. I was so embarrassed, I was supposed to be this great brain and here I was 30, trying to finally do what I should have been doing in my 20s. After meeting with the grad advisor (who was not very optimistic) and figuring out a way that I could be admitted despite my low undergrad gpa I applied and got in. Here I am, three years later having met the cohort of my dreams (they really are like family) and some amazing professors who have my best interests at heart. The point of all of this is to tell you that a setback is just that. It's a temporary pause. YOU decide how to respond. What do you want? What can you absolutely not live without? Look at how many times I messed up and got in my own damn way! The things that held me back weren't even outside things, they were my own stupid decisions. That Stanford rejection felt like death when I got it but after taking a step back I can see my way again. This is all my long-winded way of saying don't give up. Rejections are the freaking worst, let yourself feel that and don't feel guilty about it. Just know that 1. obstacles can turn into blessings, 2. if you want something you can make it happen. I believe in you. If you ever want to vent off-thread, feel free to PM me. Also, if there's anything that I can do to help you if you decide to apply next year, let me know. I feel like I got some incredibly good advice from the professors in my department and it's worked out well for me. Another classmate who has applied this round also got into several great schools, I'd be happy to share the advice we were given.

DANCE PARTY!!!!

Was that you on the results board? I thought it might be so I raced over here to find out. CONGRATULATIONS!!

nope, english lit. sorry!

super cool!!

But isn't it also awesome??? I'm looking at my phone and there are three personal cell numbers in there now from people that I've spent the last three years citing in seminar papers while working on my MA. It's crazy!!

That was me...it's like Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, you're not supposed to look at it!! Since you're waitlisted it seems like it was a no harm, no foul mistake...who knows, maybe it even worked in your favor if your intended POI is stacked with students. That said, if I were you I would definitely take the opportunity at the open house to introduce myself to the intended POI and express interest but I would not mention the "mistake". I would also make sure to talk to the professor you actually mentioned. You don't want to snub someone who may have been the reason you were waitlisted instead of outrightly rejected.

Wine?? http://www.curlygirlkitchen.com/2011/12/red-wine-chocolate-cake-and-series-of.html

Just got the email from UCSB, finally the rejections are out!

sorry horb. that was how i felt about stanford. it sucks. wallow for a bit and then try to focus on something else.