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Realistically, what kinds of schools do you have to get your Phd from to have a realistic chance of eventually teaching at a top-25 school? I'm assuming a school in the top-50?

I wish I could just ask my recommender, but he is also on the admissions committee.

That would be funny if we both ended up in the same department next September.

That The list needs to be updated because Arizona has sent out a few rejections today.

How big is a wait list usually?

I don't know if Michigan has sent out ALL their acceptances yet, but I do know they haven't sent out wait lists.

Well, I think if they know me and will talk about me on a first name basis, then likely (hopefully) they'll accept me. I mean, seriously, I did darn good work in the department, and I have a darn good writing sample, and letters of recommendation from faculty in that very same department. It's kinda hard to reject someone when the people down the hall are saying "let him in." But alas, we can't know for sure. Also I would imagine much depends on how many of the other four Master's students in my class are applying to. I know one isn't, but I don't know about the other three. So yeah, it's impossible to know without badgering the admissions people, and that is NOT something I want to do. It could hurt my chances.

I wonder how big the waitlists are at these schools. Do they contain 3-6 names, or like dozens?

Excuse me, but WTF do you know about my book? How do you know my book isn't good? Have you read it? Have you read one word of one sentence? No. But go on, just assume my book isn't good. How many books have you written that have gotten published before getting a doctorate? I'm guessing zero.

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No, I suppose it wouldn't help, but I feel like I'm running out of options here, and don't know what to do. I already wrote a book that was accepted by an academic publisher. I got the MAster's coming from a Continental program. I got a 3.83 GPA, I got the letters. What the heck am I supposed to do next? Write another book? Write an article in a peer-reviewed journal? I feel like I'm out of options, and that waiting another year isn't going to do anything for me. I can't think of what would come next. SOmeone suggested teaching at a community college with a Master's until I apply next year, but that's just adding bells and whistles to the application. THat's not something that's going to impress an admissions committee.

Now I'm not even sure I'll get into the school I'm currently studying at for my Master's: the same school at which this guy teaches and has had me for two classes.

At minimum, it is unethical. But alas, I get ahead of myself. I need to find out the content of the letter first. And since I waived access to my letters, that will be difficult, but I'm sure I can hear something through the grapevine. Last year this guy was on the admissions committee. What I *really* want to know is, is he on the admissions committee *this* year, and if so, what will he say when *my* application comes up? I suppose he would be bound to root for it, considering as he did write a letter for me, but now, I'm not so sure.

Yeah, Michigan acceptances went out a while ago alright. I just checked. So cross off another school. I'm probably 0 for 7 at this point with 7 to go. And when did all of University of Connecticut, Storrs e-mails go out?

One: my letter-writer is not from "across the pond," and he is intimately familiar with all aspects of applying and is aware how competitive things are. Two: he knew the list of schools to which I was applying, and if he thought he couldn't write a letter sufficient to get me into those schools, he should have alerted me to this fact immediately and stated so in an honest, forthright manner. Three: since my professor is not autistic, but an articulate, aware and psychologically well-balanced individual who is also exceptionally intelligent, he knows the difference between a truly positive letter, and a positive-but-not-great letter. Combined with the assertion I made in point number two, the professor had a responsibility to inform me, or warn me, that the quality and caliber of his letter would not be sufficient to get me into the schools I applied to. He failed in that duty. I have recourse to complain. IF I find out, and believe me, I will find out, that there was a problem with that letter, I will take action within the university system to address it. It's my future on the line here, and he ruined it. Now he has to accept the academic consequences.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE should a recommender EVER agree to write a rec if they cannot say positive things about that applicant that would reflect favorably on them and increase their chances of admission. To do ANYTHING BUT THAT is misconduct of an egregious form. ESPECIALLY when I told the professors not to write letters for me if they couldn't say positive things about me and my ability. ESPECIALLY then.

....If one of my letters was "less than stellar," then I am going to file a report alleging professional misconduct and unethical behavior by that professor.

That list is really outstanding and informative. What a great list. I just had a question about University of Michigan: how do they know Michigan has sent out acceptances already? I haven't seen them at all on the results page. If Michigan sent out results, did they send them out by phone, e-mail, regular mail?

I haven't heard from Arizona either acceptance or waitlist. I saw on the acceptances and rejections page that a few people got Arizona rejections today, and that the official letter said they had sent out their offers to their interested candidates already. Does that mean I didn't get in? Probably.

It's so depressing. I haven't heard any good news. I applied to 14 schools. I have heard one rejection, and I think another 3-4 are immediately on the way. I don't know what I will do with myself if I don't get it. I applied 2x already in the past and got rejected from every school. I have a Master's at CUNY, where I have a 3.83. I have a great writing sample. Doesn't that mean ANYTHING?

I think UVA, Northwestern, and Arizona sent out acceptances so far.

My advisor is also the head of the department. Asking him would be unwise and intrusive.

Ok so it's safe to assume at this point that if I haven't heard anything from Arizona about an acceptance or waitlist, either by phone, email, or regular mail, that I have been rejected? Great, that's 4 schools rejections, zero acceptances. Just great.

Did anybody receive a rejection from University of Arizona yet? What did the letter/email say?

Can anybody confirm rejections from University of Arizona? What did the letter say?