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just got my rejection for the summer intensive. i applied for Berlin so not surprising. A question for other applicants: i applied for an 8 week course, but I've seen mention here of people only applying for 4 week courses? is that allowed? or did you apply for two 4-week courses? good luck to everyone! i was getting worried i would be unable to accept given the late date, but am also bummed. maybe next year!

I agree with David. The school wants to know because it can be used as information to make the program more attractive to future students. So while I wouldn't necessarily divulge an entirely negative view of a program, if there is a discrete reason you chose against a school that is within their control to change (e.g. Funding, teaching opportunities) then it's not a bad idea to mention. You don't have to of course but some future student may thank you

Wooo! Congratulations Andromache! I had my fingers crossed for you

I am likewise still waiting. Wondering if I should have asked for an extension. Davidipse/nyctophile, did either of you manage extensions?

Sounds like a very tempting offer, nyctophile! Everyone at my current institution has really emphasized the importance of fellowship time plus having that kinda flexibility means you can work to your strengths, Hopefully, you'll get a chance to speak to as many students and profs so you can get a sense of the people--I met some of the profs recently and they were lovely. This might be controversial but I think the less teaching time only becomes a liability outside of the top 10-15. Princeton grads definitely get jobs. Luckily, it doesn't seem like you can make a bad choice. Good luck!

Thanks for the link! Definitely something to think about. In my case, I'm quite worried about burning bridges, specifically because school x tends to hire school Ys grads. I'm glad you have decided between your current offers and know where you stand with the wait list. I hope you get off before the 15th and all of this is for naught. I'm getting excited to leave wait-land once and for all and start planning for next year. Nyctophile, did you receive the details of your new offer?

Ah the dreaded wait list. Are you positive you prefer that school to your other options? Have you spoken to them about what your chances are at this stage? I am in a similar situation. I have decided not to ask for an extension. The school I am wait listed at assumed (correctly) that I have other offers and is doing their best to get an offer to me by the deadline. I'm not sure what ill do if a spot comes through after the fact. If I were you, I would decided among your current choices, decline other offers, and then wait until you get word from the wait list school. Most of the time, they make an effort to let you know either way before the deadline. If they are still unsure as of Tuesday morning, then get excited about your current option and accept/ask for an extension. The wait list is a necessary evil but it is definitely tough to navigate. Fingers crossed for everyone still waiting!

Honestly (and I don't mean this to sound as harsh as it does) but I think it is extremely bad form to ask for an extension without extenuating circumstances. The universal deadline exists for a reason. It allows schools to go through their first round offers, extend offers to waitlisters, etc. all in a timely and "fair" fashion. If you ask for an extension and then turn down a school, it can't go to its wait list until after the deadline which means that many people on its wait list will have accepted other offers. Sure, technically, these people can ask to be realized from their programs, but this creates a messiness that trickles down. What will one extra day to consider your offer do for you?

Can anyone claim the Princeton admit off the wait list? Congrats! Back to frantically refreshing my email.

Ha, I am in the exact same position. I have narrowed it down to a single school, but i am waitlisted at a school i have always wanted to attend so here i am. Good luck --i hope we both hear soon!

Do you know where you're headed Nyctophile?

I am also waiting to hear back. I looked through past years on the results board and the school i am wailisted at typically is able to admit one or two people between april 8 and april 12 (there doesn't seem to be as much info about your program, but i am guessing that schools have similar timelines). I also looked at the waitlist thread from last year and a lot of people had their waitlists converted between april 9 and april 14th! Personally if I don't hear anything by saturday then i am going to get mentally excited for my top choice among my current options. I'll probably still wait to accept for as long as possible which i feel bad about if i do get off the waitlist because I know there is someone waiting for that school. It's kinda amazing to thing about how many chain reactions certain waitlist movement inevitably causes e.g. student A is accepted at school 1, turns down school 2 which takes student B off the waitlist who then turns down scbool 3 which now has to go to its waitlist and so on. My good friend was waitlisted at his dream school last year and he often reminds me in this process that it ain't over til it's over. Good luck to all!

Congrats to whomever got off the Michigan Waitlist today! There's hope (she says as she refreshes her email despite the lateness of the hour)

Most jobs do not hire this far in advance. Focus now on finishing your degree, having career services look over your resume, and doing research into what kind of work you are interested in. 6 weeks MAX before you are ready to begin work is the time to start applying. Most jobs are looking to hire someone that can start within two weeks so it is simply too early to get discouraged. Exceptions are things like recruiting and certain teaching jobs.

Hello again. Thanks for including the real identities of the schools. I was actually mistaken about the identity of school B and I definitely understand your caution. Unless you feel like school B couldn't support your project, then I would absolutely urge you to take the offer with more fellowship time, especially since you do get to create a syllabus of your own and get three quarters of teaching experience. This is nothing against school A. In fact, i think it is a wonderful school and program as well. But the way I see it, if your goal is becoming a professor at a school with a quality graduate program then much of your career will be spent trying to balance responsibilities of teaching, research, and service. While one could argue that you might learn how to balance them better at School A, I think nothing is as invaluable as uninterrupted research time to better yourself as a writer/scholar. Indeed, later in your career you will most certainly be applying for external or internal awards (e.g. guggenheim fellowships) so that you can be released from your teaching/service obligations in order to focus on your research. I'm sure some will disagree and I don't think this advice is applicable to students across tiers, but it rings true for me in your case. Good luck!