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Yep. I never bothered taking myself off after accepting another offer.

Really sorry to hear about that complication. I had only one or two letter emails get lost, and luckily was able to follow up on them pretty quickly and the profs took care of everything before the deadlines. (Thank goodness for spreadsheets—I'd have been lost without them!) Just a quick point: I doubt they'll email you tomorrow since it's a federal holiday, so don't fret if/when they don't respond until Tuesday!

That waitlist scenario does sound unfortunate. When I applied to programs two years ago, I was never notified about my status as an applicant by at least two schools. When I contacted them April 14 I was told I was on an unofficial waitlist and would hear back soon. Still waiting on those emails!

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "a pretty unique way"?

Philosophers don't waste opportunities to drink.

One week or so before the madness begins in earnest, right? And of course there's a relevant xkcd for it:

From what I know, interview days are not common (some schools have them, but few and far between). However, some schools (the ones with serious $$$) fly out not just those admitted to the program, but also those who are reasonably high on the waitlist. I have in mind, e.g., Princeton.

I can take a look and provide at least some comments (probably not a ton).

I was being a bit facetious. Honestly, I'm thinking OSU or Duke

I've got a pretty good feeling that Harvard, Princeton, MIT, USC, Rutgers, NYU, UConn, UMass, UC Berkeley, Cornell, and UCLA will send out acceptances before the end of January.

We quickly got into some rather nit-picky typography nerd stuff, so no worries!

Also, if you're interested in using LaTeX but don't know where to start (it can look daunting at first), I suggest checking out this site: http://www.arcoflogic.com/latex/ It's maintained by a friend of mine at Berkeley and it's got everything you need.

Close, but not quite! The typeface on that paper is Hoefler Text—I used that text for the version on my site because I was trying out XeLaTeX, which is a Mac-only version of LaTeX. TBH, I prefer Computer Modern and vanilla LaTeX, and that's the version I used for the version of the sample I submitted.

Seriously, Peter Smith is the man. Though I think he was a little tough when he reviewed Enderton's A Mathematical Introduction to Logic, which is the book I used in my mathematical logic course. I really liked it, but I also had an amazing professor who sort of guided us through it, and (I think) Smith reviews books with the idea that you'd be reading them yourself, without an instructor. I guess I don't have a real complaint, then!

Connecticut also seems to spread out their acceptances, at least from what I gathered looking through previous years' posts.

1. All admissions decisions are unexpected. 2. I do not expect to get into scools to which I did not apply. 3. Therefore, I will get into every school to which I did not apply. Logic FTW!

Fantastic! I wish you the best of luck this season. You seem like a fantastic candidate and, even if we might be competition, I want you to do well!

Thanks, that's nice of you to say. Your application looks quite strong as well!

Good to hear!

Stressful, but not too bad. Starting classes again soon-ish, and I decided to audit a fourth class in addition to teaching to keep myself busy. Hoping to have my MA thesis basically finished in two weeks as well.

Seconded. TGC is great for commiseration.

Obviously typos aren't great. However, think about how fast committees have to read samples. Odds are they'll overlook a single minor typo, and if they do notice they probably won't care too much. So don't worry if you're able!

I went through my apps again a few nights ago. Didn't find any mistakes but it still didn't settle my nerves.

Well, NYC is expensive, for one. So that's a lot of money that NSSR doesn't really help you with. As for the accounts: from what I've heard (from an attendee of their MA), the environment is very negative and overly competitive (not the healthy kind of competition, I should say). Lots of people end up taking 3 or 4 years to complete the MA, which leads to further debt. And the MA cohort is usually pretty big, meaning profs can't possibly form quality relationships with the students.

Okay, strangest nightmare I've had about this process: In the dream, I was accepted to every school. Not just the schools I applied to, but EVERY school. Then when all the schools found out, they got offended that I was considering all of the other schools and rescinded the offers. I really want the semester to begin so I can think about something beside admissions!