hopefulJ2010

hey i'm a senior too. everyone jokes i'm a baby to be starting grad school so soon (newly 21). i too got into fordham's MA i'm waiting on 6 more though. did fordham give you any $? i'm not planning on attending.

btw brandi did you get into stony brook yet?

i emailed you so email me back & we'll chat. maybe i should look @ fordham more carefully but they didn't give me a cent so i won't be haha. consensus is, they're very strong in medieval though being a catholic school + all.

do you have any info on northeastern and when/if they're notifying others or the size of the class.

that is the answer i could've given myself, but was looking for a way out of someone posted they got notified, though. this to me is very curious.

can someone claim the acceptance on the results feed?

someone posted a reject on the results feed and that they are putting together their mass mailing. does this mean anyone not contacted has been rejected?

it wasn't i'm just always dramatic. my favorites are "depths of despair" and "enmeshed in a web of misery" haha.

i was CONVINCED i'd be rejected to all 13 of the programs i applied to (mix of MA and PhD-- mostly PhD), and have to go to a city school that is very unfriendly commute-wise for me, or continue at my undergrad (no PhD program) which is a better but still annoying commute, expensive and the same 'ol faculty (who i lovelove). i spent nights awake; when i was sleeping they were often nightmares of various sorts. my first rejection came from a 70's ranked large state school who denied me to both their MA & PhD! my second rejection came from my top choice- a top 20 state school that I visited and LOVED but knew was a long-shot. i was sitting eating lunch at school with two friends, probably in the depths of despair when i auto-checked my blackberry, clicked an email labeled "school x's graduate program" without even really knowing I was about to open a letter with a decision. i had visited and definitely liked school x-- it was up there on my list... VOILA accepted to the terminal MA with a chance to continue to the PhD based on my academic standing after 2 years. best part=tuition remission and hefty stipend for the part of the country it is in. the next day i got acceptance #2 from a more prestigious program but in an undesirable location and sans a cent so I won't be attending. two days ago i was rejected from mid-ranked large state school numero dos- also not that desirable of a location and an ivy league school which woulda been nice but never was really happening. i'm sitting on one implicit rejection (nyu-- not called for an interview), but i really don't care about going there since i'm from the city and aren't drawn to the location like many people. i'm waiting for 6 others which i believe i have a decent shot at. if not, i have an awesome offer from a solid school. and people, a professor mentioned to me that if you do an MA first at a school (even if they're intending on keeping you til the PhD) you can always re-apply both internally and to other higher rated schools if you'd like. i guess the moral is, it's not over until it's over. a LOT of schools work in rounds. one of the schools i was accepted to had sent out some acceptances at the end of january and i got accepted the 2nd of march. i feel very lucky because i was torn whether or not i would go through the whole process again. stay hopeful guys! i'm not trying to lie and say i wasn't feeling apocalyptic before but seriously, some committees haven't even met (slowpokes). ...and now to my inbox. just kidding-- maybe.

lise, she told me they're still in the middle of making final decisions on apps and if i don't hear by april 1st to contact her. and the wait continues...

i see a temple acceptance on the forum-- anyone care to claim?

i e-mailed the dgs as suggested. i wonder if that was obnoxious of me. haha

haha thank you for the info you PMed me btw. and congrats on BU:)

i finally caved today and spoke to a few reps from my programs to find out when decisions would be rendered. from what i've gathered: brandeis- actually had to call here due to a concern regarding an e-mail i never received- this was for the MA program- committee is still meeting & should notify in a few weeks bu- had a kind of cryptic convo with someone there. told me to e-mail the DGS for more info... not sure what this means. i know they have been notifying stony brook- committee is meeting monday

i feel like a broken record but does anyone have any info on BU? I see admits posted but I haven't heard a peep!

come on already, stony brook! i saw one lone acceptance on the results feed a while ago. anyone have any info or heard back?

just got rejected via website. check it out guys.

any news from anyone on the phd program? i know the deadline was fairly late (either feb 1/15-- don't remember). their website has a nice little status check where the bubble becomes highlighted green if a decision is available but i was wondering if anyone had any info on dates? the results feed isn't so helpful since it seems to not be a hugely popular program on the grad cafe.

i deleted this post because it was formatted badly and a mess to read :X sorry!

i applied to just english-- i am interested in gender/women's studies but figured why make my chances any worse off haha