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Congratulations on your glaring successes in this cycle. I am someone who once asked you about the rhetoric program at Berkeley and now am gathering all my nervers to ask for one more. Would it be okay to share your SoP? I am sorry if this offends, but as a Chinese transsexual woman, I really need to look for a good program to establish myself first (not the only but might be the best). Thanks...

Trust me, I have submitted an unusual application and the least I could expect would be how many applicants and my rank. Thanks for hearing me, though.

Hi, I am the starter of the thread and think I am in a position to complain a bit about the "unfair treatment" by the rhetoric program. It was just an email from the grad school that directed us to the website. Worse still, the website simply read "the committee does not recommend you for admission". This short sentence is clearly what I was paid back after paying 90 bucks and w...

I interviewed yesterday and was told they'd be making final decisions very soon.

I interviewed on Weds. and they told me they would make decisions next week. I'm sure they will get back to you soon.

Hi, have you had your interview with UT Austin yet? I am a Chinese and supposed to have a phone interview. So far no professor has contacted me though, but someone already posts an acceptance to the program. I start to become concerned. How about your situation? Best luck!

Hi Beck,

I have also received an interview invitation from UT Austin. As an international applicant in China, I have also suggested some time for phone interviews. So far no professor has contacted me, although coordinator has already confirmed my confirmation. How about you? Best luck.

I meant the Gender Studies PhD program at IU Bloomington. I guess I will have to go for masters first, given my limited exposure to that area in my earlier studies. Good luck to you.

i'm sorry, which program where you referring to?

Hi, I am sorry for the late response. They have already notified their admits on Feb 5, indeed. I have kept correspondence with a faculty member but still got a rejection (assumed though, I don't think they have sent out their rejection letters).

Actually that wasn't incredibly far from my stats... but I still didn't get in. I think I'm pretty much down with going elsewhere this year unless funding is screwed up (still waiting to hear about funding). Good luck to you

I considered myself as a bad person because I wished the post to be fake. As far as I know, the qualifications are indeed Is the qualification of the admitted like 800V 800Q 5.5 Writing and an almost 4.0GPA. It is someone from a reknowned university in the US. I guess my common backgrounds are no match for them. So....

Why are you a bad person? Is the qualification of the admitted like 800V 800Q 6.0Writing 4.0GPA 20 publications/conference papers? May have actually already written a couple of academic books or something? LOL... Just tell us, what is it?

Hi, I was indeed referring to UCB. But I guess I was really a bad person though. I am actually excited and marvelled to find the qualifications of one admit at the program the other day. Clearly, a long way to go for me, at least. Good luck to your applications.

Hi, are you talking about UCB? Sorry, haven't seen your comment till now. I still have not heard a word from them but I pretty much assume I'm off because I did my undergrad overseas and have a relatively low GRE score. My topic is interpreting traumatic memory in testimonies and social movements.