I've had an e-mail from the DoGS at USC letting me know that I was on the wait-list, the results survey tells me that there is another American historian who is in the same boat. Whoever you are, if you're listening I'd love to find out which sub-field you're interested in? We can compare notes and lose our minds together! For anyone else, any idea how often people make it from the wait-list to the starting line-up? I appreciate that this obviously differs from program to program, but any information as a way to manage expectations would be very helpful.
For everyone else out there, stay strong!