goldielocks

Congratulations to the new Yale interview posted on the results survey! Is anyone going to finally claim any of these?

Yes, I think you're probably right. Eek. Another reason to be on edge next week.

Just wanted to ask if anyone has more info on this, and to send big congrats to the poster.

Well, another week is almost finished. One week closer to results. At least on Fridays I can breathe a sigh of relief for a few days and relax, since adcoms most likely won't send anything over the weekend. Just another two weeks until we start getting into the thick of it.

You are not a horrible person. I made the same decision. I promise. You said it yourself. You don't want a UK degree. That is more than enough reason and no pressure should make you second guess that.

Congrats Tay!

That's solid advice. I made a Plan B for myself before sending out any applications. It does help a bit to know I have something to fall back on if (gulp) I don't get any offers.

In an effort to be less neurotic, I am supposed to be taking today (my day off) to do something fun and relaxing. I am also going to attempt to stay away from TGC until at least this evening. Baby steps.

Uh oh, life, work, or school decisions?

I keep thinking I'm not too stressed out, but then I'll jump each time I hear my email alert go off. I'd follow the advice to stay away from the boards, but I know that 1. I would be more stressed out not keeping in touch with other people going through the process and 2. I wouldn't be able to "just forget about it" until notifications come. I vacillate between stress and genuine curiosity. I just want the next month to fly by. I'm sure we all do.

Safferz, you are right. As always.

I had something similar, but not quite so drastic happen. I got an email from a POI at one of my top choices. They think I'd be a good candidate for an interdisciplinary program, which would mean more funding, which would (hopefully) mean a better shot at getting admitted. After talking it over with the POI, I agreed that it would be an excellent fit. Let's just hope it pans out in an offer. And I hope yours ends in an offer, too!

Crater, I was wondering the same thing. I know that Yale is usually pretty efficient in getting their decisions out, so I wouldn't be surprised if they were doing interviews, I guess. But it still seems a tad early. I'm not much help, I know. Just wanted to commiserate.

Telemaque, I'm sure you're right.

Haha, thanks. I am hoping you have a less stressful semester this time around, too. At least with applications out of the way, you won't have that on your plate. I am still just feeling more curious about decisions than anything. I'm not feeling terribly stressed right now. I know it's out of my hands. But still, I wish I knew when the adcoms were meeting so I could just forget about it until then.

Has anyone claimed the Yale or Penn posts? I didn't apply to Penn, but I'm sure everyone would appreciate the info.

Haha, you are the first to notIce.

Yeah, I saw that and my heart sank a bit. But big congratulations to that poster!

Chime. The best advice my advisor gave me: schedule your breakdown.

No need to feel silly!

Tay, do you ever find that Academia.edu lists several searches/page views, but didn't catch the search keywords?

Well, I just look at my stats on my Academia.edu page. I'm not sure about everyone else.

Yes, I've had several over the past couple of days. One can only hope this is a good sign, right?

Thanks, oseirus!

Awww, C&C. That's actually pretty funny. Deep breaths. Vodka. Chocolate. Repeat. In an effort to keep my mind of off applications, I decided that now would be a great time to start brushing up on one of my other languages. I thought I'd solicit thoughts on Rosetta Stone. Anyone? It's for a romance language that I have very little training in, but would like to be able to read someday, and to speak a little of. Have any of you used it? Do you recommend it? I'd rather spend $500 on the complete set than $5500 to take the summer courses.