goldielocks

I'm sorry for your rejection. I hope you get some good news soon. Just wanted to ask, did your status change on the Buffalo online application? Mine still says "Not Reviewed."

Hey guys. Just wanted to let you know that I just got wait listed at UT Austin. The email just arrived. Thought I'd explain here before posting it on the results board. Best of luck to everyone else who has an app in right now!

Happy February everyone! This is the big month. Can you believe it?

Hi again everyone! I had a rough day today, with some frustrating news from my doctor, so I've gotta say that the good news from my POI was especially welcome and appreciated. So tonight, I'm just trying to take it easy and breathe... and not worry about health, or applications.

Haha I unsubscribed to Groupon last week, because I was doing something similar. Not good for the nerves. I hope you get some good news soon!

Hahaha yes, you caught me! I'm a wizard! I turned eleven today and Hagrid came and told me. Hooray!

Thanks everyone, and congrats loimographia and everyone else who has received good news! I am feeling cautiously optimistic, but certainly not counting my chickens before they hatch. For everyone who hasn't received good news yet, please don't hate me for reminding you (like several others have reminded me) that it is still very early. I am hoping everyone gets some good news soon!

Got a really really really good (and unexpected) email from my POI at one of my top choices (the one that nominated me for the fellowship). No official offer for a week, but wanted to let me know that the prospects look very good. AHHHHH.

I feel like we should do something to commemorate the last day of January. It's been a long, bumpy road getting to February (especially the waiting), and like C&C, I appreciate everyone's feedback on this thread. I didn't expect it to grow to almost 70 pages before decisions even really started.

Me! I am getting jacked up on caffeine and transcribing documents for my thesis. And lurking about here. Good morning!

Haha I am afraid it will be sort of anticlimactic for me, until at least the end of next week.

Tomorrow is the last day of January. Hooray hooray hooray!

I'm in this situation, too, so I'm sort of vacillating between hope and fear about this. Would be excited to hear others' thoughts on this.

Welcome to all the newbies (and lurkers). I think it will probably get more and more active around here this week and next. I think the stress of waiting/thesis writing is wearing me down. I am getting sick now. But the good news is that I don't have anywhere else to be this evening, so I can stay at home, on the couch, with my reading and some cold and flu meds. I'll take it.

Congrats, Tay!

Whaaaaaat? This makes me both happy and sad.

Therapy. Many of the graduate students I know (and several of my professors) have a therapist. It's done wonders for my stress level. Most schools offer these services for free to current students. Maybe you could try out an appointment and see how you feel about it? You can learn stress management skills, or even just have someone to act as a sounding board on a regular basis. I can't reccommend this enough. Alternatively, vodka. And chocolate. And my cuddly little dog. All of these things help with my stress/anxiety. Finally, I'm sorry you've been having such a hard time. I hope you find some relief soon, and things start to look up for you.

Has anyone else had a dream that they were accepted/rejected yet? I had a really, really realistic one last night, in which I was accepted to UIC. I think it was from the chatting I was doing on here before bed. It was incredibly realistic, and then I woke up, and it was 4:30 AM, and still January. Depressing. Also, have any of you thought about what you will do to celebrate if/when you get your first acceptance? If I get one, I fully intend to do this:

Trying to keep my mind off the sting of a likely Yale rejection and the anxiety of other apps has actually been remarkably good for my productivity. I am making strides in my reading, outlining remaining thesis chapters, making big batches of soup for the upcoming week, and even cleaning my apartment. I hope you all are enjoying similar effects!

Three days until February. When are we really expecting things to speed up? Mid-February? Earlier? Later? I can't decide.

Wow, that actually makes a lot of sense, thinking back to my visit!

Haha I was actually there to visit with my POI in November, and it was already looking pretty bleak. The building is... oppressive, no? That's the only word I could think of to describe it.

Haha I tell myself this when I'm signing in on my iPhone.

Yes I hate one-line responses. Like, please. You have to remember how nerve-wracking this process is. Be kind. And also, please don't think I'm a weirdo but I am so worried about jinxing myself if I post any specifics on here about POIs/my research. I will be happy to share when the decisions are out!

OUCH! Probably wouldn't make the best advisor, I'm guessing...