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C&C: CONGRATULATIONS! Safferz, I'm typing a PM for you.

Big congratulations to you, teachgrad! That's wonderful. And Safferz, glad to hear your interview went well. Best wishes for an acceptance!

We will all be cheering you on, Safferz. Best of luck!

Ahhhhh good luck to you, Safferz! I am sure you'll be great! So excited for you! (Did you just get the call today? Talk about short notice!) Please let us know how it goes. Fingers crossed for you!

Chime to that! I think that sounds like a well-deserved chance to relax and escape from application neuroses. Also, C&C — have you tried just contacting the assistant to the DGS? She's been helpful with my questions. If I can be of any more help, just shoot me a message!

Good morning, everyone! Maybe a week from today we'll be getting some exciting news around this place?

Aw, thanks, C&C. I'm disappointed, but I'll get over it in time. Still 8 more to go! (And again, big congrats to all who scored interviews!)

I sure hope so. I just want to get an acceptance early (you like how I say that as though it's no big favor?), so that I can concentrate on finishing my MA thesis. But seriously, it's almost February. Thank goodness.

HEY GUYS. One week from today... is February (!!!).

Yes, it's Lady Mary! I freaking love that show. I. Am. Addicted.

Well I'm glad you got the interview. Truly. I am, admittedly, having a bit of a hard time getting over my Yale rejection. Not because I think I am better than anyone (far from it!), but because my dream advisor is there. And I had been corresponding with him for quite a while. I've been having a bad day and feeling sort of pathetic right now for getting so sad over one rejection like this. So honestly, it makes me feel better when I hear good news like this. I am very glad you got an interview there and I wish you the very best of luck. (Edited to add that no, I haven't officially been rejected yet.)

Congrats on the interview, Crater!

Awww, I second this. Know that a lot of us are getting rejected from Yale, so you're not alone. Hopefully better things to come for whoever this is!

I just laughed out loud at this phrase.

No way! Remember, it's only almost February!

At last! And as we've discussed, I've noticed that I'm being googled a bit more as time creeps on... Including a few with specific keywords attached to my name that give me some hope it's a potential advisor. Maybe? Hopefully?

Hahaha, thank you. I am obsessed. It's like... a soap opera, in my period, with zero subtlety, and beautiful costuming. And yes, all of next year's applicants will probably look at this and think we're insane.

Who else is around tonight? Whatcha doing?

I think it's very, very important that you're honest with them from the start. It may be for the best that you'll have the opportunity to do this on the phone, as I think it might be difficult to phrase this right via email. You will save them time and energy that they can put toward another prospective student, and I think that's an admirable thing. Just be honest. That's all you can do. On the other hand, part of me wants to caution you against making this decision too quickly (not that you're doing that), in case you feel differently after the conversation. Although if one of the problems you listed, not being sure about wanting a PhD, is on your mind now — I would strongly caution you against going into any program right now. Good luck!

I don't think it will hinder your apps at all. I think visiting is more for your benefit than anything, just to get to see the actual city/campus. I don't think it has any real impact on admissions decisions.

Well good luck, then! I've never been anywhere in Minnesota. Did you visit at all?

Whoopsie. Sorry!

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Congrats to the poster who received a waitlist from U of M - Twin Cities. I didn't apply there, but I think it looks like a strong program. Hoping you get off that waitlist soon.

Quataert, The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922. For a required seminar in my MA program. So far, I'm not into it.