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  1. I suppose I’ll start, considering my prior post in the Comp Lit PhD 2015 forum… STATS · School: Cornell University · Major: Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Minor: Social Inequality Studies · Major GPA: 4.15 · Cumulative GPA: 3.894, Summa Cum Laude · GRE Scores: o V: 159 (81st Percentile) o Q: 156 (64th Percentile) o AW: 5 (93rd Percentile) WS Considering the institutional archive vis-à-vis affect studies, performance studies, archive studies, queer theory, and psychoanalysis to argue for a more critical approach to “archival” logics, so as to avoid the reification of national narratives in archives that may in fact, reading through Marxian theory, benefit from the elision of marginalized voices by way of a more successful corporatization. PS/SOP · Introduction: Personal Narrative, mostly discussing the personal impact (positive) of changing my major from Biology to FGSS mid-UG, citing the influence of a particular class on media, space, and the body. · Body: Offer three most important courses as an exposure to undergraduate research as well as a genealogy of my developing interests for grad school. · Body: Discuss my honors thesis as another opportunity for research, but also as a culmination project for my undergrad intellectual passions, as well as a project to help develop my dissertation project prospectus. · Body: Choosing POIs and the importance of fit and research interests shared; all of my POIs I read over undergrad or for my thesis, so I was able to successful link their work with my own research projects/interests to write a (hopefully) convincing plea as to why I fit well in particular programs. · Conclusion: Why the school in general? Vastly different responses for each school, but generally focused on the importance of programs’ emphasis on pedagogy and collaborative learning among graduate students across disciplines. Areas of Interest · Aesthetics · Queer Theory · Studying the visual politics of abjection · Visual genealogies · Narrative Mic Drop LOL. XOXO. Keep them coming!
  2. Comp Lit hopeful here...is there a place where I can hash out stats/SOP/WS particulars and talk about "chances?" Not a fan of doing this since the whole thing is a black box, but I'm deeply in need of commiseration...my parents are cannibalistic lately and don't want to hear anything...they love to discount me as a bleeding radical, which is so funny, since "people who live in tin houses shouldn't throw can-openers." I will say I'm a firm believer that the GREs are Satan's newest scheme to conquer the souls of the deeply desperate (bitter? obviously), so those with similar sentiments may come forward. Thank you xx
  3. I'll have a job by January 15th, hopefully, but I just graduated UG in December, so just the job until I hear back. If at the end of the cycle I've not been admitted anywhere I'll move to NYC and work with LGBTQ-oriented scholars, artists, and activists and strengthen my resolve for the following cycle(s).
  4. Honestly, I'd love to end up in NYC, only because I want to live with my best friend and Columbia, obviously, but I'm also super excited to hear back from Stanford and/or Brown but really, the priority for me is to live with my soul mate(s?) lol
  5. I cannot wait to resume therapy as soon as I'm back in the US; thank you so much for your reply...it means a lot
  6. Thanks so much for your response. Yeah, it's a rough time, and it's awkward since his taking his time with his grant proposals benefits us both, since I'd be a top choice to be his research aid during my semester off (December grad here). However, while it is immutably lower on the priority scale as compared to national grants, the LOR situation is proving to be personally very anxiety-provoking, if only for the fact that I'm visiting my parents outside the US and well, you know, dial-up/no access to paper mail...in any case, I do appreciate the perspective, and hope it will eventually sink in and help me adopt a more rational approach to mitigating my fear...i.e. follow suit with Fri-Sun notification hopes and re-send reminder and/or notify programs myself of the situation (as noted above). Thanks again, the conversation and support means everything to me, seriously! xx
  7. Thanks so much fancypants! I definitely will heed your words. I'm sitting it out since I don't want to be super anxious about it at the moment. I've done a lot on my end, and considering my writer probably has grants and other academic commitments to support/apply for, he probably is swamped. Nevertheless, I won't hesitate to send another reminder within a week-long period if things haven't happened by Friday-Sun. Last resort for me is to contact the schools to explain, and I'd REALLY like to avoid that, only because it's so busy right now, it's not THAT overdue, and if I think about this any more I may have an aneurysm... xx
  8. Happy January 7th! Orthodox Christmas where I'm from, for what it's worth
  9. I'd say a good mix...out of 8, NYU, Columbia, and UPenn are English/Comparative Literature; Cornell is Comparative Literature exclusviely; Stanford is MTL; Brown is Modern Culture and Media; Harvard is African American Studies; Yale is African-American Studies and Film/Visual Studies. You?
  10. i'm intrigued by this...i'm not certain of causality, but it seems as though this entire process sucks all the confidence from you and turns you into an anxious heap of psychobabble...I'm also intrigued by the "don't LOR writers remember how stressful it was when they were applicants?" question...I suppose at this point, after a reminder email or two, the best I can do is give them until the end of the week to see if anything changes and email DGS/admissions directly as a last resort. I really appreciate your post, GradSecretary! Gave me a good laugh too
  11. any and all posts, replies, and even private messages are deeply appreciated...supremely anxious
  12. hey, sillyrabbit..nothing specific, just applied there also and glad to see someone else who's braving the devastating ratios...I'm trying to keep positive about it, and my elation comes from that hope...I've been applying to schools since September, with networks across 6 schools, and only now met another MTL hopeful lololol
  13. HELP! Anybody know what Penn means by "brief grace period after application deadline"? My English PhD application was submitted well before the December 15th deadline, but one of my recommenders has as of this morning still not submitted the letter. I'm safe for Columbia, Stanford, NYU, and Brown: three required, four registered. Same prof is the only one left. ("Safe") I'm alright for Harvard, Yale, and Cornell, since all deadlines are after January 1st, so the standard two weeks will be my saving grace. (I don't know anymore). But like honestly, all these programs say it's my responsibility to make sure? Yeah it is, but part of my dossier for each recommender was a pdf of all eight deadlines. Don't get me wrong, I'm not whining/pissed. Just TERRIFIED of being rejected from Penn, since it's one of my top programs.
  14. thanks and much love to all who joined in. It definitely has been a whirlwind of emotion, but at least there is company to bear it with me now. It's definitely not helping that I graduated in December, so now I have to really be conscientious about keeping busy and taking care of myself. xx
  15. Now there are numbers to my madness that have nothing to do with the GREs. Oh God lol. Bright side? Already the 3rd. YAS.
  16. thanks so much, uselesstheory and fancypants09: love your feedback and will consider it a positive challenge to incorporate it into daily living until...you know, March lol ktk, I totally feel you. I think it's just an individual thing, honestly. My undergrad institution bred me to be the most OCD about EVERYTHING, and normally I consider myself somewhat of an enfant terrible, since I didn't used to GAF. But now that it's my neck on the metaphoric chopping block, it seems like I have no choice but to flip out. But then again, I too have waited too long to read The Goldfinch, fancypants. Thanks so much again! xx
  17. Hi Everyone. Just thought I'd drop a line about some of my thoughts and feelings. I'm relatively new to the grad cafe, but have found it to be a pleasant experience overall, and a great place to ask for support around grad school stuff. I've applied to eight programs related to English, Queer Theory, Africana, Comparative Literature/Literary Theory, etc. and have found it unbearable to just sit the f&#k down and wait. If I understand correctly, often it is the case that STEM-oriented fields hear back A LOT earlier than Humanities/Social Sciences...or not? I mean, program specific, obviously, but still, I feel like I'm being gutted, especially considering a huge chunk of the "gradposse" (we're a group of friends who went to undergrad together, with varying interests and fields of study, but the same universities/locations in mind) is already hearing back...Any and all suggestions as to how best to cope with the sluggishness of waiting are deeply appreciated. xx PS: If possible/desirable, do feel free to share personal experiences regarding coping with mental health issues/emotional fatigue and how the waiting game relates.
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