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I got a 159 verbal after taking the GRE on a horrible day. Can I do better? Obviously. Am I disappointed? Yes. Am I proud of myself? Yes: and here's why. I took the GRE in the midst of trying to graduate in December, complete a thesis, apply to grad school, and avoid drowning in a crippling depression. While I fear that score will keep me away from most all grad schools some days, I am not going to think about it anymore. It's itterly counterproductive and damaging to my self-esteem, and I'd rather think about all the things I have going for my application at the moment.

I just want us all to feel safe and happy and loved. This is such a brutal process, I could cry.

Assuming, of course, that there is not any trolling going on...

There's a Brown MCM admit on the results. YES. Finally we're moving along.

The GRE is such a touchy subject for me, but I honestly can't even quell my anxiety with the "tough love camp" because I'm so sad...as well as the fact that I still have 7 schools to go. If I personally tried to look into the future at this very moment (i.e. imagining how I can improve my application for a later cycle), I'd collapse. I'm so exhausted and the only thing I need is to be told I'm worth SOMETHING in academia. Lie to me.

Fist bump.

You're my hero.

Feeling dead inside. I just got a rejection from Columbia

OMG Congratulations!!! What program?

Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

I've seen some GCers with "implied" rejections from Columbia, NYU, and Berkeley; I've been particularly stunned to hear some of my friends and colleagues who are not on GC say the same. What even is an implied rejection, and how does one calculate such an outcome?

I'm getting horribly depressed by the hour, and I feel my vitality seeping out of me.

I love love love this, because I've been thinking along the same lines the past several days. I'm not comfortable maintaining both joy for others and despair for my own prospects, so I've resigned myself to Plan Bs, so I can feel joyous for others while also feeling constructive in my own life; it sounds disgusting and selfish, but at this point, it's what I've got. My thoughts are as follows: A) I'd like to start putting myself out there beyond academics, to which I've completely dedicated myself for the past 5 years. I'd move back to my parents' place and finish writing a book project I've had in mind, with more seriousness than I've given it as of late. I'd move to NYC and work with Grassroots and resolve to help open a Planned Parenthood there, while working on my application for a second round of PhD applications. C) I'd do the same as B, but focus on getting into MSW programs as opposed to a PhD immediately. Either way, I will get the PhD eventually. I'm only going to A if I lose all hope.

Congratulations, Lycidas!!!!

I have the same queries...but one especially. We each may have applied to Columbia English, but don't we have different adcom compositions based on our interests and ws/sop? Wouldn't this also mean we'd each get notified at different times? I'm so confused by all this it's insane. Xx

Right there with you, t1racyjacks. Congratulations Gustav!! It's an amazing school!

There's a Cornell Comp Lit result up!!!! AHHHHH

Omg Lycidas congrats!! Is the phone interview informal, because I know gsas has a "no interviews" policy? I'm so happy for you and extremely scared for myself since I've also applied to Columbia English!

My deepest congratulations to allplaideverything on your UC Davis acceptance! Super proud of you; my uncle teaches there and I was just talking with him about his role in the dilly dallying of admissions, and this year's accepted cohort is top notch. Hats off Ps: thanks everyone for talking to me about MTL. I'll just listen to KD Lang and forget about it

Alright... I just want to preface by saying I'm really sorry, but I'd love to talk to someone about Stanford MTL. I have a transcript issue; namely, I was told I need not worry about sending an official transcript unless I'm offered admission. So, according to my favorite person in the world, the MTL program assistant, my file is complete. However, the webpage says the university requires official paper transcripts as part of a complete application. The caveat for me is that my degree and official transcripts are tied to some money I owe (bursar won't release them until my account is clear) so I'm not able to send anything until I secure loans. I'm so nervous. Help my nerves!

PS, I saw a Brown MCM thingy on the results page and it turned out to be a query. I mean great enema, but Jesus you scared the shit out of me.

Promise? Lol

When the waiting sucks, and parents keep making snide remarks about my not having a job, this is the only thing.

I NEED A HUG/CUDDLE HIBERNATION STATION UNTIL I HEAR SOMETHING. I feel like I'm regressing into my childhood. Lol