angel_kaye13
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Hesse and Wyatt: also out of up-votes, but it's encouraging to hear some healthy thinking out there; I, for one, appreciate it. It's very easy to take things personally, and you see a lot of that on this forum. And people think English majors suffer from the most psychosis! ;-) :-D It IS just business, in the end. All the same, I like to let people know there are others who are there, in the joy AND the sadness. Just think: We may be the sanest, most supportive bunch here!*^^* :-D
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On the coattails of all the well-earned congratulations, I also want to extend sincere "lo siento"s to those who recently received rejections, especially the UWis-Mad crowd, as there seem to be a lot of you. It sounds like many of you are taking it in stride, but the bite always sucks. I think it's safe to speak for this community, though, that you've got a group of supporters here, and here's hoping for some success stories, to take off the edge of the little sadnesses.~ {fingers crossed and good vibes sent your respective ways, for more acceptances!}
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I've noticed that it a great many folks have applied to an impressive number of schools. I was restricted not only by geography (I can't move...I have a kid that's a Senior next year!) but by the fact I wanted to study at a school that seemed to "fit" with my interests. The result? I applied to 2. I readily admit there were financial considerations attached as well, but now I'm now wondering if I should have applied to a couple of more, even if I had no intent of attending just to list more schools on my applications.
Anybody else even kind of in this boat?
Me!!!!! *^^*
I don't have kids, but I had to be very practical in my choice of grad. schools. I only applied to three. Now, geographical consideration was not my only consideration; I still needed them to be a good fit/a good program. But I certainly had to be practical, practical, practical. As silly as it sounds, the thought didn't even occur to me that I would apply to 15 schools (which seems to be the norm here). (HOW do they pay for that, grad school is expensive enough! )But I wouldn't worry about numbers: if you're a good fit, you'll get in, whether you applied to 2 or 20. Many people are probably just playing the "odds/numbers game," which is it's own brand of smart. Both ways are viable, though.^^ :-)
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rush week.
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freeze frame! *^^*
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Oo! I've been between at least 5-10 different books for AGES now, but I just started the 11th (and seem to be sticking with it ;-) ), and thus feel justified in finally answering this question: I've just started working through some of the works of C.S. Lewis, starting with an old favorite, The Great Divorce, and treading through a couple others. I love remembering why I love this man!
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Congrats to the OSU acceptees!!! *^^*
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Yes. ;-) J/k. Ornery moment. But seriously: over-analyzing. It's good to think about things like this, but don't over-analyze. IF you're going to over-analyze, consider the alternative: being celibate your entire grad career, or dating people that probably have no similar interests?? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense. There's the stress of grad school to consider, for sure, but that doesn't necessarily equate suffering on your part or the part of your studies; that is purely personal variables that can only be determined by yourself, I think as someone already sort of mentioned. Either way, you have to decide if it's worth it or not. But to simply exempt someone because they're in grad school? Seems a little silly to me.
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