Tez92

Thank you greatly. I am still waiting to hear back. I came and did a campus tour last October. Vanderbilt I certainly my top choice.

WOW, 15 schools? Sometimes I wish I had applied to more than the 5 I did.

I shared this in another forum and think it will be very relevant to this discussion. Anxiety and worrying are very normal experiences for most people regarding the application process. You are not alone. As much as we want to act like it's not there, it is. It does have the potential to be unhealthy, but it can be chanelled into other arenas. During this period of waiting, I challenge you to find a hobby, read a few books, hit the gym, set a short term goal, ect. Do something to preoccupy yourself while you wait. The only catch is to have a short term goal attached to it. Set the goal to be met around the time you expect to receive communication from the grad programs. Do your best to meet the goal. Once the goal is met you have something you will be proud of. Regardless of the institutions' decisions you will know that you can achieve what you set your mind to. So if you are denied (I pray you are not) you can look back and say, I was able to meet this goal I can meet another one.

I think you should call them for confirmation to rest your nerves a bit. Yet, I want to congratulate you on being accepted and receiving a scholarship. I would love to hear back about my applications, but I don't think I will for at least a month.

I did a campus visit last fall to one school and had an amazing time. After the visit I emailed the admissions department to say "Thanks for the hospitality" blah blah blah. They thanked me for my visit and said "looked forward to seeing you soon". So I'm like, does seeing me soon imply another campus visit or an invitation for admitted students? Honestly, what does "Seeing you soon" mean?

In addition to the many other great advice that is being shared, I will add one more thing. Anxiety and worrying are very normal experiences for most people regarding the application process. You are not alone. As much as we want to act like it's not there, it is. It does have the potential to be unhealthy, but it can be chanelled into other arenas. During this period of waiting, I challenge you to find a hobby, read a few books, hit the gym, set a short term goal, ect. Do something to preoccupy yourself while you wait. The only catch is to have a short term goal attached to it. Set the goal to be met around the time you expect to receive communication from the grad programs. Do your best to meet the goal. Once the goal is met you have something you will be proud of. Regardless of the institutions' decisions you will know that you can achieve what you set your mind to. So if you are denied (I pray you are not) you can look back and say, I was able to meet this goal I can meet another one.

If you are planning on coming back to America for future graduate study, I think it would be great to discuss how studying internationally brings a unique perspective to their program.

I have applied to Boston School of Theology, Union, Vandy Divinity, Candler, and Duke Divinity. Today all of my applications have been completed and submitted. I low key am already experiencing waiting anxiety. What are the schools other people are applying to? How are you all dealing with the wait? How do you all feel about my school choices?