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That makes at least 4 of us. *raises glass* on to the next!

GAHH! I leave for a day or so and there is so much good news! Congrats to all who've been accepted so far.

Shout out to the person with the newest UCLA acceptance!

NMLogan: Dessert pizza with a sugar-whiskey glazed crust. Make it work

Good to meet you, Krystal!

Absolute silence on my end as well.

Or Tequila. Wine is good, too.

So much good news!

That's awesome, lo.lee.ta. I applied so hopefully I'll hear soon. Fingers crossed!

Shout out to the person who got the U Minnesota English PhD acceptance!

Awesome to hear you've been accepted to PSU! Congrats

Congrats on Northwestern, lunalit! That's amazing.

Welcome obrial42!

I learned this lesson in my undergrad. Department politics aren't the only kinds of politics -- luckily, it's never really held me back (so far). But I do know some people who have been hindered by the "system." I tend to think that being aware of the political/business side of it can prevent you from falling prey to it. At least, to some extent.

This was beautiful, Wyatt's Torch. So glad I found this community when I did. Seeing all this support makes the agonizing waiting process just a touch easier to deal with. Keep the positive vibes coming!

This is all so amazing. Congrats to you guys -- really impressive.

Congrats on that wicked Berkeley acceptance. Make sure to celebrate!!!

That's amazing, Katia. Congrats on the acceptance!!!

Congrats to all the newly accepted! So much positivity here -- I love it!

That makes two of us inkgraduate. It's nice to finally see English folks getting notifications admits the sea of science/math/social science notifications. So happy for everyone!

Saw a UW Madison English PhD acceptance on the results page. Did others get any good news?

Hello all! New to GradCafe and glad to see an active (clearly impressive) forum for English folks. I still haven't heard back from any of my schools, but I offer tons of congratulations to all of you who've gotten accepted! I hope to join the ranks sooner rather than later.

I'm going to second -hermes-. If you aren't looking to get into academia or some variation therein, then the research experience might not be as "sellable." However, UofT's professional degree might be more attractive to people in the public sector. It implies training and taught skills versus the more malleable experience of a research degree. I don't know that Toronto has the same attractive qualities that London has as far as the city life goes. But you might not get the kind of time to experience the city if you are completing a 1 year research degree with one month of it being relocated to a foreign country. Best of luck!

I'm not in your field, but I would say that both have similar selling points as far as universities go. Both have the "exotic foreign" quality which can be a great selling point in American business because it has that global appeal. Toronto might have more similarities to an American program versus the inherent differences in a UK program. But, in my opinion, I would say both are more or less comparable from a US perspective. I think the better thing to look at would be what kind of jobs are you looking for. Would your desired career appreciate more research experience? Or would U of T's professional program give you better North American connections? Hope this helps somehow!