swampfox22

So I'm a first year PhD student in History, and I was pretty much on top of my game in undergrad. I'm 22, went straight into a program without more than a few months summer break, and I cannot explain how worn out and exhausted I am. I love my instructors and classmates, all of whom are very friendly and a hell of a lot smarter than I am. That being said, I'm 800 miles away from home (I'm a Southerner living in New England), I feel burnt out, and my anxiety disorder is at an all time high when it comes to grading student papers and being a TA. I've noticed my lack of organization is an issue (I lost a couple of student grades which put me into panic mode), and that I have lost a lot of my passion for academic study/goal of a future pursuit of a tenure track job. Grad school is literally killing my love for history. I think worst of all, I despise theory/historiography. I just want to study history itself, not the circle-jerk of what other historians think about history (yes, yes spare me the historiography is important talk. I know it is, doesn' tmean I can understand it/enjoy it). What should I do? I'm thinking about taking a leave of absence. I'm not a quitter, and I don't want to quit because the chances of getting back in are slim to none. Should I push through?

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I haven't heard from these folks and wonder if anyone has. 1. William and Mary 2. U Penn 3. U Pittsburgh 4. NYU 5. Uni of CT 6. Johns Hopkins 7. UNH thanks

Hey guys, 2nd semester senior at the College of Charleston. My name is Ben . I'm a history major with a focus in Atlantic world history (namely British colonial studies). I would love any advice I can get on not freaking out about not hearing back from any schools yet.

Hey everyone, I'm a history major in South Carolina and have sent out 7 applications (from December 5 to January 15) to a bunch of history phd programs throughout the east coast (primarily the North East). I have a good gpa (3.9), but my GRE scores (especially in math) left something to be desired (though my English score was pretty good). I think my recommendation letters were positive, and I have an article awaiting publication in a SC journal on medical history. With all that said, I'm freaking out--imagining the worst possibility that no schools will accept me (especially considering my interest is in a niche section of colonial history called Atlantic world). My schools I have applied to so far are: U Penn, William and Mary, UNH, UCT, NYU, U Pittsburgh, and Johns Hopkins. My question is what are the chances I could get rejected from all these schools? I'm prone to think of the worst possibility before I have received any news. I recently got a rejection from the Fulbright program to study in England, so now I'm worrying a train of other rejections will come. Signed, Someone Who Needs to Calm Down