History, Theory, and Criticism of Rhetoric. I know that they have sent out acceptances and waitlisted others but I haven't heard anything about rejections as of yet. I received an email on the 4th and was not interviewed beforehand. I only received a phone call after I was accepted and had a long and very pleasant conversation with Dr. Lyne. Given the aforementioned news about unofficial rejections from UW-Madison, I am 100% certain I will be accepting the offer from Pitt.