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I also thought I'd be way more disconnected about hearing back from schools. But I was also way more confident when I sent in my applications. Now I just keep thinking how stupid I've been and how there's no way my chances are as good as I hoped they'd be. I really didn't think the stress would get to me but I've gotten so negative these past few days just anticipating rejections. I just want this wait to be over!

I'm going into anthropology/archaeology, so hopefully contacting professors won't be an issue. One of my letter of recommendation writers is a well known archaeologist for the region I want to study so I'm hoping that will be worth a lot! I believe he's also familiar with a lot of the professors in the departments I applied to. As for the number of schools, I'll just have to hope I get lucky I guess. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Ok, so I'm probably just going crazy from anxiety like a lot of people here, but I'd still like some opinions on a few things that are bothering me as I wait for news from schools. First of all, how important is it really that you contact professors when you're applying? I know I heard people emphasize this but by the time I had all my applications completed my brain kind of shut down... Is it vital or just something that will help? I only emailed a professor at my top choice and he sent me a generic copy and paste email that I did not feel compelled to reply to. I'm really worried that not contacting people could be one thing that will screw me over. Another is that I only applied to 4 schools. I see that most people have applied to a lot more. I felt pretty confident with my applications when I was working on them (3.9 GPA, 320+ GRE, and positive feedback on my SOP), but I realize that schools get a lot of applicants so it's kind of a lottery... I guess I shouldn't be too worried about either of these issues since what's done is done. I felt so confident before and now I'm over thinking everything! Are my worries founded? Do I just need to relax?