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I officially accepted UMass Amherst. Anyone else attending?

I'm starting to decline offers and I plan to accept one this week. Now to just figure out which one... This is stressful!

Does anyone know anything about Pitt media and culture? I contacted my POI and he basically just said he had no clue and to contact the GPD, which I haven't done yet.

I'm still waiting on Pitt and MSU (MIS program, not comm.) but since there have been acceptances at both already, I'm assuming the worst. Luckily I have 5 to choose from so far...

I got the same unofficial word from Madison as everybody else. Oh well

Same deal at UT Austin.

^ Bummer. That will be my first rejection. And my top choice.

Where are you seeing this? I've received nothing yet and my online status is the same.

As for motivation: This is cliche and probably obvious, but I always tried to be relevant to their lives. Being young helped that for sure, but I always tried to bring the content home to them. Our textbook sucked because it didn't address social media at all. It talked about communication generally and talked about the various settings in which they could be better communicators, but it didn't address one of the most frequented sites of communication used by them. It was silly, so every chapter I tried to bring that in and they seemed to enjoy those discussions a lot. And I found being rather laid back was helpful too. Of course, that's a super tough line to straddle -- and based on convos with colleagues, often harder for young female instructors. I dressed like myself and acted like myself and didn't put on airs and based on student feedback, it worked well. But I also was tough when I needed to be. It worked for me. But I'm still terrified to start teaching again. So it goes.

Autumn -- For sure. I'm in a year off but I taught 2 sections each semester of a basic Comm course and it was rough sometimes. Some students really wanted to be there and we all had a good (well...decent enough) time, and others I just could not engage. I put the blame on myself for the most part, but perhaps some there's just nothing you can do. It also felt weird to teach material that is so incredibly far from my own interests in Comm.

I just heard back from Drexel. Accepted! No word on funding though. I definitely wasn't expecting to hear any news on Saturday, so that's welcome.

New member, but I've been lurking since last Spring, getting loads of helpful info. I've gotten into Utah w/funding, UMass w/funding, and ASU w/o funding. Still waiting on Pitt, Madison, Drexel (had an interview but it didn't go well), BGSU, MSU, UT Austin. Congrats to everyone who has gotten good news thus far! And thanks for all of the help. Anyone going to be at PCA/ACA? I'd love to meet up.