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Best of luck to everyone applying! Remember, if this is what you want to do, the first round of rejections mean nothing. I got rejected from all 8 places the first time I applied to grad school. I learned a lot from that (both what I want, and what programs want from me) and the second time around was the charm.

That's a very discouraging premise you're starting with Lehrer! The schools you listed are not anywhere among the most prestigious - and you are also missing the entire east coast. What part of your undergraduate training +6 years of teaching makes you feel you are so unprepared?

Accepted my offer today. Relieved and scared at the same time about what's to come, but mostly excited! I also turned down a few schools so hopefully anyone on their waitlists can have some relief now.

For... ethno?

Anyone heard from Penn yet?

Yes that's the thing we are practically neighbors lol

UPenn's program secretary asked me to take the interview at around 8am, isn't that odd? Does the faculty want to be up and going that early?

I wonder if Harvard's decision comes out in waves? Is anyone familiar with their process? They accepted like 6 applicants last year so it might be that they didn't all come out at once?

Waitlisted at Princeton. Not surprised, will fight it and hope for the best! Edit: Sorry, to clarify, not surprised meaning I wasn't expecting to get in outright, but I'm very very happy I got placed on the waitlist at least and still have a chance!

If it's any comfort, they haven't received my TOEFL score either but when I emailed and asked they said not to worry about it, it's not like "oh she doesn't have TOEFL score REJECT". It's such a tiny part of the applicant, there for bureaucracy more than anything!

Hi Shhh, I heard news/rumors from a trusty friend that Berkeley has sent out acceptances for HnL and Ethno already.

Yes it is in Comp Lit. I'm surprised and excited for sure! And you never know Wendy! Maybe it comes out in waves.

Online interview at CUNY next week! Anyone else applying there?

Hang in there Felagund I received 8 rejections last year and am now on my second round, and have just received my first acceptance. All those other rejections don't matter, as long as one takes you!!

Would you mind sharing if you applied to Ethno, Comp, or History and Lit? I'm History and Lit and I'm a nervous wreck right now