Electric Anxiety

Thank you all for sharing! I read everything days ago but find it difficult to know how to respond, especially when I can relate to so many of the feelings being discussed here. @Skyride Season I wish I knew how to answer these questions, but at the moment I find it difficult to actually take care of myself because of crippling anxiety and sometimes depression. The excitement of moving somewhere new and starting my life again I hope will give me a jump start into discovering ways to reach mental stability, at least to where I can manage better. But the more I find out about all the responsibilities required, and dealing with learning so many new things all at once, I begin to feel overwhelmed again. I also don't like to or feel the need to "put myself out there". I just let the necessities of life direct me towards people and hope I make friends along the way. I can relate to so much you said above Skyride it's crazy! It makes me feel better knowing I'm not alone, and I'm sure we will both find our path and figure things out once we are there. That is if we don't have anxiety induced strokes beforehand haha. There is so much more I could respond to but there is no need when it appears we are all feeling, thinking, and dealing with similar problems, and some problems purely of our own. I also congratulate everyone who is starting a new program in the fall, or simply just moving forward in life in some productive way. I wish you all the best!

I agree with many others that we should try to keep some sort of post-application dialogue going. I've spent so many hours over the past few months lurking on here that I'm disgusted looking at anything "grad cafe" but unable to let it go. So instead of relating this forum to feelings of anxiety and misery, let's move on to things positive, although I have many new anxieties about starting this fall to discuss too. I'm mostly curious to simply hear how everyone is feeling about starting MA or PhD work in a few months. What are you excited about? What are you nervous about? What do you think it's going to be like at your new school with a new department of people? I'm feeling super anxious so maybe hearing how everyone else is thinking and feeling will help us relate and that usually helps relieve some of the stress through not feeling like we are going about this new endeavor alone. I am quite introverted so putting myself out there and getting involved with my department is my goal in order that I not only avoid getting overwhelmed, but I hope to create new friendships both for productivity sake and for psychological health reasons. Now that I've shared a little about how I'm feeling, how are you feeling?

@Nichi Thank you!! @woolfianThese words really relieve some anxiety, so thank you for sharing your thought so. I will most definitely pm you in a few days as I have tons of questions. It would mean the world to me to have someone to give me advice. Thank you for offering to help! @Duns EithThank you, and thank the person you know for me haha! I am 99.8% sure I am taking the offer, and very soon.

Just got accepted off the waitlist at the University of Oklahoma yesterday! It seems like most people are done, but I'm just getting started haha. University of Utah is still working through their lists for instance. But the Oklahoma offer is funded with the normal benefits so I'm beyond excited!

@ThatDeleuzeGuySo I finally solicited information from Utah. Eric Hutton very openly and clearly explained their process and that they have a sort of back up group of applicants that are not accepted, rejected, or waitlisted; in other words, a real purgatory lol. He said offers from this group are basically never given so my chances are slim to none. Oh, and that they may not even be able to give information until after April 15th ?. So you are probably in the same group as me.

It's awful isn't it? I've been trying to build up courage to email them finally, but something tells me not to worry about it. You wanna message them? Lol

Thank you! I can't believe it actually haha.

If only I were on their waitlist ?. I've heard nothing from them, just like the 2015 season when they waited until May to send my rejection lol.

I must have been on one of those hidden but now not hidden waitlists haha! I'm 7th in line for funding, but it says accepted. Thanks for the positive thoughts a few days ago!

Welp Hawai'i mailed me my rejection. I'm only hurt because it was one of the few schools where I feel like I would have been a perfect fit, oh well. Silver lining is now I don't have to deal with the stress of moving there, trying to afford to live there, and getting my cat there lol.

Yes, hopefully. Do the right thing please fellow top 5 and just walk away ?

Congrats, I am 7th! Haha. Wow this is stressfull...

An acceptance and waitlist to Utah were posted on March 7th. I wasn't either of those... Congrats to those that were!

I'm also going crazy waiting to hear something from both of these schools!

For real...