Electric Anxiety
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19 minutes ago, Swann said:
Hey schools...
For real! Haha. My phone is like "wtf is wrong with this guy refreshing gmail over and over?"
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1 hour ago, SEAsianInternational said:
My eyes are glued to my computer, refreshing my email every two minutes. I feel like I'm Alex in A Clockwork Orange.
Oh, the torture!
Hahaha great reference, and so true!
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49 minutes ago, matchamatcha said:
I'm trying to keep these thoughts at bay until I actually hear back from more schools since it's really no use getting anxious over all these what if scenarios before I have any amount of information, but it's just so difficult.
That's what I'm trying to do too. I felt positive, or at least was forcing myself to feel confident, a few weeks ago, but I've gone downhill since. I'm trying to send positive vibes out for myself and others feeling the same way though!
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I feel exactly the same
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1 hour ago, Dialectica said:
Listening to a lot of music.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Grad Cafe.
Omg, with my state of mind right now New Leaf would take over my life!
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Anxiety just started hitting me hard today for some reason! I also have no real backup, and I can't stay at my job forever, so I'm trying not to freak out.
I should start knitting again while I listen to records. That's all I have to keep me sane; records, lots and lots of records...
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Thank you to all who wrote words of encouragement and helpful information!
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I thought I would start a thread where anyone who has completely, or at least so far, been shut out by all the schools one applied to can discuss his/her feelings about this: what you think complete rejection means, how you are handling it, how does it make you feel, and anything else you would like to discuss.
I'm interested in mostly applicants who only have rejections so far, but anyone who has been waitlisted without any acceptances I'd like to hear from you too.
If you have been accepted somewhere, thoughts of encouragement (not just "cheer up!") or aid of some sort are quite welcome as well, but I'd like to keep the thread success story free haha.
I noticed a few members have deep knowledge, or more than others, about how the overall decision processes work, so to you few, any information you have to help us grasp our reality would be helpful. Obviously it's as simple as our applications just didn't reach a certain standard to make them as competitive as others, but thoughts about what it means to be rejected so late and such are helpful things to discuss.
Any sort of inside knowledge you have I appreciate because I found this entire application process with being in the dark most of the time unbelievably stressful. I know many of you agree...
The first thing I would like to discuss is how should one feel being rejected so late in the game? I just got my official rejection by Boston University a few days ago when I saw their first batch of acceptances and waitlisted go out early March.
I read many schools send acceptances and rejections in waves, but anyone who recently has been rejected, is this something to feel better about you think? Does this mean we were most likely waitlisted and were still in consideration? Or was it most likely the schools already knew they were going to reject us, and just liked to wait until the end to tell us?
It could be either, but how do any of you complete rejects feel about your own last second rejections?
And for you, like me, still waiting for a few schools but are too scared to solicit a response, how are you feeling?
Anything you have to say to make us all feel in the same boat, the born losers boat, is welcome here
*Of course I don't think we are losers in any real sense, and maybe shouldn't feel like one since the application game is tough, but for those who have been totally shut out, it's easy to feel that way, like a loser
.This is the forum for those who can relate to eachother, not for the winners to tell us to cheer up lol. -
If you don't mind my asking, did you contact Utah and get a reply jp02?
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Finally got rejected from Boston University. Added to my list with University of Oregon, University of Oklahoma, and Duke.
Still waiting on two more, but am not feeling very confident.
Feeling pretty bummed actually
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Sooo,
I would like to hear about any updates in your discussion with your professor Phenofun if there is any.
Also updates later regarding your thesis and how you use Pollan I'd like to hear about as well
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Those are very good points as well.
If you are able to use someone else's work to do something more with it I think that actually shows off your philosophical abilities.
Philosophy of food can exist for that very reason, that people were able to take a topic not spoken of widely philosophically like food, and do so.
I think its fascinating to read philosophy papers on topics not commonly discussed in such a manner.
Doesn't mean I like to go to Barnes&Noble and read every "Philosophy of something" book though lol. I usually stick to academic works.
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Lol, may be but PhenoFun is still going to think of Pollan as a philosopher or not even after hearing everyone's position. I'm not claiming that is good or bad but just the way it is.
At least we are not discussing something like killing where the issue of relativism is much more important.
Most of us think PhenoFun can find a way to still use Pollan anyways so hopefully he/she feels reinforced that the use of Pollan is acceptable.
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I realize a few above said the same thing, just use him in alternative ways, but I don't think you have to be proven wrong that Pollan is a philosopher if you think he is.
You are a philosopher and are allowed to make the distinction between "philosopher" or not in your own unique way
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I just realized reading your first post, what does it matter whether Pollan is a philosopher or not for your thesis?
If you are doing something philosophical with his work, are writing about a philosophical topic, and you probably are using many other philosophical resources, I don't see why it matters if Pollan is a philosopher or not to be used as a source, especially if it influences your thoughts.
How many philosophers have used literature or other forms of art as influence to start a project, as a source, or as a reference?
If Pollan writes about food, and you are writing a philosophical paper about food, I think whether he is a "philosopher" or not ultimatley does not matter.I'm not sure if your professor is trying to get you to not use Pollan, but if you think he is a philosopher then great, if your professor thinks otherwise, then oh well. You can use Pollan as a source either way
Everyone is going to have different opinions of what philosophy is, or what makes a philosopher as you see above. What I think really matters is that your work is credible and what you are doing with it is philosophical regardless of the resources you use.
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I want to risk disapproval and voice a different view. I think your professor has a point. There are several issues conflicted here. First of all, just because someone isn't a philosopher doesn't mean their view cannot be of philosophical interest - and conversely, just because someone's view has the potential of eliciting philosophical interest, doesn't mean they're a philosopher.
Moreover, the exercise of "doing philosophy" is, of course, valued in proposing original views and investigating philosophical matters in discourses not previously investigated. But the purpose of an undergraduate education in philosophy is, in my opinion, to familiarize students with the way philosophy as an academic discipline functions, and in doing so equipping students with tools with which the student can then go on and make original contributions. As such, there is great value associated in restricting the course of study to a focused and well defined group of people, namely, academic philosophers.
Very good points.
And I didn't mean having a PHD makes you a philosopher, but the amount of research and work requrited to obtain a PHD is quite a lot usually making such a person very knowledgable in their field and making him/her in a sense a philosopher of what he/she studies.
But I also agree it seems your professor is saying "philosopher" in the more narrow sense. I tend to think of philosophy in more open and general terms however, and prefer not to limit what is meant by philosophy or what it means to be a philosopher. Many disagree with this way of thinking about philosophy though.
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I've never read him either, but it sounds like your professor's standard of what makes a philosopher is absurd.
I think anyone who studies any subject as thoroughly as possible with a passion, or at least has put in a large amount of effort in understanding a subject, is a philosopher. I think almost everyone is a philosopher in some sense or another as long as one thinks about things in a meaningful way whatever those "things" may be. What is meaningful is obviously relative, but I think you know what I mean.
What does PHD stand for no matter the field or subject of the one who has the degree? Exactly...
Acceptance Thread
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@Dialectica As someone who has been shut out before, I can only imagine how you are feeling! Congrats!