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  1. CONGRATULATIONS, w2010 (insert images of confetti falling from the sky)! Did your online status change at either the application or OneStep? I am really hoping for this school on like a dozen levels now. So far everyone in this thread seems so kind and solid and interesting. I think we'd have some fun together ~ m
  2. Hey there. I'm 0-2 formally, but thinking it's probably more like 0-5. I was ill-prepared for this process, had no clue what my SoP was supposed to accomplish. So if I do go straight 0-6, then I know better next year. Like you, I refuse to give up. Is this your first try? I have a friend who is on her 5th year of trying. She has stellar grades, scores, and is published. So...

  3. Wouldn't it be nice if it worked that way? Plus, I would just like to put it out there that my dad lives 45 minutes north of IUB and he's got a private lake. Hulloh weekends of fishing and swimming . Can you tell my imagination is in overdrive and my hopes are WAY higher than they should be (based on my current status of zero admissions)? LOL! ~ m
  4. Do you know who's on the adcomm at IU? I'm wondering if any of the professors I met are on it. I am dying tiny deaths by the second ova he-ah!

  5. Seriously. And the four of us seem to get along well, so there's our cohort. Harvard can suck it. Hoosier Daddy?! Oh, and keep in mind that diehtcOke already had a fellowship offer a week ago. So that makes five spots if we all get in . RING PHONE, RING! This is my #1 hope/school. I even visited there last fall and met people. I desperately want to get into this program. ~ m
  6. Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, UNC Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins, IU Bloomington.

  7. Me too, but it ain't lookin' good, hon ;) I'm OK. Met with a sage counselor last night and got my head screwed on straight. I know what I have to do and I will try again next year. As Samuel Beckett said, "Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." Or even fail beautifully. At least I tried!

  8. LOL! Agreed (and you did know that you didn't have to answer all of the secret questions, right?). But hey, at this point, we're all twiddling our thumbs and watching the paint dry, so at least this felt like we could be proactive about something. Yes? Chalk it up as one more piece of clothing dropping in what others have called the grad school app season striptease. ~ m
  9. Saw your good news! Where'd you get in?

  10. I just ran a search in the results thread. Last year acceptances and rejections were sent via email exclusively. Wait lists received a postal notification. All results were spread over the month of March, including one very late acceptance in early April. So it appears we're just getting started. Let the games begin! ~ m
  11. You're not an idiot. I bet it was because the Guest User link has that notice about grad students not getting a log on that way, right? And the other option looks like you already have to be a student and gives you a link to the admissions computer folks. I actually emailed them and asked. They were very nice about it, said it is confusing, and told me to just use the link for current students. Only then did I notice that it says "potential students" in there too (in tiny print, of course). So yeah. Was this just one more test to see if we're smart enough to go there? ~ m
  12. Also, I'm not sure if you know this, but you can get a OneStart account for IUBloomington. It's their internal computer system. I noticed a link under the apply link that says graduate hopefuls can check their status that way. So I signed up. There's a link (kind of through a convoluted path to find it) that'll show you the status. All mine says at the moment is that my application will be review shortly. I don't know if this will be a quicker way to get information or not. I assume if they want me, they'll call. So call it another way to pick the scab (and yes I know that's gross). Here's a link: https://onestart.iu.edu/my2-prd/portal/0 ~ m
  13. Me too . I use the search in thread feature at the bottom and also the results search to find information from past years or about specific schools. That way you can cut through the clutter. Hey, congrats on the waitlist for CH. I tried for them as well. Bloomington is my top choice/hope, though. It's not looking good based on the other rejects I've received though . ~ m
  14. Hey-oh. In another thread, diehtcOke said that he'd been contacted only because he was nominated for a university wide fellowship. Based on last year's admissions/rejections dates, they will probably make decisions this week and send out rejections next week. ~ m
  15. Hello. I read your post about having to reapply, and I noticed that your application season says Spring 2010. Is that for entry this spring or for deadlines? I haven't seen programs yet that allow applications after the typical Dec-Jan cut off, so I'm curious.

  16. Hi Slee, I'd like to echo the comments of several posters above who have pointed out what a fantastic outlook you have and also how well you demonstrate your writing ability here. My oldest son, who is 17, was diagnosed with ADHD, PDD-NOS (which is on the autism spectrum), and a language processing disorder at the age of 8. So I've been following this thread and reading the many of the comments with a combination of and . I've watched my son struggle to achieve average grades all his life. What will happen is he turns in all of his homework and papers and receives full marks, which is fantastic, but then the tests are weighted more heavily and he'll get Cs, Ds, and Fs. So his overall GPA is dragged down. In many US states, as you might know, alternately abled students can have an IEP (individual education plan), which is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). One of the accomodations allowed under the IEP is additional time for tests. Many here might recall the little addendum read by instructors at the end of a syllabus in every class we took in college about students who need additional assistance. This coverage carries over into university, as well. Needing extra time on tests is not a crutch, nor is it an excuse. Having a brain that is, as you've aptly put it, wired differently isn't something that one can just think themselves out of. That's a very antiquated attitude and just as dangerous as presuming to diagnose a stranger without the medical experience to back it up. My son has been able to accomplish amazing things outside of the classroom (he's an Eagle Scout, to name one thing), but in the classroom he's always behind. Just tonight, however, he was asking for help on Hamlet (or thought he needed help). Most of the time he just has to run his thinking by someone. Hamlet's complex and he totally understood what he'd read, though it takes him hours to work through a passage. After reading each of your thoughtful (and very kind) posts, I have nothing but respect for you. Having witnessed how hard the "normal" (and I use the term with ) world can treat someone unlike themselves, how brutally unkind and insensitive "regular folks" can be toward someone who is just trying to learn and get by, you deserve only to be praised for your assiduous attitude and your willingness to continue trying. I applaud you for yourself and in part because I'd like to see my son have role models to look up to who have "done it" despite the added challenges. Good on you! ~m
  17. Hey, oldlady, you're not the only oldlady here . ~ m
  18. Amen to all of this. I just got feisty and emailed the DGS too. I'd like to know what their excuse is for mine if it's just about numbers . I was very polite, but I'll be sure to let you know how she responds. Branwen, I'd definitely take them off the list. What this tells me is that they have no tolerance or understanding of life as a process. I'll stop myself here before I go on more of a rant. You're so deserving. There is a program (many programs I imagine) that you'd fit beautifully. ~ m
  19. Oooooh, MM, that is so rotten. As though people aren't supposed to every make mistakes in life or struggle to find their way . Bad form, Chapel Hill. And their loss. I know how disappointing this is for you, hon. ~ m
  20. Mine was postmarked Tuesday and arrived Thursday, so postmarked almost a week after the status update. ~ m
  21. BRAVO, woman ! That would seem to explain the 8 days between my status update and my rejection. It took them four or five to go through the thing and pass it around, then three or four days to mail to me. And yes, always hope. Always. ~ m
  22. Thanks for that! I'm so emotionally strung out right now I get teared up ridiculously easy . I've come this far and through what seemed like insurmountable odds back then. Maybe a decade from now I'll be able to say the exact same thing about this situation. ~ m
  23. ladycoffee, The Handmaid's Tale is one of my Top 10 books of all time. I read it almost every year. It's really Atwood's best work, IMHO. ~ m
  24. Good to know! Thanks for sharing . ~ m P.S. As long as we're talking about drowning sorrows, this might well be the first time I've actually "cared" enough about the Olympics to watch curling.
  25. Trust me when I say I totally get the feeling of having a dream dying. I've been rejected from 3 of my 6 and am anticipating two of those last 3 will be solid rejects as well, which leaves 1 school. If I don't go this year, I have to wait at least 5 years to reapply because of my family situation. This is quite literally my Perfect Storm year, now or possibly never type of deal. However... life is long. That's not just a throw away, pat concept. I've heard of people getting their doctorate late in life. Heck, I'm 37 already. While I don't know your personal situation at all, I hope you'll reapply next year or whenever you're able. The only way a dream can die is if you choose to give up on it. There's almost always another way or opportunity to get where you want to be. I still believe this. (Let the Pollyanna comments commence!). ~ m
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