always_something

hi guys! i was watching this board like crazy last year but i just joined today. anyway, i'm an english major applying to MFA & PhD programs this fall. basically i am stupid & i am applying to all the top programs. most of us know what those are. it's too humiliating to go thru the list again. i am kind-of looking forward to my first experience w. large-scale rejection though... there's something sort of novel about it. stats: GPA: 3.9/3.96 major GRE: 92% subject; 98% verbal / 21% quant. (lol) / 52% (which i am seriously annoyed by since generally writing is a strength) generic activities & honours, but nothing that really sets me apart super strong recs but only one from a tenured prof. lots of encouragement (you can do anything! you're the best!) from profs in my dept. terrible laziness & self-esteem. writing sample is an A+ 8page paper that i have yet to sstreeeetcchhh out SOP only 1 draft written etc. i go to a really good, really big canadian university. i transferred there from a really good, really small weird artsy american one. so i am all over the place & so are my stats. good luck to everyone! p.s. is it true that harvard has a cut-off for GRE scores? if so i've already wasted money on them!! p.p.s. i am interested in 20th c. poetry & poetics, religious/supernatural themes in 20th c. poetry, pop culture & so much more...