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Not sure which you're waiting on, but I checked and saw that Penn is NOT off today. We might hear from them

@Ashley828 ^ this sounds like pretty solid advice. I've also heard that if you have other offers, it might be a good time to mention them. If you said to one program, "Your program, Program X, is my top choice, but school Y offered me $$$. What is the cost of living in X city? I am trying to weigh my offers to make the best decision," perhaps they would up your offer, or let you know whether or not stipends are fixed. Worst case scenario, you get some helpful information about the cost of living.

My experience has been similar to @Wyatt's Terps and @orphic_mel528-- during my first semester, I read roughly 1000 pages/week. I had slightly less reading-heavy courses in my second semester, but I was also TAing a lit class, so I averaged around 1100/week. My third semester was much lighter; one course on Yeats (all of his poetry and light on criticism), a Jewish Lit course that had a fair amount of reading, and TAing a lot course. I probably only read 800/week that semester. I also like to break up my work, though I find that switching between work for each class and changing locations pretty often (like moving from Starbucks to the library) helps me stay focused. Best of luck in your MA program! I'm sure you'll do great.

My boyfriend's mom has taken to making me hold (and, occasionally, be photographed with) various babies in the hopes that I will change my mind about not having children. I do not want children. Her son claims not to want children. If he decides that he wants children, he can pack it up and go have some with someone else. Introducing me to babies is just going to make me less inclined to have my own. Babies are terrible.

It's possible! I am still holding out a little hope for Brown, too

Thanks for clarifying!

Is there any reason you're thinking of yourself as an "imaginary waitlist" at U Penn? I haven't seen anything from them on the results board so far this year, and I have been speculating that we wouldn't hear from them until sometime between mid- next week and early March, based on previous years' data.

My best friend from undergrad just got into an amazing PhD program. It wasn't one of the same ones I applied to, but I am still so jealous that she got an acceptance. I know there's still time for me--and I'm incredibly proud of her--but right now it really stings.

Yeah, my first backup is Teach For America (I know the organization has been a bit controversial, but I can see a lot of value in it for me and for my potential students). I've applied to adjunct where I did my undergrad, but so far I haven't heard anything from them. They tend to prefer people with a bit more teaching experience, but maybe I have a shot. If I have no luck with those two options, I would probably try to adjunct at a couple local community colleges and work a 9-5 of some sort.

They don't guarantee funding, but some MA students are funded. My best friend received partial funding when she went there, and a number of her friends in the MA program had full funding. So, there's still hope! U Mass Boston is still accepting MA applications-- it might be worth applying!

That's awful! I'm so sorry. It's astounding to me that professors agree to write letters and then fail to submit them on time or at all. May I ask about your background? There are some MA programs still accepting applications, if you don't already have an MA. And if you don't have an MA, you could still be under consideration for the MA at BC!

That's who I suspect. The whole forum was down, not just this thread.

@Lovegood @natalielouise I have been assuming it was posted by the weirdo who keeps posting things about NYU trolling us. He or she has some weird vendetta against NYU and has been acting strange on here for a while. If someone legitimate can claim the acceptance, then my apologies!

One of my programs sent me an email in late January saying to expect decisions in 4 to 6 weeks. Right now they're my favorite admissions committee because it is SO nice not having to obsess over it for a month!

It's so much nicer to know than to wonder. Thanks!

Any time now, NYU. We need this.

I really need everyone who is not from an admissions committee to STOP. EMAILING. ME.

Hey, just offering a different perspective here: I know at this point you may not be able to retake the GRE, but I know certain MA programs use those scores to determine funding. That may only be true for those schools which require GRE scores, but it may be something to consider. Bonne chance! ?

Since they take a relatively fair number of applicants each year (12-15, per their website), it seems unlikely that none of those accepted would be on GC. It's possible, certainly, but I would bet that they haven't admitted anyone and are just running a little behind this year! That said, I have the same fear about the schools I haven't heard back from, so it might be a sort of inevitable neurosis for us gradcafe-ers.

If it's any consolation, I was in the same place two years ago. I ended up at a funded MA close to my family. Just yesterday, I was looking over the first paper I wrote in grad school, and my writing now is like that of a different person. If you end up with an MA offer instead of a PhD (though I know how disappointing that is) it may actually be the best thing for you. Either way, no one knows what they're doing the first time they apply... and some of us aren't that sure what we're doing the second time around.

Yes, because your username is phenomenal.

I'm wondering if it's people who don't know about or understand the forums. I know some people who stay off the forums and only look at the results page, but I have no clue why people are posting random queries in the results this year.

I feel like no one outside of GradCafe understands. My mom keeps saying I "should have gone to law school" and that PhD admissions are a "racket" just to get application fees from people who never had a shot at getting in (Thanks, Mom!). My boyfriend just says "aw babe, I don't want you to be sad." Well, I am sad. Wine is no longer helping, so all I have left is "whine."

Out of upvotes. Thank you. I hope you hear some good news soon, too. I wish I could be warmer right now, but I am just so defeated.

I have 2 rejections, 5 implied rejections, and no word on my other 5 schools. I really don't think I'm going to get in anywhere, and I feel like a complete failure. The only schools I have left where I realistically even have a shot are lower-tier, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to get a job. There are plenty of other things I could do with my life, but nothing else that I want. I would give anything for this.