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Thank you, that's very kind of you! I'm actually thinking of uploading it to Academia.edu; if you like, I can send you the link once it's there? And if you're going to read Schopes, I say jump right into the World as Will; Schopenhauer himself will say, whoa whoa whoa slow down, have you read The Fourfold Root yet?! but just ignore him. The latter is slow going and painfully boring; the former is magic.

Schopenhauer's World as Will and Representation. There is nothing like it in the whole world. Reading it is like being in very deep water, but not being afraid - everything is okay, everything is clear, everything is obvious; it doesn't indulge in any of the obscurist, narcissistic b.s. that characterizes German philosophy of the era. It's pessimistic, but kind somehow, I've never felt hopeless reading it. You wanna talk about books that have gotten you through some shit...

On the off chance that Brown releases today, I have maximally social drinking scheduled, complete with a Plan B scenario just in case the Plan A people bail on our plans. I will be drunk tonight, no matter what happens. I'm pretty sure this is the only acceptable course of action right now.

You guys, today is BROWN DAY! I mean, maybe. Who the hell knows. I've thought every day since last Wednesday was going to be Brown Day.

That's fantastic! The writing/submitting, obviously, not the rejections. What kind of sci-fi do you write? What kind of sci-fi do you read? If Frank Herbert and Robert Heinlein were hanging off of a cliff and you could only save one... (These are the really important questions they should be asking in introductory ethics courses, btw.)

That's awesome! All I did yesterday was drink some coffee and hang out on the couch, you should be hella proud that you just up and learned a new skill. Also, GAMERCAT.

Whattt. Wow, BITTER MUCH, 2.5 guy? That's crazy. You're allowed to hate him. You have the blessing of a stranger on the internet.

See? 2.5 person is probably having a WAY shittier morning now...

You definitely win the shittiest morning award.

Hang in there! Getting drunk is a good and healthy coping mechanism (sometimes). Don't apologize for being anxious or upset, I feel like there's probably enough anxiety and upset in this forum to sell out all of the anti-depressants in all of the pharmacies in three states about now.

I do want to say that I genuinely respect the courtesy and care with which you've made your argument. You're obviously not trying to ruffle any feathers, and I appreciate that this is something you feel frustrated about. I hope your season improves! Edit: Yes, the reduction from "women " to "girls" is offensive, and yes, he realized this and apologized for the terminology; to fixate on this is really to undermine the value of this thread as a safe place to, well, vent.

Geez, some "friends". That's really awful; I'm so sorry to hear that's the kind of [non] support you're getting. Ideally: you'll hear back, get into someplace great, move away from these shitty people, and find some friends that are worth your time.

Ditto! @Nat_Foot, you are my personal hero. This is thankless, tedious work, and I can't tell you how much we all appreciate it.

Oh man. Still 6 out of 7 applications outstanding. I really, really need a win this week... I'm not getting any work done, I'm not sleeping well, my chest feels like it's in a vice all the time. This whole process is cruel and unusual.

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I would continue to hope, if I were you... Only two acceptances from Vanderbilt for this season so far!

That's kind of a tricky one... It looks like the three acceptances on file are from over a week ago, but that doesn't mean they haven't waitlisted / won't be sending out a second round of acceptances. So I would say, stay hopeful!

I don't think anybody here is trying to pick a fight or "channel rage" - apparently some of us just aren't on the same humor frequency, which is fine. Because at the end of the day, this whole process sucks and we're in stuck in it together. So let's all shake hands and keep this forum the supportive place it's meant to be.

Hi @Nat_Foot, it looks like someone finally claimed the Brown admission (quote above), and since we haven't heard anything else from the department, I think it's pretty safe to assume that they haven't sent out regular acceptances yet. With this in mind, I don't know that I would rush inordinately to get in touch with them... It will have to be any day now.

Thank you for letting us know! And huge congrats on the fellowship.

As far as I know, nobody else has heard a peep. According to the past years' survey results, it looks like Brown has done waitlists in the past.

Wishing you the best of luck, with all my heart. I know it's not much consolation, but in two months or so, it'll be over either way. It's always easier to make plans once you actually know what's going on.

Well, we live to see another week. Group hug, you guys, let's grab a bottle and hunker down through the worst of it.

I have the flu. Which is bad, because I have the flu, but good because I have no physical or emotional energy to give a damn about admissions.