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That's very interesting! I've been thinking a lot lately about how disconnected I am to the meat I eat. I don't even see it as animal, unless I really stop to think about it. It's sort of frightening, actually.

I don't know what you mean by "human-animal stuff" but it sounds AWESOME. Can I be a test subject?! I want to cuddle pandas.

I have a feeling one of the schools that has me wait-listed actually just doesn't reject anyone until they have all acceptances confirmed. Is this normal? I wish I could know where I was in the wait-list pool....

Maybe we'll both end up there and can get together for coffee! (Wishful thinking takes up so much of my time these days.)

@pinkdragonslayer76 @ChrisTOEFert @hippyscientist @marycaryne Thanks everyone for the sympathy and kind words. I did get waitlisted this morning from Florida State, one of my top choices, so that is something to be excited about! Takes the sting of rejection away for a bit. Happy Friday!

LOL oh no!!

@thepinkdragon76 @ChrisTOEFert Well, unfortunately it was an administrative error and I was rejected. I feel bad for others that have this experience. It feels pretty awful.

@ChrisTOEFert I sure hope so, but hope is dangerous!

@ChrisTOEFert I haven't heard anything back. This just happened yesterday. If I don't hear back soon, I will send a follow-up email. If, after that, I get no response, I will send that curtly worded email to some folks higher up on the chain. The email specifically states "Welcome to ______ State University" and refers to me as a student or employee. Actually, when I first glanced at it, I thought it was an acceptance. I mean, what if I turned down another school thinking I was accepted?? Not that I have any other schools to turn down at this point.. but still.

Exactly. I let myself get really excited for a few minutes. Now I'm stomping out that excitement because I still don't know anything, so I'm assuming the worst. Next step is to figure out a way to express my anger constructively to the right person so this doesn't happen again to other applicants.

I just need to vent... there's this school I haven't been accepted to or rejected from. I got an email from their IT department today saying "Welcome to ______ State University!" and asking me to activate my student account. I've seen some acceptances pop up on the board for my program at this school. I'm not one of them. Why am I getting this email?! I called the admissions department and they couldn't (or didn't want to) tell me anything except that they would look into the email and get back to me within a week. I just sent an email to the English department.. a nice, polite, inquiring email. BUT I AM KINDA PISSED IF I GOT THIS EMAIL AND DIDN'T GET IN. That is like.. super crappy operations. I'm pretty sure it was an error, but COME ON MAN I'm dying over here! UGH! Anyone had anything like this happen to them?

LOL This is great.

I've been thinking the same thing!!

Yes yes and yes. I also don't understand where this idea came from that we all know nothing about grad school and that we think it's a walk in the park. Or that we don't understand that rejections aren't reflective of our worth - of course we know this to be true, but it doesn't make it any easier. Or that we applied because getting a PhD sounds cool. I especially hate it when people in my life are like "so when you leave for your PhD...." and I have to say, "I've not been accepted anywhere yet!" and they're like "Oh but it will happen!" and I'm like.... dude it might not. And they just think I'm being humble or something.

I feel ya. I have a hard time keeping secrets, so of course I told everyone and their brother about applying to schools... now I fear that I'll have to tell everyone I got rejected from SEVEN programs. PhDs in Creative Writing are super competitive and the whole application process is totally a shot in the dark (well not totally, but you know what I mean), but not everyone knows this. They'll just know I was rejected. Ugh. There are some acceptances on the board from one of the schools I applied to... I've heard nothing. Assuming the worst.

Uuuugggghhhh

Oh boy - another show to get addicted to! New episodes of House of Cards are coming out tomorrow on Netflix, I believe. Yay for distractions!

First off, what's HTGAWM? Second, I've heard from 3 schools but still waiting on 4 and now almost all my eggs are in those 4 baskets...(2 rejections, 1 waitlist) so, while I don't know exactly what you're going through, I can sympathize with the waiting pain. For me, it helps to assume I won't get in anywhere and make other plans. It keeps my mind busy. It certainly won't make rejections any easier, but for now it helps. Sort of. I know it's kind of a negative way of thinking but it's also a defense mechanism. I've also started playing Zelda - a Link to the Past on the Wii U which is a terrible use of my time but it keeps my brain busy. Work and editing my manuscript/submitting work helps, too, so if you have research or something to work on to occupy your mind and keep you "in the game" or whatever, that might help. Have you seen results on the result board from any of your schools? Maybe it's a good sign if you haven't heard anything?

Good vibes, good vibes...

@Peanut Have you heard anything? I'm still waiting on four schools..

@PhDinPublicHealthHopeful that is super weird. I'm still reeling from the X-Files reboot. I want to like it, I really do. But there was some seriously bad writing and acting.

How was Fuller House? Sending out hope vibes to you! I'm still waiting on 4 schools myself... =/

Hang in there!

I love that I got down voted for this response. LOL. Wow.

I live in Chicago and didn't apply to UIC... I know someone in their CW PhD program, and they have not enjoyed the experience at all. I'm waiting to hear back from Western Michigan, Denver, Florida State, Oklahoma State, and University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Got rejected from University of Kansas and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I'm starting to feel less and less like it's gonna happen for me... I think it's the combination of seeing how many people get rejected vs. accepted on the results board. I don't know. I would love at least a wait list!