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Hi all, Bumping this thread up because I'm moving down to Charlottesville in August to start my PhD at UVA! I'd love to chat with other folks who are also moving down there in the fall (or who live there now, whatever :D). Any new advice or suggestions for someone moving to the area for the first time? I'm moving down there having never been before.

I'm in a similar situation too--waitlisted at school 1, a program I am very interested in, and accepted with funding from school 2, which I love and would be happy attending, but I'm not comfortable accepting the offer for sure without knowing the outcome of school 1 first. I'm thinking about reaching out to school 1 again (I already emailed once to confirm interest, etc.) to let them know about my accepted offer to school 2 to see if that might at least prompt them to give some more information about where I might fall on the waitlist. Hope your situation resolves soon, and with a positive outcome If anyone has any tips or thoughts about how to reach out to a program you're waitlisted at, I'd really love to hear them. I don't want to be obnoxious towards school 1, but I also want to be fair and courteous to school 2 if I decide not to accept the offer and let them know either way ASAP.

Hey there! I'm applying to USC and University of Pittsburgh for Communications for Fall 2016. My research interests are very much interdisciplinary, with a focus on queer/feminist media studies. I'm in love with USC Annenberg and I've been working on my statement for that program for months. Maybe I'm being a little neurotic, but it's my first time applying to PhD programs and I want my statement to be perfect (although it probably never will be, of course). Just wanted to say hi, and that I'm so happy to have found this message board to connect with other folks going through the stress/chaos that is PhD applications. I'm also applying to a few American Studies programs, a couple of English programs with a Cultural Studies focus, and one Sociology program. Anyone else applying a diverse range of disciplines too? If I don't get in this time around, I'll stay at my current job and maybe try and get my master's thesis published. I have some co-authored publications, but they're all public health related (LGBT public health, so a little bit related to my research interests) through my current job, so not necessarily directly applicable. Sending you all good luck and good vibes while you're working through your apps.