Medievalmaniac

YES. I originally wrote IT'S ALTOGETHER POSSIBLE the person has an underlying issue. That would be suggesting a possibility, not stating s/he does or doesn't, and it was in response to your rant against the other person asking if s/he "really thinks it is a time issue on the test". My post was simply pointing out it could, in fact, really just be a time issue on the test. Which clearly you don't think is even a remote possibility, but which I assure you is a possibility and even a reality for some people. I never said it was a reality for anyone involved here. It is one of a number of possibilities thrown out for the other person's consideration. it is soooo not socially unacceptable to offer suggestions to problems that have already been suggested. Unless, that is, there's someone involved who thinks anything s/he hasn't agreed with and put a stamp of approval on is socially unacceptable. and it's not a question of whether or not I like you, it's a question of how narrow your view of things is and how rude and offensive you are on a regular basis to anyone who disagrees with you. I don't know what you are like in real life, but many of your posts are the most offensive, irrational and obnoxious statements I have seen anywhere on this board, and even though people keep telling you that, you seem to glory in their attention and spew forth more crap as a result. So, I'm not going to contribute to your megalomania any further. I'm through posting in this thread, because I have already responded to the other person's issue with what I had to contribute. I'm through trying to reason with you or even to have discussions with you. You come across as a total megalomaniac and an offensive jerk in your posts. There's an ignore button for that.

The NYPA award looks really good on an application straight from the bachelor's degree, especially that of someone who wants to go into communications and journalism! Sit tight and hang in there!

Delightful qualifications, especially that very unusually high for a humanities applicant GRE Q score! You are soooo in. Multiple offers and funding!

It's rare I LOVE American fiction, but I dearly love Faulkner. Have you read The Sound and the Fury? It's incredible. It really pushes the boundaries of what you can do with stream of consciousness. As I Lay Dying is a beautiful book.

I love Middlemarch...but it took me a month to read it! That's a looooong novel! lol I also loved Ship of Fools, it was a fun read. I still haven't read the whale book I mean, 18th century shipping manual I mean, Moby Dick cover to cover. Just can't get through it, no matter how great a classic it is, alas. Never read Rushdie, although I probably should....and don't even know who Reif Larson is! I need to expand my horizons, I think...! lol

I didn't "dispense unwanted medical advice". I offered possible answers to the problem posed that happen to be very different from your responses - so obviously, they couldn't be valid possibilities, right? Clearly not. Hence your flinging of accusations of ignorance in my general direction. And I'm not at all surprised at your response to my post, which I called at the end of my post as being your response. You're just delightful.

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Sooooo....I actually haven't been reading as much as I'd like, my school is at the end of a term (year round) so I've been grading final papers and wrapping things up, and of course the rugrats keep me busy....BUT, I have a long ist of things I'm DYING to get around to...t.hey sit on my bedstand mocking me every night, but I keep falling asleep, ack. My list: currently reading: (rereading for the thousandth time! lol) Dragonriders of Pern: The White Dragon On the list of to-reads: Susan Crane, Insular Romance Tolkien's translation of sections of the Prose Edda Rymes of Robyn Hode Celtic Miscellany Historia Regum Brittaniae IV: Dissemination and Reception Gothic Art Yes, I'm a big ol' medieval nerd....! ;op

You really need to lay off. Your personal attacks are unfounded and uncalled for. I'm not diagnosing or insinuating anything about anyone. I was merely acknowledging that there could potentially be underlying conditions that you absolutely refuse to acknowledge could even be a possibility for anyone to have. Your attitude sucks, and your responses are a pathetic attempt to make everyone else look bad, foolish, or not credible. Furthermore, even if I were insinuating something about another person (I never did) you outright call people unfounded and horrific names. You lash out with absolutely no regard for anyone but yourself and what you think and how you feel. You are not the only person in the world with the answers, or even with an answer, to all of the problems associated with the GRE. You really just need to get over yourself, little troll. Also, can you please tell all of us what schools you have applied to or what schools you have been accepted to, so we can be sure not to go there for fear of ever meeting someone as narrow minded and trivial as you in real life? And before you lash back at me telling me I'm the one insinuating things and saying offensive things about you without thinking first - don't bother. I have veeeeery carefully considered what I have to say in this post prior to posting - but frankly, I'm fed up with your Holier-Than-Thou tone, your condescending and borderline manic responses to all and sundry, and your overall attitude about the GRE and everything related to this board. I'm sorry, but really - I think you suck. At least in cyberland. Maybe in real life I'd think you were a great person, but I sure don't feel like finding out.

The DSM-IV agrees with me. I assume you've heard of that? It's the diagnosis manual used by doctors, psychiatrists, psychologist and social workers for the diagnosis and treatment of psychological and behavioral issues. I have been working with this manual for ten years in my current position, and have been trained to use it appropriately. I think you're ridiculous for absolutely refusing to acknowledge that there could possible be brains that are wired differently from your own. I never attributed a medical condition to the other person, I suggested it COULD BE THERE based on my EXPERIENCE for nearly a DECADE working with a wide variety of high schools students, many of whom have these diagnoses, fully documented and based on psychological evaluations and testing session after testing session.

It's altogether possible that the person in question does have an actual underlying psychological problem with test taking in high-anxiety situations. This is a documented medical condition - at present, it can either fall under a long-term ADD diagnosis OR a shorter-term test anxiety disorder. People with mild to moderate ADD often go undiagnosed because they have learned coping skills or don't outwardly manifest their disorder, but in high-stress situations or times of prolonged stress their condition is exacerbated and things that they think are not going to be problematic become much more difficult, especially concentrating or focusing on a single task. There is also (much rarer, but it DOES happen) adult-onset ADD, which can be triggered by sustained bouts of stress and anxiety. Finally, there is test anxiety, and many more people than you would think are awarded extra time on ETS exams because somehow, psychologically, that helps to ease their anxiety to a point at which they can focus and take the test. My sister was a National Honor Society student in the top 10 of her class, as well as a scholar athlete and just an all-around respected scholar. She never got less than a B on anything in any of her classes. Her PSAT score (back in the good old days of 1600 as a perfect score) was a 560 - no joke. She took it again: 560. She came home shaking and in tears after both exams. My parents had her evaluated. The doctor got the testing folks to grant her extended time. Her PSAT score: 1200. Her subsequent SAT score, also with extended time: 1470. Obviously, she was then blowing everybody else away the way everyone knew she could...the difference was in the time allotted; with the pressure off she could do the work. She ended up early decision full scholarship to W&M and is now a highly respected Math teacher. Of course, from the sound of things, it is harder to be granted this extended time without a full bout of psychological work ups - which is unfortunate. It truly was the deciding factor for my sister.

Not necessarily in every case, but certainly, as we have seen in the results forum, in several cases this appears to be the case. There were several large batches of rejections early on...if you haven't gotten one, you're still in the running.

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Oh, my God. My number changed this afternoon. I think I'm going to have a heart attack. :blink: Guess I'll know for sure by Saturday...

I hadn't thought of this but yes, if you can eat the cost of taking two courses as a non degree seeking student, then often this can get you into the program. I did this with my MA degree in English - undergrad GPA was too low, so I took two classes and was admitted full-time the following term. No funding - but then, I didn't ask for it and it was a small state school.

I think hda is right; call the schools in question, tell them about your situation, and see what they have to say. Alternately, if you are sure this is a top choice and unsure as to your chances of getting in the other two, and you would definitely attend this school, then I'd say go ahead and accept the offer.

Well, as I posted elsewhere, I emailed my professor in blind panic about four days ago, and she replied that it is still very early for English admits, that yes, there were accepts for schoolwide fellowships determined mainly by the graduate studies office based on statistics, but that most department offerings would in the main be forthcoming in the next two weeks, and that I shouldn't fret or worry until mid-March. She seemed extremely confident I would get in somewhere. Two or three days later, I got the admit from Catholic, and last night my application status at Columbia changed....so I'm going to go with, my professor is right and the English departments are just now getting down to brass tacks.

Hey - not a PS Major, but wanted to weigh in on this...I did that, when someone got an emailed acceptance from Catholic, and then a week later received an admit via mail instead of email. I don't know why that is, but it is. Just wanted to share my (positive) experience in this, for what it is worth.

I think it's actually a good thing to not have heard from many English departments....if you weren't an automatic rejection or accept for schoolwide fellowships, now you're still in the running and more likely to get in or waitlisted than not. Hang in there! It's grueling, but we only have 2-3 more weeks to go!!

This issue was a central focus in my decisions concerning where I made application. We have two young children, three dogs, two cats, and a mortgage on an older home in an impoverished rural county. Needless to say, I have very little hope of our actually moving anywhere as a unit. To that end, two of my schools are within driving distance of our home. If I got in at Columbia or Penn State, we would have to very seriously consider the ramifications of attempting a move - it's not out of the question, but it would be substantially more difficult. If it's Catholic, I'll live with family in the DC area during the week during terms and go home weekends and holidays. It's not ideal, but I have no problem sacrificing short term for the long term dream realized.