Warelin

Most schools don't notify rejections way later. Some of them have even notified after April 15. During one of my cycles, I got a rejection in Mid June.

You have some great choices for Rhetoric/Tech Comm!

@punctilious Have you seen this?

Hope it goes well! Good luck!

Sadly, I don't think Colorado State is a part of the April 15 resolution.

Does that mean a 7th color is coming soon for withdrawn apps? I think there's hope! Most programs seem to admit 2-3x their incoming class in order to meet their target size. SLU says there are 64 grad students in their program. This equates to around 12-13 per cohort! Not everyone will accept their spot and someone in the first or second spot might reject for a different offer!

There could still be merit to both. Two years ago or so, Virginia and Chicago both offered MA spots to people already holding an MA in the same field they were applying.

Congrats! Lehigh is a beautiful wooded campus and the city seems nice. I believe @darcyt's recommendation is similar to the one I'd make. Depending on how they waitlist, they could give you an indication of how likely you are to move off the waitlist.

Don't forget that stipends aren't taxed Social Security/Medicare. Some programs tax federal/state beforehand; others rely on you to deal with paying taxes during tax season. Some cities may have 'city' taxes that you may be required to pay.

Congrats on being one step closer to your final decision! Rejecting offers is always the hardest part but I'm sure someone will be happy for the opportunities that arise. Yay. Congrats! I hope it works out! Congrats! I've heard good things about Oregon State's MA program!

I can't speak with 100 percent confidence on Comp Lit, but the answer to this question for Rhetoric/Composition would be no. Syracuse, Michigan State, Illinois, Penn State, Arizona, Arizona State, Miami of Ohio, Penn State all have stronger Rhet/Comp programs than English Literature programs.

Congratulations @automatic!!!!

I really hope you get in! I've had really great interactions with the program!

I think @FreakyFoucault applied to a nice range of "traditional" and "interdisciplinary" English PHD programs.

@JustPoesieAlong Congrats on the UGA acceptance! Out of curiosity, did you apply to Alabama's strode PHD program?

Congratulations! That's an awesome program!

@swimming: FWIW, I have a few friends who live in Boston and complain about it. But they say they would never consider living anywhere else. Some of them started there as graduate students and have refused to leave since then. Tufts, Brandeis, BC and BU are part of the Boston Consortium as well. So acceptance to any will allow you to register for a course at other if it fits your desired program of study. (Harvard is part of a different consortium.)

If I remember correctly, UConn waitlists by specialization and cut down the number of people they accepted this year. As a result, it is possible that they've waitlisted people who may have been accepted in a prior year.

CONGRATULATIONS

I think Princeton's data is a good place to start. However, I think it's good to note two things at every school and Princeton does make mention of it: *Reflects active job searches. Please be aware that candidates for jobs sometimes repeat their candidacies over more than one year in the job market. (It is becoming more common on the market that job searches do take multiple years. Postdocs are becoming more common and so are VAPs.) If you're browsing quickly, you may see the percentage for total academic jobs and confuse it with TT positions. Academic jobs include postdocs, VAPs, Lecturers and Adjunct positions.

I don't think you're going crazy. This page talks about the change. Funding decisions were always made after spring break so I think they wanted to ensure the strongest applicant pool possible.

The department doesn't have any funding to offer you. In the past, students have been able to find funding from other departments, There is a good chance it will happen again but it is not guaranteed. Without a secured job, you'd also be responsible for paying tuition. If I were in this situation, I'd pass on it. It seems to be a scenario which is putting too much stress on you without any guarantees.

I'd hate to be the bearer of bad news but I was told that they could bring in "2 (rhetoric and composition students) at the most" for this cycle. I'm not sure if both applicants were notified though.

The most common meaning is that you're on a short waitlist.

There are a few ways around this. Greyhound is $21-26 (depending on the departure time) one way on Sunday March 11. It has around 12 available times to leave from morning to evening. Take SEPTA to Wilmington, lyft/uber from Wilmington to Newark. The first option would cost $42-$52 for two people. The second would cost two independence passes ($13 each) and according to rates currently ($23) from the station to the college. 23+13+13= $49. Trains are far more comfortable than Greyhound.