Warelin

Congrats! Out of curiosity, what is your first choice?

It may or may not. One of my letter writers has been on sabbatical this entire year. But she still took the time to meet with me and other students for letter of recommendations and to attend some campus events. Would you be living in Philadelphia if you accepted Delaware's offer?

Brown hopes to release decisions "soon, if not today."

Congrats on the acceptance!!!

Tone was neutral and hard to decipher. Great poker face from Brown. If I were going to guess though, I think the answer is that there could be more acceptances in the batch. Some departments have mentioned that all acceptances have been released.

Called Brown. They are making decisions in batches but have released their decisions to the grad school. Decisions will be posted "soon, if not today",

I think it's important to be aware that those applying this cycle are your fellow academics and scholars. These are the people who you'll be interacting with at conferences.. These are the people you'll have the opportunity to form early connections with. These are the people who very well may help one of your future students get into their program and vice versa. These are the people who would be the most willing to copublish together. These are the people who will be serving on similar committed as you. Build love, not hate.

@marisawhy Did you reply directly to the DGS at Penn State or did you copy the e-mail address she gave in the e-mail? I just realized that they are two separate e-mails.

Missed phone call and a follow up e-mail?

It looks like Literature was notified: http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=indiana+english

Congrats!

It looks like UVA has begun to notify.

It is a holiday but many universities are still open!

@pronountrouble also got into BC. Some programs don't always send out all offers (including acceptances and waitlists) at the same time though.

Speaking as someone who has done an MA, I don't think it is important to have professors with similar interests. The MA isn't really a specialization degree. I got into rhetoric programs without having a professor who had any interest in rhetoric and composition. I got into programs with a focus on other specializations despite only having one class in them. Doing well and forming connections with the professors are what is important in the MA. A strong writing sample and SOP are also important later on, but being immersed in the field is equally as important. I think being in a place that you feel comfortable in and don't have to worry about finances will allow you to produce the best work possible.

Somebody last year accepted an MA offer over a top 20 PHD offer because they felt the fit was better at the MA school and could provide more opportunities. They were hoping to get a better offer when they reapply again after completing their MA.

@hotpotato: Sorry about that. If I'm understanding this correctly: You have an MA offer from this school. You're interested in the same school's PHD program. But you're currently not eligible for the PHD program because it requires an MA first. You don't want to move to another state for an MA. However, different schools require different things for internal applicants than they do for external PHD applicants. I'd ask the school what the process would be if you were to enroll as an MA student and were interested in continuing to do a PHD there. Some schools treat internal/external applications the same, others put them into separate piles, and there are some that autoaccept internal applicants. I'd try to find out the program's stance on it.

You could always ask to see what their process for admission to the PHD is. Some schools have 'non-competitive' admission into their PHD.

I think Kentucky will most likely be next week given past results. Purdue is known to do "rolling acceptances" so some may hear back much sooner than others. Indiana sent out acceptances and waitlists to their MA/PHD program a few weeks ago. I think UVA, Boston University, Iowa, Tufts, Harvard, Tennessee and Lehigh have a good chance of releasing decisions this week based on previous trends!

I notice your interests are German and German Art. Did you apply to Penn State's English program or Penn State's German program? I ask because I've never heard of Penn State's English conducting interviews. I don't know much about Penn State's German interviews but other programs take anywhere from 1-4 weeks to make a decision after the completion of interviews. Good luck!

Looks like you're having a great cycle!

It sounds like it is different professors doing the contacting. I'd probably give it until Wednesday before considering it an implied rejection.

Will do.

@Melville: My e-mail didn't mention anything about a Welcome Weekend. Later in the day, the DGS e-mailed requesting to set up a time to talk and discuss the program.

CONGRATS.