Warelin

Congrats
 
Also accepted at UConn!

Congrats
 
Also accepted at UConn!

Congrats
 
Also accepted at UConn!

Congrats
 
Also accepted at UConn!

Congrats
 
Also accepted at UConn!

Congrats
 
Also accepted at UConn!

Congrats
 
Also accepted at UConn!

Just got accepted by Connecticut.

I was waitlisted at Michigan!! 

Congrats

Decisions like this are hard to make. Family support is important but choices aren't always obvious and you should never feel pressured in one way or another. At the end of the day, I'm sure they'll support you no matter what decision you make. Is there someone you're most excited to work with? Is the stipend provided enough? Are the placements in your concentration similar to where you hope to be? Does the city excite you? What about the weather? Conferences?

In at Michigan! Will change sig when not on mobile. My concentrations are Brit Modernism and DH.

I think they normally reject via e-mail and try to accept via phone when possible. Maybe you've won a special fellowship?

Yay congrats! I know you were looking forward to that program earlier.

I think this board has worked out well in previous years and  thought there might be some benefit in creating a space where (1) people can post if they are declining an offer, and (2) where people can post where they are wait-listed. Sure, there is no guarantee the wait-listed person will get the spot, but it's still nice to know, right? In the end, we can only take up one offer but it's possible that you were accepted at another person's dream school and waitlisted at your own and vice versa.

I think this board has worked out well in previous years and  thought there might be some benefit in creating a space where (1) people can post if they are declining an offer, and (2) where people can post where they are wait-listed. Sure, there is no guarantee the wait-listed person will get the spot, but it's still nice to know, right? In the end, we can only take up one offer but it's possible that you were accepted at another person's dream school and waitlisted at your own and vice versa.

@a_sort_of_fractious_angel: fwiw, Penn State is still reviewing applications and will be until April 15.

It's not embarrassing. Hopefully once you get over the shock, you will realize that you have nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to applying to hella selective programs. I was saying this in another post: people (including us) don't realize how hard it is to get into these Ph.D's, even if they're in "universities," which makes them sound open and routine. You're in a competition with not only your capacities on trial, but also your compatibility with weird, diverse, secret circumstances that don't depend on your profile, but on the programs. --All this to say that you can't feel shame for not getting into something that's so hard to acquire in the first place.
Edit: I was going to use this image but wasn't quite sure of its relevance. Let's try.
So imagine you train for an ultramarathon, but you've never done one before and you've accumulated a few 10k and maybe a couple of marathons here and there. You're just a normal runner with good, solid experience, and you're throwing yourself into the ultramarathon across the Gobi desert. Well you think you can make it physically, and on the paper you're good. You even love the landscape and would be running with a few partners, some of whom you've met and others you haven't, but you know you'll get along well and will be amazing pieces in this horrible puzzle that is the race.
Well unfortunately, during the race, they didn't tell you that they were expecting a horde of hungry coyotes with rabies; there is storm and tents are ripped off and your helicopter can't make it anymore for your supplies at the next expected meeting point; suddenly the sand sinks into holes that try to suck you up; and your partners decide that they had a better opportunity somewhere else with a better scenery and more organized race, so they leave you without a warning although they knew while you were training that they won't be there.
Would you be ashamed of yourself as a runner for not making it to the end with such unexpected circumstances? I think not! That's how applications are. A sh* storm of surprises, and then you pick yourself up and plan your next races because you're awesome.

I think I got lucky. My dog just likes to sleep and cuddle. She's even more cuddly when she realizes I'm sick or having a bad day. 

Congrats! I hope you assemble a bevy of options from which to choose. 

YAY! Congrats!

Grad director sent an e-mail.
 

CONGRATS!!! THAT'S AWESOME!!

I GOT INTO BROWN!!!!!! I am speechless. Massive congrats to everyone who's gotten good news over the past few days while I wasn't checking this thread as closely. Y'all rock.

I told myself that I was going to sleep in today to avoid the anxiety of waiting for Miami's portal to update (at 10:40am), but I woke up at 8:00am. Finally updated and I'm accepted!