the_queer_ecologist

Regardless of what you read online, Westcott--which is the hippest neighborhood in Syracuse--isn't actually that hip and cool. It's a rundown strip of like two blocks with an overpriced Mexican food restaurant, a Papa Johns, and a Subway. Everyone raves about it (likely because there's nothing to do in Syracuse except Destiny USA, the mall...but even that), but it's nothing special. As for undergrad issues, you'd be fine in Westcott. It's a mixture of undergrads, grad students, and families. Parties, at least what I can see because I don't party, seem to be concentrated at the greek houses. If you have a car or plan on riding the bus, try Clarendon Heights. Renovated apts...and unless you have rude neighbors, it'll be quiet. Out of the way, but still in the mix of things!

The misery of waiting is half the fun (I mean, my fingers are def. getting a solid workout due to how many times I check grad cafe per day...hour...minute. Burning an extra 500 calories per day lol).

UGH! Ain't it just awful?! I submitted my app for USC on October 27.............#TheWait Did your interview go well? When I applied for MA programs, I was set on Colorado State or Syracuse. I wanted a terminal masters. If I could go back in time, I'd likely have added USC to that list.

Someone in my cohort is doing Amherst. We were going to apply there, but thought it was best to bow out. No need to have a cohort applying to the same schools! But yeah, that school looks great. I see a lot of people with jobs from there. As for Washington, for some reason, a ton of people that research animal rhetoric come from there. I presented with a guy at NCA who talked about prairie dogs. I wanted to apply there, but the queer theory scene wasn't too hot for my other half. Alas, we didn't. #LawrenceEffingGrossberg :-) TREND IT ON TWITTER

I think it's a really good sign that you were rejected in late February. When I applied for my masters, I knew a grad student who was rejected from UNC in January. I feel as if they outwardly reject people pretty early on (pure speculation)...maybe you were probably on the wait list?! As for top choice, it's hard to say. Navigating this terrain with two people is a weird experience. Some programs make more sense for him (and vice versa). We've really stopped ourselves from saying what our top choice is...I really want to let the schools unfold before I set my mind on one particular place (last time, I was all about Syracuse IMMEDIATELY....I kinda wish I would have chilled out and felt out all options). But yeah...I mean, it's UNC Chapel Hill. It certainly isn't low in my mind! Do you have a top choice?

Thank you! *Crosses fingers for GOOD NEWS for you too!* But really, I was running on the treadmill and watching a Britney Spears tour on my iPhone when I received the message...I almost broke both of my legs trying to get off the machine lol. COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED.

Sorry to break this news to you, but that UNC-Chapel Hill acceptance isn't spam. My boyfriend and I were accepted to UNC-Chapel Hill. They send out notifications before the end of the fall semester. That's not to say that there isn't still hope; I was told that people really do turn down UNC!

Hey, Satynne! Seven programs (alphabetical, so not to privilege one over another lol): Boulder, Chapel Hill, Northwestern, NYU, USC, UPenn, and Utah. I'm navigating this process with a boyfriend, so we made these choices together (hence the seemingly disjointed collection). Where did you apply?

I religiously followed the results on Grad Cafe when I applied for my M.A. (Fall 2014 season), but never thought to look in the forum! What an exciting find this thread is! Hey, y'all. I'm Jake. I wanted in on this fun (even though I'm late to the party). Looking forward to seeing where everyone gets accepted. I applied to a number of the same places for doctoral studies as y'all.