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No biggie! Thanks a bunch!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, so I apologize, but I was accepted to UVA with the standard funding package -- no special fellowship. Perhaps they haven't made all their offers yet, though!

Is there any way we could figure out what's going on at Duke? I think I was probably rejected, but it's been over two weeks since acceptances came out. I figured a rejection letter would come sooner than that. Was I waitlisted? Are they just super slow at rejecting?

FTFY

I'm convinced Yale isn't legit, but now what about Harvard?

Damn, I forgot they might not have posted immediately...... still, should I believe it?

Should I really believe Yale made calls at 11PM on Valentine's????

Congrats!

Thank you so much! I'm just trying to process everything still. I was thinking I had a tiny sliver of a chance at my MAs and a tinier sliver at UVA and Georgetown. So I'm just thoroughly taken aback and wondering if they called the right number!

Just got into Pitt via phone!!! Official letter coming next week!!

Give me some UNC! (and WashU!)

Same, but from WashU and GSU. I was like, "okay...? I figured as much anyways...."

Don't lose heart! We're still only like, what, barely two weeks in? stay strong!!

Nice!!!

I withdrew two of my MA apps after an acceptance by emailing the DGS, explaining why I wanted to withdraw, and thanking them for the consideration. I think that's sufficient!

Is it real? Is today really the day for WashU?!?1111!!? *Crosses fingers* I plan on having my phone in my hand and my email open in front of me all day. Anyone else?

Thanks! It was actually a load of fun writing it. I know I'm supposed to be like "ugh, thesis...bullshit...adviser sucks!" but it was fun. I'm not done yet, though. I had it good enough for a writing sample, and now I'm polishing up it even more for my thesis defense in April.

Ah, well thank you! I'm sure you did fine! and yes! It started out as a defense against Parfit of the (broadly) Kantian position that making sense of one's sense experience requires the self-ascription of those experiences by a subject. But that project broke down, because I couldn't find a way to respond effectively to Parfit's notion of "R-relatedness." So I attempted to combine the positions, under the timeless supposition that, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! So I came up with a sort of externalism about mind in a way that still allows for the unity of consciousness. Hence the Pixies reference. Anti-realism FTW!

My prediction is that shit is going to get real tomorrow, and we're pretty much done for the day...

Thank you! I'm excited for more news now! Even if I don't get in anywhere else, I know I'll be going somewhere. It's the best feeling! Good luck to you, and congrats on the acceptances so far!

I'm only working on an undergrad thesis (really just the completion of the paper I turned in for my writing sample), and I'd e curious to know too. I'm having a terrible time keeping my thoughts straight.

thank you! I shall tone down my responses from now on. It definitely feels good to be accepted, though!!

Accepted to Virginia! Five year funding package (fellowship + TAing)! Will likely accept (top choice), but not until I hear back from 12 others (or 10, if you discount Duke and Chicago as presumed rejects). I promise not to keep any waitlisted too long if they end up on waitlist. On another note: HOLY SHIT! I'M ONLY A 21 YEAR OLD UNDERGRAD! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!?! I'm genuinely surprised. I thought I'd get shut out.

I got roughly the same advice, except one professor said that I should just apply to low-ranked PhD programs instead of MAs, with the goal of transferring out after a couple years. The rest of my advisers unanimously agreed that that was terrible advice, and I should apply for MAs instead. If it helps, the one who said otherwise is very old (>80).

I wish I had applied!