BellaBendrix
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On 25/3/2016 at 1:50 PM, yield said:
There is no direct application for us, not allowed. Yeah, I also think they have too many applicants to manage. How did you find about those rejection letters, especially the "misplaced" one? Also, what happens if you got an offer from one of the other programs that IIE applied to? Aren't you kind of obligated to accept it?
I'm checking with the Fulbright Commission all the time, but it looks like IIE is not reporting to them as well.
I updated my signature to include where I am (might be) heading to. I've just heard about that one acceptance because I was in touch with the department officer, even the Fulbright Commission didn't know about it!
Thanks for the insights!
Hi!
About the rejection letters, I just pestered the Comission in Chile and they emailed the IIE. And no, we are not obligated to accept the program that they offer, they actually encourage us to apply directly to different programs too. I think the Commissions work differently in each country.
Congrats for yout UPItt acceptance! Are you going for the master or the doctoral degree?
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Dear all,
Does anyone have any experience with Cribspot when it comes to graduate housing? I know it's relatively new but I was just wondering...
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19 hours ago, yield said:
Hi all! I'm from Portugal and I'm also looking forward to receiving news from the IIE!
They have applied for 6 PhD programs on my behalf. So far they have sent me only one result: rejected from the top choice. Meanwhile, I have received unofficial information that I was accepted on two programs, but IIE didn't confirm it yet.
I met one applicant from last year round which told me that she had found out that IIE had applied to the wrong program. She called the graduate office and fixed it! I was afraid of something similar, so I sent e-mails to the programs departments asking them to confirm that they had received my application (from IIE) -- everything was fine. We just have to wait some more!
I am soooo done with the IIE
I have already accepted one of my Direct Application offers, and this is what I can say about the IIE process: there are soooooooooooooo many applicants that the IIE manages, that mistakes can happen. I was rejected from all my top choices that the IIE send, and accepted into the one top choice I applied on my own. Also, they had one of my rejection letters and they had simply "misplaced it" and had forgotten to send it. So, honestly, bug and bug the Fulbright Comission in Portugal (if you are a fulbrighter) or any of your sponsors, so that they can make sure everything is okay.
good luck! and let us know where you will be heading!
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On 19/2/2016 at 3:43 PM, Mascarita said:
Hey everyone,
The University of Michigan Ann Arbor recently gave me an offer of admission in their PhD program in English Language and Literature (yay!), with a great financial package and a fellowship. I plan to visit the campus during the welcome weekend, and I also plan to see how the rest of my applications pan out before committing. However, I do have an arranged phone conversation with the Director of Graduate Studies for this upcoming Monday, who is offering to answer any questions I may have about the program.
I am wondering if there are any commonly-asked questions (aside from more obvious questions, like living costs, financial packages, etc.) that I might want to consider asking the DGS. Or, more broadly, any other important, yet commonly overlooked factors I ought to consider before accepting. What's important to me, which I think would fall under potentially overlooked factors to consider when weighing my options, includes: seeing reading lists related to my research interests; opportunities to do certificate programs; mental health services offered through the University/healthcare plan; and if there is an activist culture there amongst the graduate students.
Overall, the program looks like a great fit for my research interest (I think I am already able to identify possible advisors), and I am so pleased to have received this offer! Admittedly, I'm very new to this process, so I thought I'd publish this post to hear any insights some of you might have. Alternatively, if there is another post that answers these types of questions, I would appreciate it if someone could direct me there.
Thanks!Let us know how the visit goes!!! Any impressions will be appreciated!
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51 minutes ago, KhiCompLit said:
Hey, congrats on Austin! Are you taking it, and did you get your funding details?
No, I didn't!!! Have you? I'm going out of my mind with this... I've heard from people at the English Dept. that it's not very competitive... I wrote to the Fulbright Comission and they said Austin would be deciding on their funding in the next two weeks
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11 hours ago, ciistai said:
Hi all! Thanks to everyone who's contributed to this thread so far - very valuable info all around! I'll be moving to Ann Arbor this fall to start my PhD, but I'm currently in Toronto. I'm not far from AA but obviously it's quite a faff to get over there, especially given that I don't drive, and I work full-time during the week, with no off-time available to me (I have to save what I have left for fieldwork this summer). I do expect that I will have to go over there to find an apartment, but I want to kind of figure it out in one weekend.
My questions are: is it possible to wait til late April or May for this, or will all apartments be taken?; and, are there any notorious problems with housing specifically in AA that I should look out for? (for example - I did my Master's in Oxford and a few of my friends wound up homeless when we had bad flooding in January 2014 - they had no idea their neighbourhoods tended to flood, and rented basement apartments there!!!)
Also can anyone share recent experiences with finding a roommate through the off-campus housing site? I'm a woman and graduate student in my mid-20s and am hoping to room with another graduate student (preferably not a man) with a similar schedule to mine. I'm kind of hesitant to reach out to the rest of my future cohort - I get kind of concerned about living with colleagues in case there's a roomie spat! Likewise though I'm just a little worried about rooming with strangers due to some bad past experiences which were fine for dealing with as an undergrad but I'd rather not re-experience as a graduate.
Thanks in advance!!!
Hey! Hi! I'm also moving to Ann Arbor this fall, though from a bit more to the south (aka, Chile). I'm also looking for housing options, so if you have any ideas, insights, or whatever, just PM me :D!
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Question: I saw a few rejections from Duke Literature... I haven't heard from them at all. Should I take this as an implied rejection?
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On 7/3/2016 at 9:42 AM, Ed said:
I got my first reply from IIE last thursday (Accepted in Duke), but the letter was dated March 2nd.
Mine too was dated March 2nd (Complit at Austin), and these offers went out ages ago. I guess I was on their waiting list.
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So far, only rejections from IIE
I am still waiting on 3 universitites through them tho -
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1 hour ago, erosanddust said:
Does anybody remember that spreadsheet that compiled rough admission numbers/%s from schools last year? I was looking around and have been unable to find it.
You mean the one with the fellowships and all?
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3 minutes ago, pianodan736 said:
That's me, Bella. Melissa Sanchez gave me a call. I was the first call because my name came first alphabetically. There will be many more calls, so don't worry. And I feel so bad about being so explicit about all of my schools. The whole process took a big toll on my self esteem, and I suppose I'm atoning for that in ignoble ways... haha. The poster upstairs has a point!
Nah, if I had gotten into Chicago (was rejected D:), I would brag too. We are all super sensitive! I don't think I will get a call, as I am an international student and I applied through the IIE. Did you contact the professors beforehand? What's your area???
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No
I'm dying.
@3zs Hi, may I ask what programs you are applying to, or is that too intrusive? What's your research area?
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8 hours ago, lousyconnection said:
But yeah, last year was devastating, one of the worst of my life (I was also going through a bad breakup right as rejections were rolling in; brutal). So I know exactly how it feels, and it can get really really bad. And it's a lot of work. But rejection means very little about you—it's not the end of the world, and it might not even be the end of anything at all.
My god, I feel you. And i loved your post, so so inspiring! I went through the exact same thing. Losing somebody, bad break up, rolling rejections. But then, slowly, things got better. And I learned so many valuable things during this time! So yes, it's not the end of the world, it's the start of something.
Congratulations on your acceptances!
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2 minutes ago, WendyWonderland said:
My GRE verbal score is very weak. I read a personal email 10 min before the exam started in the ladies room and my head exploded during the exam. I am also an international student, English is not my native language. So, if some kind of cut off existed in order to make the commitee's work easier, I think I did not even make it to the second round. Sad, but true story. I have so much to tell fall 2017 applicants NOT to do while applying lol.
Well, I took the GRE 3 TIMES! I'm also an international student, Spanish is my native language, and the highest I got was 163. Man, did I study. So i don't know, really, I guess I am not a good option for them either. I love their program, though, and I would be so happy to at least have a chance, but at least now that I have 1a, 3r and 1w, I feel calm. (Though I must say, this week left me with like two extra kilos).
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26 minutes ago, genderboi said:
What program are you talking about? UPenn English doesn't do interviews. Not sure about Comp Lit
Are we sure about this? If this is true, it gives me hopes!
I read somewhere else Complit does interviews (somebody posted theirs had been a few days ago).
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9 hours ago, WendyWonderland said:
There are two acceptances on the board. Kiss bye Columbia, kiss bye NYC.
Let's have faith. Two acceptances informed on a Saturday, probably personalized e-mails from POI. Let's wait for tomorrow and see what happens!
Although, if any of these acceptances see this post, please let us out of the darkness and give us some info! and congrats!!!!!!
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Does anybody have any news in this front? Does Columbia usually send out interviews?
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9 hours ago, PattiJeane said:
"I love everybody, but it's surreal to see a lot of international students accepted into MFA and English Ph.D. Programs who can't even write correct grammar. Hopefully, Mr. Trump will lower student visas so Americans can get into their own schools again."
REALLY?
What school was that? Cornell had a similar comment. As a native speaker of Spanish and EFL teacher with working experience in Top US colleges, let me tell you: I corrected more English than Spanish grammar, and I was a Spanish T.A.
I don't know whether to be mad or be scared of what awaits me.
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I was coming out of the gym, sweating like a pig, when I checked my email. I was so excited I ran back to the box to tell my coach, because I felt I HAD TO TELL SOMEONE to make it real. It was a weird, sweaty and ew hug what I got. I screamed like a girl.
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2 hours ago, Mascarita said:
Hey everyone,
The University of Michigan Ann Arbor recently gave me an offer of admission in their PhD program in English Language and Literature (yay!), with a great financial package and a fellowship. I plan to visit the campus during the welcome weekend, and I also plan to see how the rest of my applications pan out before committing. However, I do have an arranged phone conversation with the Director of Graduate Studies for this upcoming Monday, who is offering to answer any questions I may have about the program.
I am wondering if there are any commonly-asked questions (aside from more obvious questions, like living costs, financial packages, etc.) that I might want to consider asking the DGS. Or, more broadly, any other important, yet commonly overlooked factors I ought to consider before accepting. What's important to me, which I think would fall under potentially overlooked factors to consider when weighing my options, includes: seeing reading lists related to my research interests; opportunities to do certificate programs; mental health services offered through the University/healthcare plan; and if there is an activist culture there amongst the graduate students.
Overall, the program looks like a great fit for my research interest (I think I am already able to identify possible advisors), and I am so pleased to have received this offer! Admittedly, I'm very new to this process, so I thought I'd publish this post to hear any insights some of you might have. Alternatively, if there is another post that answers these types of questions, I would appreciate it if someone could direct me there.
Thanks!I also got an offer and their DGS sent me a really nice email offering to solve doubts and stuff. I was very nervous about what to answer, as I am still waiting for other options, so I hope my answer didn't come off as too cocky or something. Did they mention the possibility of having a member of the faculty or a current grad student contacting you?
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This is funny xD
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I will be in the English department, PhD class of hopefully 2022.