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Thanks so much--this really helps! I might PM you as well as soon as I have more specific questions. Thanks again!

I had applied to PhD but just received an email saying I've been accepted into BC's MA program with partial funding. Although I don't know whether it's something I could manage financially, I'm excited by the acceptance and wondering if there's anyone here who's done the program and would be willing to share their opinions. Is it a large program? I see that some of the MAs work as tutors and could potentially be teaching assistants their second year--how common is this? Does BC have a good history of helping MA students get into PhD programs? Answers to these questions or any other information you'd be willing to share would be very much appreciated! Thanks so much!

Opuskyle—I’m in the exact same position right now. (Still hoping one of our schools might pull through at the last moment though!) Thanks for posting your story, and thanks to everyone else for responding with such encouraging and helpful messages. It’s hard to wrap my mind around all of this right now…I’ve been dreaming about and attempting to prepare for grad school admission since before I even started as an undergraduate, and now I feel at a total loss. Nonetheless, these responses have reminded me that many strong candidates are in the same position, and it is unfortunately just part of the game sometimes. Thanks again for everyone’s advice thus far, and I was hoping to ask a few follow-up questions. The only MA program I’ve been accepted into is one I cannot afford, so I am applying for a job with AmeriCorps and will put in some other job apps as well. My questions are: If I am not in an MA program, how can I continue to stay up-to-date in the field? Someone mentioned calling a department to ask for feedback on their application…Has anyone done this, and if so, could you talk a little more about how to do so without sounding pushy? Thank you again so much!