EvelynD
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Thanks! I can't believe I went from 5 rejections to 2,5 acceptances! (ok, and 6,5 rejections, but whatever
). Declining the other offer was so hard, my PoI was just great. This was the biggest luxury problem I've ever had.
By the way, today there was this item on the news (here, in the Netherlands!) about an American kid who applied at 20 schools and got admitted into all of them. I literally cried when I saw the video they made of his first acceptance.
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On 30-3-2018 at 3:29 AM, museum_geek said:
@Bschaefer @EvelynD So happy this cycle worked out for both of you! Which programs did y'all end up choosing?
Thank you! I chose the Cultural Anthro program at Washington State University. I ended up having one other acceptance and one position on a waitlist.
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On 26-3-2018 at 5:00 PM, Bschaefer said:
I literally just did the same thing. It was a very hard decision to choose which program would be right for me in the long run. It honestly felt like I was breaking up with the POI and the university.
Me too! I'm so glad you guys feell the same way, I thought it was just me!
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See if there are Facebook groups about local housing. I found my place (a private room in a shared house) through one of thise 'housing in XX' groups. I talked to my roommates on FB, then we skyped, and then we made the decision about when I could move in. I also contacted some local housing agencies that some of the other grad students in my department rent from, and the department also has a mailing list for rad student housing.
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17 hours ago, saccheri said:
Hey! I'm going to be attending WSU too. I'm moving with my SO, so we're looking for a 1 or 2 bedroom apt somewhere close, hopefully no roommates. We're moving from Maine, so it's gonna be quite a hike for us to get out there... But it looks like Pullman is much more affordable than where we are (Portland ME). I'm visiting this week, so I'm hoping to get a good feel for places to look, what rental companies to avoid, etc while I'm out there.
Congratulations! I have been scouting Craigslist and FB for a couple of weeks now, but no luck yet. You dont happen to be looking for a very cool Dutch roomate, by aby chance? Because I've got one of those available
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Excellent topic, I have been thinking about this ever since I got my acceptance letter. I'm moving from Europe to the US and thankfully to an area with a similar climate, so most of my clothes will be useful there. I'm moving in the summer so I was thinking of buying an extra suitcase so I can fit most of my summer stuff in them. I'll ask my parents to send my winter stuff once I've moved. This is also a good time to really sort out all my stuff and decide what I am still wearing and what is just chilling in my closet for whatever reason.
My real concern are my 'luxury items' like shoes and handbags, it might be a bit ridiculous to send 10 pairs of almost similar brown boots and 3 pink handbags to the US, but then again, kids often look alike and you don't get rid of them for that reason, right? I don't think I'll be bringing any linnens, apart from a travel towl and a small sleaping bag, and my special anti-allergy pillow cases. Oh and all my make-up, conditioners, nail polish, etc.
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Yeah, it all seems super affordable! But I also have the factor of being an international, so getting a roommate just seems a bit easier. I don't know yet, I keep alternationg between getting a studio, or getting a rommate.
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Thanks! I still can't really believe it!
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Guys! I have been accepted into Washington State! My top school, so I am very happy!
I got the news yesterday when I woke up...I was feeling super down lately because I had only received rejections, so I was planning to spend the weekend working on a proposal for a school in Europe. But then I saw THE e-mail....freaked out, called my mom, my friends, etc..
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I've just recieved my third rejection
Three down, five to go!
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1 hour ago, Bschaefer said:
@EvelynD I would think just a general outline of your progression in fieldwork and research, like “I plan to apply for field research grants and work in the field every summer for 2 months; initial field research would allow me to decide the best field setting and build rapport”. Something like that? Obviously a little more formal, haha, but that is the best I can think of.
Thanks! Thats really helpful. I'll mix it up with what I've seen in the handbook!
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So for one of my SoP's I have to provide an anticipated timeline. Does anyone mean what they mean by that? There is already a clear timeline in the graduate handbook so I wonder what they want me to add. My PoI is working in the field right now and he won't be back before the deadline.
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I don't. I assume they are busy enough as it is, and I don't feel like it is going to add anything to the 'relationship' I have with them. If I am serious about applying I end our email conversation by informing them I am ready to apply.
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10 hours ago, phyanth said:
@GreenEyedTrombonist I've long succumbed to checking the results page multiple times a day... I know the earliest I would hear back is mid-January, but it doesn't stop me in the slightest.
The only thing distracting me from all of this is HQ Trivia, online shopping, and eating like a kid in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
Hahahaha, mine is binge watching the X-files in preparation for the new season, and trying to keep my house clean. Only one of those two things is working...
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On 31-12-2017 at 4:32 PM, Bschaefer said:
@EvelynD yeah I understand. I typically look at the courses too. Some of the schools that I applied to I had to frame my statement in how my POIs interest in “d” fits with my interest in “g”. I think each time I came back to theoretical alignment than geographical at some schools.
I took your advice and found a super cool school I actually have a great fit with. Thanks!
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21 hours ago, AnthroPhDHopeful said:
Best of luck, all. It just figures that the schools I'm most looking to hear from seem to send their notifications out in very late February/early March!
Me too I guess, and I'm not even going to make the same mistake as last year and check the results page. I'm just going to wait untill I get email,s or notifications from app acounts.
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Its just that I'm not sure how strong the fit should be. One school is specialized in my general geographical region, but there isn't a theoretical fit. One school kinda shares my thematical focus on environmental anthropology and my geographical region, but when I look at their cources I'm missing certain things. I don't want to spend money on schools that I think would have better matching applicants, but like you said I do wanna cast a wide net. Pfff
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18 hours ago, Bschaefer said:
I am so happy that all of my applications have been submitted - now the dreaded wait....
Congrats! I still have one deadline on January 31, and I'm still deciding about 2 schools, to submit or not to submit...
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I am freaking out for no special reason...I just checked the results page (so dumb, imo this only makes me geel worse) and one of my fav schools is already sending out acceptances for other departments. The departmental deadline is in january but the graduate school deadline was in november. I know results for anthro are not related to other departments, but still!
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On 21-12-2017 at 7:38 PM, GreenEyedTrombonist said:
Thanks @phyanth ! I may have messaged nearly everyone I know about it yesterday. I may have also shouted it at my parents 3 times each and printed off the letter to make others read just in case I was hallucinating...
Omg, how did I miss this? Congrats, Im so happy for you!
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21 hours ago, GreenEyedTrombonist said:
I believe in you @EvelynD ! My recurring dreams involve cutting my hair...
Nooo,, don't do it!! The other day I woke up super happy, and halfway through my way to work I realised it was all fake
I don't want Januari to be here, I remember being rejected 4 times last year so well that I almost prefer living in this Schrodingers application limbo forever.
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I keep getting these reoccuring dreams that Toronto sends me an offer for 13.000. Must mean something, right?
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11 hours ago, Archaeodan said:
@EvelynD I mean, yeah, don't get me wrong, I never said I was good at taking my own advice. Do as I say, not as I do (this post can be re-titled the World Wide Wine Club of Stress cause I'd imagine you and I can't be the only ones drowning our sorrows in wine)
This made me laugh out loud at work
Yeah and chocolate too, Im so not stepping on the scale right now! I did quit smoking a couple of weeks ago! Now Im chewing gum like crazy.
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Thanks! I've actually just found a couple of very nice roommates, so I'll be renting a room for the first year! Have you found a place for thw two of you by now?