EvelynD
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9 hours ago, LadyScientist said:
And it kills me to see people talking about how they are upset that they didn't get into their dream school but got admits from numerous other places when I am desperate for one offer from anywhere I applied to. I am right there with you in the misery category.
This!!!
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8 hours ago, solitaryweasel said:
I just got my final rejection as well. While it's really disappointing, I finally had the clarity to think about what I really want from this and why. I'm still semi-optimistic and while I'm in a better mood I'd like to get with a group and start to shop around our materials for next year. If there is a new thread, will someone link it here? Thanks for all the commiseration during this interminable wait and massive congrats to everyone who has light at the end of their tunnel!
I'm sorry! I kinda feel comfort in knowing that I am not the only one who is rejected this cycle. I will start a new thread soon!
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23 minutes ago, ndrun said:
Me too. The only reason I haven't started panicking about not having any acceptances yet is because I also have no rejections yet. I'm assuming waitlist because I'm just a hopeful person. When you think about it, it does make sense to keep some people in an unofficial waitlist limbo until you see how many people accept the first wave of acceptances. Then they can go back and decide who else to give an offer to, who to officially waitlist just in case, and who to finally reject.
Haha, the waitlist limbo, my boyfriend didn't get that reference
Lets keep our fingers crossed then!!!
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12 hours ago, kris10mb said:
@eloquentrivka - I would hardly take the small handful of rejections that we've seen (most of the folks I've seen on this forum that are already planning on the next cycle are those of us who only applied to 2-5 programs) as an indication that we aren't cut out for this route. I think, if anything, the drive to get back up and try again next time is an indication that we ARE made for this. Rejections come more often than acceptances for many things in academia - and life in general. Sure, if your GPA is low, your GRE scores aren't great, you don't have strong letters of recommendation, etc. you might want to consider looking at alternate paths...but I'm choosing to have faith in myself and my abilities. And I would encourage others to do the same.
You are so positive! When I feel good I think like you, but when I feel bad about myself and my rejections I have to be careful not to spiral down in self-pitty. I'm really struggling with thoughs like: I applied at 4 schools, why didn't I get at least one acceptance? Why do some people get multiple acceptances, even coming straight from undergrad?
I'm also already planning for my next cycle. I'm going to develop research proposals, maybe look for a 'better' job so maaaayyybe I can gain some relevant experience.Right now i'm going to focus on reading and catching up on relevant reading and my topic (I'm totally new to my topic). And crying and stress eating. who can forget about that.
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12 hours ago, giselle baron said:
Oh it seems that they sent out interviews today and my second cycle is over with failure. Well =/
I'm sorry to hear that!! I'm (most probably) also rejected this cycle. We are going to start a new topic to prepare for next year, if you want to join?
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5 minutes ago, AmityDuPeuple said:
How common is it to be waitlisted and not be told? I haven't heard from two schools that I thought had sent out their acceptances and rejections already. I know U Washington does it in waves, but I thought Yale had sent their acceptances AND rejections out.
I hope with all my power that this is something schools do: accepting and rejecting people and keeping other on some kind of magic waitlist.
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I Just got my official rejection from Michigan State, where I applied door The sociology program. I am going to try again next year as an anthropology applicant. I was expecting this since I already got two rejections but it still sucks. The mail was a bit..well not very subtle.
Im now waiting in my last official rejection from Toronto so Ik van leave this behind me, drown in self pitty, and move on to next year!
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I noticed someone got a rejection from Toronto today
Was it your poi that emailed you, OR someone from the departement?
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1 hour ago, Schwein said:
I applied! Have you heard back from them?
Congrats! No I have not, but I have been checking my email like crazy ever since I saw your result. How did they contact you?
Edit: nothing in my online portal. I have only recieved rejections so far from my other schools and it has already been a couple days since your acceptance so my hopes are low!
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I'm in this situation in which I did not get an acceptance when the first batch was sent out (a Canadian uni), but I also have not recieved a rejection or wait list notification yet. I've seen on the result page that other people have. i'm also an international applicant so I guess my chances of getting accepted at this stage are pretty slim. But the not knowing and having to wait for (maybe) notting is freaking me out! If I had all my rejections I could just 'move on' with my life and focus on next year. Instead I'm just eating too much right now.
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I saw that someone recieved an email from Toronto about the waitlist. I still haven't heard a thing, but I also have not been rejected. Someone on this forum recieved a rejection email at the beginning of February. I don't understand why they can't just be clear to everybody simultaneously, I guess I didn't make it on the waitlist either
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Thanks! I'm from Europe, no idea of that is better/worse. But sometimes you see people on this forum who have like a million acceptences, to they have to decline 999.999 offers. Hopefully that means more sports for us
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It is a slight comfort to me that most people are feeling shitty. You are not alone in this! Ánd you are waitlisted for Toronto, I haven't even heard back from them whatsoever!
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5 hours ago, GreenEyedTrombonist said:
@EvelynD Are there any conferences you could present at as an independent scholar? I did this during my break after undergrad and I do think it helped me get accepted to an MA program.
Thanks for the suggestion! I am totally new to my PhD subject (human-equine relations, I came from Mexican traditional dress) but I am doing a lót of reading right now to 'pre-PhD' prepare myself. I don't have any previous essays or anything but I can always think of something! I'm also thinking about doing volunteer work for animal welfare organizations or some kind of non-academic internship. Its all not academically related, but its something I guess.
There is also this great conference on human-animal studies, and a special about human-equine studies in Kentucky this year, but I don't know anyone who is going and is would be really expensive. Something like this is a cool idea / fantasy, but not possible in real life. *dementor mode off*.
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5 hours ago, Konstantine said:
I am stuck in my dead-end CRM Archaeologist job and I don't foresee any situation in which I would be able to get more experience in Sociocultural Anthropology as a field outside of an internship or volunteering, which I have no time for, because of said job. Maybe I'll just wait until next year and reapply in Archaeological Anthropology instead? Not super excited about that. Anyway, I'm sure everyone who's been experiencing rejections is equally disheartened. But I'm just not sure where to go from here :/
Same situation here, I have a BA degree in archaeology too and one school who rejected me told the this was one of the reasons. They told me to get more experience in anthropology, but how? There are no anthropology jobs in the Netherlands, and internships aren't going to pay the rent.
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35 minutes ago, GreenEyedTrombonist said:
So mixed bag of news today.
Got an email from a prof about setting up an interview for next week. Yay, exciting!
Upside: This prof is very prestigious, works in the area I'm interested in, and I feel would be a great mentor and contact throughout my career.
Downside: It's a UK school, which means no funding package. At this point, I'd need to get loans to pay out of pocket my first year and hope to get a fellowship that works internationally (many US fellowships are only good at US institutions, after all) and covers all my costs for the next several years.
I'm talking to friends who live in the area to get a better idea of what I'd be expecting for cost of living if I go there.
Congratulations!!! Poor funding in the UK is the eason I haven't applied there yet. There is one schools who has the most perfect fit I could ever imagine, but I caný affort it. Can you contact other US students to see how they take care of funding?
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The waiting is the worst. I don't think Ï have ever experienced something like this. It feels like you are about to see your SO because they are going to tell you if they want to break up or not. Except you are stuck in a nightmare and the ride over is endless.
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On 7-2-2017 at 8:09 AM, poopyhead said:
I had a bit of a breakdown at work today. Thankfully it was during my lunch break and I had a moment to compose myself ... before going back to my desk and checking GradCafe, my email, and application statuses again.
Usually I have these after work. It's getting pretty bad ...
Don't worry, happend to me too. I had a panic attach the other day at work and I have a chronic illness that buggs me almost every day now. I went from pain a couple of times a week to pain on a daily basis. So I'm working with a hot water bottle on my lap to relieve the pain. Ah well, people are used to it now.
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@WorldPeaceMaker2010, maybe this email was send automatically, by accident?
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8 hours ago, LAG6 said:
I'm referring to UM-Ann Arbor. There are a bunch of universities there, you're right. My apologies if I confused you!
Don't worry about it! I keep looking for other people who applied at Michigan State, but they are hard to find. I have background in anthro but applied for their sociology program, but it has been radio silence ever since. Urg. Based on the results page they let people know around mid-March, but its so scary to hear nothing at all!
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Because my depressed attitude is sucking the joy out of everyone like a dementor? If we don't make it this year I'm gonna start a topic so we can help each other prepare and become super super competetive next year!
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1 hour ago, LAG6 said:
Grad coordinator still says by the end of February with no more specific information, so I think we have a while more to wait...
Do you guys mean Michigan State? There seem to be like 3 uni's in that place and I'm confused!
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The only result I am waiting for is Toronto, but I'm almost 99% sure I didn't get in. I don't know,..I think I have accepted that this cycle was more like a trial run. Hopefully next year my results will be better!