EvelynD

Urg, @GreenEyedTrombonist me too!

Hahahaha

If I look at the results from Toronto from last year, I can see some acceptenced in Januari, and then some mid March. I'm keeping my fingers crossed its the same this year and that I might be in the second group (I know the chances are small, but what esle can we do )

Yeah, but the Toronto acceptances are from last week, just around the end of jan, begin of feb. Not really a lot after that. IO haven't heard anything either! And yes, I wasn't really prepared for the stress that comes with the rejections/waiting.

My worst experience was with the last uni I wanted to apply for. They are the only uni in the States with an actual research group in my subject (a bit of a niche), but their geographical focus is completely off. I have no connection with their geographical regions whatsoever. I tried my best to bend my SoP and change my focus, but just wasn’t not what I wanted. I emailed the leading professor wanting to say this: ‘I love your project and I want to do everything to fit in’ but I said ‘I love your program but I have nothing in common with the geography and I don’t really know what to do’. Needless to say they weren’t really interested.

Its monday again guys! Another week, another round!

Haha, this weekend is going to be thé weekend where I buy a whole chocolate cake for myself. I found thé bést school in Scotland this week and the two professors I contacted were super enthusiastic about my research. However, I would have to complete an unfunded MA degree first, and the PhD itself had really poor funding. I made a quick calculation; this would cost me at least 50.000€ in total. So yeah, thats not going to happen.

You haven't heard nothing at all? Your nerves must be through the roof!! I'm still waiting on two of my applications and I've already started working on my plan B! I'm here with you!

I'm not trying to sound like a bitch, but just the fact that you come from a top school ánd that it took you two cycles gives me só much more hope! It might not be me personally, its difficult for everyone!

Still no word from Michigan State!

Congratuations!!! See, everything works out!

I can relate 100% with every word you say! Not everybody is able tot find a relevant job. I also have that fear of being 'left behind'. Most of my friends / peers have found something by now (but to be totally honest I have only been trying since this cycle because I wanted to be sure about my topic). Have you thought of trying for a PhD in Europe? Its a bit different since you apply for a project, but of you don't get accepted this cycle you have to wait anyway. Why not see if there are any options for you here?

Now I am aware of the 'results page' and I promised myself not to check it, I checked it and saw that someone got a rejection on the 27th. Another person got an acceptance on the 30th and said that 'the list' is indeed out. Well, I guess @enfp and I have to wait a little longer! I guess the time difference between Amsterdam and Toronto is around 8 hours, so its only morning there. I found a cool PhD project in Schotland today, so I send out emails to two people working in that department. Preparing for the worst and moving on to applying in Europe!

Did you reviece a letter yet? I'm not in close contact with my poi so no word there. Pff,...the pospective of having to wait another year sucks.

Here still no word from Toronto and Michigan State. I have come to terms with the fact that I probably won't get accepted with cycle. I did however come across a vacancy at one of my dream companies in the UK, for the position of program director. Way way way out of my league of course, program assistent would be a better position. But I'm still going to try, you never know what doar it might open up!

Edit: sorry, wrong topic!

Thanks! I have an RMA degree in the archaeology and anthropology of Mexico. I specialized in traditional dress, but I don't see a future in that. MSU stands for Michigan State University.

Today at work I got an email from 'office of admissions'. I got it when I was one the phone with a client. I openend it,..and,....it was from one of those GRE mail school thingies..-_- @striped I hope you finally get your reward this cycle! If I don't make it this year I'm going to try again next year, like you did!

Yes, me! I applied at MSU, but I come from a different background (anthro/archaeo) and I'm now really doubting my SoP. But we'll see!

I'm waiting to hear from MSU! Í did my BA and MA in anthropology/archaeology, and I'm very interested in their human-animal studies program. I don't think my chances are thát great, I've already gotten a couple of rejections and I'm beginning to doubt if they think I'm experienced enough to change fields. But we'll see!

Ikea sells this type of chocolate candy called Daim (yes, really). Yesterday at the supermarked I found out they sell a cake/pie made of this stuff. Thankfully I have a strong personality and I'm totally not thinking about biking there tomorrow to buy it.

Same situation here. I'm from Europe and the whole application game was totally new for me. I also didn't get any academic feedback on my SoP. The feedback I got from my rejections is very helpful although of course I hope it won't get thát far that I have to try again next year. But I must admit, rejections are like dementors; they suck the positivism out of you.

Thankfully I have a busy office job (fancy name for a call center) so I'm on the phone all day. My mobile is next to my keyboard and I get a noticifaction when an email comes in, but its mostly job alerts and Linked In shit. Last week I got 2 rejections on the same day but now things have been quiet for a while. I check my spam box about twice a day, and my regular inbox once (in case my Phone didn't send me a notification). Waking up is a scary moment, because of the time difference THE email could be in my inbox (but it hasn't been there yet). Í check this forum about twice a day, but not the results page.

Me too! I had fries and a pizza on the same day because I live in a free country, not because I got 2 rejections in 24 hours. I have 2 uni's pending, 2 rejections so far. If I don't get in I'm gonna spend about one week drowning in self-pitty and eating chips and dip in bed. Then I'm going to focus on turning my SoP in a real PhD proposal and send it to all European universities that are involved in animal studies. Then, I'm going to search for American schools again for the next application cycle. There were a couple of schools I wasn't able to apply to because I came across them too late, and I've gotten very helpful feedback from my rejections. I'm also going to look for an internship or summer program or something to get more research experience. It doesn't matter what, as long as I will get research experience from it. I think I can affort (both financially as academically) to go through 2 application cycles.

I think I'd go crazy. On a good note, I got a 5 month 'contract extention' at my current job! Five more months in a call center (yes, thats what a university degree will get you in the Netherlands), but at least I'll have an income!