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Thanks, WT! (I can call you that, yes? I've been lurking forever, so it feels like I know you. You seem to be quite the presence around here!) Thank you! I adore Cymbeline. Imogen mostly, of course. Generally speaking, I suck at choosing handles/usernames/titles/etc. so it's good to know this one's not bad!

I, too, am a longtime lurker, but I'd like to step out of the shadows to claim this one! I was stunned to hear back so early, and with a university-wide fellowship nomination to boot! Congrats to those who've heard positive things already...and best of luck to those still waiting! I have 8 more programs to hear from yet, so fingers are still crossed here for more good news.

Hi all, I've been stalking this thread for a couple of weeks, and I just wanted to say a huge "thank you" to those of you who shared your advice about the GRE subject. I'm feeling much better about the test having utilized some of these resources (and also...those three old tests are a lifesaver when it comes to practice!) in the past month while I've been studying. And, while I don't mean to just keep posting in an old thread (ha), I feel better about continuing this one (considering the subject matter) than just starting ANOTHER new one. So, forgive me if this isn't exactly how foruming goes in Gradcafeland. Question, though, for those who have time. I hear word that the more recent versions of the test administered in the past two or three years are more focused on speed reading than passage identification, so while I'm feeling pretty good about my breadth of knowledge (that has been my focus this past month, brushing up on my unfamiliar areas), I do want to be prepared for this quick-paced analysis. What would you all suggest doing to prep for the speed close reading? I'm a pretty fast reader in general, but the idea of having to analyze an obscure or unfamiliar passage and choose the "correct" (don't even get me started on that) answer in less than a minute is a bit terrifying (actually, that's the understatement of the century). I know I can identify what ETS believes is the "right answer" for those types of questions, because I scored 99th percentile on both practice tests that I took (granted, one was from 1983 but still); not timed, just by slowly working through the problems to get familiar with the types of questions and answers (and still applying the POE and ID tips that Princeton Review suggests). I'm going to take one for real tomorrow, timed and everything, and I'm hoping things go just as well, but I know the time and pressure are going to get to me, and in the last couple of weeks before the test I want to focus on prepping for the speed. Eh. All of this is the long way of just asking for more advice. Anyhow. Looking forward to any advice you can spare on the subject (pun intended), and thanks in advance. Also, best of luck to those who are taking it this fall!