Yanaka

I'm sorry you didn't get in anywhere, not even your backup. I understand how that can hurt, and how lost you must feel! We're here for you if you need to vent

You overestimate my keeping track of your every move

Interesting input! I'd have never thought of that before reading your post. Can we follow you? To answer to the topic: I don't know if I'm going to be forced into a gap year or not, but I think I'll take the time to buff up my SOP and start reading everything I can about my corpus and about questions I want to explore. I'll probably do that while interning or working in another field that I think I should experiment in case academia doesn't turn out to be my future. I also want to work on my writing skills, they're a little weird and sometimes awkward because of my 20-year long French life--but my French is often weird, too, because of my anglophone background Anyway, yeah--I'd work on next applications, figure out where I wanna live and move there, relax and read, work on another option in case I still don't get in next year. Have fun, be happy, do what's right for me.

I was going to say--maybe they need an answer by next week so they can hand out funding to another accepted applicant (since answers about getting in + funding seem to happen around mid-March and a little later for the MA's I'm applying to). Congrats on both results!

Hello, all! Did anyone of you have to send only an extract of your initial WS, and had to write a summary or something of the liking to contextualize the "essay"? I have to cut my WS down to its half, and I've never done something like that before. I don't know how to summarize, contextualize or anything that I'm supposed to do so my excerpt makes sense. Thanks!

Had been looking for that post, @cypressknee, thanks!

Yessssss!!!!

They. Had. Better.

I know some universities have maxima for int'l applicants. E.g. UCLA Art History, the profram admits only 1 international this year. My friend's on the waitlist and will only be admitted if that one int'l person declines their offer.

Mid-March for Villanova, hang in there Well-- "within the next 2 weeks"

Villanova application completed (with nightmarish credential evaluations finally received) so the waiting game begins (it will be short). George Mason application with be completed as of this weekend... I'm still in the game, guys, I haven't given up yet è_é

I hadn't recognized you! (duh) I can't wait to see what the outcome of this season will be for you

Oh my gosh, dude!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!!! What were the odds???? aaaaaaaaah!!

That's what my mom always says, @Silabus (not applicable to dramatic events, of course). It's cool to think that way when disappointing stuff happen. But cheer up, really, you've been accepted to some great places, you'll be fine The fact that you got into programs to which you've applied should be a great satisfaction! I mean, you chose them so they should be great. What would have happened if you had gotten into so many programs, you were afraid of making a mistake by choosing one of them?

That sucks big time. Are you sure there's no solution at all? Can't a friend or family member help you out? + since you're not sure you'll get in, it's a shame!

You shouldn't be bummed, then, since it clearly wasn't a good fit!

*That's how I know that I love..., obviously. @JessicaLange looks like your sister's trying to give you some tough love, but does not know much about how academia actually is a job

Hahaha hilarious. I think I might be on this boat, yup. Waiting to be sure to follow up with you guys.

I don't wanna get out of school either @anxiousgrad , and that's how that I love what I'm doing and that I adore being in academia

Interesting, @The Ister. I honestly have already counted them out and don't even want to receive their rejection notification, but it would be hilarious if I got in. Ha! Good luck to you

Had a little cry on my mommy's shoulder and she helped me talk through plan B, she really wants me to follow through with school and said it's okay to take out a loan (but in France rather than in the US) if necessary and if smart to do, that it's all going to be okay. That's after she said that even if our prof. friend thinks the economy is scary, well what am I going to do? Ain't gonna give up on what I want to do because of that. I love my mama. *8 years old again*

So we're not necessarily "implied-rejected" if we haven't heard anything yet?!

@anxiousgrad no problem at all! Try to come before the last week of May, though! I'll show you some of my favorite places

I don't know if the topic applies to people who've been turned down from everywhere, too, but here is what I learned: - Applications take a huge amount of time, and a couple months were clearly not enough to: take the GRE, figure out fit and requirements, get around letters of recommendations, translate an entire 13-page essay, and tailor an SOP for each program. And I'm not even mentioning having my transcripts translated (oops, I just did). I have no idea how I did all of that in such a small amount of time. While having school. No wonder I feel close to a nervous breakdown! - Take the time to figure out what funding really means. - I could make a very long list of everything that I could have done better, but the thing is: I truly did my best, especially considering that I had to keep up with school. I think it's really important to realize that all of this is hard and nerve-racking, that we all did our best and that we shouldn't be too upset about not getting in, if we didn't. Not because we don't care enough, but just because we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves!

I'm a "shut-out" too, at least for now (I'm applying to two MA's as a -- great -- last resort). I'm trying to build an exciting plan B, although it breaks my heart to think I might not be going back to school next Fall. I really know I don't want to do anything else, so it's frustrating to be forced to have other plans. Have you guys thought about non-degree solutions? Taking a few classes just to keep going and to work on your projects? I know it costs a fair amount of $$ but I think it's a good alternative while working.