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  1. This is my issue too...I've been crossing schools off my list just based on other EM acceptances, but I haven't heard a single thing from a single school which is killing me
  2. Congrats to those who have been accepted to King's in London-I did my MA there and it was absolutely the most wonderful experience of my life!!! So happy to see so many people getting good news!
  3. hah! I hope so! I hear you--waiting is never going to be easy!
  4. Things to do: Overthink everything that crosses your path and ruminate on the disappointment you're going to cause all the people when you don't get in certain places.... ...My sister's Save the Date just came out and they did it Newspaper-style (Daily Prophet style to be precise) and had 'horoscopes' for all of the family...obviously theirs were "Marriage in your future" then it said Leo: Outlook Windy. I read it like six times and was so upset (just assuming they were being dicks because everyone else has their life together and I'm over here in shambles) but then my mom explained it's probably because UChicago was my top choice.....Womp womp. I don't know if that made me feel better or worse hahaaah
  5. yayayay!!! Congrats!!!! If you need any Boston advice or info let me know!!
  6. I feel this too--I have a few friends who went through the match process and as stressful as that day was, it was amazing that everyone heard at the same time and there was no real 'waiting' involved--of course they had to wait until the day, but it wasn't a trickling effect of some people hearing from some schools then other departments waiting longer, or all the schools you happened to apply to are those with later acceptance dates, etc. Also match day parties are a solid thing you can plan for and look forward to.
  7. Congrats!!! That's so exciting! I grew up in MN, it's the most amazing State!!!
  8. The 'others' ... makes me feel so LOSTy Anyone have thoughts on what it means for some to hear acceptances and some waitlists early on? (Re: UMN)...Does it go by research focus? I know we don't really know what goes on in their heads, but to me it reads: if you have not heard it's a no.
  9. haha agreed! And congrats!!! What a weird way to notify for interviews, but if they follow through with scheduling--kill it!
  10. I just saw that up on the admissions search and almost threw up. I haven't heard anything (but it's my top choice and super reach so I honestly didn't expect to), but I'll let you know if I by some miracle do.
  11. hahaha a whole other conversation for a whole other day! #TeamImogen
  12. Received an email yesterday from one of my schools with the subject "Application Status Update" ...it was to tell me my application has been forwarded to the department.... I didn't know if I was upset it wasn't a decision or grateful it wasn't a rejection to start things off--but I DID know that I stopped breathing for a hot second because of it. Also @imogenshakes I love your handle!!! Cymbeline is one of my absolute favorites!!
  13. off topic, but @moderatedbliss you'll appreciate this special note on a box set of Shakespeare for Kids Recommended for children aged 9–12 and Harold Bloom https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-a-shakespeare-childrens-story-boxed-set-20-book-2?deal_option=bf2d3ff6-8f93-11e5-8716-002590980a5a&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=US_DT_SEA_GGL_TIM_TTT_PADS_CBP_CHP_NBR_g*gg-a-shakespeare-childrens-story-boxed-set-20-book-2_productpartitionid*130856567101_campaignid*228801421_adgroupid*20592399901_prodtarget*130856567101_productid*43715238_d*Goods-Product-Ads_keyword*_adtype*pla_merchantdid*10018412_c*92163990301_k*_m*_target*_adposition*1o1&mr:referralID=bb6f22cd-d991-11e6-bac4-005056941669&gclid=CLnJ8omZv9ECFYZLDQod0IIEoQ
  14. I'm the middle--but 30, so pretty much in the same boat!!! AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY. the wait is just murder.
  15. Program Applied To : English PhD: UChicago, Brown, Northwestern, UConn, UofM Twin Cities, UTexas Austin, UDenver, George Washington, URI, UIC, UMass Amherst Interest: Shakespeare in Education--looking not just at the way plays are taught in the classroom but which plays are taught....I'll hopefully be focusing on character tropes and themes that relate to the modern diversity of a classroom and what these kids are dealing with on a daily basis. Undergraduate GPA: 3.59 from Framingham State University/Master's: Merit (out of Pass/Merit/Distinction) from King's College, London Undergraduate Major: English/Secondary Education/Master's: Early Modern English Lit GRE Quantitative Score: 154 GRE Verbal Score: 161 GRE AW Score: 5 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 8 years/Out of Master's: 3 years Years of Work Experience: 6 Relevant Work Experience: Have taught High School and worked one semester as an Adjunct Professor Languages: English Strength of LOR: This was tough-ZERO of my MA profs still work at the school...So I have an undergrad prof, a program advisor from King's, and a supervisor Concerns: So many....Do I have enough of a range in the schools I applied to? I know there's not much to do about it now...but I'm seriously stressing. 11 schools seemed like a lot at the start of this process but now I'm not so sure. I think my main concern is my time since being in school and my LOR not being personal enough...My GPA and GRE scores aren't excellent but they aren't poor, will that be enough to counter my years removed from school and the Letters? My writing sample dealt with Modernization of Shakespeare on Film for the 21st Century Student through the lenses of Race, Gender, and Violence so it combines my academic and teaching experience...But I know Shakespeare must be super common for a PhD focus so I'm just hoping I've got something specific and unique enough? Basically I'm just concerned about everything!!!!
  16. Nothing is more accurate about this application process!!! As for my venting: I work in a public HS in a new state and they're sending me through a thousand hoops still to get reciprocity for my license. Meanwhile right before Holiday break I want to tear my hear out. And besides that, with one sister married a month ago, the other getting married next summer, and me recently single after 4 years...I feel like I need *something* to go right in my life this year. I need an acceptance more than anything and time has never felt so slow moving....
  17. This is so helpful, and so true! All through sports growing up and the extracurricular activities I do (mostly theatre) I've always kind of been a "well if I don't show confidence I won't disappoint people when I don't succeed" type of person...Hadn't really identified this within myself for this process but it's so good to hear others are in the same boat... Thanks so much!!!
  18. My intention is to examine how Shakespeare is taught in the 21st Century classroom. Not just teaching methods, but also which plays are taught and why. Instead of blindly accepting that R&J is taught in most American 9th grade classrooms, breaking the plays down into thematic elements and character tropes...then looking at what themes and types align most directly with a modern, diverse classroom. That's just the jumping off point!
  19. So I have just discovered this site and am already thinking about blocking the results boards from my browser...How do you not obsess over every update and detail? I've applied to 11 PhD programs that cover a pretty good range (I think?) (UChicago, Northwestern, UIC, Brown, URI, UMass Amherst, UConn, George Washington, UTexas Austin, UDenver, and UofM Twin Cities) but I have never had this much anxiety before. Currently teaching HS, looking to teach at University Level...Graduated from my MA program 3 years ago and Undergrad 8 years ago. Does anyone here have experience applying with several years' worth of gaps in your education? The time between has been filled with teaching (I even taught as an adjunct at a college this fall and that is what motivated me to finally apply for PhD programs), so it hasn't been dead space...but I'm so nervous that that will be looked on poorly...And general worries I haven't applied to enough/given myself enough options/etc. (Research goals involve Shakespeare in Education)
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