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Has anyone heard from Northwestern IPTD? I haven't seen anything on the results page. 
Happy to report that I was accepted to UT Austin! It was such a relief after rejections from Stanford and Tufts. 
@clavius congrats on Columbia! You're right, it's really trying when the results come in the opposite order haha 

Hi y'all! I've been lurking on this thread for a while now and figured I would jump in once I got some news. "Some news" came yesterday when I received an email from Catherine Sheehy, chair of Yale's Dramaturgy + Dramatic Crit Dept, inviting me for an interview! I'm honestly shocked--no theater background (which the department page does say is not a prerequisite, but still...) and was most recently working at Macy's (lol). Anyway, just thought I'd share for anyone who's waiting to hear back. 
any interview advice would be greatly appreciated! ?
(side note: there was a typo in the email I was sent, and it served as nice little reminder that as much as we venerate these institutions, they are composed of very human individuals, who are just as fallible as we are--an encouraging thought as this process ramps up!)

Just got accepted to Columbia. Delirious.

I've been looking for apartments in that area for a while now. I currently live in East Toronto but not in Scarborough. I would say you're looking between $1000-1500 for a bachelor or 1 bedroom apartment but it depends on your standards. Basement apartments tend to be cheaper (but darker). I've seen rooms in a multi-bedroom house or apartment for 500 or 600. I would check Kijiji. But, whatever the living situation, it's worth checking it's location to local transit systems i.e. how far south or north of the Danforth the place is... I've been lured into a few places only to realize it's quite a commute to the subway line

Hello!
Check out:
viewit.ca
padmapper.com
Not sure about the range around that area, but it'll definitely be more affordable than downtown on the minimum U of T stipend. U of T should also have a housing board where you can check out some apartments that are up for rent around campus - you will probably have less competition looking through those listings.
Good luck, and congratulations on your acceptance!!

Congrats! That’s fantastic.

Got acceptances from both Toronto and Wisconsin Madison.

This is second year running for me too, I hope we go through someway. It is stressful to see people getting responses but we getting absolutely nothing. ?

@Anxiously Hopeful It is similar for me - worse, I think. I am applying for PhD for the second time. The last time I applied was in 2016 when I was going through traumatic times- I was not in my right mind and I understand now that I had submitted shitty applications, so I am not astonished that I didn't get anywhere. This time, I have more qualifications (including university teaching experience for 1 year, more publications - even a book of my own), my SoP is better researched and all my mentors have given me warm votes of confidence. Yet, at least two of the five places I applied to have sent out interview invitations this week and I haven't heard from any.
I have taken leave from work (thank god it's term break at the university) and I am so anxious I could eat my hands. I know that there are various factors involved, and this does not necessarily mean that I am a failure, but I need to leave this city and I am so tired to begin trying again from square one.  

Considering my plan B is staying at my dead end job for another year, I feel your pain!  Still, I wouldn't overthink not having heard anything right away from the schools.  Did the person's claimed acceptance line up with that program's usual acceptance window based on past years' results on the admissions search here?  I wouldn't feel too worried unless you get to the point where the primary wave of acceptances for all of your schools has gone been over for a few weeks, and even then there are possibilities of late acceptances as @vaibhavpandey said.  Remember that in the US, accepted students have until April 15th to make a final decision on all of their offers so if you're waitlisted (officially or unofficially) that's another point where you might get some good news if you're a borderline acceptance case.  So keep your head up!  You definitely seem to be a very qualified candidate from a numbers perspective.
In terms of a plan B, it's always good to have one.  Last year when I was unsuccessful in applying I spent time thinking about how I could best improve my application for the next year.  I finished my master's thesis and my MA degree, presented my work at a conference, and spent a lot of time polishing my writing sample and statement of purpose.  I also found the job that I have now which isn't glamorous or a long term solution, but pays the bills for the time being.  If you're serious about going through another application cycle if you don't get in this time around, I would begin thinking about a plan B and how to make yourself a more attractive candidate for the next time around.  Work on your writing sample, stay current with research in your field, try to find activities that boost your CV.  If you can find a job related to your field for the next year, all the better!  Basically expect the best, plan for the worst.  Even if you get in this year, these activities will help keep you busy while you wait for the programs' responses.
Good luck to you and everyone here; hopefully we'll all be headed to our dream schools this fall!

@clavius Hey! That's great! Congratulations! 

New worries: I am scared if I am knowledgeable and mentally strong enough for grad school. I suffer from anxiety and I am worried it will get worse when I enter into my PhD program. 
New excitement: I’ve had two phone interviews already and I have another one next week. I might have two professor fighting for me at the same school (might create some awkwardness if I go there). I am now in the confirmation process of a fellowship I applied to. I possibly also have a summer internship at a national lab before entering grad school. 
Comparing my worries now to what they were a month ago, it’s crazy how much can happen in such a short amount of time. Keep your heads up! These are the worst months that we will endure during this process, and I hope all of you end up happy with the results in the end! Best of luck! 

Worries: This is my second year, and I'm really stressed out. I've been keeping asking myself what I'm going to do if I didn't get in again? Try a third time? I'm not sure I can handle the stress one more time. I'm also worried about my references if I didn't get in again. Who will be willing to write me recommendation letters three years in a row? I couldn't ask any of my professors/supervisors to do that for me. 
Excitements: I know this is my passion and I really want to do it. I'm not afraid of anything that's waiting for me in grad school. I also have contacted some POIs in my field and had  relatively good email exchange with them (I think), and they were being really encouraging. I have decent GPA and TOEFL (as an international student), and some pubs. I truly hope I can get in one program and hope everyone who's been trying and working hard for it finally get in the programs they want. Fingers crossed! 

Exactly my question - why shouldn't we be getting updates of what is happening? The status of applications just read 'in progress', like forever :/ I'm so tiered of waiting that I don't care if they are all rejections, I just want them quick!!

I'd like to think I haven't heard back because i'm still on the "good list", but I still have the feeling that im already on the "bad list" and they are waiting to send out the rejection for some reason I can't imagine. Limbo isn't fun.

It'd be nice if they all said, okay we send out notifications the end of February and then us hopefuls say thanks/ no thanks within two weeks for waitlisters. 

You're not hopeless although I understand why you may feel that way. From January to literally today I was like "there's no way columbia is even gunna think twice about my portfolio" and I just received an email for an interview this morning. Don't freight. Whatever/wherever you're supposed to be is right around the corner. You are so much more than a rejection or an acceptance. Keep your head up, because clearly by this thread you've got a support system in all of us.

I just came to say I've been where you are, and do NOT give up! I am on my third application cycle, and last week received my very first acceptance. Getting into grad school is unbelievably competitive - most schools take less than 10% of applicants - so not getting in the first time is by no means an indication of your "fitness" for graduate school. Getting rejected across the board two years in a row was really disheartening, and there were times I said I wasn't going to go through this whole grueling process again just to try to prove I can hack it to a group of strangers based on a few pieces of paper and an online form.
HOWEVER, after the devastation subsided, I realized changing my viewpoint about the application process to that of a learning experience helped me move forward and try again. Each time I have gone through this, I have learned how to present myself just a little bit better, how to describe my work and my research interests more clearly and succinctly, and how to gracefully handle rejection - which we are going to get a lot of in academia.  Giving up after one cycle, if this is something you really want to do, seems a little premature when you consider how few applicants actually receive acceptance. Also, this cycle is far from over!!
 

Congrats Gamb1t!!
 
MilesToGo: I think there are a few programs that don't interview. I didn't interview at Tufts, for instance. 

The streak is over!  After three consecutive rejections, I got an acceptance letter from Binghamton University today.  Very good research fit there, but I'm still going to have to wait and see what other offers (if any) come in, and what Binghamton's funding package is.

MilesToGo: It went well, I think. It was less of an interview and more of a meet and greet. It sounded like they had already made a list and wanted to meet those people, answer any questions, etc. before they extended invites. I'm not counting my chickens though...
Other than that, I'll just continue to wait.

oh :/
i am so sorry to heart that!!!! their loss, okay??
keep the faith!!

This is my third application season. I've obsessively combed through the Results Search going back to 2013, and I have a really good idea when I should hear back from each of the 3 programs I've applied to, and they're all different. 
 
I've had one interview, and cricket silence from the other two, but I think today's the day IU is sending out mass rejections + first acceptances for History, and I'm rejoicing I didn't wake up (again) to a first round rejection. 
I personally will not be worried about anything until mid March. 
 
And even then, there's always next year.  

I submitted 13 across both MA/PhD and MFA (playwriting) programs.  I have only gotten a response from one school thus far.  I wouldn't be overly concerned just yet. 

@dopamine_17 that's great! Best of luck for the interview and congratulations
@scurvs22 thank you, I am under the same impression, but I guess, there is some sort of quota for international student intake each year, depending on funding situation... Well, fingers crossed! US is the best place to get a PhD for English speaking people, except for the UK (where I got my master's), and acquiring funding there is almost impossible now... The rate at which the world is closing down, it would possibly be even more difficult next year.