Not yet! Most of my applications were due last week or during winter break, so I don't expect to hear anything for a little while still. Doesn't make waiting any easier though.
I applied to PhD programs at UC Berkeley, UCLA, Princeton, NYU, Brown, Duke, University of Chicago, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Indiana University Bloomington. I've only heard back from the University of Washington so far and the news weren't good. I have a pretty weird application though, and it could be interpreted in any number of directions. I have talked to friends who are PhD students at Berkeley, NYU, and Cornell right now who had gotten into 5/6, 4/5, and 2/4 schools that they applied to, respectively. These were exceptional candidates, though, who were double literature majors with near-perfect GPA, honors theses, and great recommendations. One even had two honors theses, so even though they've gotten into a lot of schools, it still makes me nervous. I'm just hoping for the best right now. Top choices among the ten I applied to would be Berkeley (my alma mater), Princeton, NYU, or the University of Chicago. Good luck to everyone! I'm so glad to find this thread. French majors don't seem to be a big community.
