Daenerys

Found out yesterday that I have been admitted to St. Louis University in rhetoric and composition. I was originally third on the waiting list.
I’m pretty happy about this one.  Admitted students day is April 6, which I will attend. I think I will most likely enroll, though I won’t make a final decision until I visit the department.
For me this makes two admissions, two wait lists still pending, and two schools that I have heard nothing from. I finally emailed Purdue to find out what was up with them, and they replied saying that my application was still active and would remain so until April 15. 

On a totally different note, I am almost done writing a paper about the theories of Angela Bizzell.  I figured, she is still teaching, so why not email her? She emailed me back and we’ve had an interesting exchange. She is super nice. I have no one around who understands how cool this is. I hope you guys do. 

THANK YOU!!  Yes, it’s SLU.  We live 90 (ish) minutes from StL and hubbys job will have him in the Metro East (Illinois) area that day so he was talking about coming by for part of the day.
 When he knows his schedule a  little bit better, I’ll shoot them an email.  If nothing else, he and I can go out for nice dinner in the Central West End after! I’ve already confirmed that I will be attending the open house early next month. 
Thanks again. 

On a totally different note, I am almost done writing a paper about the theories of Angela Bizzell.  I figured, she is still teaching, so why not email her? She emailed me back and we’ve had an interesting exchange. She is super nice. I have no one around who understands how cool this is. I hope you guys do. 

On a totally different note, I am almost done writing a paper about the theories of Angela Bizzell.  I figured, she is still teaching, so why not email her? She emailed me back and we’ve had an interesting exchange. She is super nice. I have no one around who understands how cool this is. I hope you guys do. 

Thank you so much @renea, @mk-8, and @Daenerys! Seriously your input has helped me get my head straight about it and avoid a potentially huge mistake. I was already thinking this but was getting caught up in how good I think the program is, so a reality check is what I needed. Thank you!!!

I haven't heard from Purdue either. Neither has my friend, who applied for their computer science PhD program. Frustrating! 
I emailed Tennessee on Friday inquiring more about the waitlist, and might email Oklahoma and Louisville towards the end of the week to see if anything's changed. 

Congrats! I got in off the waitlist there too and will probably attend! Are you planning to go to campus on April 6? If so,  I will see you there!  

Found out yesterday I got into St. Louis University off the waiting list. I’m happy about this one! My acceptances so far are SLU, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale.  I’m waitlisted at Illinois State and Tennessee, and still have yet to hear from Illinois and Purdue, though Purdue did email me back and said my application was still active.  I assume that means they have an unofficial waiting list. 
As I have mentioned before, I’m older with children.   There was no possibility of us picking up and moving  thousands of miles away.  I applied to the best schools that were close geographically  that I knew,  logistically, I could actually attend. While I wanted to get in to all of them, I think I have some decent options now. 

Congrats! I got in off the waitlist there too and will probably attend! Are you planning to go to campus on April 6? If so,  I will see you there!  

Found out yesterday that I have been admitted to St. Louis University in rhetoric and composition. I was originally third on the waiting list.
I’m pretty happy about this one.  Admitted students day is April 6, which I will attend. I think I will most likely enroll, though I won’t make a final decision until I visit the department.
For me this makes two admissions, two wait lists still pending, and two schools that I have heard nothing from. I finally emailed Purdue to find out what was up with them, and they replied saying that my application was still active and would remain so until April 15. 

Found out yesterday that I have been admitted to St. Louis University in rhetoric and composition. I was originally third on the waiting list.
I’m pretty happy about this one.  Admitted students day is April 6, which I will attend. I think I will most likely enroll, though I won’t make a final decision until I visit the department.
For me this makes two admissions, two wait lists still pending, and two schools that I have heard nothing from. I finally emailed Purdue to find out what was up with them, and they replied saying that my application was still active and would remain so until April 15. 

Do not, repeat do not do it.  
 First of all, you will get so much out of teaching. I feel like teaching and being a student at the same time has almost been like a hazing process—it is hard but but I have learned so much I can’t even begin to explain it. The teaching has enhanced my learning and vice versa. I’ve had those lightbulb moments constantly since I started teaching.  A graduate teaching assistantship isn’t just about getting a free ride, it’s about what you learn while you’re doing it. 
 Secondly, an MA from your ideal school does not mean you will  get into your ideal PhD program. I have gone to a small regional MA program, had a graduate teaching assistantship, and am  happy with my PhD acceptances so far.  People like me compete against people from more “exclusive”  schools and we do quite well. The name of the school or a vague perception that it is the “right” program is not as important as you may think. 
My two cents...

There are other threads you can search for if you want to find other opinions and maybe hear about differences between fields etc. But it seems like for academic PhD campus visits, "business casual" is a safe bet.

Thank you, and congrats right back to you! Yes, I'm definitely planning on going to the open house on April 6th! So excited to get this ball rollin'!

Just received my acceptance from Saint Louis University, off of the waitlist. It hasn't really even sunk it yet!  

My biggest concern with Purdue is their placement rate.  From what I have seen from their web page, there are lower ranked schools that have better placement.  That said, I’m in R/C which generally has better placement rates than Lit.  Every university needs someone to teach writing.  For those of us that enjoy teaching writing, that’s a good thing. 
I am still waiting to hear from Purdue and Illinois (UIUC).  The two are only 2 hours apart from each other, but Illinois’ writing studies program has a 100% placement rate.  I’d stay on the wait list til the last possible second for a placement rate like that.
 

LOL! I have family in Texas, once I’m done with my PHD I will definitely look for jobs down there. It’s not the water, it’s the Shiner. Definitely the Shiner. 

Next thread idea: how to not go f*%king crazy while grading. I have 42 students this semester and am currently 1/3 done with grading their first papers... It feels like some mountain I can't climb because I'm wearing flip flops.

I'm in at Purdue but likely to decline the offer. 

It's mostly tequila and/or Shiner, but we'll share. 
I honestly didn't feel much love toward Texas until I left it. I didn't realize how much my identity was wrapped up in Texas culture--whatever that is--until I moved away. 

I need to visit Texas one day. I've never met an unfriendly Texan nor an unhappy one. I need to drink some of that...water.

Does that mean a 7th color is coming soon for withdrawn apps?
 
I think there's hope! Most programs seem to admit 2-3x their incoming class in order to meet their target size. SLU says there are 64 grad students in their program. This equates to around 12-13 per cohort! Not everyone will accept their spot and someone in the first or second spot might reject for a different offer!

You're going down in Grad Cafe history, you know! You only need one, and sometimes that one is COLUMBIA!

There are results up for Lit and Creative Writing at Tennessee. Does anyone know if notifications went out for the Rhetoric, Writing, and Linguistics PhD? 
This was my earliest deadline (Dec 1), so I feel like I've been waiting forever!