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OMG! This week has changed things...I'll be recommended for admission at Texas Tech and Urbana-Champaign...getting in off their wait list!

Still waiting on one and also one wait list.

@phyanth I will probably hit you up with more concrete questions later once everything becomes official. Thanks

Which would be horrible for your partner! You'd have the bubble but.... All the profs I've talked to have mentioned they lived in a bubble and couldn't actually tell me anything about Lubbock so I mean.... Thanks for your reply. I may have more questions soon.

Uh oh. I just searched this as I may end up at Texas Tech...and while I am white male, I am gay and extremely left-wing. I love the department, but I am scared to death about living in Lubbock and being miserable or even hate crimes and such. And yeah, bumping this up for more info in general in Lubbock Thanks.

Me parece genial. Muchísimas gracias...a ver si hay suerte. Ya les escribiré un mail para ver si hay alguna posibilidad para este año con funding

@LaPoetaSoñadora Muchas gracias por la información. Ya lo investigaré bien después de trabajo hoy Una pregunta. ¿Sabes si el departamento tiene un enfoque en literatura peninsular (y cine español) de Siglo XX y XXI? Es lo que quiero investigar He echado una vistazo y parece interesante. Muchas gracias otra vez.

If this is technically your third cycle and things haven't worked out, is that a sign from the universe? First cycle in 2008, applied to 3, all rejected. Second cycle last year, only had money to apply to one, I was accepted but the funding fell through and I couldn't do it. This year, applied to six. I have two rejections, one acceptance without funding, one wait list, two pending but at this date....pending I'm taking as an implied rejection. I know I keep going over and over this in my mind but the waiting and uncertainty has been hard.

They told me I most likely wouldn't receive any TA/Funding as a M.A. though (two-year program), and since I'm not Canadian I'm not sure what work I would actually be able to get with the student visa etc. I'm doing better today (each rejection takes about 36-48 hours to recover from! Jaja) and am thinking long and hard, but I'm hoping one of the pendings or wait list comes through, or if not taking it as a sign that grad school is not my next step...and let go of that 10 year dream (third cycle over 10 years and only acceptances without funding.) Gracias for the good thoughts

It's $18,000 Canadian a year for the tution/fees alone, not counting housing and food and stuff. Not too feasible unless I win la lotería mañana, considering I don't play...I wish though. Ojalá.

Gracias, UW...otro rechazo. Two rejections now (UW, Colorado-Boulder) One wait list (UIUC) One accept without funding (McGill) Two pending (Toronto, Texas Tech). I'm just counting on not going to grad school now. It's easier to deal with than dashed hopes. This is technically my third cycle. I applied in 2008 when I finished undergrad with my second degree to 3...all 3 rejections. Last year I applied to one as I only had money for one application, accepted but funding fell through. I know something can come through with the wait list or the two pending, but I've just lost all hope. Ya tengo 36...collons. Aunque estaba esperándolo, me duele.

That was what I was thinking, thanks for confirming and thanks for your lovely reply! This is technically my third cycle...after getting rejected from all the schools I applied to in 2008, I came to Spain for a year and have stayed 10. I applied to one school last year, was accepted, funding fell through, so didn't happen. This year I'm at one acceptance without funding, one rejection, one wait list, 3 pending. I've pretty much given up hope. (Yet still hoping for a pleasant surprise.)

I deal with anxiety and depression. I will definitely take advantage of counselling if I get admitted anywhere. The applications alone have taken their toll on my mental health.

@awhiterussian Congrats I got into McGill for Spanish M.A. but unfunded so I know your pain! It's been my only acceptance (1 rejection 1 wait list 3 pending). At least you have other great schools! And maybe as HomewardBound said, if you contact them maybe you'll be lucky

I think I know the answer, but I would like verification of what I belief. I got into a great M.A. program without funding. At the moment, it's the only accept (1 wait list, 1 rejection, 3 still pending). Should I take out loans for the M.A.? One year alone would double my undergrad debt.

Just got my first rejection. :-/ 1 acceptance without funding, 1 wait list, 1 rejection, 3 pending. I don't feel so good about my future now.

Never mind, just woke up to receive the news of my my first rejection from my first choice. Colorado-Boulder. Still have 3 pending, one wait list, one acceptance without funding.

I'm still in limbo. 1 acceptance without funding...so it's most likely a no-go, one wait list, four no sé nada pero nada. I don't know if I should e-mail them, as there hasn't been any accepts or rejects on the board from them...be patient (not my strong point)...one says results should be made by late-February on their web site. I'm bracing myself for the strong possibility of not doing the M.A. while trying to keep a positive outlook and hope alive. Do I still have hope? ¿Hay alguien más que no sabe nada?

I think the stress of not knowing is actually making me sick right now :-/ One acceptance without funding. One wait list. 4 ¿¿¿¿???? I'm trying my best to be patient, but I've been really struggling these past 24 hours.

I was accepted to McGill last week (MA for Hispanic Studies)....but without funding...but I can apply for a TA/RA position it seems. Still...while thrilled to be accepted, I just don't see it feasible. I am investigating how to make it possible.

¡¡¡Enhorabuena @fv32!!!

Gracias por la información. Es algo muy importante para considerar. Creo que si me aceptan en otra universidad, iré a la otra universidad...aunque me gustaría estar en Canadá, claro. Pero si no tengo el dinero sin entrar mucha deuda, no sé si merece la pena. If McGill is the only acceptance, I'm not sure what I'll do.

I got my first acceptance on Friday...McGill! However...without funding. However, I can apply for TAs and RAs, but they're not guaranteed. I'm going to see what this week brings.

Lo siento, no sé nada de Pittsburgh :-/ I think the general consensus is it's a pretty good school. I emailed Illinois-Urbana Champaign to confirm that I'm on the wait list...so it depends on how many spots, how many other strong applicants and how many people turn it down. Still waiting for the others...as UIUC said to email them mid-February I did, the others I'll try to be patient. I just want to know either way! Purgatory is worse than hell? I do live vicariously through everyone's good news And bad news too.

@HomewardBound I still have yet to hear from any of the six I applied to. I'm Spanish though...the French board is just more fun!