JustPoesieAlong

Just got the rejection from Michigan. It went to my "promotions" folder in gmail. Saw someone else had their waitlist notification go to their junk folder. I'm obviously bummed, but also a little relieved--this makes my decision much easier. My southern ass probably would have died in a Michigan winter anyway.

Congrats! I think they go off of several factors, but I think area of study is a big part.

Thank you for calling and for sharing this information! Fingers crossed for waitlist news soon! They seem to send the waitlists out about a day after the acceptances.

Have any brave souls reached out to U-Michigan to see if they're through sending out acceptances? I know it's early, but...

Yayyy! Congrats! They rejected me the first time I applied. I know at least one person on the acceptances board said they plan to decline; hopefully this helps you! Are you going to the open house? I'm planning on going, so maybe I'll see you there.

Absolutely. I'm always telling myself there is no way I'm the most awkward lit grad student. I may be up there in the top 100 or so, but definitely not the winner.

Yesss! Very happy to hear this!

Thank y'all so much! I honestly keep looking back at the email to be sure they sent it to the right person. My undergrad is a small, unranked university; I didn't go to a top 100 program for my MA, and my GRE/GPA aren't really a lot to write home about. Anything is seriously possible! Also, this was me opening that email:

I'm in at UNC-Chapel Hill!!! This was my number one!!! Omg!!!

So I'd like to update one of my letter writers with whom I'm particularly close about my news so far. Buuut I actually had four letter writers and changed a couple of them out depending on the school. I guess it would have made sense to share this information from the get-go, but I didn't, and now I'm afraid I'm going to offend said letter writer by telling her this now. Am I being over-anxious? Did anyone else do this? Thanks in advance for your input!

To even be waitlisted would be a thrill!

OMG! I am so happy for you! Did you get an email? Some of us hopefuls have been trying to determine if they sent out all acceptances at once or if we still have a chance. Huge congrats though!!!

Part of what keeps me hanging on right now is that none of the super brilliant people who have had such good runs this season haven't said anything...surely they aren't done yet? (But I do think that it's maybe over. Here's to the possibility of a waitlist!)

Yes, congrats! I'm dying to know who y'all are and what your areas of study are, so please share if you are willing/here!

I think they've sent out waitlist notifications a day or so after the acceptances, so maybe tomorrow will tell more. Based on the rapid fire of posts, I'm inclined to think they sent out all the emails at once. I'll probably call Friday if I don't hear by then.

I got a blasted junk mail that seriously sent me into a near faint. I need to go for a walk.

A third is up. Maybe they did send out the acceptances all at once. I think it may..be..over.. *I knew it was a long shot, and I'm super thankful for the offer I have. But I had been dreaming. It'll be okay. But OUCH.

*crickets*

That I don't know...But it does seem to be a trend with many departments--staggering out emails over a few hours or even a few days.

From what I can tell, yeah.

I'm just over here groaning under my desk. As if my coworkers didn't think I was weird enough. Obvious congrats to the lucky ones, but omg plz come to the threads and comment so we KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

Omg, forget grad school--let's work on Grad Cafe: The Musical!

From my hours of scouring this forum and the results board, I think we can expect to hear back via email LITERALLY AT ANY MOMENT. I'm sooo anxious. The last two years, acceptances went out via email on Feb 16/17, and then in 2015 on Feb 12/13. Rejections went out several days later. Edit: Shit. Just saw the acceptances on the board. Damn. It ain't over til it's over, I guess.

All that green in your signature suggests they either didn't catch it, didn't care, or...enjoyed it! I've been avoiding admitting this one, but I had recently added a signature to my email that includes the name of the university where I work (which also happens to be the university where I got my MA), and only realized I had switched some letters in the middle after, you know, extensive email exchanges with my POIs. Praying that no one noticed, but oh my god.

Y'all are killing me with these cute titles! Another great song to get stuck in my head. I love this thread--great idea! Currently wait-listed at OSU and U of Alabama (Strode). I haven't heard anything about acceptances for UA PhD programs, so I'm not sure what to think about that one. Would love to get good news from OSU and intend to wait it out.