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Hey @Flor de Liz! I also got turned down by Northwestern.... sad. But the nice thing is that the professor I had been in communication with followed up with a personal email of encouragement. To share some of my good news with the forum, so far I have received an acceptance from OSU, UT Austin, UCSD, and Vanderbilt with funding. I got rejected at UCLA and Washington University in St. Louis, and am still waiting to hear back from Columbia, Stanford, Notre Dame, and Tulane. This process has been extremely stressful for me-- I just wanted to share some good news and send my best wishes to everyone here! Fuerza, amigos!!!

Bonjour @madamoiselle! Cava? Congrats on your successes! What tips can you give about housing?

@pacayas Muchas gracias!! It is for their Spanish PhD. Mucha suerte!!

Hola grad cafe! It's great to read about all of your exciting news, and also to know I am not the only one who is stressing out. Congrats to everyone for making it this far!! Wanted to join in on the conversation, sho here's where I'm at: Around mid December I applied to a total of 12 (multidisciplinary) programs in either Spanish or Latin American Studies (PhD: OSU, UT Austin, Northwestern, Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). MA: Vanderbilt, Tulane, NYU, Columbia, Stanford, UCSD, UCLA, Notre Dame). So far, I have been accepted to OSU and UT Austin (Austin is one of my top 2 choices) and received notification from OSU (also top) that they are nominating me for at least one fellowship to exclude me from having to teach. During my undergrad years, I conducted ethnographic research focused on language revitalization and preservation efforts, which I plan to expand upon. I am a Spanish and English native speaker with professional proficiency in American Sign Language and a background in interpreting. I have an intermediate level of Portuguese, a low intermediate level of Italian, and plan on retaking and improving upon my French and Latin. As a Guatemalan American, I also know a little Mayan Tz'tujil (hope to expand on) and have internship experience working with Mayan communities in rural Guatemala. Well, I think that's it for now! Looking forward to hearing more success stories from everyone in this forum! Buena suerte, amigos!