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I emailed too but assuming it is another rejection (1w, 8r) and asking for feedback. Can compare notes when I hear back!

I haven't. Checked portal multiple times yesterday. No update. Would have emailed them at this point if I had not already done so Monday. I will probably email again later today because they did say they were finalizing this week. I'm assuming it is an out and out rejection (1w, 5r, 3 implied) at this point, but surely it is unnecessary to delay it further. They have to know their rejections ahead of their acceptances.

Yes I did. The waiting is the worst...need to make plans and move on. Good luck indeed. I am waiting on that rejection though.

I'm taking it as a rejection but I did email Monday? or Tuesday? about the timeline on a decision and the DGS for English said they were in the process of finalizing decisions this week...it wasn't a 'we've noticed all candidates'. So maybe...but I'm not holding out much hope.

I'm waiting on Virginia...crushed by an implied rejection now from Penn.

Yup. Applied to nine. Got rejected from two right off. Waitlisted at my ‘safety’ school. Terrified I will have no where to go and will be so depressed I will screw up my final exams (which, unfortunately, are all that determine the outcome of my degree and mess up all future hope). But 6 more to go. Too early to give up.

Congratulations!

Trying not to be. It’s tough though...lol.

Phew! Thanks for the update.

Thanks for the info on Princeton. Which Oxbridge? I’m an undergrad at Cambridge.

Oh heck. That’s depressing, one of my absolutely best fits.

Is there anything from Yale yet? Other than the one post over the weekend?

Which thread? I applied to UPenn and desperately awaiting any news! Welcome, btw ?

That too. At least we can respond very promptly if anyone needs to know what time it is on the East Coast! Got that down.

Lol. I'm a US resident but finishing up an undergrad degree in the UK while waiting on grad school application results. And yes, the time difference is an additional torture, I can vouch for that. Not at all conducive to a good night's sleep.

I had a similar issue going from a small community college to a much larger university. I had two professors at my cc who went above and beyond to help me with conference presentations and even a couple of publications. I was a mature student and I knew I wanted to go into academia at that point, so they were making an exception. One of them in particular would read anything and everything I handed to him, which is just incredibly rare and generous. At my current university, I have tried but never found anyone who is willing to mentor in the same way - or even read drafts for conference presentations. I get funding for conferences, which is great, but I was actually told to stop presenting and publishing a couple of times, including, in the first year, by my main supervisor. Thankfully I ignored the advice and my supervisor has since changed her tune, but the point I am trying to make is that support always varies from place to place. Two slightly outside of the box solutions I found were to cultivate relationships with former academics and just to maintain the relationships with former mentors. I am still in touch with my cc professors and they occasionally read things for me. Going way back, I also occasionally email my high school English teacher for advice on papers and things. I am really selective about what I send but if I know it will interest them, I ask for their feedback, allowing plenty of time to get it. Because I have school age kids, I've also found that I meet people who are former academics (particularly women who took a break to have kids) on the playground and they have both the time and the inclination to do a bit of informal mentoring. I realize this doesn't work for everyone but again, the main idea is a good one I think; you don't just have to look for help within your university or department. Sometimes you can find willing mentors outside of the mainstream.

On the waitlist for UT-Austin...so relieved. Official rejection from Chicago, nothing official from Northwestern but unofficial rejection via email from grad student. Currently 0a, 1w (happy dance), 1r .... 8 waiting Congrats to all who got accepted...can only imagine (but a bit closer now) how good it feels!

Yes...with no idea where I am going to be now, two kids to think about...and coming back from an undergrad stint in the UK I can’t really afford lol...happy times! Same here. Waiting on seven now.

That's a good two cents.

Thanks! Fingers crossed. I already got desperate and emailed the grad student who emailed me about my application a few times. I haven't had a response yet but I took the same approach with Austin (emailed the grad coordinator for English) and they confirmed that they were done with their first round offers. I just need to try and cut down on the waiting time. I've got two dissertations to finish for April. At this rate, never mind the PhD; the undergraduate degree may be out the window if I can't stop with the obsessive email checks and application reviews. I am sure a lot of people here are in a similar boat!

Hello all. Have also been lurking a few days but can’t take the stress of the application cycle alone...two unofficial rejections under the belt...Austin and Chicago (congrats to all who got in)...eight to go...and I have just about lost all hope already. Make that three unofficial rejections...haven’t heard from Northwestern either. How does anyone stay sane with this?