Mirith

I found the prep book (specificially the 5 lb book) useful because I had not done any math in the past three years (linguistics major).  And the most recent math I had was calculus, not the algebra/geometry stuff the GRE tests on.  My practice scores before studying were around 153, and actual was 162 for quant (Practice was 150 verbal ahhh, and actual was 165 verbal, 5.5 writing).  The questions were useful for helping me actually remember stuff I had quite literally forgotten how to do/existed/did not recognize.  
I did do a lot of googling when I got questions wrong and re-learning concepts from high school.  I think the manhattan book has the right idea of level of math and general idea of question.  And general format (the A is greater, B is greater, both are equal, cannot be determined format took me a while to mark correctly even after calculating the answer correctly!!).  It helped me prepare for a general standardized-testing environment as well.  But the exact format is not what was on the GRE.  Their questions are good, but not line for line what is on the test.  I do agree that the GRE seemed to test stuff that I hadn't seen at all in the manhattan prep book.  And I did at least 75% of each quant prep section.  Usually 100%. 
One question I remember getting was something you could only get right if you knew how to calculate the interior degrees of a polygon.  Not sure if I worded that right, whatever.  I didn't remember that one stupid formula.  I went back to the question and figured out the dang formula based on square/triangle interior angles.  Glad I had that bit of extra time to figure out a dumb formula I was apparently supposed to memorize!  

GUYS... miracles happen... I just got an acceptance.... keep on waiting, it'll come!! 

I got another acceptance email today, ending my round of applications at 2a (1 off of waitlist) and 0r!   A sigh of relief...up until I have to go through this again for the PhD programs!!

The accepted students have to confirm that they will be joining UW's CLMS degree by paying a small fee. The deadline to accept is 30th April 2018 after which waitilisted students would be offered admits and the students admitted in the first round will loose any guarantee of getting an admission.

I got accepted off the waitlist this afternoon!!!!

I have an internship (unpaid) with a private practice and a job. Then I plan on reapplying next year. Really hoping I don’t need my back up plan though 

Sorry to hear about that!  
I'm technically waiting on results still, but I'm not doing well if I'm being honest.  I only applied to three schools, and haven't heard back from two yet.  Not hopeful at this point, sadly.  One of those two is my top choice by far, and I made the mistake of checking the results page and seeing someone got an email offering them a spot in the program.  Good for them, but I haven't gotten that email yet and don't think I will (Based on the school's email habits historically according to this website).  
And like you, I'm currently planning fun things for the future that don't involve school!  I really want to take a long road trip this summer after I graduate.  Just grab a couple friends and drive off toward Vegas or something crazy like that, haha.  I'm just focusing on graduating and finishing college on a high note as well.  I want to keep my GPA up and solidify relationships with professors so that next year when/if I apply, I'll be in a reasonable position to do so.   
On a more boring note, I'm looking at jobs and internships that I can apply for.  Not very fun, if I'm being honest.  
At this point, anything to take my mind off of grad school and my attention away from my inbox is a welcome reprieve.  My dogs being cuddly right now is really helping.  

I agree, I need a dog man. 
 

My recommender misspelled my name in the letter it was sent. It does not hurt your chances. They will care more about content.

Today I got an email from the professor I wanted to work with from my number one choice school saying I was off the wait-list and that they couldn't admit me this cycle. I have been bouncing from OK to really bummed. (When I was initially wait-listed I was crying and ridiculous). I only applied to 4 schools so that was definitely one of my issues but I responded to him, saying I was disappointed but not discouraged and I intended to apply again next year and asked for suggestions to strengthen my application- he told me to narrow my focus (it was initially interpersonal traumas but i need to narrow it further- which makes sense). In addition to that, I have a new research opportunity and a publication in the works. I tried to look at Ph.D. programs today, just jump back into it and that was a mistake- I felt so overwhelmed. I'm trying to cope with this (the rejection) by planning fun stuff this upcoming year (like a trip to Walt Disney World things like that) but even that seems to be daunting right now.... I guess I'm hoping I can cope by talking to people about it. How is everyone else coping?

I realised that I probably could have completed a semester's worth of intensive language-learning with the time I spent refreshing my e-mail, checking app portals and visiting this site. So I did two things: I started learning Hebrew on Duolingo, and I cracked open Musil's 1130-page Man Without Qualities.
Both have proved engaging, even addictive, and have lessened my impatience.

Hi.  This message is for everyone who has the sinking feeling that they won't be getting accepted this season.
I don't know you.  I wouldn't be able to pick you out of a crowd, and we've never met.  But by the fact that you're here, I know that you're driven, and you're not afraid of change and sacrifice in your life.  So know this: It will be okay.  You will get through this.  Your value as a scholar, student, or just a human being has nothing to do with you not getting an acceptance.  Maybe it wasn't the right program, or the right year, or a good fit, or something else entirely.  That's okay!  There's next year, if you want.  Or, if you're out, you will have an awesome career and life, simply because you are driven, and you aren't afraid of change. 
I heard a fable (if you're a historian, maybe you know the truth of this?) there was once a king who was prone to high-highs, and low-lows.  It made his kingdom erratic  He sent for his advisors and said, "I need something to even me out.  I can't rule like this; either extreme is bad.  Help."
The advisors went away and deliberated for weeks.  Finally, they returned to the king and presented him with a metal ring, unadorned, that simply said, "This too shall pass."  And from that day, whenever he was too up or too down, he'd look down at his ring and remember...this moment is fleeting.
 
You're a pretty awesome human.  If you want to comment and tell me how you're feeling down, I will be happy to tell you all the reasons that I, a stranger, think you're awesome.  I imagine others will tell you too!
 
This too shall pass.

Same! Every time my phone dings to let me know I have an email, I have a short panic, and then die a little inside when I realize it's something completely unrelated to grad school. 

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