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In my program, there is not A+, just A. If you get less than an A or A- in a class it is considered more like a message from the professor that you need to step up your work a bit.

@forgottenworks YAY!!!!! Congrats UC friend!!!!!!

I will be removing myself from the Arizona State waitlist and declining the University of British Columbia soon as I have accepted an offer at another school!

Hey there! I wanted to start a thread where 2022 applicants could list their final decisions for where they will enroll in the fall! I will kick it off by saying that I've just accepted my offer at University of California - Davis !!!

I just did!

Anybody interested in a final decisions thread listing where we will enroll in the fall?

Accepted off the waitlist at UBC!

Waitlisted at the University of British Columbia today!

This happened to me when I was applying for MA programs. Once was for a fellowship that I had to accept by Feb. 15th!!! I was no where near close to hearing from all my programs at that point so I simply declined the fellowship. I also was waiting to hear from some waitlists when the April 15th deadline came. I kindly asked my top program for an extension and explained I was waiting to hear from waitlists. They seemed to have no problem with that and gave me an extra two weeks. I am not sure if that would be true everywhere, but I think sending an email asking for an extension would be the best path!

Can anyone here claim the UBC acceptance on the board? Curious if they are a Canadian applicant / any other details of the acceptance. Thank you!

In my experience, generally you can negotiate your stipend IF you have more lucrative offers from other programs you can use as leverage. I guess think of it less as a negotiation and more of a "Can I get more funding to match my other acceptances?" I did this with many of my MA acceptances and was able to get significantly higher funding at the school I attend now. Basically, I reached out to the DGS at the time and explained how excited I was about the program but that their financial offer wasn't as high as others. The DGS requested that I send them the official funding letters from other schools. After that, I was awarded a higher base stipend and summer funding. I have heard there is a similar practice at the school I will most likely be attending this fall. If you have higher offers at other places, go for it! While you might feel unprofessional doing it, it is a normal practice in our field. There isn't a worst case scenario as you've already been accepted and the upside is potentially high. Not every school may be able to offer a higher amount, but it is totally worth trying.

Thank you for starting this thread @thursdaysnext. I am an early modernist who has been waitlisted at Arizona State University. I will most likely be removing myself from the waitlist in the next few weeks and will post here when I do!

Let's start one! I think it may be helpful to folks, especially those who may not post regularly on this forum but are still interested in the information.

When you thought that the midnight rejection from UCLA was ruthless and then USC windmill slams a rejection at 3 am! Haha

I haven't heard anything!