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    dilby reacted to jusrain in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Headed to Rutgers! 
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    dilby reacted to arbie in Here Comes the Sun/ Waitlist Movements   
    Accepted off the waitlist at UW Madison!!
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    dilby got a reaction from Maylee in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Yes!  I had a great visit to Yale but, get this—I am still strongly considering Rice! That's a big decision, so I've got lots of phone calls to make and emails to write before I'm comfortable pulling the trigger either way. (Of course, I haven't even been admitted to Rice, so doing my best not to jinx anything here).
    You were there during my visit, so you definitely got a sense of how happy I was and how much I fit in with just about everyone I talked to. This is definitely where Rice has a leg up on Yale, where the overall atmosphere was a little stuffier and more self-important than I'd prefer. Although of course that doesn't apply to everyone I met, and some of the professors I talked to were really warm, honest and helpful. And their work is really exciting, and meshed well with my own interests.
    My academic and academia-adjacent friends and mentors are going to get a lot of questions from me in the next couple of days, to be sure.
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    dilby reacted to sad_diamond in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Just accepted Penn's offer!
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    dilby reacted to whatislife69 in Let's talk about the stress of trying to pick between/ among schools   
    and also whether my not-so-good experience was just a bad day/ coincidence or is it representative of the place??? 
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    dilby reacted to madandmoonly in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    I don't blame you honestly. That visit weekend was incredibly persuasive and everyone was just so chill somehow?? I'm still shocked by how much I liked everyone, given what a grumpy old man I usually am. Plus, I couldn't turn down that stipend or chance to work with TM. I'm really excited!
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    dilby got a reaction from madandmoonly in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Congratulations!! It really felt like such a great fit for your work during the visit weekend. I am still super torn, but if I move off the waitlist there's still a good chance I'll be joining you.  
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    dilby reacted to madandmoonly in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    To the surprise of probably no one who's ever heard me say anything about anything, I officially accepted Rice's offer of admission. 
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    dilby reacted to madandmoonly in Turned Down Offers Thread   
    I just turned down UT Austin's offer. Stings a lot, actually -- I absolutely adore my POI there. But this should cause some movement on the waitlist, so good luck for those waiting to hear.
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    dilby reacted to Bopie5 in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Just got an email that I got the tuition waiver + the stipend at Villanova! Will be confirming my acceptance of the offer tonight!
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    dilby got a reaction from spatial_person in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Yes!  I had a great visit to Yale but, get this—I am still strongly considering Rice! That's a big decision, so I've got lots of phone calls to make and emails to write before I'm comfortable pulling the trigger either way. (Of course, I haven't even been admitted to Rice, so doing my best not to jinx anything here).
    You were there during my visit, so you definitely got a sense of how happy I was and how much I fit in with just about everyone I talked to. This is definitely where Rice has a leg up on Yale, where the overall atmosphere was a little stuffier and more self-important than I'd prefer. Although of course that doesn't apply to everyone I met, and some of the professors I talked to were really warm, honest and helpful. And their work is really exciting, and meshed well with my own interests.
    My academic and academia-adjacent friends and mentors are going to get a lot of questions from me in the next couple of days, to be sure.
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    dilby reacted to Anonymouse124 in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Will be attending UPenn in the fall!  ? 
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    dilby got a reaction from ArcaMajora in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Yes!  I had a great visit to Yale but, get this—I am still strongly considering Rice! That's a big decision, so I've got lots of phone calls to make and emails to write before I'm comfortable pulling the trigger either way. (Of course, I haven't even been admitted to Rice, so doing my best not to jinx anything here).
    You were there during my visit, so you definitely got a sense of how happy I was and how much I fit in with just about everyone I talked to. This is definitely where Rice has a leg up on Yale, where the overall atmosphere was a little stuffier and more self-important than I'd prefer. Although of course that doesn't apply to everyone I met, and some of the professors I talked to were really warm, honest and helpful. And their work is really exciting, and meshed well with my own interests.
    My academic and academia-adjacent friends and mentors are going to get a lot of questions from me in the next couple of days, to be sure.
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    dilby got a reaction from FiguresIII in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Yes!  I had a great visit to Yale but, get this—I am still strongly considering Rice! That's a big decision, so I've got lots of phone calls to make and emails to write before I'm comfortable pulling the trigger either way. (Of course, I haven't even been admitted to Rice, so doing my best not to jinx anything here).
    You were there during my visit, so you definitely got a sense of how happy I was and how much I fit in with just about everyone I talked to. This is definitely where Rice has a leg up on Yale, where the overall atmosphere was a little stuffier and more self-important than I'd prefer. Although of course that doesn't apply to everyone I met, and some of the professors I talked to were really warm, honest and helpful. And their work is really exciting, and meshed well with my own interests.
    My academic and academia-adjacent friends and mentors are going to get a lot of questions from me in the next couple of days, to be sure.
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    dilby got a reaction from CatBowl in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Yes!  I had a great visit to Yale but, get this—I am still strongly considering Rice! That's a big decision, so I've got lots of phone calls to make and emails to write before I'm comfortable pulling the trigger either way. (Of course, I haven't even been admitted to Rice, so doing my best not to jinx anything here).
    You were there during my visit, so you definitely got a sense of how happy I was and how much I fit in with just about everyone I talked to. This is definitely where Rice has a leg up on Yale, where the overall atmosphere was a little stuffier and more self-important than I'd prefer. Although of course that doesn't apply to everyone I met, and some of the professors I talked to were really warm, honest and helpful. And their work is really exciting, and meshed well with my own interests.
    My academic and academia-adjacent friends and mentors are going to get a lot of questions from me in the next couple of days, to be sure.
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    dilby got a reaction from Bopie5 in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Yes!  I had a great visit to Yale but, get this—I am still strongly considering Rice! That's a big decision, so I've got lots of phone calls to make and emails to write before I'm comfortable pulling the trigger either way. (Of course, I haven't even been admitted to Rice, so doing my best not to jinx anything here).
    You were there during my visit, so you definitely got a sense of how happy I was and how much I fit in with just about everyone I talked to. This is definitely where Rice has a leg up on Yale, where the overall atmosphere was a little stuffier and more self-important than I'd prefer. Although of course that doesn't apply to everyone I met, and some of the professors I talked to were really warm, honest and helpful. And their work is really exciting, and meshed well with my own interests.
    My academic and academia-adjacent friends and mentors are going to get a lot of questions from me in the next couple of days, to be sure.
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    dilby reacted to madandmoonly in UT Austin Acceptances   
    See y'all later today!
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    dilby reacted to madandmoonly in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    When will GC member @dilby stop leaving us hanging & give us the deets about their second visit smh
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    dilby reacted to ExileFromAFutureTime in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    It's looking like U Michigan for me, barring a status change on waitlists. 
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    dilby reacted to madandmoonly in Campus visit thoughts?   
    I find these visits consuming, tiring, emotionally exhausting, and anxiety-inducing. I am told to enjoy them but god I can't.
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    dilby got a reaction from madandmoonly in 2019 Decisions Thread   
    Thank you!  
    re: Texas, if you go to the visit next week, you will be meeting a couple of super cool people I just spent the weekend with at Rice. I hope you all have a great time!
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    dilby reacted to illcounsel in Campus visit thoughts?   
    Just returned from the visit to a school I had booked before I was accepted to my top choice MA. It ended up being a really wonderful experience! I was nervous having conversations with POI's knowing that I would probably not accept the offer. However, I reframed these conversations to be less about asking specific program questions and more about their current research interests and what is exciting them at the moment. This led to fun and informative talks, a lowkey kind of networking. I post this just in case anyone is a similar situation to me. 
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    dilby got a reaction from madandmoonly in Campus visit thoughts?   
    Rice's visit program was spectacular. The way they run their program is super sharp and very attentive toward the needs of 2019's job market. A big takeaway for me is that they dedicate a lot of attention to training grad students in styles/genres of academic writing other than criticism: conference proposals, book reviews, etc. But the biggest takeaway is that EVERYONE WAS SO SUPPORTIVE OF ONE ANOTHER. If you had told me that a graduate program could be so tight-knit, I would not have believed you.
    Some takeaways for you all:
    Really ask what a department's professionalization philosophy is. What is the theory behind their "Intro to graduate studies" course, if they have one? And if they don't, why not?? How do they intend to make sure graduate students aren't teaching themselves how to apply to conferences in the fourth and fifth years, when it's too late? Think about the distinction between "guaranteed teaching" and "required teaching" — what is the quality of the teaching experience you'll get, not just the quantity? i.e. does the department view teaching as an opportunity for you, or a way for them to make sure all of the discussion sections get taught? Ask about the relationship between mentors and advisees: Do the department's most well-known (and/or most ego-driven) professors allow students to latch remora-like onto them and produce methodologically identical work? (Spoiler: this kind of mentorship model often does not yield exciting job applicants) Try to have dinner/drinks with groups of graduate students and see how they interact with one another. Is this an environment where you feel at home? I'm not gonna lie, Rice really blew me away on all of these fronts and more. I'm going to enjoy asking Yale to compete with them next week.
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    dilby got a reaction from cassidyaxx in 2019 Applicants   
    Word, this is exactly how the Rice visit weekend was. It instantly helped the feel of the visit become more collegial  
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    dilby got a reaction from cyborg213 in Campus visit thoughts?   
    Rice's visit program was spectacular. The way they run their program is super sharp and very attentive toward the needs of 2019's job market. A big takeaway for me is that they dedicate a lot of attention to training grad students in styles/genres of academic writing other than criticism: conference proposals, book reviews, etc. But the biggest takeaway is that EVERYONE WAS SO SUPPORTIVE OF ONE ANOTHER. If you had told me that a graduate program could be so tight-knit, I would not have believed you.
    Some takeaways for you all:
    Really ask what a department's professionalization philosophy is. What is the theory behind their "Intro to graduate studies" course, if they have one? And if they don't, why not?? How do they intend to make sure graduate students aren't teaching themselves how to apply to conferences in the fourth and fifth years, when it's too late? Think about the distinction between "guaranteed teaching" and "required teaching" — what is the quality of the teaching experience you'll get, not just the quantity? i.e. does the department view teaching as an opportunity for you, or a way for them to make sure all of the discussion sections get taught? Ask about the relationship between mentors and advisees: Do the department's most well-known (and/or most ego-driven) professors allow students to latch remora-like onto them and produce methodologically identical work? (Spoiler: this kind of mentorship model often does not yield exciting job applicants) Try to have dinner/drinks with groups of graduate students and see how they interact with one another. Is this an environment where you feel at home? I'm not gonna lie, Rice really blew me away on all of these fronts and more. I'm going to enjoy asking Yale to compete with them next week.
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