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I also got (and immediately turned down) the MAPH offer. Me @ Chicago: 

I also got (and immediately turned down) the MAPH offer. Me @ Chicago: 

I also got (and immediately turned down) the MAPH offer. Me @ Chicago: 

I also got (and immediately turned down) the MAPH offer. Me @ Chicago: 

I also got (and immediately turned down) the MAPH offer. Me @ Chicago: 

I also got (and immediately turned down) the MAPH offer. Me @ Chicago: 

Richard Rambuss is one of the primer scholars in queer theory and early modern literature. Not sure if that is much interest to you. 

I am a 19th/20th c Americanist interested in queer/feminist theory! From what I can see, the faculty seems pretty stacked at Michigan in terms of Americanists. It's just a much bigger department, so naturally, I have identified more profs who I can envision myself working with. I need to double-check the queer/feminist theorists at Brown, though--I was mostly focused on the Americanist roster. Also geeking out at the prospect of taking classes at RISD. Thanks so much for the tip, and best of luck to you!! I've been rooting for you behind the scenes and was so proud/happy for you when that Yale acceptance rolled through

I just wanted to say that I think your perspective seems very level-headed, which is a feat in itself and just amazing (I think I'd be bouncing of the walls with nerves and stress). I truly hope the visits help you with this difficult decision! In any case have fun, and sending you good vibes and lots of luck.

I'll be the one who looks like an overdressed child! (I'm really short.)

I'll be the one who looks like an overdressed child! (I'm really short.)

I love the similarity of our situations.
I plan to ask questions about the vibe of the cohorts and department in general & advising styles of profs to determine "quality of life" aspects. For the one that's "not as a good of a fit," I'd ask about what kinds of dissertations graduates are working on/have worked on in the past to determine if anyone is doing similar work to myself. And what kinds of classes are being offered. 

There's a really great list of questions earlier on in the first page of the pinned Campus Visits thread, by the way. 
In your situation, though, given how you feel about Yale being a nebulous fit, maybe you could try to suss out what they saw in your application? If you're talking about your research interests with a faculty member, you might ask what ways they see your project or interests growing or something like that. Something that's come up a couple times on this forum is that departments may see fit differently than we do, as applicants. There may also be some faculty members that you overlooked, too. 

Friends!!! I just had a paper on dynamics of embodied race in Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby" accepted for publication in an undergraduate research journal! I am OVER THE MOON! My first academic publication!

In at Yale. My one admit of the season. I'm speechless.

In at Yale. My one admit of the season. I'm speechless.

In at Yale. My one admit of the season. I'm speechless.

Got a really nice email inviting me to the Rice visit weekend while they wait to see who will accept their offers  so if any of you all will be there, it'll be awesome to meet you!

In at Yale. My one admit of the season. I'm speechless.

In at Yale. My one admit of the season. I'm speechless.

In at yale, oh my god

In at yale, oh my god

In at Yale. My one admit of the season. I'm speechless.

In at Yale. My one admit of the season. I'm speechless.

In at Yale. My one admit of the season. I'm speechless.