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i was waitlisted at Oregon State -- i think i was like third, and i was ultimately admitted. i later asked the DGS about it and i was told that it was really more about securing funding so this is good news! just hold tight

to be fair, i was in a panel once with a much older gentleman who was the chair of his philosophy department, and he was very underprepared. his powerpoint had too much text, he more-or-less read straight from it, and he also went completely over time. some people just think they're entitled to the time.

while here i am making fun of my friend in mpls...................... heartless, i know

@pdh12 looks like for English only

looks like UT Austin rejections might be rolling through? keep your heads up!

i received some really nice words from one of my letter writers today basically reminding me that pretty much everyone in academia experiences rejection--multiple forms of rejection--at pretty much every step. from PhD programs, from fellowships, from postdoc positions, from jobs even after a grueling interview process, from journals, from publishers. it may not all feel as horrible as what we feel right now, but certainly we will be rejected in some form again even if we believe in ourselves and believe in our research. it's all about persistence, so don't let the rejection kill your ambition

i can’t believe i’m already out of reactions for today lol

good luck to all you wonderful people. let's get our emotional battle armor on lol

i wish it was possible to like and upvote memes...

congrats @Sav!

welcome to the thread! rice is super on top of it this year, it seems. big congrats it really is a great program!

right, i remember you said they did interviews before. though, notre dame's due date was january 2nd and they notified on the 15th so the speed isn't impossible...

don't say that... my heart can't handle it

congrats to the Oregon State MA acceptance! i’m happy to answer any questions about the program as a recent alumn

i hadn't but now i have and i am only 500% excited lol you?

@WildeingOut yeah, i have that next to the "Decision" column. i'm assuming the "Decision" column will update from "No Decision" to "Decision" when a decision is made and then the "Admission Decision" box will say rejection/admitted.

@WildeingOut i applied to a different Rutgers program, but it's said "No Decision" since 1/8 for my application. it may just mean that the department was forwarded your app? i don't think it's something to read too deeply into

congrats @LurkersGonnaLurk ! (and great name)

@dilby upload to like tinypic and then "insert other media" and select insert image from URL ?

congrats @pdh12!

also, it is for English (i don't know if they've historically done interviews?) or Literature? edit: i know it says it's for English, but i'm curious if they're starting to do interviews now when it doesn't seem like they appeared to in previous years or perhaps was it mislabeled...

congrats @arbie as well!

i've ran out of reactions for today, so congrats @lyonel_ !

i was waiting for you to geek out about dfw lol you never fail me!! (disclosure: we’re cohort mates)

i think they may be done notifying for now, unless someone declines an interview.