snorkles
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Just received rejection email from Cornell. Acceptances soon?
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23 minutes ago, kendalldinniene said:
I like to think UCLA burned my $105 bill by bill while eating tacos and laughing at some error I didn't notice in my writing sample. But I'm dramatic...
I wrote "enganglement" in my Stanford SoP. I'm sure they had a good laugh while throwing my application in the rejection dumpster. Seriously though, I had a typo in my Chicago SoP, and it didn't seem to matter at all; mistakes happen. Still, "enganglement" ??????
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30 minutes ago, Warelin said:
I wouldn't say it is common to negotiate with programs that are fully-funded. Depending on how stipend is determined, some programs (that don't provide equal funding for everyone) might be more open to negotiating than a program that equally funds everyone. I also wouldn't try to negotiate unless it really is the only factor that is causing you to not accept the offer. If more funding is acquired, it's common courtesy to accept on the spot. It's also good to keep in mind that while programs won't rescind their offer because you're asking for more money, it might leave them with a less-than-desirable impression of who you are.
This was my initial impression, but I read some conflicting information and wanted to clarify to make sure I wasn't missing out on an expected (but apparently not so much) part of the process. Thanks!
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53 minutes ago, Warelin said:
I'd caution against this unless you have a funded offer in hand. In the past, there have been applicants who have tried to play the game of matching funds. Some schools have reached out to them requesting funding letters of the other schools so that they could forward it to the right contacts to see if they could better match other offers. If you have other funded offers, I'd only would e-mail the school that you're most interested in because funding is often tied to very particular things.
So if I'm reading this correctly, it is common/appropriate to contact programs about funding, if you are debating between different offers? That is, school X is offering me more than school Z, but I'm more interested in school Z and should therefore try to negotiate with them (not as a money grab but more of a "I don't know if I can live on that" kind of difference)? Forgive my ignorance!
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4 minutes ago, FiguresIII said:
Yassss accepted at Berkeley English bbs! Anyone else hear back?
Congrats, you're having a phenomenal season! Do you have a favorite?
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11 minutes ago, bardie said:
Hi dear friends. Does anyone have any news now that I see an official acceptance on the board? @FiguresIII, is that you?
I think I have been rejected, as I've got nothing. We can all cry together (it is still sinking in for me). This one will hurt.
Me, I posted in acceptances.
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In at Chicago..........
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15 minutes ago, trytostay said:
Looking like it's a no from Chicago. Bleh.
Did you receive a formal rejection? I haven't heard anything yet, but I saw that FiguresIII got in (congrats!!!).
Edit: "looking" ---nevermind!
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1 minute ago, fortschritt22 said:
Just got my acceptance letter to Indiana and I'm shaking. I almost didn't apply because they required the subject test. So incredibly grateful.
Congrats! Aha, I forgot they required the subject exam. My score was AWFUL.
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3 minutes ago, mwils15 said:
@snorkles do you already have an MA? The only reason ask is because their MA and PhD programs are integrated. Because their website instructs those with just a BA to indicate the MA as their degree choice, I’m wondering if the adcomm delineates between those coming straight from undergrad and those who have completed master’s degrees when notifying.
No MA for me.
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4 minutes ago, kendalldinniene said:
Congrats!!! You're having a great season this cycle, it seems!
I kind of have to read this...
For those feeling down, I went 0/7 last cycle.
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In at Indiana.
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27 minutes ago, placeinspace said:
I called the English dept- she said reviews are still underway and she doesn't know when decisions will go out but should be soon.
Thanks for the update. That doesn't sound too promising for an announcement today.
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Not sure if this is helpful to anyone, but UT sent me a waitlist email.
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Just now, FiguresIII said:
I'm like: I'm applying here so I can learn to argue the kinds of questions you're asking me now! I want to go to Duke to get a good understanding of Marx, Professor Hardt!
Yes lol! I'd like to think that my interviewers understood that, but I'm sure I didn't answer as competently as they had hoped.
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1 minute ago, FiguresIII said:
Wow! That Duke Lit interview was harrowing. Mark Hansen, Walter Mignolo and Michael Hardt interrogating you on the finer points of the argument in your SOP, your understanding of Marx, and the (to me unsuspected) implications of your own project--it's a very good way to convince you of your rejection. I'm going to join the Ben & Jerry's binge club here.
I understand your horror. I experienced some of that in my Chicago interview. And, considering who was interviewing me, I was petrified.
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I got an interview...
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Nothing on my end.
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3 minutes ago, illcounsel said:
@snorkles Congrats! What's your field?
English lit. 19th Century American.
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Looks like Ohio State updated the application portals with acceptances. I'm in, unless their system made a severe error.
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8 minutes ago, FiguresIII said:
On the other hand it would be a Sisyphean effort to interview - nearly - all candidates??
I'm sure they're not attempting to interview all candidates. Maybe sending a mass Doodle poll to all candidates was easier than compiling a new email list of candidates they actually plan on interviewing? Or it could be a short list like Dilby suggests. The most confusing part is "The department will not be able to interview all of the candidates at this round of the admissions process, so not all of you will receive a request for an interview." Either way, it sounds like they plan on interviewing quite a lot of people.
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1 minute ago, beardedlady said:
I also just got this email but have no idea what it means since it seems totally tentative. Don't want to get my hopes up...
Myself and a buddy both received the email as well. The language seems to suggest that it was sent to all candidates?
2019 Acceptances
in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
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English.