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    barshmie reacted to WildeThing in 2019 Applicants   
    Last night I dreamed that I ran into a professor from Brown who told me I was admitted. I then woke up bemoaning the fact that it was all fake and checked my email only to find ACCEPTANCES FROM BROWN AND NYU!!!! Only that was a dream, too. I got inceptioned.
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    barshmie got a reaction from Scarlet A+ in 2019 Applicants   
    Oh man for me the anxiety has only gotten worse. I had a dream last night that I was accepted to Penn and when I arrived on campus they handed me a mop and bucket and I was asked to clean the bathrooms... I then had the realization that they had accepted me to be... the janitor. ?
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    barshmie got a reaction from tacocat211 in 2019 Applicants   
    Oh man for me the anxiety has only gotten worse. I had a dream last night that I was accepted to Penn and when I arrived on campus they handed me a mop and bucket and I was asked to clean the bathrooms... I then had the realization that they had accepted me to be... the janitor. ?
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    barshmie reacted to 3131 in 2019 Applicants   
    Sorry for the late response. Also disclaimer that this is not at all my subfield so my opinion is very inexpert. But my first reaction is just that I find “ethnic literature” to be an incredibly unuseful term. “Global literature” seems helpful insofar as it indicates that literatures indigenous to places other than Britain and the United States are being considered (while historically this hasn’t been the case). But “ethnic literature” describes...what exactly? Jews, Irish and Italians are some examples of white ethnic groups in the US that all have distinct literatures and histories, but are implicitly excluded from the “ethnic literature” category. Also, using “ethnic literature” to refer to literature by what we now consider to be people of color also seems troublesome, as it implicitly excludes those literatures from preexisting categories, when I think that those literatures are already and ought to be considered a fundamental element of those subfields. (For example, if I study Mexican literature written in 20th c America, I’m fundamentally a 20th c Americanist who focuses on a particular ethnic group that exists within my subfield. This is a much better description than someone who studies “ethnic literature.”) So yeah. Tl;dr I think “ethnicity” is too historically contingent a term to be useful, erases the presence of white ethnic groups, and also kind of displaces nonwhite ethnic groups from the place they should already have in literary studies within a particular historical period. 
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    barshmie got a reaction from havemybloodchild in 2019 Applicants   
    Maybe we can ask @emprof what they think about school prestige in admissions decisions? (we are all so grateful to you)
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    barshmie reacted to trytostay in 2019 Applicants   
    Interesting. This whole process is so weird! Fingers crossed for everyone and I hope you’re all doing okay. It took me awhile to get my head around the idea that rejections don’t mean my work is “bad,” and committees are judging on such esoteric criteria... This isn’t to diminish the accomplishments of those who’ve been accepted, of course. It’s hard work and skill — but it’s that coupled with random things we call “fit”! It’s shocking how much the application process seeks to tear us down. Maybe it’s just preparing us for the long road that is grad school lol
    On another note: yeah, I’m not expecting anything from Yale. What an amazing campus and department, but I was forcing my SOP a bit with that one. Just really wanted to apply to such an incredible school I guess? Who knows. I look back on some of the schools I applied to and question what I was thinking haha. 
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    barshmie reacted to havemybloodchild in 2019 Applicants   
    Just wanted to say thank you to everyone here. It seems like a lot of other boards are distinctly unsupportive and sometimes downright hostile. I’m proud of all of us for creating a supportive as hell community in a very trying time. Y’all rock!
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    barshmie got a reaction from jusrain in 2019 Acceptances   
    OH MY GOD this completely negates how bummed I am about Columbia. So happy for you!!!!!!!! Woohoo!
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    barshmie reacted to jusrain in 2019 Acceptances   
    Just got into Brandeis! Got a call from faculty member, still shaking...
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    barshmie got a reaction from 3131 in 2019 Applicants   
    You don't give yourself enough credit. I'm sure you're an amazing candidate.  I am so happy for you, I know you've had a good run this cycle. 
    Thank you for responding, the limbo is worse than the pain of rejection. 
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    barshmie reacted to 3131 in 2019 Applicants   
    Unfortunately, I believe it was. I am one of the accepted students and have already received the email providing more detail about the program, listing dates for the accepted students day, etc. I'm sorry that you didn't receive better news! If it's any consolation, they accepted fewer than 3.5% of applicants this year, so it's like winning the lottery / a complete crapshoot.
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    barshmie reacted to Englishtea1 in 2019 Acceptances   
    Apparently CUNY Grad  Center is still sending acceptances! I received mine today. There's still hope, people.
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    barshmie reacted to simile in 2019 Acceptances   
    @barshmie Hello! I'm one of the CUNY acceptances. I received an email from a professor in my primary field (curiously, not one of my POIs), which says official letters will be issued "in the coming days." It seems the profs are sending out personalized emails, so that may explain the lag between acceptances. All the best to you and those waiting to hear back!
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    barshmie reacted to havemybloodchild in 2019 Applicants   
    To any lurking English professors: please make yourself known so we can pepper you with very annoying questions like what GRE score would make our applications failure-proof and also make not-so-subtle appeals to you to wield your power for good on our current, clearly not failure-proof applications.  Thanks.
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    barshmie got a reaction from 3131 in 2019 Applicants   
    ?
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    barshmie got a reaction from effietheant in 2019 Acceptances   
    Hey everyone-- anyone willing to claim a CUNY acceptance an enlighten us as to whether it was from a POI or a standard accept email? Wondering if I'm out of the game yet or not, and see that last year CUNY notified over a couple of days via POIs. 
    I'm hoping and praying, as I thought I had great fit...
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    barshmie got a reaction from hgtvdeathdrive in 2019 Acceptances   
    Hey everyone-- anyone willing to claim a CUNY acceptance an enlighten us as to whether it was from a POI or a standard accept email? Wondering if I'm out of the game yet or not, and see that last year CUNY notified over a couple of days via POIs. 
    I'm hoping and praying, as I thought I had great fit...
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    barshmie got a reaction from theotherbrontesister in 2019 Acceptances   
    Hey everyone-- anyone willing to claim a CUNY acceptance an enlighten us as to whether it was from a POI or a standard accept email? Wondering if I'm out of the game yet or not, and see that last year CUNY notified over a couple of days via POIs. 
    I'm hoping and praying, as I thought I had great fit...
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    barshmie got a reaction from Hard times! in 2019 Applicants   
    Panicking about these CUNY acceptances that went up at the same time-- anyone willing to claim? Wondering if it is a duplicate (the person added their stats) or two simultaneous accepts (suggesting I am not getting an acceptance letter). 
    Congrats to whoever it is!
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    barshmie reacted to millw in 2019 Applicants   
    @kendalldinniene Happy Birthday!!!! Sucks to be worrying about admissions but I agree with @bardie, treat yourself! Wish we could all get together and celebrate and drink away just a few of our admissions sorrows. Time for good food and friends possibly an elevated BAC! 
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    barshmie got a reaction from millw in 2019 Applicants   
    Oh my god happy birthday! But seriously get out of bed and go celebrate. It is 60 degrees where you are, and where I am it is 10 degrees. Go for a hike, or drive to a good beach for walking. You must have another friend you can hit up for dinner and drinks! Get out, you will thank yourself for it. 
    I'm sure you have a lot to celebrate other than anticipated news. Go celebrate having taken the chance on yourself to work towards a PhD. We should all remember how much courage that takes. 
    Happy Birthday! ??
    (I hope this didn't sound preachy, I just feel emotionally invested in y'all now ❤️)
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    barshmie reacted to havemybloodchild in 2019 Applicants   
    Hahaha, you're awesome.
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    barshmie got a reaction from dreamumlifdon in 2019 Applicants   
    The results board has been quiet lately... too quiet. 
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    barshmie got a reaction from Musmatatus in 2019 Applicants   
    Good morning everyone-- Hang in there today!
    I'm nervously awaiting news from some of my top schools this week and am hoping it will come soon ?. 
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    barshmie got a reaction from mandelbulb in 2019 Applicants   
    Good morning everyone-- Hang in there today!
    I'm nervously awaiting news from some of my top schools this week and am hoping it will come soon ?. 
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