effietheant
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@swarthmawr I did what you suggested and reached out to all six remaining schools. I've already heard back from four of them - one "hidden" wait list, one rejection, and two let me know they're still deliberating. At this point, I'm just happy to be receiving any news at all!
@Matthew3957 Right? I understand how difficult it must be to make admissions decisions, especially when schools receive hundreds of applicants, but there must be a way to go about it a little quicker. It makes everything a mess, imo and it kind of works against them in some ways? Two of the schools I've been accepted to have been "courting" me for the past month, so if a new school comes into the game now, they're almost at a disadvantage... I don't know if that makes sense lol in essence, I don't like the way this process goes down at. all. haha
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Hey, is it normal to still be waiting on SIX schools? I'm potentially looking at a huge move and I applied to some of these on like December 1st so... I'm kind of losing my mind here. Also, does anyone else start to feel a bit resentful toward the schools that take long? ?
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Does anyone have any news on Utah or Florida? I saw some Florida acceptances go up yesterday, so am wondering if I should consider it an implied rejection or not.. !
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Hey everyone,
I was wondering if I can get your thoughts on this. So, I'm Canadian and moved to Boston to pursue an MA. Since graduating, I've been working in Boston for two years. This is my first round of PhD applications.
The biggest thought running through my head is, "what if this isn't right?" What if making some changes would have affected all of these results and I would've gotten in to other schools? I'm not ungrateful for my acceptances - in fact, I'm SO grateful for them! - but I did expect more (too naive?) and I had certain dream schools that I was so confident I'd get into... on top of that, I know I applied to schools across North America, but I didn't really ever think I'd be leaving the northeast, let alone likely leaving the country. I'm struggling pretty hard with all of this right now.
The idea of leaving Boston is heartbreaking to me and with my UConn rejection late last week, it finally hit me that I'd be totally leaving this area. I don't think I had ever fully wrapped my mind around that.
Some non-academia friends keep bringing up that I should just stay and not pursue a PhD... one of my other dreams is to open a bookstore, so they keep telling me to keep working here until I can fulfill that dream. But I'm on a TN work visa which is limiting and I'm currently working as a tutor and a part-time RA. I don't think I'd be able to keep that up for next few years AND a PhD/academia is my dream, as well.
I don't know what to do. I guess I just needed to let that all out. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
EDIT to add that I know I have 3 American schools still in the running but I likely won't go to them, even if I get accepted, because my mom's health isn't great and I'd like to stay within driving distance/quick flight distance to her in Montreal.
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I totally feel this.
The biggest thought running through my head is, "what if this isn't right?" What if making some changes would have affected all of these results and I would've gotten in to other schools? I'm not ungrateful for my acceptances, but I did expect more acceptances and I had certain dream schools that I was so confident I'd get into... on top of that, I know I applied to schools across North America, but I didn't really ever think I'd be leaving the northeast, let alone likely leaving the country. I'm struggling pretty hard with all of this right now.
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Duke: Feb 21-23
University of Alabama: February 28-March 2
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL): February 28-March 2
CU Boulder: Feb 28-March 1
Indiana University: March 1
Queen's University: March 1
U Wisconsin-Madison: March 3-5
SMU Interview Visit: March 3-5
Illinois (Urbana): March 4-5
Stanford: March 6-8
UC Irvine: March 7-8
Northwestern: March 7-9
Saint Louis University: March 8
UC Santa Barbara: March 8
Florida State University: March 12
University of Minnesota: March 14-15
UC Santa Cruz: March 14
UC Berkeley: March 16-18
Kansas: March 17-19
UVA: March 18-19
Vanderbilt: March 21-22
Rice University: March 21-23
USC: March 24-26
Penn State: March 24-26
UT Austin: March 28-30
UC Davis: April 2
SUNY Buffalo: April 2-3
NYU: April 3-4
U Oregon: April 4-6
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24 minutes ago, Sav said:
Woke up to an acceptance from CUNY!
Congratulations!! If you don't mind me asking, did they give you any information on cohort size, etc? I haven't received an email yet and am keeping my fingers crossed for one today, but it's feeling like a no on my end!
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Duke: Feb 21-23
University of Alabama: February 28-March 2
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL): February 28-March 2
UC Boulder: Feb 28-March 1
Indiana University: March 1
Queen's University: March 1
U Wisconsin-Madison: March 3-5
SMU Interview Visit: March 3-5
Illinois (Urbana): March 4-5
Stanford: March 6-8
Northwestern: March 7-9
Saint Louis University: March 8
UC Santa Barbara: March 8
Florida State University: March 12
University of Minnesota: March 14-15
UC Santa Cruz: March 14
Kansas: March 17-19
Vanderbilt: March 21-22
Rice University: March 21-23
USC: March 24-26
UT Austin: March 28-30
UC Davis: April 2
U Oregon: April 4-6
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4 minutes ago, arbie said:
Sorry—I got called away at work in the middle of posting, but it’s mine. I haven’t gotten a change in my portal, but so far in this process, my portals have only changed once I’ve been notified—usually days to a week later.
They said they’d be in touch if things changed and emailed me a summary of the funding packing in case there’s movement, but no indication of standing on the list.
Thanks @arbie for the update! I was going crazy, so I really appreciate it. (I'm also in Boston, btw!)
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That University of Pittsburgh waitlist post on the results page has me SHOOK. Is it real? Is it fake? Why is there only one? Why hasn't my Pitt portal been updated? What has my life become?
Also, here's my pup - Bacardi! He's going to be 9 in May ❤️
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Does anyone know where that on McGill acceptance came from? I didn't think we'd hear from them until end of the month.
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I have friends who aren't on gradcafe who are also going through this process. One found out last week that she got into Maryland, though not 100% sure on her program though I think it's English. Another friend just told me he heard from Boston College today with an acceptance.
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37 minutes ago, dilby said:
I'm almost certain that this person thought "S19 cycle" means "it is currently spring 2019" and they will be matriculating in the fall
lol that makes me want to cry
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I'm so confused by the CMU admit! Is the "S19" a typo? I didn't think they had a Spring start date and if they did, wouldn't the semester have already started? Has anyone heard anything?
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Hi all, just wanted to let you know that my friend interviewed with Notre Dame (English) last Friday and they told him that decisions would go out on Feb 8!
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Hey everyone,
I know there's a thread where someone asked about visit dates and I thought it would be more clear if we had a topic just for that purpose. Basically, you'd do the following to update the list:
You copy and paste the previous list, add your contribution in bolded text, and unbold the previous person's text. This way the last post is a total compilation of all dates. (I borrowed this from one of the other forums in here!)
University of Alabama: February 28-March 2
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL): February 28-March 2U Wisconsin-Madison: March 3-5
Rice University: March 21-23
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3 minutes ago, placeinspace said:
University of Toronto does this but it just means I'm waiting for a sad rejection letter to surprise me in my mailbox one day ?
Oh wait, is that right? I have a friend that applied to University of Toronto and I don't think he knows this! Thanks for sharing!
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2 hours ago, arbie said:
I have my fingers crossed we hear something tomorrow based on when they contacted last year, but next week could also happen—it’s so much worse waiting when it feels closer!
Oh god, I didn't even know when they contacted last year... Honestly, I kind of wish these things still worked the "old-fashioned" way with a letter in your mailbox. That way, you're just waiting for the mail to arrive once a day, not constantly refreshing a website or inbox!
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9 minutes ago, arbie said:
Anyone applied to Carnegie Mellon? Past data shows they should be in contact soon.
I applied to Carnegie Mellon and I'm getting so anxious! I keep checking the website even though my gut tells me we won't hear anything from them this week.
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1 hour ago, sad_diamond said:
Any other Duke Literature applicants going bonkers waiting for news about interviews??? I crave the approval of all those marxist zaddies...
Marxist Zaddies, I cannot. That might be my new favorite expression ?
2019 Applicants
in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
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Just an update on my end as well -- after contacting the six schools I had left to hear from, I found out I was on hidden wait list for two of them, and rejected from one. I also found out that I have another week or two of waiting to hear back from the final three schools, which are Canadian. Incredibly frustrating because I have pending offers at other schools and I feel bad holding a place that someone else could be taking!