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Do you know where you plan to accept?

Apparently UNC isn’t done making decisions, and all final decisions will go out at least two weeks before April 15th. So if you haven’t heard back yet, don’t lose hope!

I e-mailed UNC yesterday for a status update because I haven't heard anything since they acceptances/waitlists went up on the board a couple weeks ago. Will report back

@Lowe yes I definitely want to stay in Texas also, so I'm thrilled about this acceptance. I love the department and students here already, so I'm very happy about potentially staying here for the PhD. You might use your better funding offers for leverage. No guarantees, but it can't hurt. The worst they can say is no. But yes, unfortunately the funding/stipend is lower here. And yes I will be here! I'll be at the lunch & the dinner and around the department during the day. I'm excited to meet everyone!

I've also been accepted to A&M, but I'm not sure about fellowship nominations. I'm a current student here as well, so I'm happy to answer any other questions you have!

no worries! had me worried i'd missed something haha. taking it as an IR for myself ._.

where did you see the Chapel Hill rejections?

accidentally uploaded a working copy of my SOP instead of the final copy and had a mini panic attack. was able to upload the correct copy, but i still have yet to hear back from the school ?‍♀️

can Chapel Hill crush my dreams already or...

congratulations!!! i’m sure that’s such a relief

Ooooh, like since they impose the April 15 decision deadline, also impose a like March 1 notification deadline or something along those lines. They could also have a national application deadline. That would be really useful across the board. Everyone would be on the same schedule.

Thank you for this!!

Ah, thanks so much for this advice! I hadn't considered the additional costs that me visiting might incur. I'll wait with fingers and toes crossed! Thanks again

@emprof I'd love to hear your input on attending visit days for schools you've been waitlisted for, or asking to attend. I'm waitlisted at UT currently, and I only live about an hour and a half away, so travel funding isn't necessary/it's so close and easy for me to travel to. I wasn't invited to the prospective students' visit, but I'd love to go. If I do make it in off the waistlist, and I haven't visited, I would still accept because they're my top choice, but I'd still like to visit the department and chat with people, you know? I've been accepted to my second choice school, and I would be happy staying here. I don't want to get to UT having not met anyone in the department and find out it's not as good of a fit as I'd thought (though I doubt this will happen!). Any advice on basically asking to invite myself to visit day? haha.

anyone else heard from Chapel Hill? is it to early to consider it a rejection if we haven't heard yet? I know a few waitlist notices went out and just a couple acceptances were posted to the board, so i'm kinda confused.

Same boat here as well! Happy, but mixed feelings about having only one acceptance. Love the program I've been accepted to but would love to have a choice/funding leverage. I'm still waiting to hear back from 2 places (and whether I'll make it off UT's waitlist), but I'm not holding my breath for either tbh.

Can you say a little more about this? I'm waitlisted also, and they're my top choice.

I, too, applied to direct admit programs straight out of undergrad and was rerouted to the MA program, and I think it was the best thing that's happened to me in my academic career. I was NOT ready for PhD level work straight out of my BA, even though I thought I was and even though I wanted to get through school quickly. Doing the MA (or really being forced to as I was technically a PhD shutout) really allowed me to both expand and focus my interests, improve myself as a scholar, and really learn how to grad school. My MA came with a TA-ship, no funding otherwise. I have accrued some debt, but not much. I did not have any debt from undergrad, and plan to attend a fully funded PhD program now, so my only debt comes (minimally) from my MA. For me, having the MA experience (though unintentional and not what I wanted at the time) was seriously the best choice for me. Would I have rather attended a fully funded MA program? Hell yeah. If I could have 0 debt, that would be amazing. But don't be afraid to attend an MA program after being a PhD shutout this cycle. Apply to MA programs that have later deadlines/are fully or partially funded is my advice. Taking the time to do my MA first changed my scholarly (and really my entire) life. Edit: Haha, didn't realize you weren't English. I still stand by my advice, though I'm not sure of exactly how your field's grad school process works.

anyone else heard from UNC? there were those few acceptances and waitlists on the board, but it didn’t seem like everything went out at once? feeling a little anxious now, hoping this doesn’t mean rejections are next

oof i wonder if they’ve sent everything out already? i haven’t heard anything

anyone want to claim the Chapel Hill waitlist on the board and perhaps provide more info on the email?

i feel like i’ve learned so much since submitting my applications (two of my classes this semester are HEAVY rhetorical/digital rhetoric theory). i wish i could convey that to the adcomms, like hey, i’m actually a little bit better now than when i submitted my apps PLS ACCEPT ME

Do we think Chapel Hill will go out this coming week? *sweats a little*

I think if you feel comfortable sharing it, then it’s totally fine. You seem close with her, and I don’t think it would be weird. Especially if you are asking genuinely about something concerning the package. I think she’ll be just as thrilled as you are that you got a great funding package and happy to answer questions. Congrats also!