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I'm also starting to feel the stress of the decision-making process. As a feminist, I love embracing my agency, but in this context I kinda just want to be told which program to choose. ?

Last night I received a phone call from Rutgers to confirm my waitlist status! I thought I would just have my acceptances to contend with, but adding two waitlists to the mix has definitely complicated things. It looks as if April could be a tumultuous month. Meanwhile, I am itching to get my rejections from Harvard and Columbia and to discover what on earth is happening at UPenn.

Waitlisted at Rutgers as well! This was in response to an email I sent a staff member last week, so I'm not sure if other applicants will get waitlist notifications yet. Do not despair!

Waitlisted at UVA. The email doesn't convey much optimism, but I'm glad to have something from a top program that's not a rejection.

Thank you! I am trying to concentrate on my acceptances instead of my rejections.

I also just got a Princeton rejection. It makes me a little sad, since I've thought of Princeton as my dream school for years.

No Columbia news for me either. My subfield is 20th-century British lit, although my main POI does Victorian.

While in the thick of writing my apps, I bought a purse on ModCloth solely because they named it the "Authentically Academic Bag." At least it was also on sale.

My rejection showed up on ApplyWeb, so you're looking in the right place! I got an email telling me to log in for my decision letter.

I am rather sad I did not get any admissions news today, but my spirits were lifted when I received my itinerary for my WashU campus visit! I am especially hyped to observe a meeting of their grad seminar on Feminist Modernist Studies.

I am grumpily sipping some tea while dreading the prospect of yet another weekend of admissions silence.

My day has been very similar to yours on both counts ?

I really like Rope! Lady Vanishes remains my favorite because it was the film that got me into old movies when I was 14. It's the perfect Hitchcockian blend of thrills and humor.

This thread has convinced me to break out the ice cream this evening. Also, I have to put in a plug for my all-time favorite movie, Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.

Got that Brown rejection ✌️

I don't have specific advice to offer, but I want to emphasize the importance of being honest with yourself. I believe it's crucial to ask yourself big questions, like what you really desire out of a career and relationship, and to reflect slowly and deeply, even when the answers might be challenging. Self-knowledge can be very powerful, in my experience.

Harvard acceptance on the board! Now I shall wait for my (presumed) rejection.

I am expecting today to be pretty chill and tomorrow to be the opposite. We've heard from @meghan_sparkle that Columbia will likely notify around the 21st, and I think Rutgers will accept people this weekend as well. ?

All the calls and emails will go out at 11:59 pm on the 29th.

Your research sounds intriguing! I'm also interested in women in antiquity. For a class on ancient Roman religion, I wrote a term paper on the symbolic role of the flaminica dialis. It was one of my favorite research experiences during undergrad.

Excellent! I've been meaning to call them today but have been busy with work.

Same here! My department was also small, which I liked because you got to know the profs very well.

Yay, another classics enthusiast! I also started with a minor, but my professors got me to declare a classics major at the last minute.

I agree with the comfort of streaming services haha. I started Bones recently and am finding it a good diversion from the stress.

Waiting on my Princeton rejection like that gif of Judge Judy tapping her watch.