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i got my rejection same day, freakingout. this is a really crappy process. i want my money back

ARGGGHHHH Pitt- Rejected UPenn- Rejected New Hampshire- Rejected Rutgers- Rejected WUSTL- Rejected Udel- No word PSU- No word Notre Dame- No word Miami U Ohio- No word Anyone know anything about my No Word schools? I'm not sure if I'm waiting for the rejection letter or not at this point, ya know? Congrats to everyone and consolations on the rejections too- I'm feeling that sting! Luckily I'm still finishing up my MA and I just found out I could keep my GA and it will be a semester or so to finish my M.Ed while I finish my thesis for English. If all goes well, at least I'll be graduating twice next year. Maybe I can collect enough Master's degrees to trade up to a Ph.D like with the little stuffed animals at the fair.

sorry art, no idea, i didn't apply there myself. though from someone with unofficial rejections up the wazzoo (people posting "i got in!" on this site when i haven't yet heard anything...) don't let it kill you a little everyday. just figure you've got somewhere to go at the very least, and count yourself lucky you aren't focusing all your time now into putting the infamous "back up plan" into reality. congratulations on getting in somewhere! that's awesome- esp. if you are international, from what i hear that's even harder.

Sorry to hear that. I got my first rejection Wednesday, it sucks. Good luck with Chi though- you said march 1st thats not too long to wait at least!

have you looked into texts and technology? im not real sure but what your interested in could possibly be incorporated under that- it's pretty broad.

Wow- that was weird. I thought I responded to you last night but I guess I didn't. Anyhow, what is your area of study that you invented and where did you apply? Just curious. Does anyone happen to know if some school do international applicants before other applicants- I see one school has rejected several internationals, but I (American) still haven't heard either way. I'm not sure if that's simply because of the International status, or if its good news or not.

That makes sense. I'm finishing my Master's in August so I'm hoping if I can get into CC job or something that could help my application. The only teaching experience I have is Secondary Education. If nothing else, having a MA will let me have a little more choice in where I can get a secondary teaching job. I got my first official rejection today from my favorite program. Go me. Better luck to everyone else!

Well, another day and another phone call home from work to see if any mail comes. (I typed "anothing" first, instead of "another" talk about a Fruedian slip...) So far for me with my Dec. 15th apps it's 2 unofficial rejections (offers have been made to others on the forum, but not to me), one Jan. 15 one seems an unofficial rejection as well. I can pray for waitlisting I suppose... that leaves six to wait on. Seems like I'm going to have a long wait... Heh, looks like I might be back to teaching high school next year if I can't get a CC job. I was going to finish my other MA but it looks like they aren't offering some of the classes I need next Fall- which rules out getting it finished in a year. What kind of back up plans does anyone else have? I'm trying to decide what will make me look like a better candidate next year as well as be something I don't totally hate.

History? I agree 100%. I went and talked to some potential advisors and/or people I knew from departments where I could. I asked one place, and my email request was bounced back haha, and other schools I knew other people had asked before and got laughed at so I didn't bother. I didn;t keep in touch beyond the intial in person conversation with these people besides to send thank you letters for the same reasons you said. I didn't think it was appropriate, and all. So I guess I'm not criticising the attempts at all, im just wondering if I didnt do enough or what. I didn;t make any new BFF's lol. Though I do see since the last time I obsessively checked that board, that I am unofficially rejected from UPenn Should come as no surprize i guess...

Let's get this party started... Where y'all waiting for?

I actually haven't seen it up close. I live in the suburban Philly area. I know people that have commuted to Udel though from Philly-ish- it's only like 45 minutes from there I think? Delaware the state has never excited me, but Udel is so close to Philly- and there's anything you could want there. I was trying to figure if those Rutgers English people supposedly rejected were for real, to be honest. It seems strange that only two people would have posted about it- but who knows. No one has any reason to lie on these boards, but some people are getting awfully snarky... Where are you from anyways?

I'm English. How about you? I'm getting a little paranoid at everyone saying like "I've been in constant contact with..." and "He emails me all the time" and the like. I only got a chance to go to and meet and talk to people from 3 schools I applied to, emails, thank-you's, the like, but nothing like a buddy-buddy exchange. I figured that was excessive brown nosing. I live near Udel, so I was thinking about asking to stop in and chat, like I did with the others I went out to, but I feel like it might be late in the day for that. Someone posted on here that they were already rejected for Rutgers English, but I still have NO DECISION on mine- frankly, it's probably a reach school for me considering their program, but my interests are really in line with their dept. so... maybe it's a good thing... who knows.

New here- Hi! I'm going totally insane. Anyone know how to check online for Pitt, Upenn, ND, PSU, Temple, Miami U of Ohio, and Udel? I know how to check rutgers and new hampshire but that's it. I think I'll go vomit now. :oops: