Cryss

OK! Great. Now I have a date I can expect to be heartbroken.

I don't usually condone any form of cyber bullying buuuuut..... Are we also expecting Columbia this week?

Me af

Please and thank you to any kind and brave stranger who volunteers as tribute.

Definitely not silly! Congrats and I hope it comes through!

Yes we are! It makes me happy.

@Narrative Nancy and @CanadianEnglish congratulations to you both!!! Such awesome and exciting news!!

I thought I read somewhere that they like to do the February 14th thing, but at this point, who knows? Lol

Might be tomorrow if they hold fast to their tradition from previous years. In other news, Cornell and Rice rejections for me this week.

Everyone ready for hell week? Get your wines, ice-creams and tissues ready.

This is so awesome and I'm happy for you! I freaking love your friend. I relate so hard to this. It might just be me, but I love stories like this. I'm literally smiling at the comments and anecdotes from @meghan_sparkle and @MichelleObama about how hard they worked and how much their friends are proud of them.

My brain processing this news:

Yessssss!!! Congratulations x1000000!!!!

If you'd like any info from me about my Pitt offer, I'd be happy to share! Just send me a PM. I would guess no explicit rejection is a good thing since other people received rejections

So awesome! Congrats!!!

Okayyyyyy!!!! Congrats!! You are fire

Same. Rejection from Chicago without referral to MAPH. I have an MA too, so that's what I was thinking.

Out of reactions for today but congratulations!!!

Got my sister to call Rice for me (cuz human interaction sucks. Plus I'm much more likable in writing than over the phone), and they said if you haven't received any communication from them yet, it's because they are still reviewing applications. According to them, if you haven't received an offer, you are likely still being considered for a waitlist, and they are hoping to notify by tomorrow. So there may be some notifications of waitlisting and some rejections tomorrow.

Nice! Congrats!!!

Omg! Congrats on Chicago!!! Veryyyy tough spot to be in. I did 6 years long distance before I married my husband. It's super hard. You have a tough choice to make, but at the end of the day, you need to be happy and proud of what you choose to do. Your career trajectory is important. So is your mental/emotional wellness wherever you go. Good luck!

A Vanderbilt rejection. My first official one of the season. So it begins...

Yes. Next week will be tough.

Congratulations!!!! That's amazing news to start your cycle off!

This is what I did too. I wrote the direction I can see my project going in and also wrote some questions I'd want to tackle that can contribute to the field/current conversations. I agree with you. I don't think there's a "right" SoP either. Everything in this field is subjective, and the success of your SoP can change based on who reads it and what expectations they have at that particular time, which cannot be fully anticipated. I feel it's important to do your best, be genuine in your SoP, and be confident in what you submitted (at the time of submission, not during the waiting period when we're cringing at ourselves and questioning our every decision).