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    UConn, anyone?

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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    Hello, I was one of the people admitted. My e-mail from Ms. Udal was equally terse; it was a short "Congratulations" accompanied by two attachments--a letter of acceptance and another document notifying me of a fellowship nomination. As bdon infers, I may have received an early notification because of the fellowship. I hope more acceptances are on their way. I am 80% sure I won't be taking their offer at this point, so I hope my slot will be given to someone on the program's waitlist if they do have one. Please stay hopeful!

    Chicago

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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    Congrats, girlmostlikely! With 24 visitors, I'm sure the event will be a lively one! I look forward to meeting you and everyone else who has been accepted. Chicago ranks very high on my list of options right now, but I don't want to commit until I've heard from the rest of my prospective programs. The unlikely event of being admitted to Yale or UPenn may turn the tide, after all.

    So, Yale

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

    Posted · Edited by takethiswaltz

    Do any of you know what's up with the interviews? I wonder if Yale's English program is going to be conducting them after all. I remember reading a back-and-forth conversation on the Results Board a few weeks ago discussing a change in policy that required all programs in the GSAS to interview their finalists. Someone even posted the following link: http://www.yaledaily...ver-interviews/. However, it's interesting that someone in this community got accepted to the comp. lit. program without interviewing (of course, that program was the most resistant to the idea of the interviews according to the article). Hmmm... Let's hope the English program follows suit.

    Good luck, y'all!

    there is still HOPE even with low GRE score.

    in GRE/GMAT/etc

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    Definitely. At least in the field of English literature, the most important components of your application are the Statement of Purpose and Writing Sample. I was nervous that a dismal score on the quantitative section (on the 30th percentile) and a mediocre 4.5 on the AW section would ruin my chances of being accepted, but I was very surprised to find out that even some of the most competitive programs do assess your application materials holistically.

    0% Confidence of Acceptance

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

    Posted · Edited by takethiswaltz

    Congrats bdon19 and Timshel! Even though I haven't been very active on this board, I've been pulling for you guys all along! You two and others are the heart of the Grad Cafe community. Congrats!

    Timshel, I've got a few friends at UCR and had a chance to participate in their annual grad student conference last April, and I can tell you that you'll be very happy there should you decide to take their offer, particularly if you're into ethnic lit! I would've applied there if the fit between my research interests and those of their Americanists were better.

    Hoping there's more good news coming everyone's way!

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