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This is great! Thank you! I just figured out the difference between full- and low-res (I'm clearly super new to this process), so I'm glad to have a way to find them all at once. Thank you again!!

I know this probably isn't the best place for this question, but I'm starting to consider applying to MFA programs and I was wondering - does anyone have any ideas on online programs? My undergrad is in Creative Writing (fiction) and my masters is in English Lit, and I can't really imagine completing those online. However, because of just general life stuff, it would definitely be awesome if I could find a good program that I won't have to move my family for. I still want a good program, though, and I know sometimes you can't have both. I'm still doing research, of course, but thought I'd check here as well! Good luck to 2022 applicants!!!

Hi, @labradoodle! Thanks for sharing about Casey Fiesler's YouTube Channel - I just watched, like, 100 videos. I feel like we're living opposite lives - I'm US based and this is my third cycle (ugh) and I'm really considering also applying to some UK schools. It's wild how different everything is (or feels?) and moving away for an extended period of time seems daunting. But, my area is in the medicine/literature in the long eighteenth century. I'm particularly interested in a poet out of Bath, so it seems like it may make more sense to be there rather than here. It's all so difficult to decide, even three years in haha.

That's great to know!! Congratulations!!

I FEEL this on so many levels... My partner keeps telling me to get off GC all together but I just can't not know. It's terrible! I figure in a few weeks it'll all feel decently solidified and then I can go back to normal. Potentially an unhealthy way to view things, but here we are. I'm reading/watching The Hobbit/LOTR right now for some major escapism. I've never really been interested before, and it's giving me all the life I need right now. As far as batches, I'm just not sure. I think they did last year (it's been a while since I've looked that far back into the results page), and the fact that we now have two acceptances makes me think that they're batching it today. Hopefully we hear from WashU (positively) soon!! Best of luck

Yes oh my gosh. I ate mounds of pasta last night just to get off GradCafe and Reddit... This is my second round so I knew more what to expect this year, but for some reason it has been even more grueling. All of my logic and rationale left about a week ago

Oh gosh! That's good to know and definitely eases my mind a bit. Thank you!

You, too! Such a strange process... And to also have to continue life while being completely freaked out. Everything is fiiine ?

Great to know! Thanks and congratulations! I'm hoping this year is just different (which we already know it is) and that perhaps a usual cause for concern is maybe not as reliable. Or maybe I'm still trying to hold onto my small shred of hope stupidly haha

I just saw that and had the same dropping sense of dread... I also still hadn't gotten an email confirming my Olin essay/app was completed, so I'm really starting to think it may be a no go for me.

Lolol I laughed out loud at being in a creative writing course -- a lot of feelings from my undergrad just resurfaced. ? I had no idea there were even such trolls until I saw someone post about it on Reddit. Who knew that was even a thing! I'm going to cautiously assume the best, then! Thanks!!

Has anyone heard anything from Vanderbilt? I saw one acceptance and one waitlist on the results page a few days ago and I'm trying to decide if I should worry or not since I haven't heard from them yet. (And by that I mean, I will continue to worry regardless.)

That's what I'm hoping. Best of luck!!

I've been nervously refreshing my portal and haven't gotten a thing... I'm still holding out hope for tomorrow, but I'm a bit nervous about it.

Thank you!! I was casually catching up on these forums this morning and saw that first post and immediately panicked. ?Now I'm trying to work out if I'm more anxious now that there seems to be movement or relieved we may hear something soon. This is such a bizarre process.

Yikes! I applied and haven't gotten anything back. Hoping it was because I didn't apply until about January 20. I've checked their portal one thousand times even though it clearly says they'll send an email. Hopefully this all means we'll hear one way or another soon!

Found myself procrastinating quite a bit after last round's rejection, Covid, and just the general state of the world. However, I've finally started pushing myself out of the funk a bit! I was wondering -- has anyone reached out to professors you're interested in working with? I did last round and had a few really good conversations, but for some reason the whole process terrifies me; I'm never quite sure what to say. I'm just not quite sure what's normal and what's not. Any advice would be so appreciated!

That would be so useful! I'm really worried about my SoP because there are so many components. I feel particularly weird about the ratio of discussing my background to future goals. I was a pretty terrible student throughout my undergraduate years, but really stepped up in my master's program so it's hard for me not to default to explain all of that away. I think seeing a successful would be so helpful! Thank you for offering!

I'm glad I'm not the only one! My goal is to probably apply anywhere with a strong 18th c. presence as well as some interdisciplinary research, regardless of if it's with medicine. At least the approach will be the same! I think finding programs is the most daunting part of the whole process. Good luck!

I'm finally getting my head around this application season enough to have a question! This is my second round of applications and I am trying to be very careful with my list of programs. My problem is I have several really good schools on my list (or I think they are? I feel confident about 0 things right now!) and I'm struggling to find some that are more in the middle of the road. My research focuses primarily on medicine in the long 18th century. I know departments are still largely divided by time period, but I'm struggling with whether I should apply to schools whose professors may study the 18th century, but no one has any emphasis on medicine/science/technology. I feel like there are so many things to get right and I'm extra stressed this time around! Has anyone had any similar experiences or have any clue what to do?

Yeah, I agree. I talked to a tutor I'm working with for the GRE who mentioned GREs are now being conducted in home with web cam monitoring and things of that nature. I suppose we'll find out!

I was wondering the same thing! I was even trying to decide whether I should reach out to the programs just to ask if anything has changed/will change in terms of requirements but sending emails makes me so nervous for some reason. I'm planning on retaking the GRE and the GRE subject test, so I have no idea what that's going to look like in the world of COVID. It's all so crazy--I'm definitely freaking out too!

Since UT Austin just killed dreams, does anyone have any idea when UVA and Boston typically make their decisions? I think I may be looking at Fall 2021 at this point

I had a dream I'd gotten accepted somewhere I'd already received a rejection from. I can't deal

I know! I wanted to respond "thanks, I guess...." Hopefully we'll hear something soon!