angrychalupa

same! crossing my fingers for both of us though.

I'm waiting to hear from them re: Comp Lit and it's wearing on me. They (and UWMadison, tho for English) look like they notify soon. Blech. I'm not having an easy time distracting myself.

Are these schools doing this on purpose? Do they find it amusing??

Doesn't alleviate the anxiety And you too! Fingers crossed for us both.

samesies! It looks like they might do interviews; have you gotten an interview request?

I was dying! And then just like...oh, okay. What did you apply for? English or Comp Lit?

Just had a panic attack over an email from UC Davis Grad School--turns out, it was just their update on where things stand with Covid. Nearly threw up at work....

@silk thankfully, a lot of the programs i applied to don't seem to require interviews. that being said, i wouldn't be surprised if i do end up getting at least one? i spoke with a poi over the summer who seemed to think i had decent standing/potential. i've applied to an odd mix of schools/programs, because my focus is a bit difficult to find faculty aligning with it--rutgers, ucdavis, ucla, johns hopkins...i'm a bit all over the map.

I have heard that some programs will conduct at least part of their interview in your language of specialization--but how often this does actually happen, I don't know. I'm in a similar boat that my German spoken skills are rusty at best (and I tend to accidentally slide into Czech instead, which is not exactly ideal for an interview...).

Anyone applying to Comp Lit programs? I applied to 6 schools in that, plus one English and one German program, and am considering one more German program. Looking at GradCafe histories, it looks like most schools send out responses (or at least acceptances) as early as the end of January, so I'm hardcore panicking.

@missmarianne it's nauseating, that's for sure aha. well it sounds like you've done everything right thus far. good luck with next year!

@missmarianne i'm not surprised at all rn; i knew it was a crapshoot (and all my profs said to apply to at least 8. i did 4, and they were all rly good, but my parameters for where i wanted to be plus my field had me working with a small number, anyway). but yeah. this sucks.

i only applied to a small handful of programs this year, and only my top choices, because life/money was too hectic, and rn it's looking like i'm shut out. so i'm bummed. guess i'm done with this cycle. good luck to everyone else.

@Wimsey samesies. ugh