Magic Lantern
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Is this normal if I still have not heard anything from a program I applied to in December? It's a US program so I assume they go by the 4/15 deadline...
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19 hours ago, cassidyaxx said:
I received an email from the DGS at BC saying that she expects movement in the next two weeks, and that's she'll keep me updated about what's happening. I'm glad to hear that she expects movement, but man oh man these next few weeks are going to be killer.
I feel you. I'm also waitlisted by two programs (and ghosted by one). The next few weeks are gonna be painful, and that's an understatement.
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Just now, jujubee said:
? Thank you. I celebrate the win but imposter syndrome is real.
I wish you all the best!! I pray for good news for you (and everyone here), too. If it doesn't work out this round, please, please try again. I am a non-traditional applicant who finished my undergrad at 31, MA at 38, and now starting a PhD at 40 (!). Last year, I only got in to 1/5 programs, with no funding. This year, I had six offers (four of which were funded), one of which was my dream school. We really do get better at this as we go haha. ?
That's really inspiring! Thanks for sharing! Wishing you all the best as well ?
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If I still have not heard from a program (applied in December), should I reach out to them now or should I wait until April? I know that both rejections and acceptances have been sent out weeks ago. I imagine I'm on some invisible waitlist. Or maybe my application fell under the table and they never got a chance to read it. lol
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On 3/16/2021 at 2:32 AM, Bopie5 said:
I've just declined my offer at Davis, and also removed myself from CUNY's waitlist. Hope this helps someone!
Thanks for the update! May I ask if the Davis offer you declined was for English or Comp Lit? Thanks!
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37 minutes ago, sabelat said:
Guys, my app in UofR's portal is still in review. This is driving me crazy! Every day I come up with a different theory, is it because I applied on the day of the deadline? Is it because I am an international applicant and my country is the #1 threat to the world with a new variant of the virus because of our crazy ass negationist president? I don't know anything anymore...
Sending you love and support! I'm also an international student with many theories about why I haven't heard back from certain programs. Maybe they have some secret invisible waitlists, who knows. At this point I just don't care anymore (jk, I still do care lol).
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19 hours ago, currency said:
I got it too! And although I knew this email might mean nothing, I still checked my portal immediately but didn't see any updates...
No update for me either. May I ask If you also applied to their comp lit program by any chance?
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6 hours ago, angrychalupa said:
I JUST GOT IN TO UC DAVIS WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!! 6 years' funding!!!
i'm so hoping this means good things for my other fellow confused applicants like @Magic Lanternoh my god i'm going to puke.
i was at work and my boss thought something terrible had happened because i screamed his name and was laugh-crying.
wow!! Congratulations! That's wonderful!
I haven't heard from them. I think I'm waitlisted, but I'm not feeling super hopeful at this point.
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Got an email from Rutgers asking me to complete a survey. Does this mean anything? Guess not lol.
p.s. This survey is actually asking for a lot of personal information. Is this a scam? Did anyone else receive it?
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3 hours ago, Emailchecker said:
Also interested in answers for this! (Can I ask what are you waitlisted for?)
I just want to say that I love your username!
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According to the results page, Yale only takes 3 applicants this year, and Stanford only takes 2. I'm starting to think that this might be the case for most literature programs this year, unfortunately. Spent my day thinking about other (nonexistent) career paths and potentially reapplying next year. ?
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6 minutes ago, NervousYolk said:
I think all of the graduate programs at UofT require hard copies in addition to electronic transcripts. Most departments are being flexible this year, I believe, and accepting official copies sent to them from the issuing institution electronically. While you wait to hear from the department, I recommend submitting the requests for your schools to send the electronic official transcripts. When I submitted mine, it took a few days for them to add them to my application after they were delivered!
That's very good to know! Thank you so much for your advice! I just heard back from the program coordinator who said that an unofficial e-transcript would suffice for now, and an official one sent from the institution would be required if they decide to admit me. Glad that they are being so flexible this year!
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1 minute ago, LtotheOG said:
So what you uploaded would be unofficial transcripts. Write to the grad coordinator or whoever’s in charge, and ask if unofficial copies suffice at this point.
Thanks! Just wrote to them.
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Hi friends! Question about the Comp Lit program at University of Toronto: Do they require hard copies of official transcripts? I only uploaded an electronic version of my official transcript through their online portal, and didn't mail anything to them. Just logged into the portal and saw that they did not receive my official transcript. Now I'm panicking...
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On 2/6/2021 at 8:54 PM, jujubee said:
Hang in there, hon. I should be following my own advice but it helps to turn off the wifi for a few hours and read a book or go out to get some sun. It's a weekend. I don't think we'll be getting any notifications from schools today or tomorrow. And I can only binge-watch as much RPDR and K-dramas before spiraling back into Gradcafe and thinking worst-case scenarios. I'm there with you!
Thank you! Turning off the wifi definitely helps! I actually feel a bit more energetic now after staying away from the result page/my mailbox for the weekend. I hope you had a restful weekend too! Wishing you all the best at the start of this new week.
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3 hours ago, jujubee said:
Same (I have one official rejection and three implied). This has contributed to my insomnia, too. I sleep at 4 or 5 am here, just waiting, WAITING for good news, only to be greeted by acceptances not mine on the Lil Uzi Vert page. I swear to my cat, if I get one acceptance letter this cycle, I'll have that implanted.
I feel this on a spiritual level. I'm also in East Asia and because of the time difference, I stay up until 5am everyday to refresh my mailbox every 5 seconds, only to find nothing in spam. Yesterday I totally messed up my sleep schedule and slept at 9am. Now I'm sleep deprived, on the verge of becoming insane and having a heart attack.
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9 minutes ago, RamonaQ said:
I haven't heard back either!! Do they do only one round of interviews? Should we already assume rejection?
I asked a current PhD student at Cornell; they said that Cornell Comp Lit usually did not interview applicants. But someone posted on the result page that they recently got an interview invitation. Maybe this year is different? I also haven't heard from Cornell yet. Super confused and anxious.
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25 minutes ago, kirbs005 said:
t's challenging, not going to lie I've had a lot of tearful nights because I don't like what I'm doing and am very anxious to make a switch back into academia again, but I wouldn't change how I did things. You learn a lot of "real life" skills too, which are so important.
This is so relatable. Am I happy during my gap years? NO. Are these two years meaningful? Definitely. I'd say that they are even necessary for me to figure out what I really want to do with my life.
I also really appreciate this little community we have here on gradcafe (The result page gives me panic attacks, but the forum makes me feel less alone and keeps me going). Hang in there, friends. You are all such wonderful people!
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Just got officially rejected by Northwestern. I thought I'd get the rejection letter from someone in the comparative literature department, but instead the letter is from the Dean of the Graduate School who is a professor in the biosciences department. Just a generic letter, I guess?
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On 1/24/2021 at 8:09 PM, arrowseeker said:
Anyone waiting for Northwestern's results? I thought I was coping with the waiting better than I expected and now the suspense has started to make me really nervous ?
I'm also waiting for Northwestern. I just saw on the result page that someone received an acceptance phone call from Northwestern yesterday. I haven't heard anything from them, so I'm assuming the worst now.
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1 minute ago, angrychalupa said:
samesies! It looks like they might do interviews; have you gotten an interview request?
I haven't. Since their application deadline is Jan 15, I imagine it might take a few more days (weeks?) until we hear from them. Best of luck with your applications! It's good to meet another comp lit applicant.
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Just now, angrychalupa said:
I was dying! And then just like...oh, okay.
What did you apply for? English or Comp Lit?
Comp lit! What about you?
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That's good to know. Thank you!