queenofcarrotflowers
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13 hours ago, lilgreenblatt said:
YALL! I got into my dream program at UVA!!! I can’t believe I did it!!!!
i got the email while I was at my nanny job and started crying and shaking. I told my child I was happy because I was going to be a teacher and she hugged me said “I hope you will be mine next year!” Cue more tears.
I can’t believe this is real!!!
this is so adorable! ?congratulations x1000!!!
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On 2/25/2021 at 3:11 PM, kirbs005 said:
I'm sending everyone good vibes - I just had an amazing phone call with the DGS at the Minnesota Writing Studies program who offered me admission! I was staring down a shut out, pending waitlist movement, but now I got into my top program. It's possible, y'all! Every single person here is a great academic and can make it happen!
CONGRATULATIONS that’s amazing!!! so happy for you!!!
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11 minutes ago, Emailchecker said:
I am sure UT Austin is releasing decisions today. How do i know?!?!? I was searching for a wifi psw, and saw this......any else sees the UTa in the middle....
finally some real evidence based info
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10 hours ago, Lighthouse Lana said:
THANK YOU THANK YOU! I think I'd get a standing ovation from dads everywhere.?
haha it made my day!
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I think this cycle has officially sent me cuckoo bc I just spent like 5 mins straight laughing at the terrible tufts pun on the results page
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45 minutes ago, clara salmon said:
Hey guys! I have an informal meeting over Zoom with my top POI at Davis (where I've been accepted) later this afternoon. I know I have some specific questions pertaining to my studies/the program itself which I'd like to ask him - does anyone have recommendations as to what other things I should probably ask as well? My mind is going a bit blank because I'm nervous and want to be sure I'm asking the right things and getting as much information as I can (without overwhelming them, of course)!
Thanks in advance friends!!
Hi! This list of questions might be helpful: https://forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/62633-campus-visits/?do=findComment&comment=1058227359
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4 minutes ago, sadevilminion said:
Alright yall, UT Austin just updated my status from "in review" to "Your file has been forwarded to the Graduate Committee for review." I know the general consensus is this doesn't mean anything, but my heart is now in my throat.
I feel ya- movement without any answers is beyond stressful.
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46 minutes ago, currency said:
Thanks for the info!! I'll try my best to stop scratching my scalp during this waiting process...Best luck to you!
You too!! It's a painful process ?
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42 minutes ago, currency said:
Hellooo gradcafe friends! I was wondering has anyone received some news from buffalo comp lit MA program? I saw a PhD acceptance on the result page and a former reply in this thread that PhD acceptances have been sent out already, but I'm not sure what happens to the MA program admission... Is this normal that MA admission decision would take much longer?
Not sure about Buffalo specifically, but MA decisions usually come out later
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2 hours ago, missmarianne said:
McSweeney's took my essay, y'all!! I'm so excited to see something that's not a rejection in my inbox!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Can’t wait to read it !
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18 minutes ago, Emailchecker said:
Guys, will it be rude and insensitive to send a Texas POI a question about app status?
Frankly, I would say yes, what with the situation.
The university website says it is closed until Wednesday- it's possible we'll start hearing back after then. I know how anxiety-inducing it is, but it's hardly an urgent matter.
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12 minutes ago, NervousYolk said:
big mood ahh
it's also so exasperating knowing that you know you're a perfect fit and that all signs point to it being a perfect fit, but the admissions committee may have an entirely different opinion!
exactly! It's such a strange game with so many things factoring into decisions, many of them being luck, that knowing you're a perfect fit just serves for more anxiety rather than hope !
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It's unfortunate that my top-choice programme which would be a PERFECT fit for me is the one that's been totally silent... If I'd heard back from them first (with a rejection, I'm sure), I feel like I could actually sleep at night lol
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29 minutes ago, Shake829 said:
When applying, I had a former professor help me. She advised me to not reach out to potential POIs (unless I had specific questions about the program). She said the naming of POIs should be in the SoP. But she also advised not to tailor it towards only one professor, because that doesn’t show that you are a good fit for the department; it shows that you are a good fit for that specific person (I hadn’t thought of it like that before she made the point). She said that a good fit meant articulating why a number of different professors could work with me.
That was her advice, but it’s not the same for everyone. Reach out to whoever is writing your letter of recommendation and ask for their advice.
Run out of reactions, but j want to mention that I was given this exact same advice by multiple profs.
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1 minute ago, missmarianne said:
Sorry I attached these questions to your post! I feel like I've done that with a few people on this thread to ask questions that were only loosely related.
No problem haha- I was j hoping I didn’t sound like I have any proper knowledge of how tf the weird mystery of admissions works, since I’m pretty damn clueless and I’m pretty much j clutching at straws with my posts ?
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8 minutes ago, missmarianne said:
Okay. Actual (ignorant) question for next year when I inevitably have to do this again. Most people do their MA's and PhDs at my school and don't venture elsewhere so I feel like I'm not understanding major components of this process. I'd definitely private message one of you, but I'm keeping this here in case some other confused person needs this information as well later on.
What are POI email exchanges supposed to look like? The past two years, I've just introduced myself/my work, praised the POIs work (sincerely), and asked about potentially working with me if I were accepted to X university. Ordinarily, the professor emails me back and says "Your work sounds interesting. I'd be happy to work with you if you're accepted" or, if the person knows one of my LORs, they might comment on that as well. That has really been the extent of the exchange for me, though--with Rutgers--I never got a reply back. I had heard, through one of my editors and a grad student I reached out to, that that particular professor was considering retiring soon, so I was not confident about that application going in and I didn't feel comfortable emailing that person a second time. Now I have a few questions.
1. Was I supposed to be carrying on an ongoing email exchange with these professors beyond the introductory/inquiry email and the thank you-for-replying-email? I assumed that I would be disrupting their work if I did that...
2. Did y'all* have other professors reach out to them first to make an introduction? Is that a thing that happens?
3. Did y'all know the people you were going to work with before you emailed them and, if so, how did you meet them?
*using y'all because it's gender neutral and I'm from the South. ?
Leaving this to someone more qualified to answer (shutout pending, decided not to reach out to any POIs, I don't think #2 is a thing but, again, am super underqualified to answer that)
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14 minutes ago, Shake829 said:
There is a chance that just very few acceptances were made. Rutgers is under a hiring freeze due to the pandemic, so I’d imagine they wouldn’t want to dedicate a lot of money into letting the department take a large cohort.
thanks sm for the info— I’m going to assume this is the case and take it as an implied rejection for my sanity’s sake.
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7 hours ago, queenofcarrotflowers said:
Likely not quite yet, based on the past usually acceptances are contacted directly (usually by their poi) on Friday evening/Saturday morning either by phone or email. after Saturday, however, I’d say you can take it as an implied rejection. Also, Rutgers seem to have a bad habit of updating statuses on the portal for waitlists and rejections without sending out an email (usually early in the following week from when acceptances have gone out).
edit: looks like nobody’s heard back today yet, so there’s a divergence from to previous years. ignore my tea-leaf reading lol?
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53 minutes ago, LtotheOG said:
I see two Rutgers-English acceptances on Results. Have all acceptances gone out, you think?
Likely not quite yet, based on the past usually acceptances are contacted directly (usually by their poi) on Friday evening/Saturday morning either by phone or email. after Saturday, however, I’d say you can take it as an implied rejection. Also, Rutgers seem to have a bad habit of updating statuses on the portal for waitlists and rejections without sending out an email (usually early in the following week from when acceptances have gone out).
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6 minutes ago, missmarianne said:
Okay, but mine doesn't say that, tho. It's still at In Review. ?
I’m pretty sure this is not a bad sign— at least that’s what I gathered from the trawling through various posts I did when I got the update. Wishing the best for all of us ??
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8 minutes ago, R Westy said:
My UT Austin app status page now says “Attention: Your file has been forwarded to the Graduate Committee for review.” I’m assuming that doesn’t mean anything, but because I’m bored/anxious, wanted to see if y’all’s status page says the same thing?
Mine has said this for a long time (v early in January). From what I’ve gathered it doesn’t really mean anything.
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1 minute ago, SirGhostus said:
I know technically the acceptance into the MA program makes this an acceptance letter, but has anyone ever told Fordham that--although admittedly humorous--it's somewhat tone-deaf to include an overlay of celebratory streamers and confetti when rejecting someone from a PhD program.
And as someone who just posted an edited decision page as a joke, I wanna be clear: this is not a joke or an edited photo, it's actually what their decision letter looks like.
christ this is comedically tone-deaf...
sorry you had to be on the receiving end of that dumpster fire
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5 minutes ago, cassidyaxx said:
Reached out to Notre Dame just to see if there was an estimated date they might send out more decisions. I received a nice email back from the grad coordinator stating that I was within the top 10 applicants of 20th c British and Irish literature! She said she expects she'll have more concrete news by "the middle of next week." I'm hoping for another waitlist, at least!
keeping my fingers crossed for you !!
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I guess it's typical of lit students to be particularly sensitive to this, but a nicely-worded rejection in an email from an actual person really softens the blow of rejection in comparison to a poorly-worded, generic letter from no particular person posted on a portal. Especially when that letter costs $120 lol
2021 Applicants
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I am SHAKING oof
(also I j want to say I've been seen your journey since last year and your posts have been v inspiring, literally was the happiest I've ever been for a total stranger when I saw you got off the waitlist :'))