oh I've been lurking for a while, but waitlisted at USC for comp lit (on a "very short" waitlist) as well as for ASE (which they openly said is rarely used).
comp lit gave a little more hope, but pretty much said its too unpredictable for them to ascertain if/how they'll use the waitlist.
sorta my last hope for this cycle. heres to hoping I guess haha.
I do work on contemporary political visual culture and phenomenology in Asia. Only ended up applying to one EAS program this year, amongst a handful of others across disciplines.