anxious_chic

Okay, listen y'all. This is my third admission cycle applying. I have been rejected in the last two years. In the past, I applied to UCLA, UCSB, UCSC, Rutgers, UArizona, Oregon State University, University of Washington, and University of Maryland. This cycle I applied to 4 PhDs and 3 MAs in Gender Studies just in case. I already got rejected by University of Texas at Austin two days ago. Over time, these rejections have changed me and I am losing respect for academia at this point. My entire objective is to impact students from all different cultures and backgrounds and I have a job now that allows me to impact even more students and I am in an environment where people ACTUALLY think I am talented and worthy. Academia is becoming a joke so if I am gonna get rejected all over again, that's fine. This way I do not have to live off some awful stipend and feel anxious in a hierarchal system where no one really acknowledges your work. But if this is for you, best of luck lmao

LOL Just got rejected from Rutgers and three more rejections to go I guess. Applying for the second time for this WGSS PhD was an obvious mistake. Ugh fuck these elitist people and universities and their money. Seriously, some of the WORST people I know get admitted to these programs and that's not ok. Oh well, my ass is leaving the country to pursue something else if I get rejected again this cycle. I'm sure someplace outside the U.S will appreciate my talents. that's my rant right here. Good luck to everyone else!

Thank you so much for the reassurance. I’ve let these rejections consume me so much making me feel like I’m not worthy. It’s complicated only because I had a traumatic experience in my MA program. I just feel extremely stressed and maybe if I don’t make it again this time, I think that’s a sign that I need to do something else. but thank you and good luck with everything!! :)

Thank you! Applying is already exhausting enough so let's see what happens! Good luck with this admissions cycle and everything else ❤️

thank you so much! ❤️ Wishing you the best too!! Good luck

This is the second time I apply for WGSS programs and I swear I might get rejected again from all programs this cycle. I am pretty much dying waiting for decisions. Seriously never applying for a PhD if I fail at this one more time. Life probably has wayyyyy better things for me than this corrupt academic system. :))))) just wanted to rant on here since this is the Feminist Studies forum and I don't really care.

Has anyone heard from UC Santa Barbara?