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I agree! One positive thing about applying this cycle is that a rejection would mostly have lesser to do with us.

I am sorry, @beorn1968! (Benjamin is god, btw) but I know it’ll be fine. And all my best on the pending!

Reaching out should help!

Thanks! And no, I didn’t manage it well at all!

Results on a Sat? Wow! (Do if you must!) ?

No worries!! I asked because the dgs at eng actually identifies as a she, and the acceptance poster (for Eng) came out very recently. btw, I am located in India too, and having to make the trek and back all in one year was crushing. Anyway, all the best to you!

Thank you, @ShivD! And congratulations on your acceptance!! Just to clarify, UIUC English, yes?

I can say from what I know, POIs often reach out with acceptances in advance. (Did so in my case) Formal acceptances follow. And people would usually post “Accepted” on Results often after being informed by their respective POIs first. Good luck!

That’s worrying! Lol

Thanks so much for the details, @The Maritime Scholar! I do smell a certain opaqueness in the admissions here at UIUC, to say the least. And favouring their own MAs is definitely problematic! My POI said she would look into what exactly happened... anyway, I’ve said my goodbye as well!

Thank you, @scarletwitch! I love my picture too! Haha Yes, I too would probably wait this week especially if I had not spoken earlier this month. I am certain things will work out in your favour! Keep the faith!

I have also posted this elsewhere: Can a single negative LOR (amongst 3 or 4) ruin your chances for good? Pls excuse the long story. I was already pursuing a phd in History at nyu from 2019. A year later (during the height of the pandemic in NY), my department and my advisor declared me unfit with the discipline of History, and recommended that I withdrew. I have historically been a student of Literature (in Eng), having completed both my bachelor’s and my master’s in it. I subsequently redirected my energy and resources towards securing a PhD position in Lit. Unfortunately for me, all the places I applied to this cycle kinda demanded that I supplied them with at least one LOR from the last school I attended. And it turned out that nobody but my former advisor eventually decided to help me with the recommendation. (Initially she was reluctant, but she proved quite prompt at the end). However, I have good reason not to trust her given our history, and now I’ve had my first rejection from a program I thought was a good fit. I would really appreciate any thoughts you cared to share on this. Thank you!

I have been speaking to my POIs on and off throughout Jan, and cannot imagine this being a problem. It is a delicate time true, but I do not surmise our reaching out would make a difference one way or the other. in fact, i can think of one reason to do so: consistency. I can also think of a reason not to: impatience. So I’d probably ask myself, do I want a potential show of consistency more than hate being a potential nuisance? so while I do not think it is consequential, whether or not we make contact is entirely up to us! Hope this helps, and all my best!

Can a single negative LOR (amongst 3 or 4) ruin your chances for good? Pls excuse the long story. I was already pursuing a phd in History at nyu from 2019. A year later (during the height of the pandemic in NY), my department and my advisor declared me unfit with the discipline of History, and recommended that I withdrew. I have historically been a student of Literature (in Eng), having completed both my bachelor’s and my master’s in it. I subsequently redirected my energy and resources towards securing a PhD position in Lit. Unfortunately for me, all the places I applied to this cycle kinda demanded that I supplied them with at least one LOR from the last school I attended. And it turned out that nobody but my former advisor eventually decided to help me with the recommendation. (Initially she was reluctant, but she proved quite prompt at the end). However, I have good reason not to trust her given our history, and now I’ve had my first rejection from a program I thought was a good fit. I would really appreciate any thoughts you cared to share on this. Thank you!

Hi... can I ask, if you had a POI you had communicated with at UIUC? I’m asking because I had, and am trying to figure out if that unhelped, at least in my case. Thanks!

Okay! I was under the impression if they were, they’d make your case, push the envelope around, etc.... or it varies school and/program-wise; anyway, thanks!

I’m not gonna rip you. Care helps, but I don’t think typos are deal-breakers!

Does anyone here know or think that UIUC mostly accepts PhD applicants from their own master’s program? I know for a fact they run an MA/PhD track for English. I was wondering if they reserved an overwhelming majority of PhD slots for on-trackers?

I asked this elsewhere as well: How much of a difference (if at all) does your POI being or not being on the admissions committee make towards chances of acceptance?

How much of a difference (if at all) does your POI being or not being on the admissions committee make towards chances of acceptance? I ask this as an applicant to programs in humanities. Thank you!

So did I! Last weekday of Jan..

Can’t imagine they would work overtime on this... lol

I kinda feel like they are on track, so maybe time’s stretched? Lol. in any case, I did have an informal acceptance from nyu by this time 2019.

Cheers mate! ?? and congratulations on Ohio..!!

Sure! ? What really sucks for me is, “..the number of applications we receive each year makes it impossible for us to provide individual feedback.” (dgs)