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    2022 Applicants

    in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition

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    1 hour ago, Hard times! said:

    Hello! Monday is here already. Good luck everyone! I am an international student and dread waking up in the morning lest a rejection letter is lurking in my mailbox--anyone else sharing the dread? 

    Also, would someone know how one copes with being a shutout twice? I don't expect to hear from any school until next week but I have started losing my sleep over a probable shutout cycle already. The last time I had applied I was severely under-prepared--my SoP and writing samples were cringeworthy and had not even been through two rounds of revision. I had applied because as an international student I had misgauged the competitiveness of the process. I knew very well the cycle would be a washout for me.

    But it's been two years since then and I have worked a little harder though when I am feeling masochistic I revisit my applications and am appalled by what I read. I am kind of having the same feelings I had last time though I think the quality of my writing samples is a tad better. But oh... there has been covid to make the competition far worse than what it was two years ago! So, the scale hasn't tipped a bit--a more competitive cycle nullifies slightly better writing samples anyway.

    Is there anything at all that people can do after a second shutout? Honestly, I can't prepare for a third one--I have spent too much already on what has been a mirage so far! An MA is not an option because I have one already. Haha! Any coping strategy therefore has to be along emotional or psychological lines. Thanks in advance and sorry for the shameful self-indulgent rant. 

    Hey, it's not shameful AT ALL! It's so normal to have such thoughts and there is nothing to be ashamed of. My suggestion would be: 1. Try not to think about your second "failure" to come since apparently nothing has been determined yet and there is no evidence that you are going to be rejected again, given that you've worked harder to reshape your application and there's no reason you are going to do worse this time. 2. Try to redefine "failure". It might be helpful to think that only those that suit you will choose you, so being rejected is by no means a "failure"; instead, it just indicates that this program might not be a good fit for you. I'm an international applicant as well, and trust me we are all going through the same process of torture just as everybody on this thread. Wish you good luck! How about finding some distractions eg. sport? :D

    Comparative Literature Fall 2022

    in Decisions, Decisions

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    9 hours ago, GradforGrad said:

    I have no idea! Where did you apply for Complit? I applied at Stanford and Northwestern. Romance languages at other universities. 

    Wow, some topnotch programs! Wish you the best luck! I applied at Berkeley, UPenn, Davis and co., still haven't heard about anything. I'm kind of checking the result portal 1 million times a day........ eh!

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