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Feeling this hard with UVA and Rutgers… and for me the 2/2 load would be a deal-breaker! That’s a whole lot of teaching and I don’t think the couple thousand they’re paying you is going to cover that plus your mental health.

Ahh, thank you! I wasn’t expecting an acceptance either, but I like to know what my options are before making a decision. it’s a bit frustrating that the rejections take so long to make their way to us.

For those who've heard back from Rutgers, did your portal status ever change? Mine is still on application submitted but not under review, and I'm worried that it's been flagged somehow (because I didn't submit a TOEFL score, even though I should have been waived) and is never actually reviewed.

Same here. I’m going to assume rejection though. Probably taking them some time to reject people one by one ?

With Rutgers sending out acceptances today and me not getting one, it looks like this is it for me this cycle! I’m glad that it’s over and I no longer have to obsess over the results page and my inbox. It’s happened faster than I thought it would even though at times it was excruciatingly slow. I’ve gotten some good offers. Now to do some more research and try to make an informed decision. For those of you still waiting to hear back from programs, good luck! I’m crossing all my crossables for you. ?

Same here, but judging from previous years they have a pretty long waitlist. Hope we're on it!

I'm waitlisted at Boston College!

Best of luck to you too! This is my mentor’s alma mater and they have an excellent 19c program so I’m excited. Not sure if we’re in the same field but I hope there is movement for you!!

I got my offer letter this morning, and in it it mentions a waitlist, so it’s possible that you’re on it! Best of luck!

I'm in 19th C British lit! Good luck to us; I can't believe we still haven't heard back. I swear, this year's decisions are coming in at later times. I'm still waiting on a school that last year had their decisions out in January...

I think those of us who didn’t get an interview already assumed the worst, so there’s no need to feel bad. I don’t understand why he didn’t know what to say— the right thing to do is to say no and not string people along. I wish more schools are more transparent with their admission process. It really isn’t that hard. If rejections are not personal, there’s no reason to not just come out and say it the way it is. ?‍♀️

Same here. What’s your field?

Thank you, and it can't hurt to reach out and confirm at this point. From the email I got, it sounds like they're made the decisions that needed to be made, so you should have heard back already.

I got waitlisted at the BC English PhD program so I know for sure offers have been sent out for them. Is this the program you're waiting to hear back from?

So I just realized I didn't actually apply to Duke's literature program. That one sent out interviews and admissions and rejects today. I applied to the English program... ? Why do they need two, I have no idea.

I don’t know if it’s a good idea to email and ask for the timeline… either way you’re going to hear back. It’s extremely hard but I’d try to be patient. I feel this year’s results have been late across the board. I heard back from BC and OSU but they’re both later than the previous years. (actually no, BC is right on track. I just checked)

Well, there goes another program that sent out invites and I didn’t get one. ?

Dang it, I’ve been checking English and not literature and completely missed those. Not Duke being my top program lol. There goes one of them I suppose.

Yikes, where did you see the Duke interview posts? Sad that I haven't heard anything at all.

Thank you, and I hope so! Monday being a holiday is nice, since I know I'm not going to get rejected then. It feels like calm before the storm. I go from cautiously confident to absolutely dejected multiple times a day. It's pretty common! I just take deep breaths and remind myself it's out of my hands now. Which conference? I'm submitting mine to the British Women Writers Conference.

Which one is it? Mine's Boston College and rejections are going out apparently.

They do... I have applied to Boston College and seeing the two rejections is making me brace for impact... I finished revising a journal submission this week and I'm working on a conference paper... so yes I'm trying to stay busy and distracted. It's so hard not to check my email every hour though.

Seeing acceptances/interviews/rejects starting to pop up on the results page is not good for my mental health… how are you all hanging in there?

19th British lit, specifically novels! I’m only applying to schools in the US. Good luck to us both! It’s definitely a stressful time.

This is my first cycle and I’m applying to 12 schools. Also hoping to get into at least one! What’s your area of interest?