storiaitaliana

Well, now that it's January, I feel a little better

None of mine have any status updates either, nor any tracking for materials receipt! I made sure they had all my stuff, but now it's just blind waiting....

Hehe! Well, I choose to believe both

You're just observing those of us who are? :?

Is that why you are applying? It seems like an odd plan of action, but I guess people do it!

Of course we're nerds -- why else would we be applying to grad school?

I'm glad I'm not the only one having irrational thoughts about this wait -- yes, they are evaluating my application over the break!! I'm sure if I just keep checking my e-mail and every site like this one the answer will come sooner! :roll:

Oh, UKbound, don't you know? You should never let the facts get in the way of good dogma...

I'm with you, miratrix. I don't think a hypertrophied intellect and a withered heart is something to feel superior about, anymore than the opposite would be.

At some schools, history is considered part of the humanities, and at others it is under social sciences. What gives? And do you think that where they categorize History will make a difference to how they evaluate applications?

Even a simple well-wishing to others has to turn into snotty snark. Jeez.

You'll for sure get in, then!

Here's an article that speaks to this: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/educa ... .html?_r=1 December 9, 2008 Those Taking Graduate Test Abruptly Drop in Number By TAMAR LEWIN In bad times, the conventional wisdom has it, people flock to graduate school. But there is at least one sign that in this recession, that may not happen. After years of steady growth, the number of students taking the Graduate Record Examination, which is required for most graduate programs, is on course to decline this year. At the start of the year, the Educational Testing Service, which administers the $140 exam, projected that 675,000 students would take it by year

I know it, and I'm pretty bummed about that, since it wasn't the recession that prompted me to do this.

I don't blame you commoner, with all those schools! There is basically one school in the country that specializes in my field, so I did not have the stressful application process you did!

Wow, congrats cammarp! I'm pretty sure I will have to sit tight a lot longer than that.

Okay, my apps are all in -- now to sit tight until late Feb/early March -- arghh!! Anyone else climbing the walls??