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Send them a nice e-mail reminding of recommendation letters. Say that for their convenience, you are going to have the links re-sent

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This is hardcore indeed.

I am not doing English but History. I saw your thread and decided to share my experiences if you don'y mind. Within 24 hours of the acceptance notification, two professors from two different fields of history I am working in e-mailed me. Incredibly nice and personalized e-mails, basically trying to win me over. Both expressed a wish that I choose Chicago and super-positively commented on my application. One of them offered to find time for me to chat on skype if I have any further questions about the programme. I am very impressed, U Chicago! No other university (all of the same caliber as U Chicago) tried a thing to make the acceptance more personalized or used phrases like 'You have serious decisions to make'.

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Don't know anything about that programme but I just wanted to say that I think filing two applications to the same department or different departments with joint faculty can be a good strategy. Worked for me with U Chicago.

One of my programs sent me a decision on Sunday at 17.45. I am still trying to figure out how that was even remotely possible. Not POI, the actual official department e-mail!

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Middle East. HistoryGrizzly, congratulations on the offer! It is indeed a massive accomplishment to get a funded offer for an MA!

Yesterday was good. I got into UCLA and U Chicago. I will soon decline U Chicago, hopefully releasing some funds for the waitlist (if this is how it works at the department). It was not a fully funded offer. Full tuition waiver and health insurance, but the stipend was only offered in Years 3, 4 and 5. Sad, as for my field, U Chicago is doubtlessly the Top 3 department in the country and it would be fantastic to work with their faculty.

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You said it yourself: the good news were rolling until late February. You have absolutely nothing to worry about: wait for good news until the last day of February. ... and then wait for more good news later! Last year, in my field, someone got accepted on 16 April to Harvard!

Thanks a lot for letting us know.

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Congratulations!!! I just got admitted as well. I am afraid I can't visit as I have a big event in my current institution which I absolutely have to attend. Are you going?

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