soulinmyfist

I'll be honest that right now I'm not very hopeful about getting into any of my programs. I was rejected by UCSB and I haven't heard from UCLA but since other folks have received acceptances, I can't help but think I will be rejected there too. The other programs I applied to aren't gender/women/feminist studies, but I haven't heard a thing yet. I've been feeling really low about it all though I don't want to seek validation from these academic institutions. I don't want to think about this process as competition and I don't want to compare myself with others because our experiences are so varied (though there is still this thing called privilege). I'm wondering if anyone else is struggling with similar thoughts... I find myself excusing my hurt by justifying with the fact that academia has grown into a business and is not structured for people to engage in transformative community-oriented practices or create concrete radical social and economic change. But then that's also why I was very selective about which programs I applied to in the first place and which professors I planned to work with...

I applied to one American Studies program (USC) and still haven't heard anything. Waiting is truly agonizing... Good luck to everyone!!!

I saw someone mention that housing in Los Angeles is expensive. To give folks an idea, I have a friend attending UCLA living about 20 minutes away from campus, sharing a 2 bedroom apartment with a roommate, and he's paying $800 a month. There goes your stipend...

Congratulations to those who have been accepted!! How exciting!! coffeem8 - did they say how many applicants were accepted in the UCLA program? have they all been notified already? i haven't heard anything yet, and im thinking that may be bad news...

i also applied to the predoctoral fellowship. it's most definitely competitive. good luck to everyone! anyone know when to expect word from the ford foundation? i didnt see anything on the site... i figured march or so...