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Hey Joe, I got brave and called them. They already sent out all of their invitations. I did not receive one. Edit: Baylor. I called Baylor.

Congrats on the interview with Emory.

This thread has been therapeutic. I feel so much the same. Best of luck to everyone.

I almost called Baylor today to ask about when they send out invitations. I did not because I was afraid to put myself on the "naughty" list by bothering them. You are so right when you say this is a grueling process. You encourage me by having the strength to do this twice. This is my first time, and it is so agonizing. Best of luck and God's blessings. To my fellow theology/religion applicants: I was stressing today, and Philippians 4:6-7 popped into my head. It might be helpful to remember this passage during the waiting period.

Ugh! I'd want to slap someone over there. I'm sorry they did this to you.

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I am applying for my first time, so my opinion may not be the most valuable. That being said, here are my thoughts: Phds.org has great information on the average GRE scores that most schools have taken within each discipline. I am going to guess that your verbal needs to get at least to 650 if not over 700. If you have the money, I'd take a GRE prep course. They are expensive; they cost around $1,000. Vocabulary and practice. ETS has a free practice program. Do all the practice problems in the ETS book, and I'd recommend the Princeton Review books. Practice, practice, practice. Best of luck!

Roughly $2100.

I, too, am a lefty. Instead of buying the expensive left-handed spirals, I simply start at the back and work my way forward.

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I think my new hobby has become checking this forum. I seem to have developed the delusion that this will make the responses come in faster.

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I occasionally question parts of my SoP. Out of the blue something will pop into my head that I wrote, and I'll give myself a headache thinking about it. I have to just let it go or I will obsess over something that is now out of my hands. Edit: I'm giving myself a headache right now thinking about it. Time for some aspirin.

Oh congratulations. I used to live in Austin, and it is a WONDERFUL city. Best of luck.

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Does it make a difference what email address is used?

No, I didn't. I hope that's not a bad sign.

I'm also applying in Christian Ethics at Baylor. Best of luck!

I stopped looking over my application materials because they are already in. It only creates more anxiety. There are moments when I feel really good about my chances, and there are other moments when it feels hopeless.

What's unique about me? Not much, but here are a few thoughts: I am irritatingly logical, yet very creative. I still can't figure that out. I'm sick and tired of having people tell me I have bad people skills. I worked on it long enough with little to no improvement. I hate it when people tell me to smile. I want to tell them to think. I don't know my right from my left, so I often get lost.

Ditto newms. You've worked hard. Here's a little bit of encouragement. Some of the schools I talked to gave extra time to receive the LOR. One school told me they allowed about an extra week. I kept sending out gentle reminders with each school's deadline on it. Keep at it! Best of luck.