EricaMarie

Okay, there's no way only two of us on this forum have applied to UConn. Anybody else except the Latin Americanist (whose name escapes me at the moment) and myself apply to UConn? Anyone hear anything?

If it makes you feel any better, I applied to eight schools, and seven of them have rejected me, while I'm still waiting to hear back from one.

My first notification was a rejection, and my second notification was a rejection, and I'm pretty sure I've been unofficially rejected from a third, and that's all I've heard so far. Trying not to lose hope, but it's kind of a tough battle.

Fabulous. /sarcasm

I haven't, but it's my top choice, so I'd really like to know something soon!!!

I haven't, no. And after this morning's rejection, I'm afraid to.. Although...Yale apparently wasn't the right place for me, because I'm not all that bummed about getting rejected. It sucks, yes, but I'm not nearly as upset as I thought I'd be...

Apparently they can, and they have.

Ditto to all of this.

I haven't, and I've been checking the website too. Nothing's changed. Edit: In terms of Yale, I just got an email linking me to the website. First rejection of the 2011 season. I knew it was coming, but it still sucks.

I'm hoping to hear from anybody in the next week. This waiting is killing me.

I'm in a performance of the Vagina Monologues at my school, and since my significant other is a photographer, he and his business partner are coming down to the show to take professional photos for us. So technically, we aren't doing anything, but we'll be together. ...although we live together so that's really nothing new. natsteel: CONGRATULATIONS!! You asking your girlfriend to marry you makes me feel happier that you got into Yale. If getting in there makes such a thing easier for you, logistically, then I wish you all the best! And she'll totally say yes!!!

I wanted to apply to Brown for this application series, but with Gordon Wood's retirement a few years ago (which depressed me deeply when I found out!) Brown was definitely out. I'd love to meet him though. I don't think he's written a book that I don't have or haven't used thus far. Colin Calloway was so shocked when I told him I loved his work; apparently history professors/writers don't believe they're superstars?

I'm hoping this lack of news means I haven't been rejected outright. Fingers crossed here too!

I met Eric Foner last year at the OAH annual meeting in D.C. I also got to meet, and talk at length with, Colin Calloway, who is one of the foremost Native American scholars. While I'm not a Native American historian, it was awesome to meet someone whose books I'm using for pieces of my thesis (he wrote a book called A Scratch of the Pen about the Proclamation of 1763, which is the year my thesis begins, chronologically). It was kind of awesome.