Iknownothing
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GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
wimper, wimper....I hate this agonizing wait....
Sorry, I had to get that off my chest. Feel a bit better know.
- simone von c, DrOrpheus and qbtacoma
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"Not going to shave until all the results come out! I will be a dejected, hairy shell of a man by April..."
I'm not going to shave either . . . I will be a dejected hairy shell of a woman by April . . .lol.
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My grandmother-in-law saw both of her parents die in the Firebombings of Tokyo and eventually moved to the US as a Japanese War Bride (also sometimes considered an offensive term, many prefer to be called international brides). She endured several unfortunate instances of being called a Jap in a most hateful way. So, yes, it is a very loaded word that one must be careful with.
That being said, let's all be civil to each other! Let's not let the anonymity of the internet release our inner id's.
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I'm working on chapter 3 of my master's thesis so I can graduate in May. This Tuesday I am participating in a Women's Studies colloquium at my university where I'll be presenting a chapter of my thesis (Women's Studies is my minor). In April, I will be presenting a paper at the Western Association of Women Historian's annual conference. So, keeping busy is a good thing while I wait out this whole PhD acceptance/rejection thing!
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Wow! I think everybody needs to just calm down! Think happy thoughts...Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. Guys, don't take this experience and turn it into something negative. We are all colleagues and this is an exciting time.
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Unfortunately, you said it in a snarky tone of voice. StrangeLight didn't. It's all well and good that you're a third time applicant--really, I hope you get in somewhere--but for those of us who haven't done this before, it's kind of second nature to worry. It just is. And you telling us "i told you so" just kind of makes you come off as a b**ch. Just saying.
On a similar point, some of us don't have people in our lives that we can talk to about our neuroses, so we come here instead. This is where I can say I go to let off some steam and find others who understand exactly what I'm going through. Telling us "newbies" to just log off is to not take into account the possibility that we need to be here, if for no other reason than solidarity.
Thank you old timers for your advice, but telling us "I told you so" isn't helping.
Heck Yeah! I couldn't have said it better myself EricaMarie!
By the way Ticklemepink, it's really elitist for you to say "Once you get into grad school you'll realize . . . " I AM already in grad school (Masters) and I can't stand grad students who think they have all the answers.
That being said, I also use this forum to let off steam and commiserate with others who are in the same situation. It's fun! I've already been accepted to one school with full funding, but I'm excited to see what else happens.
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The professor from Chicago whom I want to work with called me. Honestly I got very excited for the first two minutes
He asked me my first choice in case of more than one acceptance. I answered, "Chicago" . Afterwards he started talking about the funding limits of the school, then asked me whether I can afford myself for the first year of my studies. I said "no, impossible". He said he tries to help me get accepted with funding but other members of the committee may oppose it because my application has a few deficiencies. One of them, I think, is my low GPA in Economics (BA). He is going to call me again if he has something new. What does this call mean? What should I do? I am about to get acceptance from a lower ranked school.
I think you should take it as a good sign. One, to hear something so soon bodes well for acceptances from other schools. Two, it sounds like your professor is willing to fight for you, which is always good!
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So, I must share the news with all of my new gradcafe friends. I received an email and phone call from Penn State. They have offered to fly me and two other Americanists out in February. It's an informal acceptance with a guarantee of 5 years funding. I guess they are flying us out there to see if we are comfortable with the department and potential advisors. After that, we will be offered formal admission. Yay! I hope someone else on this forum is one of the other Americanists!
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Thanks for sharing, and sorry for the bad news. Though now I'm even more worried than I was before...
Wisconsin was high on my list of possible sites. I really wanted to work with Nan Enstad. After corresponding with her through email, I found out early about their drastic cuts in funding and PhD openings. I verified this with a a former colleague of mine who just began her PhD work there. She said that she has something like 30 people in her cohort and way too many people accepted offers last fall. It was with a heavy heart that I decided not to apply there.
I wish everyone out there luck and I am so happy to have found this site!
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This is just awful. I know the decision is coming any day now - any second, really. And it's all I think about.
It's awful and exciting all wrapped up in one stomach-churning moment. Refreshing the "results" page every hour doesn't help my nausea either. Did anyone else just see the Yale rejection?
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Just received my Yale rejection...I guess I'm not meant to be in an Ivy...that's OK, congrats to everyone who received acceptances.