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Purple is my PhD color!!! There is a reason I have been devoted to the color purple my entire life!

MLA, PCA/ACA, PCAS/ACAS. SEMLA

Oh god, I hope our most recent nail polish purchase doesn't reflect how we are perceived. I bought a new bottle last week called "lubu heels" lol. I don't know if that will make a great impression - except for the fact that I am CLASSY!

I received a generic reply, but nice, from my inquiry to Purdue. It seems hopeful, and they indicated that they accept people well into April. I just need one - just one to say yes.

I sent an email inquiring on my application status and was told that I was still in review and that the department sends offers through April. At least I didn't email and get a rejection back!! After the day I had at work today, I am praying so hard that I get into this program...or LSU!

It has been explained to me that if you do not aquire teaching experience in your PhD program, your degree is practically worthless. I would opt for the program that gives you the teaching experience. School name will not get you everywhere; you need to be competitive overall in order to get a job. If Oxford does not give the opportunity for you to teach, then I, personally, do not think it would be worth going there. Yes, I understand the authority of the name of the school, but is it going to offer you any additional benefits? Job placement is our ultimate goal - choose the program that you feel will best offer you the ability to obtain employment when you have finished.

As everyone knows already, this is my 2nd year applying. Last year I was straight rejected across the board from 10 schools. I feel like I have at least improved my applications from last year because I have made it to the waitlist this year. I just really hope it works. It is kinda sad that the best news I have had in 2 years regarding the application process is a waitlist from LSU. I presume I am on the waitlist at Purdue because I have not heard anything yet and they have sent out several rounds of acceptances and several rounds of rejections. They don't have an official waitlist, so I can just hope they are still considering me and didn't forget about me. I've emailed both schools to see where I am in the consideration/waitlist process, but I have not heard back. It is hard for me to call the schools because I don't have much time at work during the day and my employer has no idea I am applying to programs. I just got a promotion at work, so I don't want to let people know what I am doing. Going to a PhD program is my dream and I have worked really hard for it, but after the rejections last year, I started working really hard at my job so I could have a realistic back-up plan. I don't want my back-up plan to be my life, and I am trying to come to terms with the fact that it might happen. At least I am making a decent salary now. Probably what I would be making as a 1st year professor. It is just really hard sometimes to know that your dreams may not become a reality, no matter how hard you work for them. The anxiety of waitlisting is worse for me than the rejections. I feel like they are telling me I am good enough, but they like someone else better than me. Which really is what they are saying. All I can do is hope that the "hot girl" turns down the dream boat and I get my shot at showing them that, although I am the 2nd choice, I am the right choice. It is just depressing to know that I may not be able to do what I have spent so much time, money, and tears on. I really don't know if I can put myself through this a third time.

So I am now on the waitlist train, officially. I've been waitlisted at LSU, and I presume I am on some sort of waitlist at Purdue. My anxiety level has now gone into overdrive!

LOL get it together!

Thanks for all the warm wishes and positive thinking. It is good to know that I have people in my cheering section.

Venti White Mocha got a waitlist ...since he isn't really posting, I figured I would post for him

I really want in LSU. This is the 2nd time I've applied there. I was straight out rejected last year, so I feel like this is a win. So close, yet so far away. I'm really hoping this turns into an acceptance.

All you need is one. You're good enough.

I got waitlisted. Although I know this is not an admission, it is the best news I have had in 2 years!

The thought of doing this a third time enrages and devastates me at the same time. I honestly do not know what else I could do to improve my application. I completely rewrote my SOPs, geared them to the programs, rewrote my writing sample, retook the GRE TWICE, have been published, attended 2 national and one regional conference, have 3.9 GPA, good letters of rec, good fit programs, chaired a conference panel, all while working full-time. I don't know if I could do this a third time. Why am I not good enough?!?!!? I figured out what I did wrong last year - this year...I have no fucking clue.

I have 2 rejections, 2 implicit rejections, and one app still under review. I have given up hope and feel like I was just fooling myself. I'm starting to get really pissed that I did all this work and spent all this money (for the 2nd time) only to be rejected across the board again. It really sucks when you're told you're not good enough....and I worked so freaking hard. Depression is settling in.

If I get a call/email from them tomorrow, I will know it was a gift from you!!! Good luck at Ohio State - better get your crimson ready.

I figured I made it through a few rounds of rejections and I'm in some sort of consideration, and know that Purdue does a rolling thing and doesn't reject out everyone til it is all over or notify of an "official" waitlist...please let someone decline an offer and let me get one!!!!

I have 2 implicit rejections pending, which makes Purdue my only hope left. I'm not sure where they are at on the notification list, but my application is still "under review." I haven't seen any more notifications go up. Anyone contacted the department yet? Am I on an implicit waitlist at this point in time? This is so scary because it really looks like Purdue is my last hope

Assumption. If the admits are out, I am taking this as an implicit rejection. I lose hope when the admits go out with schools that send everything at once.

Thank you. I'm waiting on Purdue and LSU. Just walk through the office tomorrow and keep repeating my name...maybe that will work!

I didn't get in and I got a rejection letter from Miami in the mail today. Ready to slit my wrists.

I didn't google myself! If I googled myself, I would have looked under "most awesome person in the world".

go to google and type in gradcafe forums...why do I show up as a link? Craziness.

I would consider the results board as a gauge of when you should hear something, but remember it is a leap year so everything is craziness lol. I'm just hoping I get an acceptance pronto tonto!