gradgirlwannabe

fool's errand

There is a life beyond that of application season. There are other things to think about and other things to wait for. Currently, I am waiting for my potato to finish baking - 30 minutes left. What are you waiting for?

I have Outlook set to send/receive as often as possible, and my email goes to my Blackberry for when I manage to pry myself from my computer. I haven't been obsessively checking websites, but gradcafe is my crack.

tragic flaw

I just wanted to say I LOVE YOU ALL for your ability to commiserate. The fact that I'm not the only crazy/obsessed grad school applicant is SUCH a relief, as none of my peers are going through the process. Thanks, and happy Valentine's Day!

Banging my head against my desk. I just want to hear something.... from someone....

top secret

I'm undergrad applying to PhD programs, but I'm also applying to a few MA programs as a back-up.

dress maker

No, yes, and yes. Try to enjoy the weekend; it sounds like you're driving yourself crazy! Dream away, just dream yourself into denial. Until you get a rejection, you're still in the running.

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wish granted

I'm in the same boat. I too am an OTA undergrad student with a terrible academic record from years ago, though I've worked my bum off for the past three years to repair the damage. I worry that my past transgressions will haunt me. I worry that my ideas aren't original or intriguing. I worry that my writing comes off as childish and raw. But, I believe that adcoms look for potential as much as accomplishment - perhaps more. I'm sure we are all highly critical of ourselves (i think it comes naturally with goal setting/achieving), but grad school applicants are human. Grad school students, professors, and adcoms are as well. The truth is that we are all (or at least, most of us) very passionate and driven about our goals, and we have all done our very best with our applications because we wouldn't have settled for less. Worrying about things in hindsight does nothing. The universe will do what it will, and we will all come out of the process alive, breathing, and intact. So.... basically what closetgeek said in the first place. =P

I had a No-Plan-B-Panic a week or two ago, and put together applications to four MA programs. If A and B both fall through, I'm going to be a little bit devastated. I don't think I can go through the application process again next year; it's been tough financially and emotionally. I'll have to wing my plan C. Work, I'm sure, though I don't know what sort.

I had the same problem with the early deadline; I submitted sub-par documents too, but once they were edited, I sent in my edited documents, and the program coordinator replaced the ones I submitted initially. VERY nice woman, from my email correspondence with her. Keeping digits crossed!

Can I safely assume that you received these e-mails in response to inquiries? I haven't heard anything since before they began the review process.

remote control

Bump.... I'm curious about this too.

Love it! Thanks. =D

I haven't heard anything from them either. Results posted from last year show all rejections sent within a couple days. Acceptance? Wait-list? MA offer? At this point, I'd be fine with any of the above. I just want to hear something from someone (other than a rejection). My last name starts with H, if you're curious...

I'm waiting too! 20th century American and Chicano/a literature.

Through undergrad, I've gone from preferring country music to pop to rock (like Bob Dylan, The Doors, Beatles, Black Angels, BRMC) to predominantly classical (Paganini, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff are my favorites). I can't stand country anymore, but still listen to the other three - mostly the last two genres, though.

wireless mouse

I've done a bit of this lately too. I read a paper I wrote only a year ago and it was TERRIBLE!!! It's great to see so much improvement in such a little time. Makes me hopeful that I won't actually suck at grad school as badly as I sometimes imagine. =D

Last night I had a dream that one of my classmates and I were both accepted to Rice. We received our thick envelopes at the same time, and we were SO excited. As we poured over the materials included, she showed me a pamphlet on student housing options, and on-campus housing was AMAZING. It was cheap, spacious, and beautifully decorated/landscaped. There was a maid service and free room service and it was right on the beach. All students had plenty of free time and living stipends were enormous! We perused the literature SO enthusiastically, but when I turned to the front cover, I realized that it was for their undergrad students. She was in the process of transferring, rather than starting grad school. Graduate housing was expensive and cramped, funding was terrible, and grad students were driven to the ground like slaves. Reality check... =P