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  1. well, that's it. Rejection 5/5 came in this morning. Now what?
  2. Thanks, Peanut. I didn't get into BU either. When someone posted last week that UPenn decisions had been made, I assumed it meant rejection. But based on the email I got yesterday, they haven't notified acceptances either and there's still hope. I put a bottle of champagne in the fridge yesterday just in case. My fiancé keeps telling me that I have to BELIEVE that I'll get in for it to work, so hopefully this proves I believe it can happen. Otherwise, I'm still waiting on McGill, which granted was probably the least likely in terms of fit, but who knows? Otherwise, I think you're right that I'm basically lacking luck... and maybe an area of interest that interests people besides me! It's surprisingly difficult to find people working on North Africa in the US. Thanks again!
  3. Thanks for the advice. I did notice that Harvard's page said they will only allow three applications per candidate, but I haven't seen that anywhere else. I'll definitely look into it before reapplying, and try to be more in contact wiht professors starting maybe in April. Last year, I was in contact with a professor from Brown, who told me to stay in touch, but I didn't really know what to write to her about other than some of my fieldwork. I felt like I would be bothering her, but maybe I shouldn't be so shy. As for the GRE scores, I was surprised too! I didn't study at all, so some of the questions in the verbal section I just had no idea what ANY of the words meant for the analogies and such. Anyway, the quantitative score is actually a lower percentile (81%) than the verbal (like 89% or something). Guess I'll go back to the drawing board for the SOP.
  4. I got the same email. I guess that means they haven't contacted the admitted students either then? That means there's still hope!
  5. Thanks, Anthroapp. I would prefer to go to a top-tier school, especially since I went to Columbia for undergrad and have a Master's from Middlebury and from a "grande école" in France, and I think you're supposed to generally go up or across but not down. I did apply to BU, and would go there (or to another lower-ranked school) if it was a really good fit and I got funding, but part of the problem is that there aren't a whole lot of people that work in my area of interest (North African folklore/oral tradition/oral history) and so my topic already sort of limits my options. I would also prefer a school in the northeast, since I'm originally from Boston, but I suppose expanding geographically might help me in the future. My GRE scores are fine, I think. They're something like 740 quantitative, 620 verbal and 5 writing. My understanding is that they're more used to eliminate candidates and that as long as it's over 1200 it's fine... if someone thinks otherwise, let me know and I guess I'll study and take them again in the fall. Same for GPA. It was 3.7 overall, 3.9 in my major, and 3.6 for my US master's. I know my letters were really good (one of them I wrote myself and my professor made some changes and signed it). As far as weak points go, I almost wonder if being in the French system hurt me. The grades here tend to be harsher, and though mine were fine comparatively (they post everyone's grades publicly), maybe it depends on what system they're using to convert. The only other thing may have been my writing sample, since my master's thesis was in French and I had to translate about 40 pages of it to get enough material. It's good analysis and development, but maybe the style was a bit stilted. I had my heart set on Brown, and I had been in contact with a professor about my research interests, and we seemed to really click professionally and personally. She even introduced me to two other professors in the department who would work with me as well. I'm not sure what happened - although I heard that others had similar experiences - but I think it's less "not good enough" and more "somebody else was a better fit this time." Maybe it wasn't her "turn" to admit a student - I don't know. I didn't really have contact with professors at other schools though, or only a few emails exchanged. I suppose in the meantime, contacting professors, doing some more publishing, and doing a kick-ass job on my thesis in anthropology/ethnology and get new letters from my advisors from this year. I'm doing fieldwork as part of my thesis, and already signed up for another conference in December, so that might help. I'll also keep working on my Arabic and try to publish some of the papers I've written recently. Not really sure what else I can do. What is your game plan for your next set of apps?
  6. So, assuming that no news is bad news from UPenn, the only school I haven't heard from is McGill, which wasn't the best fit and isn't likely to have a whole lot of funding available for Americans. Which means, unfortunately, back to the drawing board. I'm not giving up on doing a PhD yet, but I'm wondering who has applied more than twice? My application was already much stronger this year than last year (did some fieldwork, presented at a conference, have MAs in French and Comparative Literature, enrolled in an M2 in Anthropology at a prestigious French school), and other than some more publishing/presenting and tweaking my topic a bit more, I'm not sure what I could feasibly do in a year to make my application stronger. I have a job, so plan B isn't really an issue at this point, but does anyone have any advice? I'm at a bit of a loss, and all I know right now is that I do NOT want to be in this horribly boring office job for the rest of my life.
  7. I called last week and the guy said they didn't have decisions yet, but that if I didn't hear back by the21st that I should call him back. I got home too late tonight to try but we should definitely hear this week. Anyway, we know they've decided.
  8. Thanks :-) I did, but no funding/tuition remission in folklore, and since then, my research interests have developed a bit anyway. I don't know what I'm going to do now. Already have 3 MAs, so the only way to improve my application is to publish some more, which won't be easy if I'm working full time. At least I have a job.
  9. That's depressing. Looks like I'm not getting in anywhere again this year. :-(
  10. So exciting for you, Distant Wizard... I'm definitely saying my prayers and I think Princeton would be a good match for me. Now I'm just hoping that my POI was interested in my project, since we haven't had any contact. Please post as soon as you get the official notification so I'll know when all hope is lost.
  11. Just got a reply from Princeton... she said admitted students will get an email on Thursday or Friday. If you don't hear by the weekend, it's probably bad news. Cheers!
  12. I sent an email to the Princeton dept admin about an hour ago. I would feel awkward calling now, but I'll let you know if I get an answer!
  13. That's what it was last year when I applied. I have a bunch of people with related research there, but haven't really been in contact with anyone in particular so I'm thinking it might be awkward to call. What's the worst they can do, though, reject me? (Actually the worse they could do would be to tell me nothing...)
  14. How cruel! They've already decided and are just holding the info until they feel like it? Anybody happen to know if they've already notified their acceptances, or anything? I'm tempted to call...
  15. Any word on Princeton or Penn? I know they came out the first week in March last year, but I'm nervous and needing to make a lot of major life decisions right about now - job, grad school, wedding, transatlantic move - I need to know!! Just send the rejections already so I can move on with my life.
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