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I used to be the same, but now all my bad qualities have just been 10x magnified: impatience, bitchiness, and OCD email checking. Oh, and I'm desperately trying to become an alcoholic.

So I think I'm going to have a nervous freak out! How did you find out?? Email, phone, mail? Today? Crap crap crap crap crap! EDIT: Congratulations by the way! I am happy for you, that just got overshadowed by my freak out for a minute.

You're welcome! I thought that might be good info:)

I don't know if you guys already know this or not, but just in case you don't: I talked to the DGS yesterday and he mentioned that USC is on spring break this week and that "not much is going on." So, you probably won't hear anything this week anyway, unless they mailed out a letter or something.

That is absolutely ridiculous.

From your lips (or fingers I guess) to God's ears. I think hormones added to stress is just making for a bad few days. You're having a worse time than I am with waiting and results, but you have a better outlook.

MDLee, aw, your signature is the quote I was trying to think of earlier about hope deferred And in other news, I just burst into tears for no good reason because of stress and the waiting...and the fact that my parents won't even listen to me before they start ridiculing me. Fun stuff. I'm ok now though.

Aw, just when I was seriously about ready to have a nervous breakdown from waiting on my two top choices, I came across this forum and it made me kind of misty eyed! I definitely have you guys to keep me periodically sane and insane, depending on what someone writes. My family doesn't understand any of it, but they are supportive, so that's good. As for Vegas, I am totally up for painting the town red and maybe even sending my rejection (s?) into outerspace on a rocket of some sort! This waiting is driving me absolutely bonkers...

I hate the "due to funding difficulties, economic," etc. because obviously they accepted SOME people, just not you.

I used to know a quote that said something like "Hope deferred leaveth the man sad" or something like that. I'm sure it's much prettier than that, but anyway.... I HOPE that we all keep some HOPE throughout this process as hard as it may be sometimes

It just goes to show how fickle and subjective this whole process is.

I'm a total dingdong. I knew you were applying to USC but I didn't even think about UI meaning Iowa!! I don't know why, it just didn't occur to me! But now I'm really excited!! I've heard that their decisions won't go out until late in the month, like the 25th or so. It's my first choice so I'm REALLYYYY anxious to hear from them. Although, I heard from someone in the polisci field that the DGS told him/her that funding is practically nonexistent... so who knows.... I'm scared but anxious!

I usually read from 12 noon until midnight or so for my undergrad, so the 12 hour days aren't really scaring me, as long as I know I can get it done and have a little free time on weekends. I am having cold feet too... not really because I don't want to go, but because I'm afraid after five years, I'll have to move in with my parents again because I won't be able to get a job.

All I can say about that article is that i hope the economy turns around within the next six years or so.

Definitely a compliment, but I'm sure that doesn't make you feel any better.

Thanks! It really does feel like a huge weight just lifted off my shoulders. I was convinced I'd get rejected everywhere.

I got my first rejection today as well, but the day also came with my first acceptance. So the depression of being rejected was kind of offset by the acceptance. I wanted to go to the rejection than the acceptance.... but oh well it's Ok I suppose.

I was immune to my OSU rejection because I was almost 100% sure it would happen, from following the forums and the results page. I was just mad they couldn't email me themselves. Is it that difficult? geesh.

I emailed Ohio State as well, and promptly received my rejection due to budgetary concerns. BUT, I also received an acceptance to U. South Carolina!!!! Yay!!! My worst fear is no longer!

Course 519 sounds like a good idea about now. And just for curiosity's sake, what does "annwfn" mean anyway?

I don't know where you live, but I'd like to meet these men that you know, because the ones that I've met are nothing like that! I see your point though.

Haha, I agree, but I want an essay something like you would get in your high school class, like, "What did you do over your summer vacation?" hahahah

I think I'll go ahead and email the grad secretary to get my rejection. They are really making me mad with this no notifying policy they seem to have. Per the forums, it seems that it was the case last year as well.

Oh, no!!! When did she/he hear??? I have yet to hear anything yet... but, on the other hand, I'm going for an MA in Public History there, not a Ph.D. in history, so it's the same department but just because I haven't heard anything doesn't mean you won't. But now I'm freaking out because that's the second school that has people admitted and I haven't heard anything.

Aw, sorry to hear about Vanderbilt!! If it's any consolation (which it probably isn't), I still have yet to hear one little peep. You might see a news story about a girl going off the deep end, driving herself out to an admissions office and holding them up until they let her in!