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My friends all thought I was nuts for having crushes on professors, but now I have proof that I'm not alone!! And if Harrison Ford taught at my school, I'd be sorely tempted to trap him in a supply closet and have my way with him.

This topic could've been started by me, it's so close to my mind! haha! I have this weird attraction to professors/teachers. I think it's the intellectual thing, or the mentor thing. I don't know, but in any case, I found a bunch of my undergrad professors hot and probably fantasized about a few of them. If a professor has tenure in grad school, maybe it wouldn't be so taboo! I can see myself being that person that marries one of her professors. Or at least has to transfer schools because of an interdepartmental relationship issue! I know of at least one student/professor marriage, but it happened after she graduated. So who knows. I think secret affairs probably happen more than we know about though. EDIT: I forgot to mention that one of my superhot undergrad profs drove me to a banquet one time, picked me up outside my dorm, in a hot red convertible!! I kept telling everyone I had a date with my hot professor lol!

No one ever said I was a very patient person, but I guess it would be wiser to wait it out... February is the longest month I've ever been through in my life! And it's only the 13th!

Would it be weird to contact an admissions office and ask if they've sent out all of their acceptances, or are they still evaluating some people? One of my schools already sent out acceptances in my field and I'd like to know if they still are or if I might as well know that I'm rejected.

You all are very entertaining! For my two cents, I always thought of rhetoric studies as learning the art of bull...stuff. No offense inteded for anyone interested in it of course

Thank you! That's very encouraging! I'll let you know if I have any questions.

I didn't think they could do that. I thought, legally, that they weren't allowed to give your acceptance/funding package away until April 15th. You don't have to make a decision until then. Like the others said, you are in the best position. Don't make a rash decision based on pressure.

Courses in English, I meant.

Actually, I'm going for history, but also want to do the interdisciplinary studies in disability studies. I noticed the number of english classes for IDS program. That made me happy. OSU also is the home of the Disability History Association. They would be an amazing fit. I really hope I get in. Do you happen to know how many people took those courses in history? Did you take any of them?

Another person got in to one of my schools and same program today through a status update on the website. So of course I went there, but nothing. I really feel nauseated.

I think I'm absolutely going to be sick. Someone just posted an acceptance at OSU. I checked my website of course and nothing. Still "evaluation." I don't care what their rank is, I like the school and would love to go there. This is driving me nuts!!!

I had a dream about a week ago that I had been accepted to one of my top choices. When I went to tell some people (in my high school building of all places), I was ignored and then arrested for something. I think it was some kind of nuclear thing that I was doing. I don't remember that part. I just remember that when I awoke I was so mad that I hadn't actually been accepted.

And then you can get John Commuta to help you with your debt solutions if the million dollar plan falls through

Ha and I'll just bet you'll find an acceptance letter!!!!!

That's so sweet! I'm basically on my own. No relatives/friends going to graduate school, so I'm in my own little freak out world! As long as I go somehwere I'll be happy. My top choice already said decisions won't be until late March, so, a lot more waiting for that one, but still. I don't want a rejection just to hear something...but still.

Someone in the history field found an acceptance in his/her spam folder and so everyone is reminding everyone else to check their spam folders. BUT, I check mine every time I check my regular inbox!!! Bah!

Y'all people suck!!! (In the nicest way possible, of course;)) I haven't heard a darn thing AND I check my spam folder just as much as my regular inbox! Bah!!!!!!!!!!!! On a side note, I'm happy for you all

That's true. I certainly don't want another day like yesterday for anyone...

Things ARE really quiet. I wonder what the ratio of users of TGC to total grad school applicants is. No one has posted any results from four out of the five schools I'm applying to, and only a handful for the one school that is reporting.

Very unsure of how to post this without sounding like a total jerk or, on the other hand, an idiot... But I just checked the results again and there was another one from Yale. And the comment was awful, heartbreaking. If that person was serious, I think that is the saddest thing I've heard in a long time. If he/she was kidding/not serious, that is the most ridiculously horrible thing to say, even if you were upset about being rejected. Anyway, just a thought.

Ok, Machiavelli, calm down!

Obviously I realize that meant the grad school itself, but still. I knew I didn't have a chance at Yale so I didn't even bother. Not that they had my subfield anyway.

Yes, quite deep wasn't it? This is how my brain operates after clicking "Email" five times a minute and getting on here to check results and overall just having a nervous breakdown!

I cannot believe all of those people were rejected from Yale today. That's insane. And someone said something about 9500 applications! I didn't apply to Yale, but I'm sure it'll probably be the same everywhere else: too many applications... scared!!!

Hang in there! I'm in the same boat and I know others are as well. If anything, just stay positive. You haven't been rejected until you actually get rejected. At least, that's what I'm telling myself!