LinguisticMystic

Noooooooo, that's awful!

Hey guys, I actually can think of one concrete question I have about my options. If I get off the waitlist at Rice (fingers crossed!), would it be silly to get my master's at NC State instead of going for the PhD at Rice? I'm not really sure what's the preferred practice in linguistics -- would be straight to PhD in psychology I'm pretty sure. I really love both programs. Any insight?

I graduated with a BA in psychology last May & my family has already forgotten & thinks I have a degree in linguistics. Hah! It's okay by me, though.

Hah, yeah if nothing happens this week... No, no, that's not possible. Something has to happen. In the meantime I'm planning a trip to visit NC State. I'm really excited to check out the campus/city, meet the faculty (WW!) & students, etc. It's not an organized visit (I invited myself!) -- anyone have any tips for this type of visit in particular? Fortunately I have a friend in the department so I'm feeling a bit more at ease about it than I otherwise would.

Oh man, that's a pretty kickass pen. I might have to invest in something like that. Except I really hate hand-writing my notes (carpal tunnel), but it's not possible to do as much on a computer (although it's less painful). I'm probably not a good note-taker... I don't think I'll ever buy a tablet. I have weak hands and the iPad is just too heavy for me to use comfortably & I don't want to hunch over it either. Would be nice for reading PDFs, I imagine. I also use a Lenovo laptop, actually, & I'm happy with it. I do plan on purchasing a larger monitor or two to use at home. It's so so nice to be able to split screens.

Sent you a PM.

Congrats, Reddawg! That's fantastic. Can't wait to be where you're at. This Georgetown thing is killing me & I don't know why. Probably because it's the only program I haven't heard anything from still. Saw there were a few rejections in the results ... but no admits in socioling yet. Wondering if I'm on a waitlist. Or, I don't know. I'm over-thinking it. I'm half posting this because I'm being superstitious & convincing myself it will result in an email from them tomorrow AM. Don't know if I could handle being on 3 "waitlists"! I really want to see where I'm at with Rice, but I'm trying to be patient, too. I also submitted a conference abstract that I will hear back on by March 31st, so of course I'm eagerly awaiting those "results" as well.

Which PhD concentration did you apply for at Georgetown? I'm sociolinguistics... haven't seen any results for that yet. I think they're on spring break now this week.

Reading everyone's stories has actually made me feel better about my own situation. Thanks everyone for sharing. My boyfriend & I have been deciding what to do about me moving across the country for school while he still has a semester of undergrad left. And I think we're settling on a semester apart (which isn't awesome, but by no means terrifying, either), after which he'll come live with me. I can't even describe the weight I felt lifted off my shoulders when he told me he was ready to commit to this. As relieving as getting accepted to my top choice program! Man, boyfriends can be great. He's been incredibly supportive which is why I really look forward to him joining me.

I texted my dad to tell him I got an acceptance + TAship. He asked how much they were offering & I told him 9k. To which he replied "HOLY SHIT!" Really? I wasn't sure how to respond to that, but turns out he thinks that it's a great deal. Not sure 9k warrants a "holy shit!" even if it's just a master's, but okay dad. I appreciate the enthusiasm.

Thanks! I was actually offered a teaching assistantship/full tuition remission/heath insurance in the same email. So... yay! I really couldn't be more excited right now. Can't stop beaming! Very excited to work with Walt Wolfram.

It worked! Woke up to an acceptance from NC State! Ahh! So excited.

Preach on, re: GTown! I'm having /such/ a hard time concentrating on my research project right now with my life hanging in the balance here! This is ridiculous, but I've been sleeping in each day this week in hopes that a higher email accumulation by the time I wake up = greater likelihood of finding an acceptance email in my inbox. I'm clearly going insane.

What about rejection emails? Haha.

For the MA programs I applied to: U Washington - I'm a finalist while they figure out funding, so I assume that when final decisions come out, they will include funding. I've heard that they are only offering admission to those that they can fund. UW Madison - No funding as far as I know. It has not been mentioned in any correspondence I've had with them, but it doesn't really matter to me. NCSU - Funding information comes after they've announced acceptances. At least it did last year. So... like everything else, it depends.

Hah, okay. On edge for some, unnecessarily defensive for others. Everyone can be happy. I can't manage to find that comment offensive, but it's the internet so I have less care in me. Could be that.

Must agree with We Regret to Inform You on this one. Guess we're all on edge, huh?

I'm really nervous about hearing back from Georgetown because I applied for their PhD program knowing they don't offer master's level funding. Oh well, I'm feeling good about the other programs I'm waiting on so life will go on no matter what happens. But I did have a dream that three GT faculty emailed me this morning asking really weird questions about my writing sample. Oh, subconscious...

I got a letter/info packet from the department early last week saying that the university decision will come in a "few weeks". But it was definitely an official acceptance letter all the same.

"You want to get your PhD? I thought you already did that." - my grandma

Wow, congratulations!!

Word. It has. Thought my little burst of good news would hold me over for a while. At first I took Rice's waitlist as a nice gesture & was happy with that. Now I've pretty much realized I would accept their offer if a spot opens up. So now I know I'm going to have to wait a good while to hear some definite news there. Ahh. Meanwhile... everything else. Haha.

I have a friend already attending a program I've applied to & it somehow came up in a conversation between him & his advisor that I'd been accepted by UW Madison. And the professor remarked, "Oh that's odd, there's an applicant to our program with the same name & from the same city as you. She has a strong application, too." Yep, same person -- me! Wow, I felt weird hearing that. Hah. I don't think it'll reflect badly on me; I hope not at least.

I don't know what I'll do if I move someplace where it's not socially acceptable to wear sweatshirts/sweaters and shorts in the winter... hah! Probably do it anyway. Sociolinguistics and individual differences psychology are my thing. You?

Nah, I'm elsewhere in Wisconsin. But Madison is a great city. Would be a nice place to live for sure. I do really, really hate cold weather, though!