LinguisticMystic

Yeaaahh, I'm on the wait list at Rice, too. I'm taking it as good news, but I'm not sure how ecstatic I want to allow myself to get over it. Hah, it's tricky. Considering I don't have an undergrad degree in linguistics & my GPA is pretty meh, I wasn't even sure I'd get any kind of good news from the PhD programs I applied to. I'm going to stay positive! Woo!

Yeah, Wisconsin's not looking too great right now. But you never know! Fortunately, I'll have residency here by next September so tuition wouldn't be insane worst case scenario.

Got an admissions recommendation from the English linguistics MA program at UW Madison. Can say I honestly wasn't expecting that so I'm kinda pleased. Woo.

Same! Yay for us!

That's reasonable. Are they err, uhh having to replace someone?

Oh man, I'm scared to hear back from Georgetown. I made ridiculous changes to my SOP the night before I submitted my app & i regret them. Oh well. Just kind of want to hear any news at this point I guess. Only have a UCSB rejection to my name so far. Saw today that I lost a few followers on Twitter & immediately checked to see if it was a POI. PARE-AH-NOYD. 0__0

Amen.

Yep I applied. Haven't heard back yet. Looks like MA decisions come later (this week? next week? ahh!). I also applied to NCSU's linguistics program which is within their English department. I would not look forward to literature classes. But linguists gotta linguist.

Yes, I applied to UW's MA program as well & got that e-mail. At least one person applying for their PhD program got the same sort of e-mail, though, it looks like. This is making the wait that much more unpleasant. Hah.

Just got my first "official" email. But it's not an acceptance or rejection or anything I didn't already know. Just an email to notify me that I'm a finalist & they're still figuring out funding. Going crazy! So happy for everyone that's gotten good news!

My POI at one school I've applied to contacted one of my recommenders. She is not on the adcomm so only saw my statement & wanted a fuller picture. Now my POI is trying to get me funded. (fingers crossed) Could be one of many potential scenarios... it's all shrouded in such mystery.

Hah, thanks. One of my recommenders told me that she expected to have heard something about my application if they were seriously considering me. But she hasn't. Sooooooo, we'll see what happens with that. I do love living in Wisconsin, but my car & I would love more to live somewhere without so much snow/cold for a few years (at least)...... And Madison is indeed a wonderful city, though I might favor Minneapolis. Minnesota bias...

Yeah, my dad then said "Oh but I could never actually live in Seattle. I can't handle rain & gloom." My parents really have no idea what I'm doing with my life. My mom just offered to buy me some "nerdy, grad school glasses" upon my hypothetical acceptance. Hah! Thanks, Mom.

"You should go to Seattle instead of Raleigh. We'd rather visit you in Washington." -- my parents

Hah yeah that is pretty silly. Maybe for undergrad... I checked out my undergrad's Twitter account once & they tweet congratulatory messages to people who hashtag their acceptances which is kind of cute. But those are 17 & 18 year olds. One of my POIs started following my public Twitter account a few months ago... (well before I applied). Things could get weird if I get a reject from that school.

Congrats to everyone who's gotten good news this week. I still haven't heard anything (other than my UCBS rejection). This wait is worse than waiting months for spinal surgery. Safe to say!

Definitely trying this! Love it. Sometimes when explaining sociolinguistics I say, well, I studied psychology during my undergrad. Sociology & psychology are not uhh unrelated. Oh & I studied French so, you know, that's like linguistics. So there you have sociolinguistics. I'm going to use French to read your mind.

I don't want to jinx myself too much. My POI at the school is friends from grad school with one of my recommenders & they've had a couple of phone convos about my application.

Found out recently that I'm a "finalist" at one of the schools I've applied to. And they don't know exactly when they're making final decisions. So basically I feel like I'm going to puke pure anxiety as I wait. Pretty dramatic. No but seriously I wish I didn't know that because I'll only feel thousands of times worse if I get rejected. Even saying this makes me feel like that's more likely now. x__x

I had a dream that I got a rejection saying my application was "poor" but I had been considered a "top 30 finalist". 0__0 And this was from a school that's already given me positive feedback on my application. Trying not to think about my applications too much in hopes that the next few weeks go quickly. Can't say that I've been all that successful so far.

This, where I'm Lisa. Haha, not serious... I'm awkwardly getting a promotion at my job right now, so I could just ride that for another year if I had to. And I'm writing a couple of papers for publication/conferences as far as keeping up with academia goes.

Yeah, I got rejected, too. Oh well, I have good leads coming in from elsewhere, so I'm not too discouraged. I didn't exactly meet their unofficial 3.5 GPA cutoff -- was just hoping my GRE scores might make up for that. It's all good.

I'm a bit obsessed with Porcupine Tree, so here is my all-Porcupine Tree playlist: What Happens Now? The Sleep of No Dreaming A Smart Kid Waiting (Phases 1 & 2) The Start of Something Beautiful Arriving Somewhere but Not Here This Long Silence Cure for Optimism Access Denied Idiot Prayer Stupid Dream Great Expectations

Nah, my friend had her phone interview (linguistics obviously) with UC Santa Cruz today! Wishing her good luck!

Well, I'm applying to the MA offered through the English dept. & I'm more interested in the program as a whole I suppose. That along with the opportunity to continue studying Wisconsin Englishes. I should mention that I live in Wisconsin & that may have something to do with my applying to this program... It's a bit different from what I'm looking for in the other programs I've applied to. I love Madison though, so I'd be happy living there.