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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!! (Having a mini freak out) But it's English, not English and Comp Lit. Still...

This makes a lot of sense. I did submit my applications quite early, some three-four weeks in advance, but I realize of course that many other factors as the ones you've mentioned go into it. IntaTea: for Spring Break dates, check the online academic calendar of the school you're interested in. It varies.

Hm... I'd be coming in with five languages at the native/advanced level, and two at the beginner's. But I realize I'm probably not the norm...

I haven't seen any Comp Lit results from these two schools on the boards. I had guessed from the past two years' data that they'd be notifying this week. Does anyone have any information on whether their adcoms have met? Any admits lurking perchance? Or I wonder if the notifications have already gone out, but didn't make it to the results page here.

Hahaha, I laughed hard at that part! Well, I guess you're right... It's just that posts about offers being rescinded (especially the recent one--what a horrible, horrible experience for the poster!) made me worry extra. And, I'm a foreign applicant, so I don't have a very good feel for what academic interactions are like in the US. That's where the freak-out is coming from in part. Anyway, you've allayed my fears a bit, Bukharan, thank you...

This is maybe a weird question to ask, but... I will be visiting two schools soon, and am really worried about looking like a fool who doesn't know what he's talking about. I always make way more sense on paper than when I open my mouth- that's the first thing. The second thing is that I don't feel very confident in the subjects I wish to be focusing on in my PHD. My question is for those who might have attended admit weekends/open houses already: did you feel a lot of pressure to talk about your interests, did people there expect you to be very well-informed about your areas of interest? Was that the only conversation subject? And.......... should I worry about my offer falling into jeopardy if I impress them much less in person than on paper? I hope you don't think I'm crazy for having these worries. I'm really stressing out....

Thank you, this is helpful! I guess I should wait a bit longer, at least. I am just worried that school A will take until very late in the process to get back on funding. But at any rate, I don't know that- it could just be next week.

Hey all, I have three offers, and feel certain now that I will not be choosing one of them. I feel the responsibility of letting that program know as soon as possible so that that they can move onto their wait-listed candidates. Of the other two, one program is my first choice, but they're being slow on funding news, so I unfortunately cannot make a final decision until they get back to me. Now, I've been corresponding at length with someone in the program I've decided against, so I feel I should send them more than a basic "no, thank you" email. My question is: Should I mention the fact that I've decided to... erm... chose between two other programs? That just sounds kind of awful to me. And to disclose more and say, well, I really want A, but I'm just waiting on funding info, and so I'm also considering B... sounds... just as tasteless. Argh! Any suggestions on how to word this would be much appreciated!

Nope. I'm also waiting on their Comp Lit. I was hoping Monday would lift last week's spell on programs. But I guess people might be on holiday today.

I feel like most Comp Lit programs have snoozed through this week. Wake up, people! Decide! Come on!

I'll add my congrats, too. If you're doing Early Modern/Renaissance and get a chance to work with David Hawkes, he is an incredible professor and scholar! You're really lucky...

This is super useful and very well put, thank you very much!

Thanks, lolopixie and TheOtherJake! I think I'll follow the advice. I'll email school A and ask them when they think they can let me know about funding. My own instinct in this was to keep school B out of it, but a few people had told me I should definitely bring school B up. It doesn't leave a good taste in my mouth somehow, so I thought I should ask more people for opinions. I guess you two think the same as I do.

Hi all- I am not sure if this is the appropriate forum to post this in, and if not, I will move it to the Decisions, Decisions one. The reason why I put this here is because I thought it would be best to get advice from people who are either in or applying to literature. I'm just guessing the answer might change from field to field. Having said that-- I have two acceptances, one from school A, which is my top choice, and another from school B, which I am nevertheless quite interested in. School A said two weeks ago that they will be sending information on finances later. I haven't heard back from them yet. School B gave me a very good 5 year fellowship. Do you think it is a good idea to send school A a polite email and tell them about School B and its funding offer? How do you think I should word this? If you think this is a bad idea, do you think it would still be OK to contact School A and ask when they think they can get back to me about finances?