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yea, all sounds good. thanks for the feedback.

I have been accepted to four schools, all with full funding. I try not to pay too much attention to rankings, but two are top 40 programs and two are top 30. None are my first choice, but all have several people I am interested in working with. The locations are all great, and the job placement records (at least for three of them, not sure about the third) are solid. There are elements of my application that I didn't take seriously enough--namely, the GREs (general and subject). My verbal was in the 93rd percentile, but I didn't do very well on the subject test. I fear this might have kept me out of the equation at some places--this, coupled with, perhaps, the fact that my undergrad institution is not very prestigious. Here's my dilemma (a good problem, I know)--since there are concrete improvements I could potentially make to my application, should I reapply next year with a slightly improved application, hoping to get into one of my top 3 choices? I am primarily concerned with getting a great job. I know any job is an accomplishment in this profession, but I am at an early enough stage to remain unrealistically ambitious. I'm not sure, but the idea of reapplying while attending one of these institutions seems a bit dishonest, and it may ultimately compromise my work.

I think they made all their offers already. I heard only 9 were funded this year.

same here. i get the sense they reject applicants in stages--i have two friends that were rejected at different times last year.