abolitionista

Has anyone heard from UCI's Culture and Theory program or know when they plan to report? Just curious... Thanks

I think it's okay. I've been in communication with a professor in a similar way and he's not on the ad comm but he checked in on the status for me. It wont hurt to ask.

Ditto

thanks goodguy. And someone else was also already denied. anyone else? i'm just wondering if i'm on some unofficial waiting list? or wondering if my application has yet to be reviewed? thanks folx

Has anyone else heard from Berkeley? The month is blazing by and now I'm starting to get worried.

I had a meeting with a prof from a program I applied to. The meeting went super well but I don't know if it'll help my app which sucks because he's not on the ad comm. He killed all of my hope by saying that the longer a program holds a file the worse your chances are because they usually dump all of their rejections towards the end :cry:

I opened my inbox to "are you displeased with the measurement of your willy?" ... Um NO! First, I'm a lady and that's gross. And secondly, stop clogging up my inbox space I'm waiting for much more important things!

Just one for me.

I received the same from UC Irvine. It means nothing. Which suck!

Thanks. Now I can remove the Prof names from my post.

Nope... Just a B.A. here

cooperphd- those are all very dynamic programs. I looked into the JSP program at Berkeley. I debated myself on whether or not to apply but thought the Af Am program was more of a fit for my project. I did get my BA in an interdisciplinary subject, Feminist Studies, so I think that helps my application in the interdis programs. But we will see, it seems like nothing translated very easily in the PhD arena enantiomorph- I'm glad you introduced yourself. I took the praxis route and decided to work for two years after undergrad. To say the least it was painful for me so I'm heading back to 'heady' academia, my home and comfort zone. I'm heading to Irvine tomorrow to meet with Professor X. I'm excited and nervous to say the least. I wish I could also meet with Professor Y but I haven't mustered up the courage to email him. He doesn't teach in the Culture and Theory department but I would love to just converse with such a great mind. He also taught at my Alma Mater when I was a freshman. So I encourtered his genious at one point in my life. Tell me anything you can about Irvine. Do you know much about the Culture & Theory Phd? What about Professor X? His work is so dynamic and amazing.

I'm way too afraid to inquire about my status. If I'm going to be rejected I'd rather just wait until that time comes. I emailed a department yesterday because I am visiting a professor tomorrow and wanted to stop in for a quick visit with the advisor. I received an immediate response and when I peered at the first line that said "I'm sorry but..." my heart froze and hit the floor. I went on to see the sentence completed with "... the office is closed on Friday but give me a call because I might be in at some point. If that doesn't work lets reschedule" Yeah so I'd rather wait it out.

If I don't hear from at least one more school by the 27th of next week, someone might find me in a ditch singing crazy tunes to myself.

I think it's way worse but produces the same feelings. The possibility of someone think you're unattractive, blah... But having someone think you're not intellegent, PAINFUL!

Of course you all can!

I should be writing grants for my org but instead my vitals are near flat lined. I can't stop thinking about grad school and I also can't stay off of the grad cafe. My day consist of 50% of the time staring out the window dreaming about a phd and the other 50% of my time endlessly checking the grad cafe results page. I know I have a problem but i'm not interested in changing for the time being.

I will patent my stage name and become a performer. All jokes aside, I did apply to one back up school but my optimisism level is so low now I'm discounting whether I'll even get in there. I guess only time will tell....

After my first rejection came I thought crap only four more to go. In hindsight I really wish I had applied to more programs. At this moment five just doesn't seem like enough. Also considering that others have solid credentials and mine are good enough but not wow factor amazing. I'm taking it as a learning experience and will reapply next year if this time doesn't pan out.

This post in scary yet very inticing. I don't want to jinx myself but here it goes... Acceptances: 1 Waitlist: 1 Rejections: 3 Ugh :? I should have applied to more schools :!:

hi cooperphd, I'm also taking the comparative approach. I considered my programs by really looking into their faculty. I guess you can say I scouted the faculty first then the program, weighed both then chose. The programs I chose had professors with really clear and similar research interest. It was then really easy for me to connect with them based on my interest. I'm still in limbo waiting to hear back so we'll see if this approach to applying was worth it. What programs did you apply to? best, abolitionista

I second this. I spend far too much time on this site daily. I'm anxiously obsessed

hi hellofeminists, I have been in communication with this professor for sometime now. I initially contacted him in October to discuss the possibility of working with him as a student if I were admitted to the program. We had a few email back and forths and then he stopped responding. I sent him an email at the beginning of January letting him know I would be in Irvine in February and would love to meet with him. Last week he finally responsed and said he'd be glad to meet with me. This is after he hadn't responded to two other email and I thought I was turning into a pest. So, I'll see where it goes from there but I'm trying not to get my hopes up because I initiated it. I'm sort of close to Irvine. I'm currently living in berkeley so it's only a little over an hour away on a plane. My focus is race and radical social movements tailored through a feminist lens. I graduated with a BA in Fem Studies. It's nice to see other feminist on this board best, abolitionista

I applied to Culture and Theory at UC Irvine, as well. I have not heard back yet. I do have a meeting with a professor next week. I'm hoping for the best. However, I did see on the board that someone was accepted via phone on Feb 8th.

You're welcome. This process is stressful for us all. It's nice to have support. Even if it's from a "stranger" :wink: I've heard that the ad comm at Berkeley has been reading applications from Z-A. I'm almost at the begginning of the alphabet so maybe they just haven't gotten around to me just yet.