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MDLee

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  1. I myself have been in contact many times over the past few weeks. They just politely say, "We don't know yet" or "Another few days"... If it brings you a little peace of mind, CALL. This is YOUR future we're talking about here, they're not going to get upset that you're proactive about figuring it out.
  2. Nikki--OSU turned you down? WTHeck? It must really be a bad year. You're right up their ally. Do not stress though. 7 reject letters currently adorn my fridge. You'll make it somewhere. And if not, one year off won't hurt you any (you'll reclaim some sanity perhaps while you prep your apps for next year).
  3. It does help to have one acceptance in hand though :wink: Congrats on Brandeis.
  4. It is about time that someone got something positively slanted for once!! Sounds good--premature congrats to you!
  5. First: Breathe. You're in good company as most of us are in the same boat. Second: Don't stress how many people are sitting on multiple acceptances. If you're waitlisted, you're waitlisted. It'll shake out in the wash and stressing it won't help. Third: I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. Its a bad year for this...taking a year off won't kill any of us. Smile some!!!
  6. I'd say you made the shortlist. Keepin' fingers crossed for you.
  7. I'd actually be interested in adding this to my schedule for my first semester along with Viking's controlled arson and the course about doodling. I assume tuition is covered.
  8. Yes, that I think takes the cake
  9. HELL YES. I can haz PhD? I'm in ur program stealin your knowledge
  10. SO I broke down and called my last three potentials today (just now) completely forgetting that the East Coast schools are all (obviously) closed right now. Duh, right? BUT--Iowa hasn't made their decision yet. They've gone through a round or two and rejections may have gone out, but if I haven't gotten on, there is still hope for me!! I will call USC and Emory tomorrow. At some point one must take control of this situation and just demand an answer :wink:
  11. So true...I was thinking about it, and that was mis-stated. We're setting up an American Idol panel for all of the applicants to haze the professors
  12. We should make a quilt.
  13. MDLee

    bitter

    Mai--7 in three. I'm not bitter. I'm just trying to re-evaluate my life. I'm trying to figure out if my life is really defined by academia...or if academia is just a smaller part of who I am. Quite the 1/4 life crisis :roll:
  14. We'll gladly set up an American Idol panel to judge your lack of talent there. Its okay though--consider that the hazing process. You're already in, its just a matter of letting you know where you stand in the grand scheme of academia.
  15. I have mine taped on my wall right now...but I'm beginning to run out of wall space. :wink:
  16. LoL!! The terrible thing is that is basically what I did for chapter 2-3 of my thesis!! But, chapter 1 had to be written from scratch. I'm re-drafting as we speak.
  17. There are no angels in grad school applications. There are people who totally didn't deserve to get in (The ones for whom I think: "Your GRE sucked, your grades sucked, your research is bland and overdone....") but get in anyway.. and then there's me. sigh.
  18. So maybe this is a backward prediction of the future?
  19. I say that when this is all over we should all plan a meet/greet for the forum You all can come to Vegas--then we'll all go out and drink while we set fire to the mound of rejection letters... Yay for controlled arson While we're at it, we can firm up the conditions for GradCafeU... sounds like a plan. Vegas, in May?
  20. Chuck Norris is officially in charge of campus security. The killer rabbit is our representative to the state legislature. Fund us or else
  21. Why are we spotting Ponzi schemes and not creating our own...with intent not to get caught? Think of it guys, we'd be trillionaires!
  22. The last few days have been a roller coaster. Thesis stress, rejection letters piling up, deadlines and more deadlines. And I've heard all of the pep talk stuff that my family gives me and the "It'll be okay, the next one will want you" from my colleagues... and I have got to say that there are two things I appreciate more than anything else right now: (1) this board. You guys get it...and we're keeping each other amused at the very least. -and- (2) the one person who sits there quietly while I vent frustration, indignation, and sadness...then continues to sit quietly when I cry...and continues to sit quietly when I sit quietly...and who then offers to walk me across the campus to pick up dinner. Sometimes, silence is the best solution. It has been brilliant to know that this person is there, not giving me false pity or fake advice but just...listening. Without these two things, I think I'd go nutty. So...as cheesy as it sounds... Thanks guys.
  23. Sigh. I'd start with the discussion of health issues, but I've been living on caffeinated beverages and Little Debbie Snack Cakes, so I think I'm more guilty of self abuse than you are right now. Deep breath GirlattheHelm. We're gonna make it.
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