MDLee

I got all of that AND a flat tire...sigh. I think I unfortunately win.

FSIA and GRAVITYGIRL: Please accept our warm welcome to GradCafeU...Your salary will be decided by the number of students you admit (so you better get crackin'!) and will be paid in solid gold. Also, you'll get quarterly bonuses to be paid in cookies and cute puppies 8)

::Zoberg steps off of MDLee's soapbox::

Was1984--there should be a personality component. Bad attitude=instant rejection

And all of our research should include fully funded leisure (er...research related) travel to the student's place of choice.

It has been suggested that rather than waiting for any more rejection letters...us would-be academics should just start our own grad school. So...I'm opening it to the forum. We're going to open GradCafe U, offering Masters and PhD's to the would-be academics of the world. What are our admissions standards? Do we need the GRE? Writing samples? What kind of students are we looking for? Cost of the application? Get creative--let's hear your ideas. Happy posting

Michigan, Masters programs are sometimes run a little differently...sometimes the Masters side can take until JUNE to make final decisions, so you're still very much in the running regardless. They like to get the PhD stuff out of the way quickly, but they take their time with the Masters students. UNLV allows apps for Masters programs to come in until the end of May, so it really just depends.

Now there's an idea...we should start a post on that...

If you're coming straight from a BS, a lot of schools want to gradually ease you into PhD status through the MS program. I know where I'm at, they won't let you straight into the PhD program unless you rock so much that they should be handing you an honorary degree. They figure that you're not ready yet and there is a lot to learn about being a grad student before you commit 6 years of your life to a program (and before they commit the funding). Consider it a plus that they see potential, especially if its funded potential. Some people weren't even lucky enough to be deferred to a different program. :wink:

sigh. That is EXACTLY how this feels.

Riss, Let me know when you hear from USC, yes? I've heard nothing yet...but another girl in my department got in and that's making me extremely concerned.

...I'd listen to the dead aunt.

I'm beginning to hear that other people in my program are being accepted to schools I've applied to. I assumed it was slow mailing While I'd like to think that I'm not rejected by 10 schools...It could happen. Still... The fat lady ain't singin' just yet.

GOOD MORNING... I'm writing thesis in my last semester of the MA program at UNLV. Its due in 14 days. I am also waiting for 5 more responses on PhD apps. I'm working on 30 minutes of sleep for the past 72 hours and the Starbucks baristas are now on a first name basis with me and don't even ask what I'm drinking anymore. I'm basically taking caffeine through an IV. While I realize that this can't be healthy...it must be part of this grand "grad" experience that everyone keeps telling me about. The type of thing you later write stand up comedy about... "So there was that time when I was living on a GA stipend that amounted to a pound of ramen noodles and a pitcher of water every month and they expected 130 pages of good research in 8 weeks while requiring me to grade weekly assignments, conduct classes, grade midterms, and attend to my own remaining coursework...but it was all good because I was so caffeinated that I was up for two weeks straight.... oh those were the days...."

oddly...that's my reasoning as well. Sigh. Maybe us would-be academics should just face the fact that we are the local loons and save ourselves the suffering :wink:

Oh zelda...I have an eye twitch...but I think it comes from late night thesis writing.

I know, huh! I am so sick of the sexism that is still rampant in the university departments. Why is it that to be an intellectual woman you aren't allowed to have a family too? Not fair. And looks like its just going to create a generation of bitter, angry, women on top. You'd think they'd do something about all this!

Buck up l'autodidacte...consider it a compliment. The economy sucks so badly that it was the only reason for you not getting in...for some of us there were more legitimate reasons for our rejection. You can apply again next year...spend this year building your resume!

Congrats--that's not bad funding given the current economic situation. I'm sure more will be coming in the future as you establish yourself in the school...have you gotten any other acceptance notices?

Sadly I've got Ben Folds stuck in my head right now (must be the mounting pile of rejection letters): "I opened my eyes and walked out the door And the clouds came tumbling down. Its bye-bye, goodbye. I tried. If you wrote me off, I'd understand it. I've been on some other planet. Come pick me up...I've landed." :cry:

I applied to the history program. No word yet. It's supposed to be a great school...but I admit it was on a list of "This is a place you MUST apply" handed to me by an advisor, so I went with it. Did they fund you?

I KNOW, HUH!!

Can you imagine having to boil your entire life/career ambitions/research goals into six words that sound totally unique, compelling, and funding-worthy? Ouch... hmmm might look something like: "Slave labor in exchange for funding!"

:shock: Wow...its like you were sitting right here this whole time ::fake shock:: How does she do that?!