in a field that's infamous for having difficult employment prospects it might be difficult to imagine yourself pursuing a ph.d. ...
i'm in an odd inverse situation--i think i'd like to pursue a ph.d. but geography and life's circumstances make it unlikely (the nearest ph.d. program is berkeley but i can't see quitting my job to do this ... )
i no longer feel too badly about being wait-listed at UW (there are twenty-some-odd people on the wait list as far as i'm told).
admitted to syracuse ... still waiting to hear from univ illinois.