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  1. Okay, thanks for the response. Good to know
  2. Agreed. But I assume that is probably the list that this person was referring to...because it's pretty much (and unfortunately) the one that most people know of I read a post somewhere on this site about a department that was hiring and brought in several faculty members to guest lecture a class. The candidates from departments that held a lot of cache lacked important skills having to do with the position. In the end, the job went to a much more well-rounded and versatile candidate from a mid ranked program. That's purely anecdotal so take it for what it's worth, everyone. Billy, do you know when we register for courses?
  3. Thanks for posting this. What makes you think that only 1 M.A. student per year is funded? This year I was told that the amount of funding depended upon the number of applicants. And which rankings are you referring to? Leiter's?
  4. That's true. I'm sorry to hear that. From what I was told it sounds like 7/7 spots have been filled.
  5. Thanks for the condolence. You could email him. I literally just corresponded with him a few minutes ago, so you might get an expedient reply.
  6. Just got my rejection email from Prof W. I shall be going elsewhere!
  7. Anyone else get an email today re: their amount of funding? I did. And I am pleased.
  8. I wouldn't say that asking for the information (whether it is provided on the site or not) is anything to be ashamed of. I don't know why you'd want to use a pseudonym and go through the trouble of setting up an alternate account. Honestly, any program that acts as if you don't have a right to ask for their placement data is probably not anywhere you want to be. Just my opinion.
  9. Yeah, I agree with the sentiment above. I would not base your understanding of Hawaii's reputation off of the (very relative and subjective) perceptions of other applicants. However, if someone turned up who was an alumnus or current student in the program, you could perhaps take their account with at least a bit more confidence. Even that should be kept in check though, at least in my opinion. So, looking at placement data would, indeed, be a much better criterion with which to ground your understanding.
  10. Yeah, that's what I would assume, especially given our earlier discussion of their likely strategy w/r/t the structure of the waitlist, subfields/tracks, and available spots. I do think that if, e.g., a postcolonial candidate turns down their offer, that spot is likely offered to a waitlister who is either of the same track or a very similar/proximal sort of one. Edit: And you (viz, Tybalt) and I are definitely not in what I would consider to be proximal tracks. So, luckily, I don't think we're waiting for the same spot.
  11. Yeah. I count around 3 or 4 people who are on this board and have been rejected off the list. Wegner emailed me, too, but he said that I should have an answer very soon. I thought it would be before Friday but I guess it will be during the final week. I think Tybalt is still on their list as well.
  12. Guess it's going to come down to the final week for me. Dang.
  13. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Good luck at your chosen program.
  14. Yep, as many have already written, this is definitely not an 'issue' or 'problem'. Nevertheless, it's good that you asked in light of your concern. I hope that you now feel better about the whole thing.
  15. I --personally (redundant, yes)-- would not even consider pursuing a graduate degree that involved coursework that was mostly on-line. The one on-line course that I had to relegate to take as an undergraduate for my minor degree in psychology was something that I did not particularly care for as compared to the structure and experience of every other philosophy, english, and psychology class that I took on campus. Since your colleague can already to some extent be said to be a "leg down" (or whatever equivalent expression you like) given his B.A. in history, it seems like even less of a logical move to try for an on-line M.A. in something like English. That just sounds frustrating to me. Of course, a big part of it probably comes down to what is termed 'learning-style' so maybe for some people it's an attractive thing.
  16. Given my particular interests, I'd wait as long as possible for Buffalo, but I adore Gasché's work @ Buffalo Comp Lit so that's the main reason that I would hold out. For you that might be insignificant if not an unknown scholar altogether. That being said it does look like the "best" choice might be ASU...especially if each program appears to explore areas of your interest.
  17. In the other thread concerning PSU it is noted that the department secretary told an applicant that postal mail rejection notices are forthcoming. I never heard anything either, but like some of you, I assumed that I was rejected because I was never emailed (or whatever else) about a waitlist, and it sounded like everyone who was waitlisted was quite aware of it.
  18. Sounds like an unfortunate situation. I would only suggest you be wary of saying things like: "He is actually an adjunct professor from Germany. So he feels insecure about himself,I later found." The somewhat implicit if-then (conditional) statement there is kinda unwarranted. I mean...you're an international student yourself and you probably don't think a similar description necessarily applies to your self. Right? Just my opinion. Good luck resolving this! You do say "I later found"....so maybe my suggestion is unwarranted. In any case I think it should be brought up. I do wonder how it could be that you found such a thing out.
  19. ...which were, coincidentally and perhaps tangentially, particularly bad today/this morning --or at least they were a stone's throw away in Jacksonville, FL!
  20. Gah! I literally just emailed her. I guess I'm about to hear the same response. And I definitely commiserate with the implied reaction as evinced by your emoticon.
  21. Where did you hear/read that? I think acceptances get informed via telephone. But I could definitely be mistaken there. I think the results page indicates that a couple more people have been recently rejected via email. And good luck at Austin!
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