melancholyway

OK, I applied to 7 schools and was rejected by 3 and accepted by 4 for American Studies. Two of those offers were for MA programs. I am trying to decide between NYU's Masters in Humanities and Social Thought or GWU's American Studies Masters. GWU has faculty that I am very interested in working with, but NYU is NYU. Also, I am wondering if it may be wise to go into debt. The previous year I received PhD offers with funding, but were unable to accept. Might it be wiser to wait until next year and reapply hoping for funding? Any ideas? I am very anxious to begin graduate study and as of now I do not have any certain job prospects. Thank you for reading!

Hello. I just checked the Rutgers website today and there was a rejection notice. I wish you luck in your search! Please keep us updated.

I received a response from the program via email today saying that they will respond shortly to my initial inquiry. Just thought that I would keep you updated. Have you heard any news?

Very strange according to their website they're on spring break and will be returning after the 22nd. Maybe we can expect to hear next week? I am surprised that they have not notified yet. I will definitely let you know if I hear anything.

Alas, no good news for me. I will be speaking with the director to determine how my application might have been improved. I have received a couple offers from other schools, but none thus far with funding. I will be waiting to see if the last school comes through with anything, although at this late hour I am thinking it will probably just be another rejection.

I am also waiting to hear from Rutgers for American Studies. I emailed their dept to see when decisions might be out and I have not received a response back yet. I will hope for the best for both of us!

So GWU is on Spring break now so I wonder if we will hear anything this week... The end of March seems awfully late, but I suppose I should be thankful for not receiving a rejection.

This was awesome.

I have also applied to the LSMA at Columbia. I think that the application process is less selective, but you are still able to work with a range of faculty in your area of interest. I spoke with a student from the program who recommended it highly. Also you may be interested in CUNY's LSMA as well. Good luck to you!

I can definitely relate to your experience. No one I know understands what this is like. My So is becoming increasingly annoyed with my frequent anxiety attacks, OCD email checking and results page refreshing. My parents are no help. I am a first generation student and neither of my parents believe that women should attend college. I am definitely feeling isolated, and as the days creep by I am becoming very concerned that all of my remaining responses will be rejections. It just seems like I should have heard by now if I am accepted... but yes, there is no one to talk to with the exception of the people in this forum it seems.

I have applied to the American Studies program and have also heard nothing. I contacted the graduate school and they responded that the dept is still reviewing applications. Good luck to all!

Well I received a response, sort of, from GWU grad admissions... They said that the dept is reviewing my application then stated that I could check my status online, etc. I have not heard any word from the actual dept yet though so I guess that we are in the same boat. *Sigh*

No, nothing new for me. I broke down and emailed GWU about status so I will be sure to post if I get any news. I heard that they go on Spring break next week so I hope that we hear before then... and as for NYU- not a word, bu that seems to be typical for them.

Thanks to everyone's advice I will be writing emails to inquire of my remaining schools tomorrow. Thank you for the confidence boost. Good luck in your application results!

Thank you for your advice. I know that I over analyze and over analyze. The wait and the process is driving me crazy. I am looking forward to the end of it.