jflan17

I already know UD's out of the running, so I think it'd be better if I told them so they can try to inform someone from the waitlist in time for them to go to the visit.

Congratulations! I got an acceptance e-mail today as well. For what it's worth, this is what they said regarding PhD funding: I've gotten a more attractive offer from another school, so I'll be turning them down. Writing that e-mail is gonna be tough though.

I'm in a similar boat. One of my admits came with an email that told me what the bare minimum funding was, but I've heard through the grapevine that I was their first choice admit and that my offer may be more. Since then, I haven't received any further info. The minimum funding isn't bad at all, but I'm eager to learn the specifics. Every day I run to the mailbox when I get home and every day I do the Charlie Brown walk into my house because I haven't gotten the letter yet. No matter how many times I read the email, it's not real until I can hold the proof in my hands! This process definitely seems to be more about patience than anything else. I've learned more about that in the past few months than in all of my life before.

You're joining the X-MEN?!

This is really the key. You need to decide which is more important to you - staying close to your family, friends, home, etc. or pursuing a career in academia. I know a lot of really great professors, as brilliant and talented as any others, that are unemployed, adjuncts for life, or in non-teaching positions because they are unable to move or just don't want to. You really need to be flexible about location in academia.

I wouldn't mind hearing about the graduate school apartment complex, if you've got any experience with it.

I'm almost 100% certain I'll be headed to W&M for the History PhD program.

Congratulations! It's my first choice and the first school to actually contact me, so I really can't describe the relief I'm feeling right now. What area are you concentrating in?

William & Mary applicants should keep an eye out for an e-mail, as I just received one notifying me of my acceptance today.