chinagirl

Is there anybody who hasn't heard anything from there yet like me? I give up any hope for a positive answer, but still I want to get an answer. What happened?

I'm in!

I like the friendly and generous atmosphere here very much! The research methods listed above are quite enlightening for me. My habit is like Compect's, begining with a careful close-reading of the primary resourses. Some ideas may emerge in my mind, then I will check them one by one, locate one or two to focus my attention. Bibliography and footnotes are valuable for further exploration. It is a pity that I don't have as many resourses as you have in the US (JSTOR or a strong library network). The process of data search sometimes may turn out to be frustrating, since more often than not, I can't find the article or book that is pivotal in getting a deeper or fuller understanding of a topic. Although there are plenty of articles written by Chinese scholars on American literature here, I put more importance in reading the first hand materials written by English speaking writers. That is why I am so eager for an acceptance, which now seems to be almost impossible...

I haven't heard anything from Penn State so far. If I am rejected, at least they should send me something to inform me of that. I am trying to be optimistic, but I find it too hard.

It says 'graduate school final review' on my status page. What is this supposed to mean? Oh, God! Shed more light on me! I am so depressed theses days!