Received my rejection from Case today. This one really hit me the hardest because it was my top choice. I am yet to hear from Michigan, Texas, Northwestern, Chicago, and Illinois and by the looks of it (by means of interviews and acceptances by other PhD Musicology candidates), I only have a shot at Texas and Illinois.
I wasted so much time, money, energy -- and the time and energy of my recommendees on these ten applications. Damn it.
As much as it pains me, I must face the reality that I may pull a Detroit Lions and go 0-10 this season. I've done some research, but I want to hear that y'all have to say about back-up schools? Does anyone have any experience with Catholic, LSU, or Kentucky's PhD Musicology program?
That puts my mind at ease. I see posts here about interviews and when I see that I have not received any contact from schools besides a rejection, I get nervous. It's late January, I know, but I can't help but think that I will be 0/10 this season...
I applied to UCLA, Stanford, Illinois, Northwestern, Case Western, Michigan, UT Austin, Chicago, and CUNY. I only heard from one (Indiana) and that was for a rejection. Nothing else so far...
I think the earliest was Dec 1; I wanted to get them all done so I can focus on my school work, private lessons, ensembles, etc. Within a couple days I received some "Your file is in review" emails, but I doubt I would know about my results earlier than the normal processing time -- unless someone knows something I don't about applying early?
My PhD Musicology applications were submitted as complete (GRE scores, recommendation letters, writing samples, etc.) as of an hour ago. Now comes the hard part: waiting.