A Finicky Bean

I won't apply again until fall 2013. I will spend the next year researching and writing. Thanks

I got a rejection from ASU. Just an update...

Okay, I've been lurking on and off all day BUT it is Valentine's Day and I have spread rose petals on the bed, candles around the room and just made fresh white and milk chocolate covered strawberries. Ribs and twice-baked potatoes for dinner. Add in a good ale from 2008. Then I'm taking my husband hostage. Rejections? What rejections?.... Hey, I have to pamper my husband...he's the one that let's me do all this crazy grad school stuff and made me promise to try again if I have to! Yay to extremely supportive sig. others!!

oooh...the results survey is all colorful.

Congrats, tele!

Congratulations!

They will be out sometime this week...particularly Seattle.

Congrats, Safferz!

This is unrelated to acceptances/rejections, but I was wondering how you are all mentally/physically faring since the application season began this fall. I find that I am currently exhausted. I feel raw inside, like I am about to get sick but never catch anything, and I could probably sleep away a day or two if given the chance... I basically feel like a wrung-out rag that is hungover...

I can add tasty Slovak, Russian, and Romanian baked goods and other foods to the bake sale inventory...

I was sorry to hear about Whitney Houston's passing. But I can't watch the grammys live as I don't have television. I would, however, like to see Adele's performance. I'm not a pop historian, but I do love Adele!

I, too, was told by UCLA history department that they'd be coming out sometime next week. We'll see.

hahahahahaaaaaa!

Mmmm...fudge.

It is really hard to have hope when one has only been receiving rejections...

If I am rejected across the board, I'm going to wait and apply during Fall of 2013 for the Fall of 2014 class. I think this would be good so that I can spend next year learning more languages (I only have 2.5) and trying to get published and also attending more conferences. It is going to be oh-so fun going to Berkeley this spring to deliver a presentation at a conference I am participating in.

rejected from berkeley. not surprised. i'll just post my further rejections on the results page rather than coming here and saying that i've gotten rejected, because then i will just have to do that 4 more times. Congrats to all those getting in, particularly all those with multiple choices. Though...I don't think the sorting through which one to accept will be that difficult...some of us only wish for that situation. I just wish one school would let me in.

Anyone hear anything from ASU, UCLA, Berkeley, or Stanford?

On a happier note (the lack of happiness in DMF's post, not mine): Congrats Safferz and everyone else who has been receiving acceptances today!! (I've only had a moment to scan so I apologize for blanketing everyone in except for Safferz).

My partner has his PhD and understands what it is like. Thanks for your concern, but my marriage has survived a hell of a lot more than graduate school- trust me. So I am "overly cheery" to report that this aspect does not concern and/or apply to me.

Thank you everyone for the rooting...today has been a sh*t day on all fronts. 3 rejects, stolen cell phone and I started smoking again after almost 5 years...I don't think that last part is going to last, but I just couldn't resist anymore with all the stress.

And add a rejection to UCSC to my ever-building pile of rejections. I think it is time I throw in the towel on this round and say that I've been rejected across the board because I don't think that Stanford and Berkeley are, like, holding back on giving me great news...so... Same with UW:S and ASU. If I didn't have an alcoholic parent that effed up our family, I would start drinking. Pessimistic? Yes. FML.

Yes...and this is what I, for one, want. For some, the fun is in the work/research/writing. I'm taking this with the levity it is intended, but I'm also just clarifying that many applicants do know exactly what we are getting ourselves into and the rejections are still painful even though they might be doing us a favor... I will get into a doctoral program, whether it is this time around or another time. It is my dream and it will be what I accomplish, job market be damned. Luckily I have a supportive partner (who has a PhD) who doesn't care about what the house looks like or if we go out a lot or if I make a ton of money. My partner just wants me to pursue my dream and understands what will be in store for me/us if/when I get accepted into a program. Again, I'm not reacting negatively, just wanted to say "yes! this is what I want!" I might be nuts but...oh well. I have no children and will not be having any. I've got my partner, pets, and history. Life, for me, is great with those elements. Now I just must wrangle the elusive doctoral program...

My congratulations to all (in case I've missed any in the melee) and to Safferz on your newest acceptance!

Congratulations!!