sandyvanb

Congrats Goldie! I am really preparing myself for 2-3 declines today or tomorrow. It is beginning to look like this cycle is going to be a bust for me... I just want to get my results back, good or bad so I can make plans for next year. I will have a lot of work to do to revise my app and I need to consider retaking the GRE if this year doesn't work for me.

BTW Aedes I love the graphs!

Congrats Teachgrad!

I want to be positive, but I am overwhelmed by anxiety... I am predicting (for me) another day of silence...

I agree, congrats to WendyDarling!

That's what I was thinking!

AFB I am so sorry...

I want to be googled!!! I was googled once in December but nothing since then.

If the silence continues for me I might need to be notified by my schools in the padded room I'm going to be confined to...

Congrats to the Rutgers acceptees! I have no idea what I am going to be doing this summer. It really depends on whether I get into a program... There are just too many variables right now for me to make plans. I do have a conference paper to write for a conference at the end of August... That is the only concrete project I have on the table!

Congrats telemaque!

Congrats to Safferz and irvinchiva!

The site was down, I felt like a junkie without a fix...

It is now after 9:00 am on the east coast...

AFB I am an emotional mess. I can't sleep and I am on edge... Toulouse1, I would also love to know about Pittsburgh...

Thanks doodle26 for the University of Maryland info as this program is probably my top choice.

I would love option C and the deafening silence is tortuous... I just want to wake up when it is March 15...

I can't decide if I would rather have deafening silence like last week, or to hear the executioner's axe...

This is not necessarily true. My spouse has the level of Associate Professor and he does not yet have tenure.

I have to say, I never got the impression that anyone here was gloating... The support and advice from everyone has been fantastic, and I am truly happy for those of you who have gotten your acceptances.

American History R_Escobar, crazedandinfused, hopin'-n-prayin' European History African History Oseirus, Singwaya18, Safferz Latin American History teachgrad East Asian History Near/Middle Eastern History Atlantic World sandyvanb Others???

Congrats to those who got acceptances yesterday! Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. Yesterday was just a bad day emotionally for me. With all of the things I've dealt with in my classrooms my spouse said that I had a lot to talk about when I am on the job market. Last night I spoke with a good friend who is already in a PhD program and texted with my mentor. I am feeling better today but still uneasy. I am working on a paper for publication based on my thesis. It was rejected from one journal, but I was encouraged to send it to two international journals for consideration. I'm going to take a look at it in the next few weeks to see what needs to be done to it. I also have another article I want to research so I will stay busy if this year is a bust. I already have a book review that has been published, so my app was lacking conference presentations. My conference in the UK this summer will fill that void. I'm looking for something else to submit to next year as well. I just want it to be mid-March so I can start making plans one way or the other...

Thanks Kelkel. I am just so tired and emotionally drained. I am so ready to get back to my studies and I am trying to accept that there is a good chance that it won't be next year. I do have things to work on; a conference paper, revising an article for submission and research for another article. But I am just so ready to be a student again, though I love being in the classroom. I'm going to spend the weekend writing an exam and drinking...

AFB, I am with you... I am expecting rejections from Georgetown, UPenn, NYU, OSU and Harvard. Now I am trying to wrap my head around the depression of not starting in a PhD program next year, talking to the chair about getting my contract renewed next year and what I can do to improve my app. I am going to be beyond blue if I get rejected from ten schools...

I'm having an eventful day... A student had a grand mal seizure in my class. I know it is worse for her than it is for me, but I have never even seen someone have a seizure much less while I am in control of a class. At least she warned me before class started and told me what to do in case it did happen. I am learning so much this year...