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Even though the ratings really only measure reputation, not quality, I'm still going to be watching Buffalo and WVU like a hawk...

Hmm, it looks like US News & World Report will have new English rankings in mid-March. One more thing to wonder about.

Congrats somer8077 and Porridge! Congrats jrockford27! It is silent for me from Syracuse.

Does it matter? Will we take the day off from worrying if they do?

Bfat, are you still counting Penn State in your implicit rejections?

OMGGGG CONGRATS!

Oh, I was just guessing Rutgers. I haven't seen anyone talk about news from there yet, so I think you're still okay.

Thanks you! At this time, yes, I'm definitely leaning toward Buffalo, but I'm trying not to put myself in decision-making-mode just yet. I still have a lot of unknowns, but Buffalo has been one of my top choices since I applied. There is a visit next month so if I can manage it around the time that I just happen to also be both moving and submitting my master's thesis, I will go and check out the program. I'm excited!

Congrats, Pim! Brown is freaking amazing. Exactly 3 years ago today I received my first MFA/MA rejection from the University of Wyoming. I remember this because it is my birthday (one more small hint of exactly who I am forever cemented on the internet). That was pretty crappy. But today I got notification that I've been awarded a fellowship at Buffalo, so... best present possible.

Way to go, bluecheese and jazzy dubois!

YAYYYYY! Way to go!

Congrats to Lucke1984, thebeatgoeson, nada.am, and RogerMexico_, and anybody else I might have missed! It's a big day, jeez.

I got Case Western and Duke rejections today. Case wasn't a great fit and Duke was a long-shot. Thanks for making my decision that much easier, schools!

Way to go, LisaJay, mostlytoasty, and isol3!! Congrats all around! A few drinks gets that kind of party going! Also, I agree that N = humanities people generally, but not always, of course. I always score like 96% N.

I certainly am, even though I have very mixed feelings about Carl Jung.

YEAH BFAT!!! I hope that peep turns into many more peeps.

Congrats Mercyhurst2010!

This is now 1000% more true than it was on page 52.

YES

So.... glad to see I'm not the only one who isn't spending today in a champagne bubble bath eating truffles (the chocolate kind)... This is the best Valentine's Day ever, you guys!

Pretty much every school I applied to requires it, as did my MA. First-year fellowships sometimes allow a student to have the first year off from teaching, like at NYU. I don't think this is the norm, though. I don't think comparative lit students are used to teach freshman comp as much as English students, so there might simply be fewer classes to teach. I be completely wrong in this, though.

PS What if I am the only person on grad cafe who is real and everyone else is just a bunch of accounts all run by one guy who is just fucking with me /catfish

Way to go! YAYAYAYAYEAH!

All Quiet on the Western Front. If rejected, though, I'm unlikely to be offered the MA unless they think I might want a 2nd MA in English. It's possible the acceptances went out... I think last year there were only 4 total, so Grad Cafe just might not have any of them. I also heard nothing from Case Western today. I've heard from exactly 1 school per week for the past 4 weeks, so in order to keep that up I'll need some news tomorrow!

This isn't that different from being in a restaurant and thinking your server only has one table and you're sitting at it.