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Thanks! Hehe I like being called a monster!

MAPSS Chicago with 1/3 scholarship! Happy! Eeeeeep!

HnP - 85 degrees!!! Now if only my grandparents went outdoors.

You guys are so nice and helpful for reminding me about the glass half full. I think I will reserve my questions and application to one of their MA programs until I get news from them about he wait list. And i think youre right about her power situation. In our first emails after the wait list, she made it clear that we just have to wait to see what happens and asked me to let her know when I hear things, so maybe she's not even as in the loop as I thought originally. She's director of Jewish Studies as well as a Hist dept person, so that might be part of it. Thank you all so much. And I'm sorry about the bad news morning all - hopefully later today will be better!

Hey all. My poi at Rutgers just suggested an MA there if I dontget off the wait list. I'm nervous she thinks it's a better idea for me. OR she wanted to calm my nerves by letting me know there's a plan B for us to work together... Either way, I'm nauseous. I need her to really believe in me for the PhD, and I don't want her to stop advocating for me. thoughts?

I love when ppl ask me "have you read..." and then it's some random pop history book they found or historical fiction.

Yeah, that's super rude of them. Booooo.

At JFK as we speak! grandma and sunshine, here I come!

Hey guys. Funny story that i wanted to tell yesterday but didnt have a chance to. when I found out I was wait listed (or not wait listed since rutgers specifically told me its not a wait list- though clearly it is), I was in the middle of getting my legs waxed. I started crying, and the woman doing the waxing thought I was in pain! I tried to explain to her what happened. She didnt speak much English, but when she understood I was crying happy tears, she told the whole place "good news! Good news!" it was a funny place and time to cry tears of relief! Good luck to us all today and tomorrow! Hopefully we will all have more moments of happy tears in front of strangers!

Thanks guys! Oseirus, you're hilarious. I feel like I just got virtually chair-lifted.

hmm, that'd be cool! thanks for the info kelkel

yo, what's up with chicago? where's my rejection?

hey wait list clan! wait listed at rutgers. hear we go! or rather, not wait listed, as the vice chair of grad programs said. not ranked, by field, etc. either way, a wait list! i hope the rutgers jewish or israel historian who was admitted gets a better deal elsewhere and i get a shot at my top choice.

hey guys! I got an email, probably the same as email as the other waitlistee, and it said I could call him (Seth Koven), so I did! basically, they said it's not a waitlist per se, but they do their admissions in waves. if the jewish historian or middle east historian that got admitted in wave A drops out, i will get the spot. it's not a ranked list, it's based on subfield etc etc etc... he was very kind about it. nothing is definite yet, but i'm so glad i have something to hold on to. this really is good news overall.

I was wait listed too. I am so happy. Tears of joy for a wait list! Rutgers is my first choice!

advice - pack light, 3 oz bottles, and enjoy. you'll be fine

my condolences as well. rough day. just fyi, my hebrew professor told me that the hebrew and judaic studies department at NYU still hasn't reached decisions, so if any of you applied to the joint program with them and history, the jig is not up yet! (i realize i may be the only one who reads this who cares, but maybe I'm wrong.)

Yeah, my heart is really warming up to tel aviv MES. but i also have an soon-to-be fiance that i need to factor in. I think he's cool with moving back there, but it's a big discussion. He has a great job here in NY and all my other MA options will probably be here. ah! Anyone else factoring in a significant other? Yeah, I think I'll hear pretty late from the joint program (NYU) with Skirball and History. Would really like to get in there, but I've gotten bad vibes since the Fall.

I dont know when NYU usually does, and I'm in a weirder boat because I applied to a dual degree program. I looked on the results board and theres basically no evidence that anyone who went on gradcafe ever got into this joint program, so I almost want to give up hope! ugh. Also, broken record here, but Rutgers?! Why do they wait soooo long just to reject people? I think it's rude to keep us hanging.

Such a slaughter. Major. Tel Aviv is starting to look pretty good, says the girl who got rejected from THREE phd programs in one day... Crazed, UMASS is a great place! Congrats. I hope you feel a little relieved...

thanks guys! I applied to Oxford for the MPhil, so I will wait on that. I also was encouraged to apply to CUNY's MA in Middle East Studies - it's basically an assured acceptance from a POI and it would be cheap because I live in NYC. Rutgers has a MA in Global History that I would apply to if not admitted to the PhD. But ultimately, I'm thinking the smart thing to do is go to Tel Aviv. I've been aching to live there again and I do think it would strengthen my future applications and help me as a scholar... I would really perfect my Hebrew and learn Arabic for real. So we'll see! Anyone know about the Rutgers MA in Global History? It's new, I think.. Maybe in it's first year?

Hey guys. Called UCLA for my rejection. They were doing system updates then (I guess this was about an hour ago and they were up to "F" last names), so people still waiting will probably hear later today. I only have 2 PhD programs to hear from now and I'm pessimistic about both, so starting to way my MA options and planning to apply to other MAs...! I still am waiting from Rutgers and NYU as far as the PhD apps.

I just got rejected from GW and CUNY the exact same minute. Great way to start Monday.

Great way of putting it, Oseirus!

I really hope this is the week for all of us. The anxiety has really taken over my life and I know I'm not alone. Let's all hope for the best going into this new week.