TripWillis
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Reapply and "aim higher."
- ErnestPWorrell, Two Espressos, bfat and 4 others
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I grew a mustache. I think it worked. Otherwise I look like I'm 14.
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I've just been notified that I am on the waitlist for University of Southern California. This complicates life a bit for me.
Whoever you are, you are destroying it this year. Jeez.
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Does no one else find it offensive to discuss our diets on a thread that is discussing obesity? I have little to say about the field of "Fat Studies" as an academic field, and I'm pretty sure that OP just posted this to be offensive and cause 7 pages worth of worthless argument knowing that we would take the idea, get offended by it, get offended by others offensive, there'd be a snarky comment here or there (thanks thestage for playing your part, as always (I'm not even sure if that's a compliment or a dig -- I'll let you be the judge of that)), and it would get way off topic into realms that have little to nothing to do with obesity, the obesity epidemic, the politics of the aforementioned, etc. etc. etc. ETC.
Let me repeat: This thread is stupid.
And I will willingly admit that I have nothing better to do right now because a student is late for her conference, and I'm just waiting for her to show up. So, yes, I could just not read this. But I did. And it was stupid.
Some program really needs your wit. I know I appreciate it.
- Two Espressos and rems
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Nonsense: you totally did something right. Congrats, thestage!
Congrats to both of you! Georgetown's MA has an excellent reputation and its even better if you can get funding. (obvi, I think you'll get into UNC, so hold out)
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Ah but youtube and reddit don't presume themselves to be populated by graduate students (or would-be ones) with critical thinking skills and wide cultural contexts. (I'm not mad, just disappointed.)
That said, asleepawake is awesome.
Yes, it is disappointing. I agree with you there.
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lol do not underestimate how wildly offensive this thread is, buddy. you guys seriously outdid yourselves this time.
I agree with you that this thread is terrible, but also with twoespressos that youtube comments or, for instance, the reddit jailbait forum would be far worse.
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If I can jump in here, this is probably the stupidest thread I've read in a while.
That is all.
OH, and here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/what-housework-has-to-do-with-waistlines/?ref=health
Chew on that for a while. (get it? "chew"?)
Seriously. +1'ed you to makeup for whoever downed you.
I can't even believe it. Not to say there isn't a meaningful conversation to be had about "fat studies," but daaaaamn this is lame. The absolutism regarding the value of body studies and whether or not it is a sub-discipline or a discipline or a field or an object of focus or blah blah blah blah blah in this thread is excruciating. Let's stop being glib about what other people are doing in earnest. It doesn't become us. If you want to have these conversations, have them in non-internetspeak, please.
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Hang in there, finalists!
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If y'all don't get in, you should call your DGS' and give them this exact speech.
- ErnestPWorrell, KeelyMK, HHEoS and 5 others
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Jesus, that is WAY better than it was last year. Is that the package you've got, Trip?
Nope :-\
Also, withdoubt88 -- I should scale back what I said, or rephrase it. Everyone will be funded going forth eventually. I'm not necessarily sure that it will be true of this year. I know that they are really trying.
Oh, and English has no interviews, so I couldn't tell ya.
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Seeing all the 26-30s reppin' is making me feel better about the fact I'll be 30 in a year and three months.
Sometimes I look at my freshfaced cohort-mates and go, "Goddamn I wish I had the energy to stay at school until 9 and work on the weekends and then go get wasted." 
But, on the other hand, none of them know what 7:00 in the morning looks like.
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If anyone has questions, PM me.
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Rather than take someone's "experience" to heart, look it up...last year was "D-Day" for Brown and UMass-Amherst...so no, they don't necessarily take the day off. There's no set rule to anything. Don't be surprised when people hear from schools tomorrow.
Am I detecting a little salt in your tone?
I'm not saying schools won't notify today, just far fewer than usual.Although I agree with you that pomo is dead.
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I think we should dispense with that myth (perpetuated by the Semenza book) that academics don't/can't take days off. It's not that academics don't take days off, it's that they have nightmare schedules. I sometimes work from 8:30-8:00, but I work long hours so I can get Saturday and Sunday off. Otherwise, I'd never see my boyfriend.
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The University of Michigan isn't. Now, whether the English offices themselves will be open, I don't know, but faculty won't be off.
I'm just going on experience. Faculty and staff tend not to answer or operate e-mail on holidays or weekends. I'm willing to bet there will be posts tomorrow, but fewer than usual, for sure.
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Smells like desperation in here.
I understand. Yes, most schools are closed tomorrow and, thus, the faculty will be off. -
I'm not surprised. I think ad-comms are looking a lot more for potential and writing and research skill. You can go to conferences without having those qualities.
Oh, and almost no one has publications before starting a Ph.D.
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I blame those violent TV shows and video games for this disrespectful behavior. Kids these days...
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Well the Acceptance Freakout thread pretty much went to hell tonight anyways.
But congrats! Here's to hoping your peep turns into an acceptance for sure!
Yeah, oof. I'm sorry, guys, but gradcafe 2013 crew is a complete shitshow. Some of you are cool. I hope your cohorts are cool.
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How is that cryptic? You're a finalist. They're gonna let you know later if they accepted you and if they will fund you. Not much of a close-reader, are you?
You should practice being more of a dick to people before you start your program this fall. Programs really like that sort of thing.
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CUNY or Re-apply?
in Literature, and Rhetoric and Composition
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In all seriousness, I'll just echo everyone else's sentiments. CUNY is about as competitive a program as you'll find. They have tremendous resources across departments, a consortium with area schools, and it's in New York. The support package is also very good. If it's a good fit for you, you should go. If not, then you might consider reapplying. If you're concerned about prestige, I wouldn't be.