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No Surprises

I have decided that they're fake (no confirmation on the Phil LJ) but nevertheless, they still persist in making me feel horrible How could someone be that cruel and spiteful ? I'm so sad hugg me

I hope i hope i hope i HOPE !!!! Next Week !!! Yes, next week is it!!! Oh please please please please please!! I can feel it Next week, my acceptance is coming oh, how I wish!! It has to happen!!

Outer Limits

Honestly though, don't get discouraged Philosophy is one of the most competitive fields, and it's STUPER hard to get in a PhD program My friend who has high GRE scores, a 4.0, great letters of rec, grad conference experience, Grad research assistantships, etc etc got like a million rejections, 2 waitlists, and only 1 offer I myself got shut out of 11 schools last year It's almost unfathomable! But I still think that if you persist, you will eventually succeed As for your writing sample-- I was told by a prof in the department to which I am applying this year that they do not look at the WS so much in terms of content, but in terms of *methodology* to see whether you possess the SKILLS necessary to do good philosophical work at the doctoral level That being said, it seems a bit contradictory to attempt to separate the two, but I think the key is to remember that (historically speaking) Philosophy was characterized not entirely by a common set of problems, but by a methodology of inquiry. You can be Leibniz and write about something stupid and ridiculous like MONADS, but the content of your paper will not matter so much if your ARGUMENTATION is rigorous and sophisticated--in a word "philosophical" Does that make sense? So while it definitely would be ideal to present a WS of which you feel 100% confident, I wouldn't necessarily kill myself over the content, but rather make sure that the more *formal* aspects of the paper are impressive Good Luck

Mess Hall

baahh!!! I bought some books this evening, and now I want to sit down and learn "Le Latin en 15 leçons," but I'm too preoccupied with the lack of information on NSSR decisions ! BLEGH!! I also got KAFKA's "Le Métamorphose," and "L'érotisme masculin dans la Rome antique" promises to be entertaining This should keep my mind off of spooty NSSR, since I'm giving yoga a break tonight At least I don't think about NSSR during the day ! but serially, though-- someone needs to call and harass them to find out when they are sending decisions

That's probably it

Haunted Ship

If someone hears back from the Philosophy Department before I do, I'm gonna go postal on the Universe

Haunted House

Congratulations, you have not been selected!

Why the hell did my postings on this topic get rated down? I was only trying to help Jesus

Banana Boat

George Orwell

Yeah, you were wrong big-time about WashU, Emory, and Villanova-- esp Emory!!! Emory is one of the top Continental schools, and a reach, I think. They get around 300 applications for around 4 or 5 spots, depending upon funding that year Leiter is a dumb bastard, and Phil Gourmet is relatively useless for Continental Emory is one of the heavy-hitters Also, my friend got rejected from WashU, and his file was really great (he ultimately got 5 years full funding at another school) (PS- he, like me, graduated from MA a year ago) Don't be discouraged it is very very common to go through a couple (even a few) rounds of applications before you get a doable acceptance In fact, it's pretty much standard procedure These characters who get multiple accepts their first go are pod-people, I swear Happy Landings!

Dream School