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I was sweating a wait list, but venting my angst on the Lit. Comp. thread! Received an offer to my top choice program on Friday. So, so excited

Congrats Thunderpaws!!! Congrats to everyone else who was accepted today! This is so amazing. Still pulling for you Trip!

I'm in at Johns Hopkins history program! So, so excited. I hope you guys get news back soon- I was just ready to hear something either way. I feel thankful for the opportunity I've been given, especially because I expected universal rejections this year. I lost my Dad on Thanksgiving day unexpectedly, and have had a really tough year personally and academically. He was the first one I wanted to call when I found out. I think he pulled on some heart strings for me- Thanks Dad!!!

Off the wait list! I'm elated! Good luck to those of you still waiting

2 months and 6 days of waiting, for me. Not that I'm counting, or anything. This is the week of judgement! Wishing you all the best of luck

I wish you were in History! I need more people to decline JHU. You've declined some really great programs, and must be going somewhere totally amazing next year. Congrats!

Congrats Pugsley! I'm so happy for you!

I love the BSB reference. Here's to the 1990s. I've been continuing to lurk and just wanted to send a post of well-wishes. We are so close to knowing what will come of all this waiting! It's almost over!

I've never looked forward to tax day so much, lol. Come on already, April!

And so, my fellow wait listers- we are within one month of knowing our fate. The plot thickens.

Yes! This describes my feelings on the matter perfectly. I've already been wait listed for well over a month now, and I've really got my hopes riding on my wait list program. If it doesn't work out, I don't know what I'll do. If I wait two months and still get a no, I will be completely devastated. Does anyone know when most of the visiting weekends for the major programs are over? I imagine the grad coordinators at our various programs will start receiving some of their answers shortly after students with multiple offers (who don't have any wait lists) have completed all of their visits. I would imagine for most programs that would probably be before the third week in March...any ideas or opinions on this?

TripWillis- if there's someone being pulled off the wait list at a place like Berkeley this early in March it should give us all hope, right? Right. jywayne- Wow, a 55 person wait list?! Goodness. But at least you're in top 20. How big is the class that they normal take? Must be huge for a wait list that size! Generally speaking, I feel that most programs should know that the deadline is April 15, and they should respect that timeline. I've been "strongly encouraged" to give a decision my acceptance before April 15, but ultimately I will be waiting until I hear back from my wait list program before I respond. I know it sucks to leave a program hanging like that, but it is kind of what we're stuck doing, unfortunately.

I did use my other acceptance as a bargaining tool. I wanted to show my wait list program that I had another option, but I also emphasized that they were my top choice, and if they offered me admission, I would accept. So I would say- flaunt it- carefully.

I'm waiting on JHU. I'm seeking my degree in History, so my wait list situation may be a little different. I'm glad I found out so early, but making me wait two months for a firm decision while I'm writing my thesis is torture! You English Lit/Comp guys have the best and most supportive wait list thread- thanks for letting me join in

Yes, a month- and no real contact since. I did have an awkward phone conversation with the grad. coordinator after three weeks of waiting (I called her) just because I couldn't stand the silence. I don't think I'm going to get in touch with them until the end of the month this time, to avoid another awkward encounter. I keep rereading my letter, especially the part that says, "Although we cannot promise you admission, we do want to emphasize that we have drawn from our wait list in recent years." I hope history repeats itself this cycle. Good luck to you both at getting in to UTA!!!