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I blame the liberal media and the vast right wing consipracy!

Rich families who donated money to the school ergo their progeny get some leeway in applications ... nothing unusual there

You sir ... can never work for the history channel w/that kind of mindset! ... in case anyone can't tell I DESPISE the History Channel almost as much as Cato the Elder despised the Carthaginian empire. He ended all his speeches as such: "Ceterum autem censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam". This meant "In addition, I think Carthage must be destroyed".

For my part, I will address my future advisor as "Domina" or "Dominus" and approach them while genuflecting and singing the "Laudes regiae" as they enter rooms if this is what they want so long as they give me the professionalization I need and help me open the doors to a job when I'm done. Whether they behave like the Gracchi, Augustus, Diocletian, Gandalf, Galadriel, Andy Griffith, or Lucille Ball is really beside the point so long as they have a sincere interest in aiding me.

Outside of MAYBE the writing portion, I don't see what the GRE really helps to indicate that someone is going to be a good art historian or any kind of historian. As long as I can I utilize a dictionary, I am good to go!

Surprisingly no all schools give today off (damn American-hating, late sipping, prius driving, communists!) but yes no snail mail because our noble United States Postal Service, broke as they are, need another day off to accrue more debt. HOORAY!

And I am not entering politics into this thread I just want to see someone go .... postal

And yes I am not ashamed of that pun ... sue me people ... I'm clearly bored

a long drawn out rejection sucks if it is your only option left because then you have to quickly move to options B,C,D, etc and had you known it wasn't going to happen you might have been able to move onto better options with more time to work on them.

I tried the whole running "thing" but the whole being out of breath after putting on my shoes told me I wasn't meant to run or even trying to do that.

I tried the whole running "thing" but the whole being out of breath after putting on my shoes told me I wasn't meant to run or even trying to do that.

I tried the whole running "thing" but the whole being out of breath after putting on my shoes told me I wasn't meant to run or even trying to do that.

this is the worst place to be ...

Valentine's Day and no love from your sweetheart school? Yeah another sucky day

You aren't a loser and I have to go to one of my favorite quotes (albeit I only really know the first line by heart) from Teddy Roosevelt:


It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

If it makes you feel any better the whole process is the same, accepted or waiting for news. Until you are actually in school or know you aren't going to a school, your mind is all over the place. No need to apologize

You aren't a loser and I have to go to one of my favorite quotes (albeit I only really know the first line by heart) from Teddy Roosevelt:


It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Forza Milano!

Answer: ... "here's my fist! in your face! now tell how many fingers did I use?" ....and scene!

See therein lies the issue: you shouldn't FEEL beholden to others b/c @ the end of the day, you did your part & as sucky as it is for those who are waitlisted, their fate is ultimately still in the hands of the school b/c someone else might be ahead of them on the waitlist. Do what is best for you & I know I haven't been waitlisted so it might seem hypocritical on my part but really I will feel this way EVEN if I'm waitlisted b/quite frankly I'm torn between the schools I've applied to & I would go to any of those schools. This isn't an easy time for anyone b/c we are dealing w/such an important time in all our lives. We need to have as much compassion for our fellow applicants be it those who are waitlisted, rejected, OR have been accepted b/c not everyone has a dream school that they'll give anything to go. Somehow this will all work itself out, so again I implore you my fellow applicants to pull back a bit from the intensity train

I'm forever blowing bubbles....

Sorry, can't bring myself to cheer for the Arse. Forza Milan!

Forza Milano!

I finally heard from somewhere today... happy to know I'm going to school next year at least I think now I can handle waiting the next two weeks...

Valentine's Day and no love from your sweetheart school? Yeah another sucky day

Valentine's Day and no love from your sweetheart school? Yeah another sucky day

Oh and would it be appropriate to send this song to a DGS if you are rejected?