I'm so glad I found this thread. I just wanted to say thank you, particularly to Mocha, for being willing to put your story out. This is my second year of applying to Phd programs. And I am well aware that it might not be my last. But I there's one professor in my program with her Phd. She's the director of our master's program and is very much liked by students because she's so supportive. She's also successful in her profession. She's publishing in peer reviewed journals left and right. My point is that she tells us it took her 3 tries to get accepted. Once before the masters. Once during the masters. And I think finally once after once her thesis was completed. I'm so glad she hung in there because she's helping people like me. This gives me hope. Good luck!
