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Right, Dagny1984! I went ahead and regarded it as a rejection, and sent my decision to go to another school. I don't mean to be sour grapes, but it would have been nice if Penn just let their rejections know so, as soon as expedient -- I mean, they must have at least SOME who are already clear rejections, most likely including me.

"Our admission committee is still reviewing applications and should have decisions mailed by the end of the month very beginning of April. Thank you for your interest in Penn State." Grrrrr.

Wherewolf, out of curiosity -- were you disappointed with Rochester? (re: "be okay with not going to Rochester") I'm not going anyway, so don't feel bad about criticizing ...

Looks like you got tons of great acceptances, Jbarks -- congrats for those!

I can't take the offer though -- it only offers the "possibility" of partial funding, and I can't go through the hell of reapplying for PH.D.s again after a year-long MA. I just appreciated it as a gesture that my application wasn't entirely laughable.

Snail !

Okay, I got my letter. I applied to Ph.D. but they're offering me an M.A. admission instead. I guess that's one of the nicer ways to be rejected.

Same here. Nada.

Thanks for letting me know, "impending" -- and "jywayne." -- well, I feel a little less like a curmudgeon knowing that I'm not the only one impatient about their process. Congrats to "impending"! Two awesome acceptances!

There was an MA-acceptance-by-phone post on the results board yesterday, I think. I wonder if this person also had previously received a quasi-waitlist email? What I mean is, if I didn't get ANY email, does that mean it's safe for me to assume I'm definitely out? I just want to know! Didn't get any reply to an inquiry email either. I should just presume rejection and move on right?

I wish they'd at least send out the definite rejections earlier. This is the only school that I'm waiting on before finally accepting an offer at another school.

Thank you so much, mono411! That's really helpful. I may PM you soon. My interests are creative writing & modernism, so I guess I got doubly lucky.

Dagny1984, the SUNY website says "Each year, the graduate program awards teaching assistantships to six to ten incoming Ph.D. students." (i.e. all English Ph.D. students, I presume) - so maybe mono411's info was about funded Ph.D. positions in general.

mono411 - do please share more about what Albany is like! Right now, my greatest curiosity is whether the grad students have any trouble extending the G.A. funding from their 4th year on, but I'm really eager to hear any other info about the faculty strengths, etc. What are some of the changes the department is going through?

Oh, may I pry and ask who? I understand if you'd rather not tell.

Oh, maybe some more detail will help contextualize why I was notified early -- I applied to the English Ph.D. with a creative dissertation (so sent in fiction + critical writing). I'm sure it's likely they're still reviewing for English Ph.D.s in general, so best wishes for you! I really like that their creative dissertation option seems so integrated with academics -- and their courses seem very interesting. But could you guys tell me what impressions you have of the English grad studies there in general, perhaps what motivated you to apply there?

I got an acceptance email yesterday.

Oh, thank you! Much appreciated. .

My friend got accepted into RPI (Rensselear) and Texas Tech's Rhetoric & Comp programs, and he's trying to decide where to go, and what to look for during the two upcoming campus visits. (BTW, it's really someone who I deeply care about and want to help make the best decision ... and he doesn't use this cafe -- this is not one of those coy ploys where "my friend" is supposed to be "actually me" ) On the premise that funding is reasonable for both, can any of you offer any info on factors to consider regarding these programs? The department culture, local living conditions, and most importantly recent doctoral graduates' job placements / career tracks, etc. I know he's interested in game studies (something about social behavior / interactivity in video games + pedagogy) and new media technologies (perhaps exploring the potentials of new media in relation to improving distance education / educational experience of non-traditional or international students, etc., from I understand - though I'm not very informed in this field.) What are the two respective programs known best for? Is Rensselear perhaps too narrow in focus (tech-oriented) -- is this perhaps a con when later he goes on the job market, or a niche advantage? Which school seems to have more exciting new research activities going on and have better prospect of long-term program vitality? Actually, any gossip about the two schools would be appreciated ... (And sorry if this is a distracting question, since I know many people are still waiting to hear from programs - but perhaps this kind of info may help other people applying next year too.)