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crazygirl2012

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  1. I'm going into social, and what I've been told is that you get a job based on how many publications you have, not which school you went to. But prestige can really help you along the way, as far as resources and grants go. I tried not to take rankings into account during the application process, but now I'm finding that I do consider them.
  2. I really wish people could understand that grad school is a job, one with very long hours and relatively little pay! It took me awhile to really accept that academia is, and has always been, my calling. It's not an easy road. Plus, people do get married and have children in grad school!
  3. Wise words!
  4. Oh, a rejection. Just what I needed today.

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  5. slowly coming to the realization that someday i may need to have a personal identity and not define myself by academic success or failure at any given time...

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    1. snes

      snes

      then why go to grad school? hahaha just kidding. or not. I don't know anymore!!!

    2. sabdo

      sabdo

      Haha That is so true. The whole application process forces you to objectify yourself to the standards of the adcom that it becomes hard to evaluate yourself by any other metric afterwards.

  6. I ran out of up-votes on this thread! So, so funny.
  7. Am I the only one who felt absolutely nothing? I'm usually a super emotional person, and when I got my first rejection email yesterday, I truly did not care. Maybe it's because I'm obsessed with waiting for news from my top choice. I was just angry that the subject line said "decision" and it wasn't an email from my top choice. But still... weird that I felt nothing. Weird for me, anyway.
  8. It seems like it's most common among the top-ranked schools. It's weird, but I guess it works for them.
  9. Message me whenever you want to! Seriously. I'll listen. My classmates are probably going to hurt me soon too. I can hardly blame them!
  10. I feel like I've finally reached my breaking point with the waiting game. I do have one acceptance, but I'm waiting on my dream school to contact me after my interview. My POI promised to tell me as soon as she had information, but interview day was 12 days ago and I cannot deal with this. Is anyone else seriously questioning their sanity? I do nothing but stare at my email (like 9am-2am, at least, except for when I'm in class). I broke down crying in the lab in the middle of the day today. My whole body feels heavy. My friends, family, and professors are supportive, but I hate how much I burden them with my existence these days. The only relief I get is from helping others with their work nonstop, while I mostly avoid the little coursework I have as a second semester senior (undergrad). I don't know what to do with myself. I would sleep all the time, but I'm not good at that.
  11. I told them I was really excited about the offer (which I am), and that I was still in the interview process (which I was) and I'll probably need a few weeks to consider my options. I said I understand that there may be a wait list and I will update them as soon as I can. They were very understanding and told me to take all the time I need and to ask any questions I may have.
  12. Thank you! I'm pretty sure this school follows the same procedure and reasoning.
  13. For me, very important. I've always had great mentors, so now I'm spoiled!
  14. At my top choice, one of the grad students said that the program has no wait list. They make their offers, and if those applicants don't accept them, the offers simply disappear. Has anyone ever heard of this? I made it very clear to them that they're my top choice! I hope it helped.
  15. Two bills. I have to file an insurance claim for one of them. The only thing that could make that mailbox worse today is a grad school rejection... but that one was in my email inbox.
  16. "Did you hear anything yet?" No, I'll tell you when I do. Five minutes later: "Did you hear anything yet?" No. Staring at my email inbox is not working.
  17. I'll still be 21 when I start my Ph.D. program and I've had the same concerns. Maybe not to the same extent, but I think that those of us on either extreme of the age range are going to be a bit nervous about it. I doubt it will be awkward for you though! If they seemed welcoming to you, they probably are. 33 doesn't sound old to me at all!
  18. Dear dream school: for the sake of everyone around me, please put me out of my misery.

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    1. cokohlik

      cokohlik

      Amen to that. Ugh.

    2. see_bella

      see_bella

      crazygirl2012 i agree. my mom, aunt, and friends are driving me insane everyday "you hear anything yet?"

    3. clover123

      clover123

      lol agreed!

  19. Has anyone gotten a rejection for the psychology Ph.D. program? I saw a recent rejection for Master's, but not for Ph.D. I haven't gotten anything, and my status still says "under review," though I am finding out from this conversation that "under review" doesn't mean much!
  20. THIS. I get this from everyone all the time. Also, I was accepted to U Toledo for social psychology as well. If you interviewed on a Friday, we probably met one another.
  21. I go with "Dear first name" when they make it very clear that first name is acceptable. It sounds like yours made it pretty clear. However, if it makes you uncomfortable, sticking with "Professor" is fine.
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