reterik
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I generally write up notes on a legal pad, and if they're really important, I'll type them up later. Nice to know things are stored in various places, too.
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Weighing decisions
reterik replied to LaBrunaFurba's topic in Communication and Public Relation Forum
Argh! I just visited Minneapolis for U of MN's Critical Media Studies/Comm MA/PhD, and I'm more conflicted than ever! I thought the visit would really help clarify my decision, but it's really only made it more complicated. What has everyone else done in this situation? -
whomp whomp indeed. God, that was a shitty form letter, and a bizarre send-off! Something like "people we reject end up doing really well in graduate programs elsewhere."
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@MediaMom: Congrats! Awesome! In less cheerful news, I was rejected from UW-Madison. At least I know everything now, though. Congrats to all who were accepted!
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Weighing decisions
reterik replied to LaBrunaFurba's topic in Communication and Public Relation Forum
I wish my factors were so easily prioritized: I'm mostly basing my decisions on research fit, atmosphere, and money, but I have my significant other to think about, moving to a place where I/we don't know anyone, MA vs PhD, and a whole lot of other crap to think about. I've been trying to rationally set out pros and cons, but I think going on visits, talking to professors and graduate students, sitting in on grad seminars, and hanging out off-campus have really been helpful for me. Right now, it's between Iowa (PhD in Rhetoric and Discourse) and Minnesota (MA in Rhetorical Studies or Critical Media Studies), but I haven't heard from my #1, Wisconsin-Madison (MA in Rhetoric at Comm Arts). -
You win. I mean, my mom gets her chickens in the mail, but that's a weird exception, obviously.
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2.29: A book for class (last trimester starts Monday!) from amazon - keep An insert for the local grocery store - keep for coupons I usually don't get mail, so to see something poking out of the box this afternoon was a little stressful.
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Yep. That's what he used. And he didn't apply this season--he didn't have a writing sample that he thought was good enough and had some rec problems.
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Mmm, he seems pretty focused on top 25 schools, and the schools I've been accepted to...aren't in the top 25. Definitely not terrible, I'm sure, but he's a little obsessed with ranking. I'm in Comm, so it's not exactly the same. Right now, his goal is academia--he's not interested in business or government.
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Communication/Media Studies Ph.D Programs Fall 2012--Apps, Decisions, and Waiting...
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Post the Application Status That's Ruining Your Life
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I see UW-Madison acceptances! Anybody here receive one? Or is someone just trolling and messing with me?
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Aaaaaand I'm wait listed at IU-Bloomington, as per a lovely email from Kathy Teige. At least it's not a rejection outright?
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I was talking about Wisconsin, but congrats!
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Welp, that explains it--I'm abroad and my roommate is at home on spring break. Would it be weird if I called/emailed the grad secretary at Indiana to check? As for UW, hey, that's a relief, I guess...I'm rhetoric, not media. We'll see.
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I thought someone heard from UW? It was posted in the results survey a while ago, then confirmed here. Uffda. I haven't heard from UW, UMinn, UIUC (but a late application deadline, I guess), and IU-Bloomington