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And I'm afraid that's what this is going to turn into; I've mostly applied in the region we already live in, but one of the two schools I've been accepted to, he's outright said "No" to. I'm a little frustrated at the lack of compromise, but who should compromise in this scenario? I feel like if either party compromises too much, it'll lead to hurt feelings in the long run. Uffda. Might I ask what happened last year?

Yikes. Yeah, that's no good--I had one of professors tell me to email it to them before they'd write my LOR, and I waited around expecting comments from him...nothing. Uffda. Hopefully they see through my bullshit and figure I'm sincere as heck and can't imagine any other future than academia.

Yikes. That doesn't sound great. Being in limbo about these things...sucks, and academia, from what I've seen, loves to force LDRs. It's so hard to sign leases and figure out what to do when everything is so up in the air!

@saviya: Thanks! I know I'm worrying too much--I know people who've applied and haven't gotten in anywhere, so at least I should be grateful for that. I just want to know! I'm studying abroad right now, and it's massively frustrating to not enjoy things here to the fullest because I'm worrying about grad school admissions.

Hi, all! I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, so please bear with me if it's not--I'm sorry! To my question--I've been accepted a few places with no notification of funding yet (but pretty sure I'll be funded at one of the schools), and four schools in limbo. None of the schools are "safety" schools for me, and I'd be excited to attend any of them, as long as I receive funding. The problem: my SO of 3 years intends to apply to graduate school next season after not getting his ducks in a row this season. However, he majored in philosophy in UG, and hopes to get his doctorate in that. Considering the employment stats in philosophy, he'd need to go to a really well ranked school to ever hope of getting a tenured position. However, the schools I'm accepted to right now aren't great in philosophy, and he'd either have to deal with a lesser-ranked school or switch programs (English was his other major in UG). I know I haven't heard back from all of my schools yet, especially the ones he'd be excited to attend in philosophy, but how do I deal with this? I feel like long distance for 6-8 years would never work, but a long-standing bitterness for not being able to "follow his dreams" won't be great, either. Ok--so this is hardly a question. I'm sorry. Thoughs? Anyone go through anything similar? Solutions I'm not thinking of? Thanks!

I had some friends live in the Hessel on the Park apartments when I was a CU native--I didn't really get a grad student vibe. Mostly townies who might be louder than you want.

I think my weakest point was my SOP. I freaked out about writing it for so long, and wrote a couple of drafts that my advisor just ripped to shreds, so my final idea was only in its third draft by the time any grad schools saw it. I feel like I didn't focus on how I would fit with programs well enough, even though I researched POIs pretty intensely, and I'm pretty sure I came off as a stupid college senior who doesn't know what she's getting into. But hey, my recommenders were all pretty stoked to write for me, even if some of their letters were late, and my GPA is pretty good. Just...anxious about the important stuff.

Man, I am all over the leather messenger bag idea--they're just so expensive! Maybe if I only buy one congratulations gift for myself, it'll be easier to say no to everything else. Terrible logic? Terrible logic.

Hi, all! Long-time lurker, first time poster, and after reading the results postings over and over again, I figured I needed some moral support here. I feel like I'm in purgatory--I've heard not a peep from four schools (UIUC, IU-Bloomington, UW-Madison, and UMinn) and am currently freaking out. I've been accepted a couple of places, but no word on funding yet. ARGH. Why does this process have to be so frustrating?