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I only applied for MA programs, so far I have been accepted without funding to one school (where it wasn't really expected). rejected from a school I swore I should have gotten into too, where I already had funding.. I got so caught up in assuming I would get into the program. I am advised as an undergrad by an ex prof from that school. Way back when I asked him for a rec letter, he told me in 15 years he had never sucessfully sent a student here, and many had tried. He said he didn't want me to take it wrong because its not that he felt I was incapable, and I exceede their admissions standards and their program matched my research interests. He just didn't want me to get my hopes up too high. He mentioned that again, when I got the funding. Now, I am still waiting on several programs, one where I wanted to go more then this particular school i just wanted this so badly because incase the other school didn't work out or I didn't get funding, it really was one awsome back up plan. I guess my adivce is too listen to your LOTR's, because they would know, and never ever pick a safety shool that one of your LOTRS, has not had sucess with sending students, because there is probably a reason for their lack of sucess. I just poured so much time and effort into that application, for nothing, and I garentee the rejection wasn't me it was where I came from and who I studied under. Sorry I am a little bitter, but thus far this application season, that is my only real regret.

Thanks me too! I hope yours works out too!I just wanted to let you know you aren't the only one who has done smething they regret

My accent is soooo confused. Like I am still a french as a second language learner, but am orlaly close to bilingual. Clearly, growing up and in school I spoke Quebec French, but when I want to college in the U.S I did my French major and was taught by Europeans, and I studied abroad in Southern France, so yeah I am all mixed up too

Thanks! I am happy but I want funding so badly! I hope you find someone who knows something!

I am sorry about that, you know what though these things happen and I also did something stupid last night. I got a call from a school (I am hesitant to name only because you never know who reads these), anyways it is very near my dream program (in the same state). My dream has not contacted me at all yet which scares me. ANyways this school is more of a saftey school and I know I'll get an acceptance, what I am hoping for is funding. The phone call was to arrange a TA interview. The program director said her name, (which I should recognize) told me about the interview, and we picked a time and date. Then the director preceeded to ask me if I was diffenetly comming to the state name. Me being tired and stupid, replied by saying "Yes if (state name, U) accepts and funds me, I will go in a heart beat, it would be a dream cometrue. The director then informed me I was talking to the other school....yes I wanted to crawl in a whole and die. I e-mailed this mroning appoligizing and explaning why I value their program Hope I made you feel better.

Non, je suis de l'Ontario, mais je vennais d'une petite village d'acoute de Quebec...and props on using the accents I am so lazy I never do unless i have too!

I know nothing about the program, but I just wanted to say congrads on your acceptance!!

I am a French/English speaker, and have worked mainly with germanic languages, spanish, german, italian, but am very interested in doing a phonologic investigation of Samali vowel sounds.

Any opinions on the one year MA in linguistics? I have an offer for a one year program, and I'm waiting on a two year program. Are linguistics departments generally cool with one year (and British) masters degrees? Hey, I acutally just talked to a professor who has both a MA and PhD about this very thing. He said that as a student with good grades but not "great grades" as many top linguistics applicants have I was making the right choice by not walking into a Phd program. However,when I asked about the event that I get no funding offers, looking overseas to like a one year program, he recomended against it, because i want to stay in the U.S.A. He said if I didn't care where I would be located, then that would be fine. He did say though that there is nothing that says you can't get into an American PhD Program with a one year MA degree from overseas, but based on his experience and role for a while in admissions at INdiana it is frowned upon. I'll be interested to see how others reply to this, becuase I am not saying hes right....and belive me I am praying things work out for me now, I just asked becuase I was getting scared I won't get in with funding anywhere

LinguisticMystic thats an awsome idea. When I flew home for X-mas, I was only about 5 hours away from Syracuse, and without even being admitted, anmd I loved it. I met a few faculty and they were wonderful, and also a few students. Its the only school (besides the U of Minnesota) which I am right near that I visited and it was a great experience that I am sure it wold be even better for you because your acutally going as an admitted student. elizabethrose14 I feel the excat same way, I literally dreamt i got in to Mich State with funding, I woke up with a huge smile on face....then reality hit.....

I agree with Linguisticmystic....hand written notes suck and that is a cool pen! I think I'll invest in that before grad school. I have about a two year old Dell Lap top, that I hate, but I'll deal with it t'ill grad school and do plan on purchasing a MAC prior to starting grad school

I am still waiting on Mich State but I am a linguistics MA applicant, I saw the title of this thread and figured i'd post anyways

Hey guys, I know this is very random, but for some reason I love writing poems like this. It helps me relax when I am stressed, i decided to post this one on here. I know its not grammatically perfect, i just wrote it one night when I couldn't sleep lol....anyways I am curious to know what you guys think. (of the content not the grammar lol) The Life Of A Grad School Applicant I had only one thought, when I woke up today, 'Will the letter come? and what will it say?" As I walked to the kitchen, I heard my roomate say, "has any good news, come your way?" I answered "no", with a heavy heart, and got ready for another, long day to start. In my frist class, phonolgy, I tried my very best, but worrying about grad school, just won't give my mind a rest. After class my teacher, who wrote me many a reference letter, told me to just relax and belive, that my life would get better. Next, I went to the library, thought I'd do some research there, but all I really did was worry, this waiting just isn't fair. My worrying was interupted by, a call from my boyfriend, who told me what ever happend, he'd still be there in the end. After a while I couldn't take it, so I won't home to run, releasing my stress on the pavement, was acutally kind of fun. The moment I returned, my parents gave me a call, to ask if I heard good news, as I said 'no' my hopes continued to fall. My mom's next question was, "Well when will you know?," As I said "I don't know," my frusteration was starting to show. I hung up the phone, and tried to do some homework, it took all the energy I had just, to read my text book. I check my e-mail probably, fifty times a day, I really hate this uncertainty, running my life this way. A little latter at my boyfriends, my stress level made me cry, and I honestly cannot, even explain why. He made me feel a whole lot better, and after a while, I relaxed a litte, and acutally had a smile. Finally I went to bed, despert for sleep, but worrying stood in my way, I rested as much as I could, before the next stressful day.

thanks

Btw saw two acceptences for Syrcause Linguistics MA in the results, are you guys going??? and to make my self feel better for not even getting waitlisted for a TA, what was your teaching experience like? I am shocked, not to sound full of myself because I have plently of flaws and really wouldn't ohave been surprised if they rejected me....but I have a ton of teaching experience or so I thought......so I was 'sure' that if I got in I would get one...

Yeah I do have experience so I am verrrry hopeful for fudning. Btw I got into Syracuse's MA with no TA, and was shocked. If I got in I was sure I would get a TA becuase I have a ton of experience for a student right out of undergraduate, I called to ask about RA's, and talked to my POI, who gave me some leads but also said that all the MA TA's had 3-5 years of teaching experience, and I had only student taught. AHhhhhh why does it have to be so compeitive?

I just got into syracuse MA with no TA. Not my number one choice, and it sure has heck tops a rejection. I can't go without fudning (international student means harder to get loans, even if I could the debt would be huge). Anyways, what are your thoughts on me contacting professors trying to find an RA? Do schools ever give RA's to students who don't get departmental TA"s? Again, its not where I want to go I am justgetting worried, and want to make sure I have a decent option

Yeah your wayyyyy better off then me.....I had to take the GRE even with over a 3.2, do you think that just various from program to program?? they told me we are notified eitehr way.....so i'd assume you would be too....now are you expecting fudning??? like do you have a good teaching research background? Also I am kind of worried becuase one of my reference letters was really late....my program had a dec 15th deadline.....and I think they got that along with my GRE scores in Janurary......its my references fault I asked him to send it before he said he did.....Oh btw that dealine being so early may have been because im canadian and an international student.....

I may be nuts. I check my e-mail at least fifty times a day, and the real mail three times, and every time my boyfriend calls or texts (its spring break and hes with his family on this trip) I catch my self whinning. I burst into tears today for no reason, and worry myself literally sick. I applied to seven MA programs one, was defered from last year and therefore its an acceptance, however its the last place I want to be, and I hazve no fudning, but am currently applying for assistantshop postions there, but have a really good reason for not wanting to be there. The other six schools would be GREAT but I have heard from noen of them, yes 0.....Now, of those six, one that will probably accept me, doesn't fund MA students, which I was unaware of when I applied. I am Canadian, and my family is middle class, but it is hard to get loans to study in the U.S (I did my undergraduate degree here, as a divsion two athelte on a very small scharolship)There are waaaay more jobs in teh states then in Canada and also more grad programs. ANyways point is....I really need to get my tution covered whereever I go, my family seems to think I can find some smaller loan for the rest if needed....so I have like my whole entire future, riding on the schools decisions, and this waiting is beyond hard....my life is here, my boyfriend (although I won't be near him anways), my education has been here, and my career prospects are most ceritanlly here......arrrggg lol

right back at ya i love this forum and how helpful people are

I am a St Cloud State Univeristy grad will have a degree in French and a degree in linguistics with a minor in TESL. My overall GPA is a 3.3 but my linguistics major GPA is a 3.57 and my last 60 credits were a 3.93 (up until the end of my sophmore year, when I was finally diagnosed with ADHD, I wasn't excatly a steller student), Since then though when I have take all the hard upper class linguistics courses I have a 3.93. I also have done senior papers and presented them at various conferences for French, TESL and am currently working on my linguistics one. I don't know how Michigan will react to reading that, but more then anything I want them to give me a chance to prove myself acedemically (with funding I despertly need) because I honeslty belive I haven't had the chance yet. But not hearing news from them scares me. When did you apply? what was your undergraduate school and GPA?