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lxs: I am SO super excited for you :mrgreen: Gosh, what a thoroughly stressful ordeal this has all been.....I have been crossing my fingers for you the last few weeks, and I had a feeling that something would work out, what with your resume! Go celebrate---have some drinks and begin planning the next 5 years of your life! We're about to embark on one of the most amazing journeys of our lives I just wish we could go TOMORROW!

Maybe you could shoot her an email with your SOP, writing sample and other things you think she ought to know and say something like, "I know you're on sabbatical this year, but I thought you might want to see what the ad com will see when they look at my application." That might help her to get involved if she isn't already.You know, put in a good word for you.

i sat looking over the last three pages trying to sum up something brilliant, but i have to say it's futile. there are simply too many variables at work... best advice: find that one. let's be honest everyone...a lot of these schools were filler! i'd say at least two of mine were.

I updated my profile to allow PMs...I didn't realize it was off---sorry :mrgreen:

oh yeah, boojum...check your box. i sent you a pm about living in austin.

boojum: Congrats on UNC! Nice to have options, eh?

Hey Boojum: I received my hard copy of the acceptance letter yesterday, but no funding info yet. I received a call from the DGS about a week ago though, and she explained some of the funding options available. She said they'd been very lucky this year and were able to fund everyone. Did you receive the emailed version? Has anyone heard from UPenn?

I mentioned faculty members (at least one in each SOP) in all five of my apps: I was accepted to my top two choices(one Ivy), and each professor I mentioned emailed me congratulating me on my acceptance and then proceeded to tell me they were excited to work with me. For my top school I mentioned two professors, and in my second choice, I included references to three. Of course, I had also contacted them way before I submitted my applications and exchanged some great emails over the course of the application process. I was rejected to schools 3 and 5 on my list, and am waiting on number 4. My point is, I'm not sure if mentioning the professors' names helped or hurt me...it can only have helped with the schools I was accepted to--I was told by many of these professors that it was my writing sample (my completed thesis) that excited them the most. Of course, the subject of my thesis meshed perfectly with their own research so that, too, is always helpful. What does everyone else thing? To name or not to name?

My husband flew into Syracuse--he paid about $330 for the ticket. We live in the south, too, so it was a good deal! Hotwire is the site to use--we found it through cheaptickets.com. They don't give you the specific times until you have paid, but it's same day travel. The drive from Syracuse was about an hour. Oh, and we bought the ticket 3 days before he was scheduled to leave. Hope that helps!

My Ivy in the Humanities realm: $20,710 nine month stipend, full tuition, health insurance--all for 5 years (two as a TA) plus 4 years of summer funding, and some funds available for travel, conferences etc.! I'm ecstatic :mrgreen: (also, BEAUTIFUL campus/town---my Arcadia!)

I'm not sure about the studios, we're looking at off-campus two-bedroom units. Those seem doable to those on the 5 year humanities fellowship--they run about $800-$850 a month. The website on housing for graduate students attending Cornell and living on-campus seems pretty informative, though. Have you checked there?

My husband is in Ithaca right now, looking at different rental places along with Cornell's amazingly gorgeous campus. He says it's BEAUTIFUL, even in the winter! He even said that while it is currently 33 degrees with lots of snow on the ground, it is positively nice out, and that's saying alot, because he's in a jacket purchased here in the south where we both grew up! Another reason to be excited about Ithaca--people are so nice (again saying alot, as we grew up in the polite capital of the world), there's mandatory recycling, and the whole idea of Ithaca Hours, the local currency, is just awesome. We're all about keeping the money local, due to the fact that we currently live in the artistic/music district of a major southern city, and we've seen corporate greed and gentrification slowly and steadily tear apart and deteriorate our community in recent years (although they claim they are "REVITALIZING" the area :evil: ). The unique vibe that we moved here for is disappearing before our eyes...soon to be cookie cutter urban chic. We're ready to be in a place that values the mom and pop shop, the indie scene, and academia in general. Ithaca is absolutely idyllic from our viewpoint. Whose with me?

To the person who posted about Brown on the Results page: I applied there as well and have heard not a peep! No "your app is complete/incomplete/here" even! So take heart Chicken Dan: Have you come to any conclusions yet about where to study? You have one of those "good problems" people on this board are always talking about. :mrgreen: I firmly believe in going with your instinct, no matter what. Before you got any of your acceptances, were you leaning in one direction? Did you have a "wash" about any one place? You know, a single powerful moment where you could completely visualize yourself happily studying and living, taking the train/bus to school, attending events etc? Maybe I'm a bit superstitious... Good luck!

My status was changed today-- I'm in at UT!! I emailed beforehand because I just couldn't wait any longer and the woman I corresponded with said the congratulatory email would most likely be going out this weekend. Congrats to Chicken Dan and Arthistorian!

Congrats!!! Are you just too excited? I'm sure a celebration is in order for you and yours. :mrgreen: Mine is still not showing anything. Do they add an extra link or something saying Admission Decision?