Thanks, am looking forward to starting in a month and a bit, but also wanting to get as much application prep done before I start so juggling the two doesn't get too much at the start of the new academic year! I'm still working on the list of universities, again as opposed to the UK there are so many to research that it's all a little overwhelming! I'm interested in the relationship between philosophy and literature, with a main interest in the literary interaction of religious thought and materialism in 18th century England and it's also proving a challenge to find a good match for my interests at the moment! NYU is the dream, but I'm not holding out too much hope of getting in, still going to give it my best shot though.
My brain is still a bit bewildered by the whole of the GRE, I guess it's probably because coming from the UK system I've never really encountered anything like it since I was about 12 so every time I start to think about it my brain goes into mini-meltdown mode. I think I just need to sit down and get on with it and stop panicking to be honest, though it's easier said than done!