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There was an acceptance for Duke history today. Congratulations to the person who was accepted! General Question: do the schools release decision notifications on the same day? Or does not hearing mean they're still deliberating or that your rejection is in the mail??? :cry:

My subfield was Labor History.

Hey dmh26~ I'm the one who received the admission to UIUC. The letter was dated Jan 23 and mailed on the 29th. A member of the department phoned me for confirmation and I got the opinion that they are still deliberating. Thanks for the well-wishes, I wish you success as well. And I KNOW what you mean about the stress.... has anyone else been driven to drink?????

Nick Drake and Jeff Buckly are also bad listening activites. For feel good/cheer me up music try Float On by Modest Mouse (favorite quote: "Good news will work its way into all those plans"), You Get What You Give by New Radicals and anything by Mika- he's so silly its delicious!

Nirvana is good for getting rid of the angst!

Best of Luck to all 2008 Grad School Applicants!! I was wondering how other applicants were passing the time while not being plagued with anxiety, crippling agony, and the pestilent, gnawing doubt about the impending outcomes. One way I have decided to spend my time is to read EVERYTHING I can find about graduate life, the academic environment, funding, avoiding departmental politics, writing the dissertation and even tips on securing a tenure-track position. Granted, this is a lot premature and little obsessive, but consider the benefits of reading ahead: * We