ZacharyObama

Lab Rat

Fall Guy

Couldn't hurt to try. And still haven't heard anything from USC - too many different scenarios going through my head

Space Harbor

Are you talking about the USC MPL program to start in the Fall of 2013? I'm still waiting to hear about the MPA program.

I have a friend who is in the UC-Irvine comparative literature Phd program. From what I can tell, the continuing budget catastrophe in California is having some effect on the grad student experience there in terms of things like the quality of your student health insurance. Something to consider to is the likely higher cost of living in Orange County/South LA County compared to that in Seattle. I might be biased though since I'm from SoCal and UW is likely not immune for problems. I did undergrad in Portland - the Pacific Northwest rocks.

Pressure Drop

Raging Waters

I would accept everyone, everywhere, all of the time.

I really doubt you would need a second masters degree, but the impression I get is that English PhD programs are extremely competitive. I attended Reed for my undergrad. The general consensus among Reed undergrads was that the grad program there was perhaps one of the more useless grad programs in the country. The grad program is only a couple courses a semester that are largely identical to the undergrad courses, in fact, on occasion in a few courses we had a grad program student audit our courses. Now if what you're looking for is the Reed experience because you didn't do undergrad at Reed and wish you had or you wish to relive your Reed experience then it's probably pretty great. On the other hand, and without having access to statistics to back it up, it's probably not what you want to do if you're looking to swiftly advance into a PhD program. It is an expensive program, and I really doubt you get much grant money for it as it is not a primary focus of the college. In fact, I spent four years there and hardly knew the program existed - it is that small (I think like only generally 10-15 students). I doubt it would really be useful to advance your teaching career either compared to a master degree in education (well unless you were trying to teach private prep school or something). In short, go to PSU (which is generally decent), save some money, and check out some events at Reed from time-to-time. Reed is a fucking awesome place but it's grad program is hardly the happening thing. If you've got questions about Reed in general I would be more the glad to answer them to the best of my knowledge and ability. I did have a blast while working myself into the ground in undergrad. Also, Portland fucking rocks - keep Portland weird http://www.reed.edu/catalog/programs/grad_program.html

Silver Bullet

Tennessee Whisky

Good Friday

Nervous Energy

Rabbit Food

Mad Scientist

Big Green

Congrats! They seem disorganized. You can always try begging for more. I would imagine systems for making funding decisions vary by school. God I hate waiting...

Gun Fetishist

Gangnam Style

I called admissions. They're still making decisions. Sounds like a lot went out though...I'm still under consideration.

Chocolate Bunny

Silent Moment

Another day without a rejection - who else is still waiting to hear back? My profile is on this page: I still can't log into camelink. I looked back at some of the previous years and many responses didn't come until the actual end of the month. I also didn't submit my application until Dec. 10th (waiting for a letter writer), they temporarily misplaced my transcripts and found them on January 15th, and I didn't get confirmation that I was ready for review until January 22nd. If I don't get in this year, I'll apply next year. I don't have the resources to move and USC is accessible via public transit. *Finger-Cross* I've realized talking about it is better than obsessing about it

Shark Bite