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gradorbust

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  1. Its a virtue because it sucks. But we are at their mercy, so better to look cool under pressure than not. ....and that is why I started insanity JUST around the time the acceptances/rejections started.
  2. So I had my two interviews with one program about two weeks ago, they told me I wont hear anything until start of feburary. Now I am stuck in this vortex of fear of contacting them about research stuff because I might come off as stupid and that might cause them to change their minds. Also rejections dont mean much of anything in the scheme of things, especially for the non hard sciences. In those situations it is more about fit. You could get rejected from your safety and accepted by your number 1.(At least that is what I am preying for anyway, its the only thing that lets me sleep at night)
  3. two rejections, one wait list and two interviews. Freaking out for the last week and at least another week before I hear about the results of one of the interviews. Freakouts commencing.
  4. Yea? Who is your POI? It is my #1 choice right now so I hope to get accepted.
  5. Curses, I applied to both of them but still not word, guess that means it might be a rough season. Got invite for campus visits from Purdue and Ohio University.
  6. Okay she said that they have to iron out any details before they can officially offer me admission so nothing is set in stone yet. Back to nervous worrying.
  7. Problem is to even apply for the fellowship they have to already have me in their system as having been accepted.
  8. Anyone else keeping sane by going through PHD comics? Something about it just makes me calm down. I know on one hand I am looking forward to all of that work, but on the other it is kinda relaxing knowing I am not doing it yet. Love how todays comic follows closely after his ted talk
  9. So I have gone through the interviews. In the first one they said that they wanted to nominate me for a fellowship, and to do so they needed to accept me before they could do anything towards the next step. Invited to attend the recruitment weekend, however I would be one of the few already accepted there. After approval from the rest of the staff they said that they were going to have me try for a fellowship that required that I was offered admission before they could even apply. The deadline for the fellowship is in the next two weeks, however they still seem insistant on not letting me know officially until well after the deadline. This is my most likely my first choice school with a slim possibility it is my second so naturally it is nervewracking(as I want to start looking at housing before the damn locals get their hands on it) Any insights?
  10. Although they are your friends, just remember that you are competition as well. I am not saying to be paranoid, just to understand that these are not like childhood friends, more like work friends. They will be looking out for themselves way more than they will be for you and if they see a opportunity for mutual advancement they will bring you in on it, however if it is just them....well. If there is no competition then trust them with every inch of your back but otherwise when there is competition for a spot or resources just go after it. At worst you dont get it and you are right back where you started minus like 30 minutes.
  11. Also what happens in the next three months could determine at a minimum the next year up to the next 6+years of academic pursuits followed by available careers. Oddly enough it would be easier right now since I know the process is just getting started. The last two months were hellish because I did not know if I had already been rejected, or if I was just in a pile getting sorted through. Interview call went well. Setting up a second interview for next week since I might be able to get a diversity fellowship.
  12. So just got contacted for an informal phone asking about my interests from POI. Lost my damn mind during the return e-mail. Probably re-wrote it 5-6 times. Time to go reaquaint myself with the things that I said during the application. Just to make sure I am consistent(its all true, but certain details will be slightly different). Also need to research their research again. Also is it wierd that I am looking for videos where the professor is introduced/says their own name so that I can practice the correct pronounciation?
  13. Because my research interests could be applied to every field of study for my discipline, I made it more about the programs and then gave examples of the kind of research interests that we might be able to pursue with particular professors. I dont know if this hurt me or helped me but still it was the best way to do it as I did not feel any real strong connection to any given professor or specific subject.
  14. Yea, and the earliest I saw or any I/O acceptances on the results page was like the 27th of january so we got some time yet. Most of them didnt start even showing up till feburary.
  15. Well I get something new to obsess over. Just notified that they had not recieved one of the forms they needed from the specific department. So just sent that out. Was this just a regular check and they do it for everyone? Did I make it past some selection process where they now need it? Wonder freakout powers activate!!!
  16. making bread with my christmas bread maker, and instead of freaking out about waiting for apps, I just passivly wait for the bread to finish. Eating a fresh loaf of banana bread right now.
  17. It feels like the second one freak out finishes another starts. Freak out about quality of applications before they are due december first. Freak out about all the materials getting there(these places really need to invest in better updating for online stuff) Freakout while waiting all of december/freaking out about Jan 1st applications(which is where the top school is) Freaking out about admissions for the Dec 1st schools Look at the results page and find the absolute earliest was Jan 17th and 20 something for the schools that are lowest on my list. Freaking out about the fact that if I dont get accepted there it means I am unlikely to get accepted anywhere..... That is the current stage of freakout right now. I have having a hard time even doing things I enjoy. I want to work on my hobbies but it is just a non stop worryfest because nothing is new enough that it can occupy enough brainpower/focus to not worry. Hopefully the new release this saturday will occupy my time.
  18. So the first sight of crazy started to kick in hardcore today. I dreamed that I got a call from Colombia(did not even apply there, dont have my program) saying I was accepted. For anyone that has played persona will get the next part. Next everything froze and I got the social link start screen. Dont remember the card that showed, however I started a new social link. I was then woken up by a phone call, and it was my dad......made me more pissed off than usual.
  19. Yea, I am going to get started on the catalouging process for my hobbies again. Hopefully organizing things will help distract me in the mean time. Also preping all my excess stuff that is not getting moved with me for sale will also help.
  20. I am in I-O psych, almost all of my programs said they didnt interview. So figured I would see.
  21. Anyone here recieved acceptance letters or e-mails yet? Seeing other disciplines start to show up, and nothing on this front is driving me up the wall.
  22. Dad just told me "I dont think you will make it through graduate school" Well on one hand it puts a lot of his recent commentary in perspective so it is more understandable. On the otherhand it adds a new stresor before I am even admitted anywhere.
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