superfluouswoman Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Just got my first acceptance! UC Davis! I'm so relieved I might die!
YTC Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 10 minutes ago, jshaarawi said: Just got my first acceptance! UC Davis! I'm so relieved I might die! Congrats! Just had an interview with Penn. The professor said he didn't know the timeline and that there might be a few weeks to wait. I'm dying for my first acceptance. All this is so stressful superfluouswoman 1
superfluouswoman Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 42 minutes ago, YTC said: Congrats! Just had an interview with Penn. The professor said he didn't know the timeline and that there might be a few weeks to wait. I'm dying for my first acceptance. All this is so stressful You got this!
DatGuy Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, YTC said: Congrats! Just had an interview with Penn. The professor said he didn't know the timeline and that there might be a few weeks to wait. I'm dying for my first acceptance. All this is so stressful Congrats to both you guys above! YTC, did he mention any reason why/do you know if they are still sending out interview calls? Any information would be helpful! Edited February 7, 2018 by DatGuy glg96 1
YTC Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 19 minutes ago, DatGuy said: Congrats to both you guys above! YTC, did he mention any reason why/do you know if they are still sending out interview calls? Any information would be helpful! Sorry. I don't really know if they have sent out all interview calls. But as someone earlier said the request gave only short notice (I received the request only one day before the interview), I think there probably still hope. DatGuy 1
nichts Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 As a quick follow-up, the Penn interview was as expected. There are things I wish I could change about what I said, but the faculty were great. They said they'd be in touch in the coming weeks but didn't offer more information on the interview process. superfluouswoman and glg96 1 1
DatGuy Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 39 minutes ago, Jožin z bažin said: As a quick follow-up, the Penn interview was as expected. There are things I wish I could change about what I said, but the faculty were great. They said they'd be in touch in the coming weeks but didn't offer more information on the interview process. I’m sure your interview went much better than you think it did! What were the questions like, by the way? About your research interests and fit, or did they actually grill you very deeply about concepts and preparation etc?
nichts Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Thanks, @DatGuy! I won't repeat exact information for the sake of discretion, but they asked the kind of questions you'd expect from a short interview. No grilling. My advice, and this goes to anyone who's given a brief interview, is don't think too hard about it. immanentfields, superfluouswoman and DatGuy 3
DatGuy Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jožin z bažin said: Thanks, @DatGuy! I won't repeat exact information for the sake of discretion, but they asked the kind of questions you'd expect from a short interview. No grilling. My advice, and this goes to anyone who's given a brief interview, is don't think too hard about it. Fair enough. And alright. Thanks! Good luck for the rest of your process! nichts 1
to_di Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 After an interview earlier this week, just got an e-mail from POI at Chicago notifying me I've been admitted. Happy! Arendtlover, superfluouswoman and n.m.m. 3
YTC Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 45 minutes ago, to_di said: After an interview earlier this week, just got an e-mail from POI at Chicago notifying me I've been admitted. Happy! Congrats! I'm still waiting official rejection from them...
superfluouswoman Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 6 hours ago, to_di said: After an interview earlier this week, just got an e-mail from POI at Chicago notifying me I've been admitted. Happy! Congrats!
gregs Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 10 hours ago, to_di said: After an interview earlier this week, just got an e-mail from POI at Chicago notifying me I've been admitted. Happy! Congratulations! Also, someone just posted an NYU interview on the results survey. So many programs that I didn't even remotely think would interview are interviewing...
Tober Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 17 hours ago, gregs said: Also, someone just posted an NYU interview on the results survey. So many programs that I didn't even remotely think would interview are interviewing... ...another NYU comp lit interview has gone up today Maybe they've decided to interview for a specific sub-field this year? Trying to make myself feel better in radio silence over here.
gregs Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 21 minutes ago, Tober said: ...another NYU comp lit interview has gone up today Maybe they've decided to interview for a specific sub-field this year? Trying to make myself feel better in radio silence over here. Potentially? Both of the ones posted are international-based, so maybe it’s also related to either confirming English capability or, since the MacCracken Visiting Day is on March 7th, giving enough lead time for making travel arrangements.
Tober Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, gregs said: Potentially? Both of the ones posted are international-based, so maybe it’s also related to either confirming English capability or, since the MacCracken Visiting Day is on March 7th, giving enough lead time for making travel arrangements. Good points, thanks!
nichts Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 38 minutes ago, kaxtar1 said: it's probably because of your deep insecurities or they just overweight standardized tests and redundant pedagogical patterns that best match their own presumptions and biased projections Don't worry too much, these boards have zero oversight, almost no laws governing their choices, and the visibility/press they get if they make continually biased decisions is nothing. Hm.
gregs Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 42 minutes ago, kaxtar1 said: it's probably because of your deep insecurities or they just overweight standardized tests and redundant pedagogical patterns that best match their own presumptions and biased projections Don't worry too much, these boards have zero oversight, almost no laws governing their choices, and the visibility/press they get if they make continually biased decisions is nothing. Ugh. Probably shouldn't have spent most of my SOP talking about how one of my professional goals is to have a Comp Lit department serve as the launching point and ground zero of a Maoist insurgency... immanentfields and DatGuy 2
DatGuy Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, gregs said: Ugh. Probably shouldn't have spent most of my SOP talking about how one of my professional goals is to have a Comp Lit department serve as the launching point and ground zero of a Maoist insurgency... No other way to use a Comp Lit department if you ask me. immanentfields 1
gregs Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, DatGuy said: No other way to use a Comp Lit department if you ask me. adcomm, bourgeois elite: we regret to inform you that your app-- me: actually i am in the bloom of life like the sun in the morning. this department belongs to me know immanentfields, Tober and DatGuy 3
superfluouswoman Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Rejection from Brown came in today. It's my first rejection so it definitely stings. But, I'm extra grateful for the Davis acceptance I got a few days ago. It's keeping me from drowning in total despair. nichts 1
glg96 Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 49 minutes ago, jshaarawi said: Rejection from Brown came in today. It's my first rejection so it definitely stings. But, I'm extra grateful for the Davis acceptance I got a few days ago. It's keeping me from drowning in total despair. Sorry to hear about Brown, but congrats on UC Davis ! That's awesome. I also applied to Brown, but haven't heard anything. Did you get notified by email or on the portal?
DatGuy Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 So, my fellow Penn-hopefuls, I emailed Penn two days ago and asked them whether interviews had been completed/all the calls sent out. I have received this response— a great sign. Hope, that indefatigable bastard, lives! P.S. Apologies for the swearing— couldn't help it... gregs, immanentfields, glg96 and 1 other 4
immanentfields Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 22 minutes ago, glg96 said: Sorry to hear about Brown, but congrats on UC Davis ! That's awesome. I also applied to Brown, but haven't heard anything. Did you get notified by email or on the portal? Just chiming in here--I also got my Brown rejection this morning, by way of an email that told me to check the ApplyWeb portal. superfluouswoman 1
superfluouswoman Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 32 minutes ago, DatGuy said: So, my fellow Penn-hopefuls, I emailed Penn two days ago and asked them whether interviews had been completed/all the calls sent out. I have received this response— a great sign. Hope, that indefatigable bastard, lives! You are a champion! 52 minutes ago, glg96 said: Sorry to hear about Brown, but congrats on UC Davis ! That's awesome. I also applied to Brown, but haven't heard anything. Did you get notified by email or on the portal? I got an email notifying me to check the portal.
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