jillcicle Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) NYU sending a pitch for a master's that's 70% out of pocket is something - worse when you ALREADY have a master's degree. PLEASE. When I pay $100+ to apply to a well-respected academic institution's PhD program I do not want them to then try to sell me things after rejecting me ? Edited April 10, 2019 by jillcicle havemybloodchild, brontebitch and deka 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriansimpkins Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I'm about to say yes to a program and I'm suddenly panicking. SEND HELP. rr732, StamfordCat and jillcicle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, victoriansimpkins said: I'm about to say yes to a program and I'm suddenly panicking. SEND HELP. You can do this. I believe in you. You have this! victoriansimpkins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd1990 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 9 hours ago, BarrissOffee said: Hello! I had been accepted to Tufts for PhD but declined their offer early last week. Hope this helps! Thanks for the response. Best of luck wherever you ended up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, victoriansimpkins said: I'm about to say yes to a program and I'm suddenly panicking. SEND HELP. Ooooo where??? Trust your gut! victoriansimpkins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoucaultThis Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Anyone planning to accept/reject an offer from Mississippi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcounsel Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 13 hours ago, FoucaultThis said: Anyone planning to accept/reject an offer from Mississippi? I've accepted my offer for the MA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoucaultThis Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 3 hours ago, illcounsel said: I've accepted my offer for the MA! That's great! Congrats! I'm completing my MA here in May, and I was inquiring for the PhD (sorry, should have been more specific)-- I'm deciding between staying here and going to South Carolina, where I've also been accepted. If you have any questions about Oxford or the MA here, I'm happy to chat! illcounsel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarrissOffee Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 18 hours ago, kd1990 said: Thanks for the response. Best of luck wherever you ended up! Thank you! I ended up at BC. Best of luck to you as well! jusrain and kd1990 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassidyaxx Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Finally got an email back from BU saying that more people accepted than normal. Said they will be pulling from waitlist but possibly only one spot. They also said there are a few people they'd most likely pull before me (ouch), and said they'd keep in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 hours ago, cassidyaxx said: Finally got an email back from BU saying that more people accepted than normal. Said they will be pulling from waitlist but possibly only one spot. They also said there are a few people they'd most likely pull before me (ouch), and said they'd keep in touch. Too bad for them but great for UConn! Congrats on accepting your offer ☺️ cassidyaxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassidyaxx Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, kendalldinniene said: Too bad for them but great for UConn! Congrats on accepting your offer ☺️ Thanks! It's a great funding package so I'm pretty excited StamfordCat, seizing and havemybloodchild 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd1990 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Tufts' waitlist is closed. Received a very nice email from the DGS. So its UNH or URI for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trytostay Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I'm probably going to sign off on GradCafe for the foreseeable future! This place was incredibly helpful to me throughout this process, but I think I'm going to dedicate the rest of spring/summer to just reading, relaxing, and trying to prepare myself for the next 6+ years. (Also I should start learning French.) I do plan to check back in periodically (plus I'm sure I'll have questions or see a discussion I'd like to chime in on), but if any future applicants look back through this thread and have questions about applications/programs/etc, feel free to PM me! Hopefully I will check in frequently enough to see it and respond. I'm not sure how helpful my advice may be, but I thought I'd put that offer out there. Over the past few months, I've become really upset with the admission process and the way it makes applicants question their worth as scholars... I know my ass was saved a few times by people who were kind enough to sit down and give me pointers, so I'm happy to do that as much as I can for anyone else. I'm really proud of the group we had here this year. I'm not sure if this is common or not, but I was pleasantly surprised by the support we gave each other, and the genuine happiness we felt for others success even in the midst of our own "failures" (yuck, that's definitely not the right word). I'm really hoping this is representative of graduate students on a larger scale, but I guess I'll have to wait until the fall to find out more about that. Thanks for everything guys!! Hope to see you around. amphilanthus, lyonel_, StamfordCat and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermouse Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) obviously it doesn't matter now but... did anyone actually receive an official rejection from maryland? i know they sent out acceptances/waitlists but i can't help but feel it is pretty poor on their part to not have actually ever sent out rejections, especially as i emailed them about a month ago asking and they just... ignored me. still, there is a part of me that loves that sweet emotional negging. Edited April 16, 2019 by dangermouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopie5 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 The journal that accepted my paper on white racial anxiety in Kate Chopin's short fiction went live this week! Yay for my first academic publication! ArcaMajora, vondafkossum, havemybloodchild and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcounsel Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bopie5 said: The journal that accepted my paper on white racial anxiety in Kate Chopin's short fiction went live this week! Yay for my first academic publication! Is this something we have to have a subscription to view? Would like to check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopie5 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Just now, illcounsel said: Is this something we have to have a subscription to view? Would like to check it out! No it's open access! I'll PM you a link. illcounsel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/16/2019 at 12:26 PM, Bopie5 said: No it's open access! I'll PM you a link. Can you send me the link too please? So excited to read it!!! Bopie5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeisokay Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 congrats @Bopie5! Bopie5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deka Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) On 4/13/2019 at 10:40 AM, trytostay said: I do plan to check back in periodically (plus I'm sure I'll have questions or see a discussion I'd like to chime in on), but if any future applicants look back through this thread and have questions about applications/programs/etc, feel free to PM me! Hopefully I will check in frequently enough to see it and respond. I'm not sure how helpful my advice may be, but I thought I'd put that offer out there. Over the past few months, I've become really upset with the admission process and the way it makes applicants question their worth as scholars... I know my ass was saved a few times by people who were kind enough to sit down and give me pointers, so I'm happy to do that as much as I can for anyone else. Same thing here! If anyone is looking at this thread, I have email notifications set for PMs and would love to talk to anyone about the topics in my signature, especially if you're thinking about getting into new media/digital media theory or game studies and looking at programs/professors to apply to. Edited April 19, 2019 by deka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSHRC Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) This is a bit off-topic.... I'm wondering about fulfilling the conditions of admission from the school whose PhD program offer I accepted (University of Toronto). Since I'm currently completing my MA, my degree won't actually officially be conferred until October. Is it pretty standard practice to just email one's upcoming PhD program and let them know that, although you won't be able to provide an official transcript showing degree conferral, you can provide a statement (from the registrar) stating that your degree requirements are complete, but your degree just hasn't officially been conferred yet?? I would love to know if any one else is in the situation. Thanks. Edited April 28, 2019 by SSHRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopie5 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Lmao anyone else just get an email referring them to apply to Columbia’s HILI program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madandmoonly Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I got accepted to present at two different panels at the NWSA this year!! I'm so frickin excited to go to San Fransisco, y'all. havemybloodchild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 hour ago, madandmoonly said: I got accepted to present at two different panels at the NWSA this year!! I'm so frickin excited to go to San Fransisco, y'all. THAT IS FREAKING AWESOME!!! Congrats ?!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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