placeinspace Posted December 4, 2018 Posted December 4, 2018 @screamingacrossthesky Thank you for your reassurance! It is definitely much harder for letter writers that deadlines often fall close to finals, I know that makes it a lot harder on them so I definitely don't want to bother the professor! I worry that a phone call would come across as pushy, and I've been out of school a while so office hours aren't an option. Maybe I'll wait a few days and then follow up with a phone call. Thank you for your help!!
brontebitch Posted December 4, 2018 Posted December 4, 2018 OMG I have submitted UMN, SUNY Buffalo, NYU, and Stanford and I am losing my mind! Still need to submit CUNY and UPenn. Very scared!!! Good luck everyone! The waiting is the worst. jadeisokay and kef5 2
MaoistTowelette Posted December 4, 2018 Posted December 4, 2018 15 hours ago, jadeisokay said: i'm on vacation (well, i'm here to tape an episode of jeopardy) Let me know if this airs, I'd like to see how well an us-type does against the usual species of contestant.
jadeisokay Posted December 4, 2018 Posted December 4, 2018 it'll air in early march! for sure, haha. i feel like an outlier already being someone with a tattoo of beavis on my wrist. jusrain and victoriansimpkins 2
jadeisokay Posted December 4, 2018 Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, natalielouise said: OMG I have submitted UMN, SUNY Buffalo, NYU, and Stanford and I am losing my mind! Still need to submit CUNY and UPenn. Very scared!!! Good luck everyone! The waiting is the worst. i sent Penn and gotta get on nyu. good luck!
MaoistTowelette Posted December 5, 2018 Posted December 5, 2018 38 minutes ago, jadeisokay said: it'll air in early march! for sure, haha. i feel like an outlier already being someone with a tattoo of beavis on my wrist. Don't let the bastards (mike) judge you too harshly.
alexisnj Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 So I'm filling out my Duke application (anyone else applying!?) and they require me to provide my skype ID. I am assuming this is for interviews, which definitely freaks me out a bit as I don't have much experience with interviewing. Does anyone have an idea of what graduate school interviews entails or where I could find information on it?
Matthew3957 Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 @alexisnj there's a section of the forum on that (https://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/84-interviews-and-visits/). I haven't really looked at it so not sure how much info is there, but might be a solid place to begin. Good luck! I decided not to apply to Duke myself. @jadeisokay good luck on Jeopardy! I always wanted to be on. @natalielouise Went through the same thing. I had to take like 4 days and reset. Keep at it! Officially finished with my 10 apps. Now the waiting starts. Excited and terrified for end of February.
The Wordsworthian Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 @Matthew3957 Congratulations! Welcome to the purgatory period Matthew3957 1
Bopie5 Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 I've officially spent over 35 hours since Sunday on my grad apps...the amount of fatigue is unreal, it's my last week of classes, next week is finals, and I still have four to submit! jadeisokay 1
jadeisokay Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 @Matthew3957 thanks! taping was SO fun. my episode airs February 5th in case anyone wants to see me be awkward on national television. i submitted one more and am seeing my LORs come in. feeling now like I could have improved SOP more but i just... no. havemybloodchild and Bopie5 1 1
jadeisokay Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 i wish i had applied to more schools but it just was not an option.
placeinspace Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 20 minutes ago, jadeisokay said: i wish i had applied to more schools but it just was not an option. Same, even though I know I had good reasons for narrowing down to the 6 I'm applying to, it seems like so few compared to a lot of other people.
Bopie5 Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, kgras13 said: Same, even though I know I had good reasons for narrowing down to the 6 I'm applying to, it seems like so few compared to a lot of other people. That's how I'm feeling too. I only really had the time and money to do 7, and while I really like the programs and feel like all of them would be a good fit, I feel like I would have better chances if I had the time/energy/money to apply to more schools.
brontebitch Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 Anyone else applying to SUNY Buffalo? Their application portal is really bothering me.... they don't list what external materials they've received (like GRE scores or letters of recommendation) and you also can't send reminder emails to letter writers. Am I just not seeing it?
Warelin Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, natalielouise said: Anyone else applying to SUNY Buffalo? Their application portal is really bothering me.... they don't list what external materials they've received (like GRE scores or letters of recommendation) and you also can't send reminder emails to letter writers. Am I just not seeing it? Is this the link you're using to check? http://www.gradmit.buffalo.edu/etw/ets/et.asp?nxappid=GRA&nxmid=start
brontebitch Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, Warelin said: Is this the link you're using to check? http://www.gradmit.buffalo.edu/etw/ets/et.asp?nxappid=GRA&nxmid=start yes!
Matthew3957 Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, jadeisokay said: feeling now like I could have improved SOP more but i just... no. I have this feeling every day! So hard letting go...and just too overwhelmed by the whole process. Bopie5 1
Warelin Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 25 minutes ago, natalielouise said: yes! Hmm odd. I remember that link or a similar link showing missing documents when I originally applied. I'll search through my e-mail to see if I can find a different link.
Warelin Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 My e-mail has this link: https://www.gradmit.buffalo.edu/etw/gradmit.asp which links to http://www.gradmit.buffalo.edu/etw/ets/et.asp?nxappid=GRA&nxmid=start brontebitch 1
placeinspace Posted December 8, 2018 Posted December 8, 2018 Submitted 3/6 applications today. Of course now I’m afraid I made a mistake or something, but I guess at least they’re done? ? Matthew3957, Bopie5 and The Wordsworthian 2 1
Bopie5 Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 Ugh, I submitted my 4th out of 7 apps today, and I'm so fatigued! I'm hitting that point where my apps are all my brain can process. Anyone else feel that thing where your brain shames you for doing anything else (especially fun/silly things) with the time that you could be spending on your apps? Like, I need to rest and do things just for the enjoyment of them, but every time I do, my brain tells me I should be working on my apps instead haha. havemybloodchild 1
placeinspace Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, Bopie5 said: Ugh, I submitted my 4th out of 7 apps today, and I'm so fatigued! I'm hitting that point where my apps are all my brain can process. Anyone else feel that thing where your brain shames you for doing anything else (especially fun/silly things) with the time that you could be spending on your apps? Like, I need to rest and do things just for the enjoyment of them, but every time I do, my brain tells me I should be working on my apps instead haha. Omg yes,100%. I’ve had trouble reading for pleasure for a while now because my brain is like “you should only be reading books related to your research topic to improve your SOP!” I am so relieved to just have this whole process over with soon. Bopie5 and havemybloodchild 1 1
illcounsel Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 Hi all!! I finally decided to create an account after browsing often over the past week weeks. I finished submitting all of my applications this past week (mixture of MA and PhD programs)!!!!!!!!! I thought it would be a huge relief to have it all in, but now I am even more anxious than before! Trying to focus on pleasure reading, hiking, and cooking to pass the next months. Look forward to hearing about everyone's results and journeys! Bopie5 and Matthew3957 2
jadeisokay Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 2 hours ago, kgras13 said: Omg yes,100%. I’ve had trouble reading for pleasure for a while now because my brain is like “you should only be reading books related to your research topic to improve your SOP!” I am so relieved to just have this whole process over with soon. oh my god, all i have read/watched these past few months is sop-related stuff (when i'm not doing homework.) my brain feels mushy. Bopie5 1
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