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  On 2/21/2019 at 2:05 PM, sad_diamond said:

Just got accepted at Penn! Got a call from the DGS, and he said he has more phone calls to make, so there's still hope!

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First of all, congratulations!!!! Second of all, you are THE BEST for getting that tidbit out of him. I'm crossing my fingers and toes! Congrats again :) 

Posted
  On 2/21/2019 at 2:05 PM, sad_diamond said:

Just got accepted at Penn! Got a call from the DGS, and he said he has more phone calls to make, so there's still hope!

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CONGRATS! I guess today really is the final reckoning for the rest of us. 

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  On 2/21/2019 at 5:24 PM, thismortalcoil said:

Thank you! I started to suspect I was accepted when, out of the blue two nights ago, I started receiving emails from a UPenn listserv... 

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They're really excited to have you! And thanks for the info--I can chalk this one up as an implied rejection then. 

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  On 2/21/2019 at 6:05 PM, sugilite said:

They're really excited to have you! And thanks for the info--I can chalk this one up as an implied rejection then. 

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No! Don't say that! The DGS told me that they extended offers to 14 students out of 500 applicants, which means phone calls will take some time. Fingers crossed for you! 

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  On 2/21/2019 at 6:30 PM, thismortalcoil said:

No! Don't say that! The DGS told me that they extended offers to 14 students out of 500 applicants, which means phone calls will take some time. Fingers crossed for you! 

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You are too kind--so sorry, did not mean to turn this into a pity party when we are supposed to be celebrating acceptances!! Sending lots of good vibes your way, and congrats again! 

If I hear back from them now, it will just be a pleasant surprise! 

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Hi, Penn folks! Would you mind telling us what your fields of interest are? Congrats!

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  On 2/21/2019 at 7:20 PM, sugilite said:

You are too kind--so sorry, did not mean to turn this into a pity party when we are supposed to be celebrating acceptances!! Sending lots of good vibes your way, and congrats again! 

If I hear back from them now, it will just be a pleasant surprise! 

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Omg no, do not apologize at all! I'm rooting for you. Fingers crossed some more good news comes your way!

Posted
  On 2/21/2019 at 7:23 PM, thismortalcoil said:

I'm a 20th century Americanist. I work at the intersection of post-war poetry, book history, and science and technology studies.

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Your interests are so close to mine that I'd be very surprised if they admitted us both. *tip of the cap while ugly crying* 

Posted
  On 2/21/2019 at 2:05 PM, sad_diamond said:

Just got accepted at Penn! Got a call from the DGS, and he said he has more phone calls to make, so there's still hope!

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When do you think we should call it? Did he say anything to suggest that they're calling today only/tomorrow as well?

Posted
  On 2/21/2019 at 8:17 PM, grandr said:

When do you think we should call it? Did he say anything to suggest that they're calling today only/tomorrow as well?

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He didn't say anything about the timeline, I'm sorry! But I wouldn't call it an implied rejection until at least, like, Monday. Phone calls take a long time?

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  On 2/21/2019 at 8:52 PM, thismortalcoil said:

He didn't say anything about the timeline, I'm sorry! But I wouldn't call it an implied rejection until at least, like, Monday. Phone calls take a long time?

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Thank you! Congratulations again!

Posted (edited)
  On 2/22/2019 at 12:09 AM, Englishandteamakesahappyme said:

@Englishtea1 That’s great news. Congratulations! What was the event like?

I’m still waiting to hear from them, but I don’t have too much hope because I wasn’t invited to the pre-admission event or contacted for an interview. 

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I heard that they’ll be updating the portals very soon. My acceptance came via the portal and then I received an email from a faculty member. Also, the event was awesome. Had one-on-ones with faculty and met many grad students. My experience def. didn't come across as an interview. With the faculty I met, it was more of an opportunity for me to ask them questions about the program.

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