Hopeforthebest Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) Medievalist here. Just saw someone got an interview invitation. I am just wondering if not getting an interview means anything significant for Duke English (like.. rejection?)? Seriously panicking and screaming internally... Edited January 24, 2019 by GawainLeigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrum-in Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I thought Duke only did interviews for the Literature program? I could be wrong though, but I felt similarly antsy when I saw the post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeforthebest Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 2 hours ago, spectrum-in said: I thought Duke only did interviews for the Literature program? I could be wrong though, but I felt similarly antsy when I saw the post! I had the same thought :( now I am not having a good night’s sleep spectrum-in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santraash Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Precisely! Don't know what to make of it. Part of me wants to believe it's either fake or a mixup. But we all know that part isn't particularly reliable. ughhhhhh! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disidentifications Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 for everyone panicking, i emailed the dgs to clarify if they're carrying out interviews for this application cycle (because they did so a few years ago) and the answer is no. whomever posted about their invitation to interview on the results page is either mistaken, or trying to mess with us, or there might, perhaps, be special cases that necessitate interviews. otherwise, they "should be able to start notifying people next week". (fingers crossed!) CatBowl, spectrum-in, santraash and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrum-in Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @flungoutofspace you’re truly my favourite person today! Thanks so much for doing that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disidentifications Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, spectrum-in said: @flungoutofspace you’re truly my favourite person today! Thanks so much for doing that! It's no problem at all! The results post was also nagging on my mind & keeping me from working on all that I'm supposed to be doing anyway, so I thought it would be better if I just clarified things, so I'll have some sense of certainty. (I guess we'll be worrying about the same things again next week, but at least I'm not doing so right now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrum-in Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 It just helps so much honestly knowing that it’s next week, though. With gradcafe mishaps and data from last year vs several years ago the entire waiting process is just so draining! Sometimes I wish I’d never discovered gradcafe but then I remembered that I used CollegeConfidential, MFA Draft and the Type-A personality will never leave me, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 From previous conversations with Duke, I'd also like to add that English and Literature are very-closely affliated with each other. If either receives an application that they think is suitable for the other, they'll forward the application. A few people here have found themselves accepted into the other program as a result. Hopeforthebest and disidentifications 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disidentifications Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 @spectrum-in i've been trying to get myself to check this site less, but every time i get off it, i wonder if i'll miss out on something important (i'm not even one to experience fomo usually, but this process has just been so nerve-wracking...) (on a side note, is your username based on florence and the machine's "spectrum"?) spectrum-in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disidentifications Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, Warelin said: From previous conversations with Duke, I'd also like to add that English and Literature are very-closely affliated with each other. If either receives an application that they think is suitable for the other, they'll forward the application. A few people here have found themselves accepted into the other program as a result. i'd like to believe that's why someone posted the interview invitation on the board, though wouldn't it make more sense if that post came alongside other interview requests for duke lit (since i don't think they've sent out their interview invites yet.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 minute ago, flungoutofspace said: i'd like to believe that's why someone posted the interview invitation on the board, though wouldn't it make more sense if that post came alongside other interview requests for duke lit (since i don't think they've sent out their interview invites yet.) I think there's a possibility that it's an unofficial interview. Most likely leaked by someone's POI as a headsup. One of my professors accidently asked us in our grad seminar if we had met the new prospective students yet before realizing that Students don't visit (it's an all-expenses paid trip) until the first week of March. As a result, I know decisions have been made but I don't think anyone's been notified yet. It does sound like notifications will go out soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disidentifications Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Warelin said: One of my professors accidently asked us in our grad seminar if we had met the new prospective students yet before realizing that Students don't visit (it's an all-expenses paid trip) until the first week of March. As a result, I know decisions have been made but I don't think anyone's been notified yet. It does sound like notifications will go out soon though. if notifications go out next week, as stated in the dgs's reply, i do think that most decisions have already been made. (why can't they just tell us already... the agony of the wait!!) Edited January 24, 2019 by flungoutofspace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 22 minutes ago, flungoutofspace said: if notifications go out next week, as stated in the dgs's reply, i do think that most decisions have already been made. (why can't they just tell us already... the agony of the wait!!) I think most universities would love to tell you as soon as they know. I think part of the reason that some delays occur is because the department can only recommend your admission. The Grad School can still opt to reject an applicant (though I'm not sure how often this happens.) I know that there have been a few scenarios at Penn State and Pittsburgh that the program has had to really fight for a candidate because the Grad School and State Laws had some conflicts with the credentials that the applicant had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilby Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 hey so um is that Duke Literature interview anyone here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrum-in Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 hours ago, flungoutofspace said: @spectrum-in i've been trying to get myself to check this site less, but every time i get off it, i wonder if i'll miss out on something important (i'm not even one to experience fomo usually, but this process has just been so nerve-wracking...) (on a side note, is your username based on florence and the machine's "spectrum"?) !!! It is!! One of my favourite songs by her disidentifications 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circadians Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, dilby said: hey so um is that Duke Literature interview anyone here ? One of them was mine! Suddenly so excited and nervous all at once ? FiguresIII 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilby Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 That's wonderful, congratulations to all of you! Was the email a form or were you contacted directly by a POI/interviewer? Wondering when I should stick this one in the implied rejection column ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circadians Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Just now, dilby said: That's wonderful, congratulations to all of you! Was the email a form or were you contacted directly by a POI/interviewer? Wondering when I should stick this one in the implied rejection column ? Thanks! It was a general email asking for time availability. And I can't say, but I did get mine after you had asked the question originally, and after the first interview posting had gone up. I had initially seen that posting and assumed I wasn't going to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeforthebest Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 10 hours ago, flungoutofspace said: for everyone panicking, i emailed the dgs to clarify if they're carrying out interviews for this application cycle (because they did so a few years ago) and the answer is no. whomever posted about their invitation to interview on the results page is either mistaken, or trying to mess with us, or there might, perhaps, be special cases that necessitate interviews. otherwise, they "should be able to start notifying people next week". (fingers crossed!) Thank you so much! At least I can take some time off before I renew my cycle of panic attacks next Monday haha! Are you applying for the MSt at Oxford? I was in the programme last year and I really enjoyed it. Glad to see more people joining the cohort! disidentifications 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disidentifications Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 10 hours ago, GawainLeigh said: Are you applying for the MSt at Oxford? I was in the programme last year and I really enjoyed it. Glad to see more people joining the cohort! I am, but for the 1900 - Present stream. 14 hours ago, spectrum-in said: !!! It is!! One of my favourite songs by her Ah, I asked because I noticed your u/n right about the same time that Florence dropped her new tracks... Have you heard them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeforthebest Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Looks like they have already sent out (all?) the acceptances... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneAcceptMe Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 20 minutes ago, GawainLeigh said: Looks like they have already sent out (all?) the acceptances... Looks like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purrfectpals Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I've officially been rejected! Just got an email to check the website just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbie Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Ugh still silence for me. I just want an answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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