dilby Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 So, where are you cool kids going this fall? spectrum-in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandelbulb Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 ucsd! it’s a drag i hate the sun though deka, northwestnative, dilby and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonel_ Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Thanks for making the thread, @dilby! And, YAY, @mandelbulb!! I literally just made my decision official today. I, too, will be attending UCSD's Literature department in the Fall! So excited to be a part of such an interdisciplinary and transnationally focused department! sadgworl, The Wordsworthian, mandelbulb and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maylee Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I agree, thank you for making this thread! It's between U Missouri and U Nebraska, I think. I can't decide! lyonel_ and dilby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaphysicalDrama Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Still deciding between Fordham and Southern Methodist. havemybloodchild and lyonel_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcaMajora Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Made the choice back in late Feb, but seeing official transcripts come in and talking with a POI yesterday via phone is solidifying it further. Learned even more research possibilities (bless this POI for letting me know of the ONE Archive's existence, and if I time things right the drive there from Irvine isn't too onerous) that excite me even more about the school. Adding to the UC love, committed to UC Irvine for the upcoming Fall. mandelbulb, arbie and lyonel_ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandelbulb Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 i feel like we should have a cross-UC facebook group lol lyonel_, ArcaMajora and arbie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgtvdeathdrive Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 still deciding between UMass Amherst and Buffalo ? I'm talking to several professors on the phone this week at UMass because they don't have a prospective students event, which is really throwing me decision off! I hope that plus the April 2-3 visit to Buffalo will help me decide. it truly feels like a 50/50 coin toss. I'm literally writing this from a bar because I'm trying not to stress out so much dilby, StamfordCat, Indecisive Poet and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maylee Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 14 hours ago, hgtvdeathdrive said: still deciding between UMass Amherst and Buffalo ? I'm talking to several professors on the phone this week at UMass because they don't have a prospective students event, which is really throwing me decision off! I hope that plus the April 2-3 visit to Buffalo will help me decide. it truly feels like a 50/50 coin toss. I'm literally writing this from a bar because I'm trying not to stress out so much I feel you there! Only one program paid for my visit, so I've been emailing and calling people like mad to learn more and make a decision. I have no idea how to choose either! Hopefully your visit will help. Sometimes I toss a d20 (even/odds) or a coin to make a decision. I find that the result of the die toss tells me what I didn't realize I already knew. hgtvdeathdrive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatial_person Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) Will probably be Texas (Austin). I did my undergrad at Texas, but there's been a significant time gap. So now I will Texas my Texas again in Texas. @dilby I got, and still get, a lot of vicarious excitement and happiness from your Yale news. Edited March 21, 2019 by spatial_person ArcaMajora, hgtvdeathdrive, tacocat211 and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilby Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 3:48 PM, spatial_person said: Will probably be Texas (Austin). I did my undergrad at Texas, but there's been a significant time gap. So now I will Texas my Texas again in Texas. @dilby I got, and still get, a lot of vicarious excitement and happiness from your Yale news. Thank you! re: Texas, if you go to the visit next week, you will be meeting a couple of super cool people I just spent the weekend with at Rice. I hope you all have a great time! madandmoonly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcounsel Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Just sent an email to accept the offer from the University of Mississippi's MA program! reluctanthuman, mandelbulb, Sav and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanfarmer Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 As everyone is getting settled into a decision, exciting but also anxiety-inducing among all the talk of a collapsing job market, I thought I'd share this really lovely piece that celebrates some of the great things about grad school: http://avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2012/11/13/love-in-the-ruins-or-should-i-go-to-grad-school/ havemybloodchild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Dallas bound y’all! arbie, illcounsel, spectrum-in and 20 others 20 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExileFromAFutureTime Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 It's looking like U Michigan for me, barring a status change on waitlists. thismortalcoil, arbie, mandelbulb and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExileFromAFutureTime Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Back at you @dilby, you made a decision yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madandmoonly Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 When will GC member @dilby stop leaving us hanging & give us the deets about their second visit smh dilby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilby Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 19 hours ago, madandmoonly said: When will GC member @dilby stop leaving us hanging & give us the deets about their second visit smh Yes! I had a great visit to Yale but, get this—I am still strongly considering Rice! That's a big decision, so I've got lots of phone calls to make and emails to write before I'm comfortable pulling the trigger either way. (Of course, I haven't even been admitted to Rice, so doing my best not to jinx anything here). You were there during my visit, so you definitely got a sense of how happy I was and how much I fit in with just about everyone I talked to. This is definitely where Rice has a leg up on Yale, where the overall atmosphere was a little stuffier and more self-important than I'd prefer. Although of course that doesn't apply to everyone I met, and some of the professors I talked to were really warm, honest and helpful. And their work is really exciting, and meshed well with my own interests. My academic and academia-adjacent friends and mentors are going to get a lot of questions from me in the next couple of days, to be sure. ArcaMajora, Maylee, gloriagilbert and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse124 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Will be attending UPenn in the fall! ? mandelbulb, lyonel_, writeshere and 15 others 15 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am nobody Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Same here. Which division? Masters or Ph.D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am nobody Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Anonymouse124 said: Will be attending UPenn in the fall! ? Same here. Which division? Masters or Ph.D? Edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew3957 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I am officially joining the UC train again. Going to UCSC breemartini, kd1990, The Wordsworthian and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkbee1 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Still deciding between Rutgers and NYU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiguresIII Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 On the fence between UChicago and Berkeley. My preference is for Berkeley, the fit is phenomenal, and I love everything else about the program, but the problem is money, plain and simple. I don't see myself being able to live for six years in the Bay Area with their current offer. Chicago offers me more and the cost of living is SO much lower, it's scandalous. Doubting whether I should try to wring a little more money out of Berkeley... spectrum-in and havemybloodchild 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkles Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, FiguresIII said: On the fence between UChicago and Berkeley. My preference is for Berkeley, the fit is phenomenal, and I love everything else about the program, but the problem is money, plain and simple. I don't see myself being able to live for six years in the Bay Area with their current offer. Chicago offers me more and the cost of living is SO much lower, it's scandalous. Doubting whether I should try to wring a little more money out of Berkeley... It's difficult to live in the Bay without housemates for sure. You can find some decent spots in places just outside of Berkeley, like El Cerrito. I managed a bedroom in a private home for 600 a month on the north side of campus, but it was a rare situation and I didn't have kitchen or laundry access. I'd expect to pay northwards of 1k for a room to yourself or 1700+ for a studio. Depending on your standards of living (and your offer), it might be worth trying to make it work. After my weekend trip to Chicago last week, I can say that I am not at all stoked on the area surrounding campus or the city itself (too big for me). The Berkeley campus feels much more alive, as well. I suppose that may be due to the fact that I toured Chicago during Spring break. And my contribution to the thread: I committed to Chicago some weeks ago. I couldn't pass on the program itself. CatBowl, mandelbulb, havemybloodchild and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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