onerepublic96 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, Rani13 said: Not at all. It was not my POI but rather Tamar Katz (grad admissions chair, I believe) who called. She did not mention anything about a timeline other than to say an official letter would come in the next week or two. Fingers crossed for all of you. Thank you, and congrats again! Rani13 1
merry night wanderer Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Out of reacts, but congrats to the Brown folks! That's an amazing department! Rani13 and BetterLight13 1 1
Lblack Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 43 minutes ago, noneckmonsters said: Congrats on the Cota Robles! That's great!!! Thank you so much! I’m still in shock. I only applied to three schools, and UCR was my top choice. So this was best-case scenario for me. I was really hoping to be able to stay in Southern California since I have a kindergartner and moving would be difficult. I’m so excited about the award since I don’t have to teach my first year now (and because of the additional $). I was anticipating a much more stressful wait, so I’m incredibly relieved. noneckmonsters 1
meghan_sparkle Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Rani13 said: That would be me. My first acceptance and I’m thrilled. Congrats!!!!! Ahhh! Rani13 1
theburiedgirl815 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 I know I most likely won't hear anything from Emory until the end of the week, but I'm already obsessively overthinking my visit and interviews. I feel like I did well, and I was the only one there with a focus in Irish Studies, so I'm not necessarily competing against anyone else in terms of that, but this entire process is so nerve wracking ? Currently trying to work on my thesis (final draft is due in a month) and I just cannot concentrate. killerbunny and S_C_789 2
aussiekoala Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, TheDigitalHumanist said: Congratulations on the interview! I'm so glad to hear it went well. I'm actually a NU alum, and have nothing but amazing things to say about the English department. Out of curiosity, do you mind me asking who your POI is? Also, if you have any questions about NU or the department itself please feel free to message me. No problem at all. My POI was actually Sari Altschuler, but she's on leave this semster cause she's a visiting lecturer somewhere else. So I actually had my interview with Theo Davis and just now finished my second interview with Erika Boeckeler. They were both great, and it was very easy talking to them. Even though Professor Boeckeler is a Renaissance/RhetComp scholar she was interested with my take on the Bakhtinian grotesque in disability studies and southern literature. And I might take you up on that offer if I end up getting an acceptance!
meghan_sparkle Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 You know what's funny, there was also one lone Brown acceptance via phone last year on the board, and the rest came in 3 days later (via email I think). Wonder if that's happening again this year? You might well be the chosen applicant @Rani13 ! onerepublic96, timespentreading and Rani13 3
onerepublic96 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, meghan_sparkle said: You know what's funny, there was also one lone Brown acceptance via phone last year on the board, and the rest came in 3 days later (via email I think). Wonder if that's happening again this year? You might well be the chosen applicant @Rani13 ! I had *just* been looking at that and wondering the same thing!
Rani13 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, meghan_sparkle said: You know what's funny, there was also one lone Brown acceptance via phone last year on the board, and the rest came in 3 days later (via email I think). Wonder if that's happening again this year? You might well be the chosen applicant @Rani13 ! Wow I had no idea. That is really interesting and feels good to know!
spikeseagulls Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Rani13 said: That would be me. My first acceptance and I’m thrilled. Congratulations!!! Edited February 11, 2020 by spikeseagulls Rani13 1
jm6394 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Those Davis rejections...not sure if I should be relieved I haven’t heard from them or waiting for my email to come lol.
spikeseagulls Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Wow ngl, I'm pretty embarrassed about posting this in the wrong place: I was contacted by the DGS at UC Irvine for an interview (video I'm guessing) and I'm shocked ngl. Happy shocked though! I just received a rejection from a significantly lower ranked school today, so I kind of assumed the worst lol. thoreaulymodern, jm6394, surplus_value and 5 others 8
spikeseagulls Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, jm6394 said: Those Davis rejections...not sure if I should be relieved I haven’t heard from them or waiting for my email to come lol. Same!!! Like am I not even worthy enough for a rejection email?!?!?! Lol jm6394 1
onerepublic96 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Looks like Irvine is getting on with it! Didn’t get an interview request, though, so now I’m wondering if interviews are standard and if I should prepare for a rejection?
timespentreading Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 I feel like no one else is checking Grad Cafe as much as I am. It's a sickness. *refreshes page* caeiro, TiredStressed, onerepublic96 and 3 others 6
MedievalIllusions Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 What are the odds of more NYU acceptances coming out? Or should I mark it as an implied rejection if I haven’t heard anything?
vondafkossum Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, spikeseagulls said: Same!!! Like am I not even worthy enough for a rejection email?!?!?! Lol Should feel grateful in some small way as Davis’ rejection letters are notoriously rude af. jm6394 and spikeseagulls 2
jm6394 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, spikeseagulls said: Same!!! Like am I not even worthy enough for a rejection email?!?!?! Lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ hoping they just haven’t made decisions about us yet spikeseagulls 1
jm6394 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, vondafkossum said: Should feel grateful in some small way as Davis’ rejection letters are notoriously rude af. Ok I was MORTIFIED reading comments on these from years past. Honestly idk if I would’ve applied if I had known about it. I hope for their sake they stopped communicating in that way... vondafkossum 1
The Hoosier Oxonian Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, MedievalIllusions said: What are the odds of more NYU acceptances coming out? Or should I mark it as an implied rejection if I haven’t heard anything? I'm wondering the same! jm6394 1
jm6394 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/10/2020 at 5:09 PM, Ida16 said: Haha! I feel you. Also, from your profile it seems that that you are also one of those to whom UC Davis hasn't notified. If it helps, I emailed them last week and they said the review process is still on. Paying it forward...my advisor At CUNY is on sabbatical and wrote, re: my impatience/reading of a few acceptances, “I have no idea what's going on at the GC--but I don't think the fact that a couple of acceptances have gone out is meaningful. ” Ida16 1
olivetree Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Some insight into CUNY Comp Lit: they said they’re conducting all their interviews this week and next, and should have decisions out by the end of next week. Good luck to everyone who applied!
Kelsey1599 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Anyone willing to claim the Rochester acceptance? One of my favorite programs so kudos to you !!!
MedievalIllusions Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, Kelsey1599 said: Anyone willing to claim the Rochester acceptance? One of my favorite programs so kudos to you !!! That was me! And thanks!!! meghan_sparkle, caffeinated applicant, Wimsey and 4 others 7
Wimsey Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, MedievalIllusions said: That was me! And thanks!!! Congrats! I did my BA at Rochester. They have some great resources for medievalists (assuming that is your subfield)! MedievalIllusions and Kelsey1599 2
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