Cryss Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, inchoate-eyes said: Does anyone know when we'll hear from Princeton? Might be tomorrow if they hold fast to their tradition from previous years. In other news, Cornell and Rice rejections for me this week. inchoate-eyes 1
inchoate-eyes Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Stay strong everyone!! It's not over yet! timespentreading, Deleuze, tansy, rue, root, & seed and 1 other 4
The Hoosier Oxonian Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Just learned I'm waitlisted at Cornell! meghan_sparkle, inchoate-eyes, caffeinated applicant and 13 others 16
WanYesOnly Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) Whew! Cornell rejection ends my run this cycle. At least I already got accepted at a great school so this softens the blow. Good luck everyone still waiting to get in somewhere, you just need one and I'll be rooting for you all Edited February 13, 2020 by WanYesOnly Cryss, coffeelyf, Lighthouse Lana and 2 others 5
MichelleObama Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 In at Cornell!!! tansy, rue, root, & seed, caffeinated applicant, MedievalIllusions and 19 others 22
Rrandle101 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Cornell's Comparative Literature program still hasn't updated the portals to reject/waitlist people (even though they started accepting people weeks ago), and while I think it's a bit irritating to have not heard back for so long it makes me appreciate programs that at least will respond to you quickly if you are waitlisted/rejected
S_C_789 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, coffeelyf said: First Emory acceptee on the board said they only have 5 spots. Can anyone claim that acceptance and did anyone else hear from Emory? I was rejected by Cornell as well, which I kind of expected because it was the worst fit out of my 9 programs. @coffeelyf I heard back from them, and got waitlisted. Lighthouse Lana and coffeelyf 2
timespentreading Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 I had put together a 4-year trend of the GC acceptance dates for all the schools where I applied. I just looked at the rejection dates, and they are super depressing. Last year, it looks like Oregon didn't send rejections until March 11! Rochester and UConn sent out rejections about 10 days after acceptances, and Brown about 5 days later (though the first Brown acceptance last year wasn't until Feb. 22). At least Yale and Cornell notified all applicants within a day or two! I was hoping I would know a lot more by the end of this week, but it looks like I'll need to adjust my expectations until March 1st at the earliest. I'm thinking of reaching out to the schools I haven't heard from on March 2nd. Has anyone else reached out to programs about timelines, or are you all waiting a while? Kelsey1599 and Rrandle101 2
Taihoku Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Not a literature applicant (other than Duke!), but I do literature (in area studies), and have been in this thread a lot these past few weeks to exacerbate/manage my anxieties, and figured I should post here too! Literally ten minutes after getting rejected by one of my top choices, I got accepted to my top choice! What an absolute roller coaster! Super happy now! The wait fucking sucks so much. I sincerely wish the best for all of you still waiting, try going to the movies, taking a walk! caffeinated applicant, MichelleObama, tansy, rue, root, & seed and 2 others 5
caffeinated applicant Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, timespentreading said: I was hoping I would know a lot more by the end of this week, but it looks like I'll need to adjust my expectations until March 1st at the earliest. I'm thinking of reaching out to the schools I haven't heard from on March 2nd. Has anyone else reached out to programs about timelines, or are you all waiting a while? I reached out to Maryland on Monday about timeline but didn't receive a response, which I take to mean "you'll find out when you find out." Other than them, I'm going to try to hold out until March 15th to email for info. If by March 1st I have at least one offer and I'm just waiting to hear back from one or two programs, though, I may email as a "I need to make decisions on this offer/these offers" deal. timespentreading, jm6394 and Fading_light 3
jm6394 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, onerepublic96 said: aaaand just got a rejection. fun times. I went to Cornell undergrad, obviously an incredible English program but I’m happy to talk you down from this disappointment. Onto the next and fingers crossed!
jm6394 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 CUNY head of admissions told me they got 275 applications for the fall 2020 cycle, just wanted to share. lovely coward 1
meghan_sparkle Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Cryss said: Might be tomorrow if they hold fast to their tradition from previous years. In other news, Cornell and Rice rejections for me this week. In 2018 and 2019 they notified on Thursday (15th and 14th respectively) so tbh I thought it would be today! Ah well.
onerepublic96 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 On 2/13/2020 at 1:11 PM, meghan_sparkle said: In 2018 and 2019 they notified on Thursday (15th and 14th respectively) so tbh I thought it would be today! Ah well. Today’s not over yet! MichelleObama 1
meghan_sparkle Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Just now, onerepublic96 said: Today’s not over yet! Ha yes true, it's 7 PM where I am and I'm falling asleep on my couch so just felt like it.
jm6394 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, merry night wanderer said: Holy hell. Yes! BUT—I’ve spoken to him over the years and it sounded like they are always around 300, and cohorts are large (usually high teens to 20)
merry night wanderer Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Ah, okay! So it wasn't an unprecedented amount for them. It seems a lot compared to similarly ranked schools like UC Davis who I think report 175 or so.
Indecisive Poet Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, jm6394 said: CUNY head of admissions told me they got 275 applications for the fall 2020 cycle, just wanted to share. UChicago had 560 this year ?
jm6394 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 1 minute ago, merry night wanderer said: Ah, okay! So it wasn't an unprecedented amount for them. It seems a lot compared to similarly ranked schools like UC Davis who I think report 175 or so. Probably just the NYC dreamers ?
meghan_sparkle Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Just now, Indecisive Poet said: UChicago had 560 this year ? Do you know how many they admitted out of curiosity? (If this info was in any of the emails we've been sent I missed it)
Indecisive Poet Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, meghan_sparkle said: Do you know how many they admitted out of curiosity? (If this info was in any of the emails we've been sent I missed it) A POI I skyped with after I was admitted said they had "about 10 places" to offer Edited February 13, 2020 by Indecisive Poet
jm6394 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Indecisive Poet said: UChicago had 560 this year ? This is ungodly Indecisive Poet, merry night wanderer and onerepublic96 3
spikeseagulls Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 When you try to track the timeline of decisions based on previous years but.... the majority of the schools you applied to are on a completely different timeline altogether?!?!?!?!
meghan_sparkle Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Indecisive Poet said: A POI I skyped with after I was admitted said they had "about 10 places" to offer oh wow!
meghan_sparkle Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Indecisive Poet said: A POI I skyped with after I was admitted said they had "about 10 places" to offer also wait ... that would make their acceptance rate less than 2% ??? holy shit.
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