MedievalIllusions Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 53 minutes ago, Wimsey said: Congrats! I did my BA at Rochester. They have some great resources for medievalists (assuming that is your subfield)! Thanks! Yes, I'm super excited about their medieval stuff!! It's the main reason I applied. I really love the program, and there are just so many great opportunities for medievalists there! Wimsey and Kelsey1599 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcaMajora Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, spikeseagulls said: 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. Congrats! Good luck on the interview. Being contacted for this is an extremely good sign. Fingers crossed. Edited February 12, 2020 by ArcaMajora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeseagulls Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 45 minutes ago, ArcaMajora said: Congrats! Good luck on the interview. Being contacted for this is an extremely good sign. Fingers crossed. Ran out of reactions, but thank you so much!!! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeelyf Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, The Hoosier Oxonian said: I'm wondering the same! Me too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel FoucOhNo Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Anyone claiming the Tufts acceptances on the board? Hate to add it to the (growing) list of implied rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noneckmonsters Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Lblack said: 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. I went there for my undergrad and kept tabs with some of the faculty. PM me if you have any questions about faculty. Some have left since my time there but I'm familiar with most. UCR has a great department and good people in it. Enjoy every second of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indecisive Poet Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) It seems odd that there are only 2 acceptances on the board for both Brown and NYU this year given that there are typically 4–6 on TGC for those programs. My best guesses are that either those programs are both admitting smaller cohorts this year (given lack of placement across the board in recent years) or that others who use TGC received offers but have not gotten around to posting them yet. Either way, I'm taking a loss on NYU. Edited February 12, 2020 by Indecisive Poet jm6394 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeiro Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Indecisive Poet said: those programs are both admitting smaller cohorts this year (given lack of placement across the board in recent years) This seems to be a recurring theme across disciplines in the humanities — and a truly fascinating development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghan_sparkle Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 33 minutes ago, Indecisive Poet said: It seems odd that there are only 2 acceptances on the board for both Brown and NYU this year given that there are typically 4–6 on TGC for those programs. My best guesses are that either those programs are both admitting smaller cohorts this year (given lack of placement across the board in recent years) or that others who use TGC received offers but have not gotten around to posting them yet. Either way, I'm taking a loss on NYU. I wouldn't give up on Brown just yet. I was notified by email quite late yesterday, and the DGS said it was meant to be a phone call (but I don't have a working phone and had alerted the department about this, since it stopped working after I submitted apps w/contact details). I have a feeling the letter via portal will come in the next week or so, and people will be notified by phone leading up to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianEnglish Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Anyone heard anything from Brandeis? They usually send out acceptances/rejections by the first week of February but there's only one rejection on the board. Happy Wednesday, everyone! Brown_Bear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiekoala Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 32 minutes ago, CanadianEnglish said: Anyone heard anything from Brandeis? They usually send out acceptances/rejections by the first week of February but there's only one rejection on the board. I emailed them last week and they said they're still evaluating and didn't give me an approximate date for decisions. CanadianEnglish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeelyf Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Don't give up on NYU y'all. I just got an acceptance via email from the DGS! They are still rolling out. CanadianEnglish, Indecisive Poet, karamazov and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormChild Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I'm in at Purdue! and with that... I'm happy to say that my application season is over. I'm so excited! SomethingWicked, karamazov, caffeinated applicant and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm6394 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Just now, StormChild said: I'm in at Purdue! and with that... I'm happy to say that my application season is over. I'm so excited! I am sooo jealous that your season is over. Shut out or not, I’m waiting on 8/9 schools and have no patience. I’m tired and sick of the will they won’t they. Congrats!!!! Brown_Bear, StormChild and merry night wanderer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noneckmonsters Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Indecisive Poet said: It seems odd that there are only 2 acceptances on the board for both Brown and NYU this year given that there are typically 4–6 on TGC for those programs. My best guesses are that either those programs are both admitting smaller cohorts this year (given lack of placement across the board in recent years) or that others who use TGC received offers but have not gotten around to posting them yet. Either way, I'm taking a loss on NYU. Another possibility is that they nominated a few people for fellowships, so they had to process their acceptances first. I'm wouldn't mark it is an implied rejection till monday. this cycle I had one implied rejection turn to an acceptance and another into a waitlist Brown_Bear, jm6394 and MichelleObama 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry night wanderer Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 25 minutes ago, StormChild said: I'm in at Purdue! and with that... I'm happy to say that my application season is over. I'm so excited! And it looks like you had a great run of it! Congrats. StormChild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinated applicant Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 28 minutes ago, StormChild said: I'm in at Purdue! and with that... I'm happy to say that my application season is over. I'm so excited! Congratulations! Now the decision process begins! StormChild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ida16 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 18 hours ago, jm6394 said: 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. ” Thank you! This does make me feel a little better... haha... but a little is big during this anxiety ridden time. jm6394 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry night wanderer Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) This week. Is so. SLOW. I was bracing myself for an avalanche but instead I'm just refreshing results every hour or so pretending I have any control over my life right now lol. (It really does not help that I work a boring corporate job from home) Edited February 12, 2020 by merry night wanderer WanYesOnly, caeiro, BetterLight13 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingWicked Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 44 minutes ago, StormChild said: I'm in at Purdue! and with that... I'm happy to say that my application season is over. I'm so excited! Congratulations, you must be so excited to have all of your decisions in! You now have me contemplating sending Purdue an email as well. StormChild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onerepublic96 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, merry night wanderer said: This week. Is so. SLOW. I was bracing myself for an avalanche but instead I'm just refreshing results every hour or so pretending I have any control over my life right now lol. (It really does not help that I work a boring corporate job from home) Same... from past years' results posts, it seemed like this week would be hell, with decisions coming out every day, but so far it's just been frustrating. Kelsey1599 and caeiro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimsey Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, merry night wanderer said: This week. Is so. SLOW. I was bracing myself for an avalanche but instead I'm just refreshing results every hour or so pretending I have any control over my life right now lol. (It really does not help that I work a boring corporate job from home) I know! I want to start my decision-making process, but I'm still waiting on a bunch of schools, all of which are highly ranked and could be game changers. The uncertainty is very frustrating! MedievalIllusions, meghan_sparkle, merry night wanderer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timespentreading Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 So far I've seen acceptance posts for four schools where I applied: SUNY Buffalo, U of Oregon, Rochester, and Brown. Although receiving more rejections won't be fun, I'd rather receive SOME news this week, even if it's bad news. After the four schools above, I'll have five more pending. If past GC dates are any indication, I won't hear back from those until next week at the earliest. I know we will most likely all know A LOT more within a week, but this is agonizing! Rrandle101 and pinkhermy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghan_sparkle Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Mood. The Hoosier Oxonian, MichelleObama, theburiedgirl815 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeseagulls Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Just got off the phone with the DGS at Irvine! I discovered that they have to conduct some sort of interview before making official offers (it was a pretty informal interview), and that this was as close as she could get to making an official offer. Currently trying to convince myself that this is real life... vondafkossum, caffeinated applicant, killerbunny and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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