2022 Applicants

[OperaGhost]

3 minutes ago, Submarina said:

Me too LOL. As much as I want to be in NYC I'll be letting them know I don't need my spot so that people further down on the list than me can be bumped up.

I just got acceptances to Brown and Austin too! Hurrah!

Congratulations! It's crazy you've been accepted to an ivy like Brown but not CUNY? Applications really are so random

I also want to [selfishly] ask if you know anything about Austin? I have a feeling all the acceptances have been released, but I know (from lurking lmao) that they've rolled out decisions within the span of a few days in past years 

[WomanOfLetters]

3 hours ago, Hard times! said:

Yes! And I feel pretty inadequate academically anyway... i never once believed i could get into grad school and this insecurity shows in my very average application. Though I know UIUC and CUNY are most likey gone and I have ticked them off my list already, not having a rejection letter leads you into brief moments of hope (dangerous!).

UIUC never publishes anything in the way of a waitlist and yet takes months to reject a person. CUNY usually does acceptances and rejections within the span of a week but they are defying their own pattern this time. This pattern-defying behaviours of certain schools lead you into odd beliefs. They should just send the rejection letters (the ones they are absolutely sure to reject) along with the acceptances. Hurting feelings is not even an issue in this case.

 It is so much easier to send mass rejection mails--hardly takes any time. Unless they are writing personalized rejection letters (which they may for some people), I am sure sending off 200 automated mails doesn't take much work.

I didn't apply to UIUC nor CUNY so I don't know anything about the programs there ? That said, you can send the program coordinator an email to see if they have released the result! This round should be less competitive than last year so it should probably take them less time to decide who to admit!

[Submarina]

3 hours ago, OperaGhost said:

Congratulations! It's crazy you've been accepted to an ivy like Brown but not CUNY? Applications really are so random

I also want to [selfishly] ask if you know anything about Austin? I have a feeling all the acceptances have been released, but I know (from lurking lmao) that they've rolled out decisions within the span of a few days in past years 

Yeah, seriously. I suspect it might have to do with the timing of my application (right before the deadline, as opposed to a month in advance like the person on this thread who was accepted). Could be a fit issue too, they don't have anyone in my precise area of research.

Hmm, I can't glean any info from Austin's acceptance letter, but I suspect that they have not sent out all the acceptances yet, based on the fact that my funding offer was clearly tailored to me rather than generic (different funding for internationals, I guess). Also, some acceptances to the program were posted before mine.

Edited February 11, 2022 by Submarina

[Submarina]

4 hours ago, Hard times! said:

Congratulations! You should certainly sign up for the 2023 applicants-group At Brown you get to work with Leela Gandhi! 

Thank you! Is that group on Gradcafe?

[Hard times!]

2 minutes ago, Submarina said:

Thank you! Is that group on Gradcafe?

Haha, no! Yet to be but I'm sure there will be and you can help a lot of people applying next year

[Hard times!]

2 hours ago, WomanOfLetters said:

I didn't apply to UIUC nor CUNY so I don't know anything about the programs there ? That said, you can send the program coordinator an email to see if they have released the result! This round should be less competitive than last year so it should probably take them less time to decide who to admit!

Yeah, I will have to write to them. Even if they are not willing to let on much about how adcomms work, their tone might do the job! And it's not only about competitiveness I feel--they have accepted quite a few people who work on medieval literature which could mean they are trying to admit more students for that subfield... After covid many departments have narrowed down their specialisations. But these are just conjectures and the quality of application (the ws and sop) trumps everything else and those who have got in have put together some really really impressive applications! 

[Shake829]

10 hours ago, Hard times! said:

Congratulations! At least now you have something at hand and a little less to worry about. How many more to go?

They have already sent out all acceptances and waitlists, right? It's been a week since CUNY decisions started trickling in. Can I safely conclude now that since I have heard nothing from them, CUNY is a rejection for me? A little certainty is all I am looking for at this stage!

I don’t have exact information as to whether all notifications have been sent out, unfortunately. I assume that all acceptances have gone out, though, because it seems backwards to let people know that they’re on a waitlist before you fill up the cohort. You know? An important detail was that decisions are made based on speciality distribution. So, there’s a chance that your speciality is lagging a bit behind. You know? This tells me that the waitlist order is arbitrary. You can be at the top, but if the person who declines their offer is not in your speciality, that spot won’t go to you. There are eight programs that I have yet to officially hear from, but five of them have sent out interviews or acceptances already, so I’ve scratched them off my list. I think I have four real possibilities: CUNY and the three remaining. 

[Shake829]

8 hours ago, Submarina said:

Me too LOL. As much as I want to be in NYC I'll be letting them know I don't need my spot so that people further down on the list than me can be bumped up.

I just got acceptances to Brown and Austin too! Hurrah!

Congrats! I applied to Brown, as well, but haven’t heard back as of yet. I assume it’s a rejection at this point! It really is crazy that we can be in the same situation at one school but in a completely different one at another, ha! 

[Hard times!]

7 minutes ago, Shake829 said:

I don’t have exact information as to whether all notifications have been sent out, unfortunately. I assume that all acceptances have gone out, though, because it seems backwards to let people know that they’re on a waitlist before you fill up the cohort. You know? An important detail was that decisions are made based on speciality distribution. So, there’s a chance that your speciality is lagging a bit behind. You know? This tells me that the waitlist order is arbitrary. You can be at the top, but if the person who declines their offer is not in your speciality, that spot won’t go to you. There are eight programs that I have yet to officially hear from, but five of them have sent out interviews or acceptances already, so I’ve scratched them off my list. I think I have four real possibilities: CUNY and the three remaining. 

Can't add more reacts but thanks so much! Hope you are off the CUNY waitlist soon!

And yes, you need to be mad to send out waitlists before you have sent out acceptances. At least, this evening, CUNY cannot destroy my peace. However, I must really start preparing for a shutout... 

[plainblacktights]

17 hours ago, Shake829 said:

Just got waitlisted at CUNY.

congratulations!!!

i am still waiting on what will probably be rejection from comp lit (just saw three acceptances on the board, two of them were asked to interview last week)

i'm holding onto a ridiculous glimmer of hope that maybe international applicants  are evaluated separately? or [after reading your comment about specialty distribution] maybe it has something to do with my project being interdisciplinary? but it's clear this assumption will only lead to a more dragged-on disappointment

thank you so much for taking the time to comment on all these aspects, it's nice to have at least *some* information about what's going on with apps at CUNY 

Edited February 11, 2022 by plainblacktights

[Hard times!]

5 minutes ago, plainblacktights said:

congratulations!!!

i am still waiting on what will probably be rejection from comp lit (just saw three acceptances on the board, two of them were asked to interview last week)

i'm holding onto a ridiculous glimmer of hope that maybe international applicants  are evaluated separately? or [after reading your comment about specialty distribution] maybe it has something to do with my project being interdisciplinary? but it's clear this assumption will only lead to a more dragged-on disappointment

thank you so much for taking the time to comment on all these aspects, it's nice to have at least *some* information about what's going on with apps at CUNY 

Out of reacts! I am bracing myself for a shutout. CUNY's ways seem mighty strange this cycle. Someone has even left a Hindi comment for a 'fresh' waitlist. Not surprising--anyone can lose their mind over grad school admissions.

 

 

[Shake829]

29 minutes ago, plainblacktights said:

congratulations!!!

i am still waiting on what will probably be rejection from comp lit (just saw three acceptances on the board, two of them were asked to interview last week)

i'm holding onto a ridiculous glimmer of hope that maybe international applicants  are evaluated separately? or [after reading your comment about specialty distribution] maybe it has something to do with my project being interdisciplinary? but it's clear this assumption will only lead to a more dragged-on disappointment

thank you so much for taking the time to comment on all these aspects, it's nice to have at least *some* information about what's going on with apps at CUNY 

Thank you!

 

I’m not sure if the information I’ve provided applies to comp lit. Those were the details given in the letter I was sent. I think holding on to hope is always a good thing. I thought I was completely out of the running, but I kept positive thoughts and manifested good news, and I received a small glimmer of hope yesterday evening. Nothing is guaranteed for me, but I’m staying positive. Stay positive, friends. This process is emotionally taxing, but if you manifest positive thoughts, I’m sure good things will come.

[plainblacktights]

3 minutes ago, Shake829 said:

Thank you!

 

I’m not sure if the information I’ve provided applies to comp lit. Those were the details given in the letter I was sent. I think holding on to hope is always a good thing. I thought I was completely out of the running, but I kept positive thoughts and manifested good news, and I received a small glimmer of hope yesterday evening. Nothing is guaranteed for me, but I’m staying positive. Stay positive, friends. This process is emotionally taxing, but if you manifest positive thoughts, I’m sure good things will come.

thank you thank you :') i will be manifesting from here to april 15th

[WomanOfLetters]

7 minutes ago, plainblacktights said:

thank you thank you :') i will be manifesting from here to april 15th

Haha I'm also manifesting positive thoughts about my applications from now on! ?

[Hard times!]

13 minutes ago, WomanOfLetters said:

Haha I'm also manifesting positive thoughts about my applications from now on! ?

I had no idea what manifesting positive thoughts was and had to look it up. My asian genes make positive manifestation difficult--will try nevertheless 

+_+ 

Edited February 11, 2022 by Hard times!

[thecat00]

21 minutes ago, Shake829 said:

Thank you!

 

I’m not sure if the information I’ve provided applies to comp lit. Those were the details given in the letter I was sent. I think holding on to hope is always a good thing. I thought I was completely out of the running, but I kept positive thoughts and manifested good news, and I received a small glimmer of hope yesterday evening. Nothing is guaranteed for me, but I’m staying positive. Stay positive, friends. This process is emotionally taxing, but if you manifest positive thoughts, I’m sure good things will come.

 

I'm also trying to manifest positive thoughts. I've not yet seen evidence that I'm going to be accepted anywhere, but I am trying to stay positive. I can't believe we are almost halfway through February--and I still have many places to hear back from. I hope it works out for everyone.

[Hard times!]

22 minutes ago, plainblacktights said:

thank you thank you :') i will be manifesting from here to april 15th

out of reacts!    almost fell off my chair reading this comment. 

[xdfaddsbads]

I just heard from UT austin that I was accepted via email from graduate chair. I will get all the details soon! I am sooo excited! Anyone else? I’m in rhetoric!

[Shake829]

14 minutes ago, zzzmegzzz said:

I just heard from UT austin that I was accepted via email from graduate chair. I will get all the details soon! I am sooo excited! Anyone else? I’m in rhetoric!

Congratulations!! Best of luck to you! We were all just talking about manifesting positive thoughts and seeing this just personifies those thoughts immensely! 

[sadevilminion]

Has anyone heard from Texas Tech? There are 2 acceptances and 1 rejection posted in the results, but I haven't heard anything yet.

[xdfaddsbads]

24 minutes ago, Shake829 said:

Congratulations!! Best of luck to you! We were all just talking about manifesting positive thoughts and seeing this just personifies those thoughts immensely! 

Yes! Keep manifesting. I think many schools won’t be sending until early March - I am wishing you and everyone positive news soon!

[Submarina]

54 minutes ago, zzzmegzzz said:

I just heard from UT austin that I was accepted via email from graduate chair. I will get all the details soon! I am sooo excited! Anyone else? I’m in rhetoric!

Congrats, that is awesome! I was accepted too, didn't apply to rhetoric but that's what got me interested in the English program. I am seriously considering it if they can match my funding packages from other schools (well, we'll see).

Rejection from Yale. Man, all the rejections submitted seemed brutal. I don't feel terrible about mine because it wasn't a super great fit and I have other acceptances, but did yall see those rejections handed to people who had alumni write recommendations with perfect GPAs and fit? And also the person with the undergrad and masters ivies? Sheesh. Who on earth even got in?

[miniqueerthingy]

Heyy, long time lurker here. I applied to the combined PhD program in Gender Studies and English at Yale. And seeing the rejections for Yale English PhD has scared me a bit, because I am not even close to the credentials that those rejected from Yale have. However, I was wondering, when would the combined Phd (Gender plus English) send their decisions, and how does it work (Do both departments have to accept us?). The combined phD would, I guess, be a bit more (or a lot more) competitive than a single subject Phd.  

I also applied to Brown, and I am trying to prepare myself for a rejection from Brown.

Area: Trans/Queer studies plus postcolonial/Decolonial studies. 

[Shake829]

15 minutes ago, Submarina said:

Congrats, that is awesome! I was accepted too, didn't apply to rhetoric but that's what got me interested in the English program. I am seriously considering it if they can match my funding packages from other schools (well, we'll see).

Rejection from Yale. Man, all the rejections submitted seemed brutal. I don't feel terrible about mine because it wasn't a super great fit and I have other acceptances, but did yall see those rejections handed to people who had alumni write recommendations with perfect GPAs and fit? And also the person with the undergrad and masters ivies? Sheesh. Who on earth even got in?

I’m sorry to hear about your Yale rejection. I didn’t apply, but I know that they receive probably the most applications in any cycle. Just luck of the draw, so to speak. What is your area of interest? I know that we’re both waitlisted at CUNY, and I wonder if we’re both on the same list speciality wise, ha. 

[Hard times!]

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-graduate-school-rejection-letter-as-written-by-my-anxiety-disorder-at-3-am

@missmarianne

I have read this McSweeney post by @missmarianne several times since last year and it still manages to make me laugh in these 'troubling' times! Grad school rejection humour/bathos should be a genre unto itself! 

Hope more people can find works like this to laugh with