Did the Columbia deadline change?

[harpyemma]

So, i've had December 15 written down on my desktop, in a spreadsheet, on various bits of paper, in my filofax as Columbia's deadline for Eng/Comp Lit Ph.D.. I just logged onto ApplyYourself tonight to check by exactly what time on Weds i need to submit it, and i couldn't find a deadline written anywhere, so i checked on the Dept website and to my horror saw the following "December 1".

Am i a total scatterbrain? Did i write it down wrong *everywhere*? Or did it change?

Uggghhhh.

[Capo]

Hate to say it, but I'm pretty sure the deadline was always 12/1 for English Ph.D apps

[Gingermick]

Last year's deadline was Dec 15, and Columbia updated its website in September to reflect the new date.

[harpyemma]

I could cry. It's just one fucking thing after another, it seems. I know, it's my fault for not checking between August and now...

(Other things that have happened in the past few days/weeks include one recommender going AWOL; another going on sick leave and being uncontactable for that reason (neither of them having submitted my LORs; discovering the wackness of Chicago's online application and how they wanted a hard copy of my WS by Weds--yesterday! (living in the UK really made that one a challenge!); getting my Subject scores today (much better than i'd expected, considering i've a UK education and i'm a Gender/Queer/Critical Theory/C20 specialist and have taken a sum total of two classes outside of those fields in both my BA and my MA education) and realising that i'm probably frozen out of Harvard and Princeton and now this.

I wouldn't be as upset if it weren't for the government cuts here in the UK. Even if i really, really wanted to do a PhD over here, there are ten--just ten--funded English places between the top three research unis.

I'm literally on the verge of tears. And i know it's all my fault. Ugh.

[lady_coffee]

I could cry. It's just one fucking thing after another, it seems. I know, it's my fault for not checking between August and now...

(Other things that have happened in the past few days/weeks include one recommender going AWOL; another going on sick leave and being uncontactable for that reason (neither of them having submitted my LORs; discovering the wackness of Chicago's online application and how they wanted a hard copy of my WS by Weds--yesterday! (living in the UK really made that one a challenge!); getting my Subject scores today (much better than i'd expected, considering i've a UK education and i'm a Gender/Queer/Critical Theory/C20 specialist and have taken a sum total of two classes outside of those fields in both my BA and my MA education) and realising that i'm probably frozen out of Harvard and Princeton and now this.

I wouldn't be as upset if it weren't for the government cuts here in the UK. Even if i really, really wanted to do a PhD over here, there are ten--just ten--funded English places between the top three research unis.

I'm literally on the verge of tears. And i know it's all my fault. Ugh.

Do you mean the University of Chicago? While the grad school says they must receive materials by Wednesday, the English department webpage specifies that they only want materials to be ~postmarked~ by Wednesday. There's still hope!

[harpyemma]

Do you mean the University of Chicago? While the grad school says they must receive materials by Wednesday, the English department webpage specifies that they only want materials to be ~postmarked~ by Wednesday. There's still hope!

It was. Getting it there on time wasn't the issue--a friend in the US offered to overnight it and did so today. The trouble is that i had banked on having 3 extra days to edit it, and being so up against it, time-wise, has led to an extremely unpolished document being sent Chicago way.

I'm feeling do disheartened now i might just drink a bottle of Ouzo and forget everything.

[fall-11]

Sorry to hear things are rough... but don't give up! Regarding recommenders -- it's not a big deal if their letters don't get in by the deadline. The deadlines are more for the applicants. So as long as you get everything submitted online or postmarked by the deadline, it should be fine. And then keep hunting down your recommenders until you get them to send their letters, even if it's past the deadline. Maybe you can get their phone numbers or something from the department secretary? Basically, don't fret if the recommendations go in late; just make sure that your own stuff is on time. Good luck! It's hard to juggle all of this while also doing term papers and stuff at the end of the semester.

I could cry. It's just one fucking thing after another, it seems. I know, it's my fault for not checking between August and now...

(Other things that have happened in the past few days/weeks include one recommender going AWOL; another going on sick leave and being uncontactable for that reason (neither of them having submitted my LORs; discovering the wackness of Chicago's online application and how they wanted a hard copy of my WS by Weds--yesterday! (living in the UK really made that one a challenge!); getting my Subject scores today (much better than i'd expected, considering i've a UK education and i'm a Gender/Queer/Critical Theory/C20 specialist and have taken a sum total of two classes outside of those fields in both my BA and my MA education) and realising that i'm probably frozen out of Harvard and Princeton and now this.

I wouldn't be as upset if it weren't for the government cuts here in the UK. Even if i really, really wanted to do a PhD over here, there are ten--just ten--funded English places between the top three research unis.

I'm literally on the verge of tears. And i know it's all my fault. Ugh.

[Alyanumbers]

I don't know how many schools you're applying to, but yes, it is really difficult to juggle all the deadlines and things to do (especially if you've been preparing your app in the summer and forgot to keep track of possible changes after September). Also, I'm not sure why you think Harvard & Princeton are out for you, but if it's about the Subject GRE, it's far from the most important part of your application, especially considering your research interests.

Take heart! I think we tend to forget that we're not alone in our application troubles. I'm sure plenty of people sent off unpolished Writing Samples, especially for schools that have deadlines in December--lots of us are writing a paper from scratch, or using a first draft of a senior thesis, etc.

So, i've had December 15 written down on my desktop, in a spreadsheet, on various bits of paper, in my filofax as Columbia's deadline for Eng/Comp Lit Ph.D.. I just logged onto ApplyYourself tonight to check by exactly what time on Weds i need to submit it, and i couldn't find a deadline written anywhere, so i checked on the Dept website and to my horror saw the following "December 1".

Am i a total scatterbrain? Did i write it down wrong *everywhere*? Or did it change?

Uggghhhh.