Stanford

[lyonessrampant]

I saw a post from someone who got an interview at Stanford. Anyone want to claim that and/or share any details? It's not like I expected to get in there or anything, but I have a major crush on Roland Greene and would love to know if I can go about beginning my intellectual grieving process given my "Unrequited Love". . .lol. . .nerd jokes

[t11]

I saw a post from someone who got an interview at Stanford. Anyone want to claim that and/or share any details? It's not like I expected to get in there or anything, but I have a major crush on Roland Greene and would love to know if I can go about beginning my intellectual grieving process given my "Unrequited Love". . .lol. . .nerd jokes

I did receive an invitation (via email today) to interview. Wondering how many others out there have?

[lyonessrampant]

Did it have any information about number invited, whether admits would be determined from the interview pool, etc.? I'm really emotionally invested in this school, and if I can count myself rejected, I'd really like to start working through what that means. Good luck on the interview.

[t11]

Did it have any information about number invited, whether admits would be determined from the interview pool, etc.? I'm really emotionally invested in this school, and if I can count myself rejected, I'd really like to start working through what that means. Good luck on the interview.

Thank you lyonessrampant. So far I have no information beyond the interview request. I wish I knew how many people they will be interviewing, but I don't. If I find out, I will post a reply here. Good luck!

[ahlacruz]

Congrats to all those granted interviews. I'm sure many of us would be interested to hear what your stats and research interest is if any of you are willing to share. Good luck with the interviews!

[lyonessrampant]

Okay, so, I'm definitely a "rip the band-aid off fast" kind of person, so I emailed the graduate secretary whom I have corresponded with previously asking if the admitted cohort would be selected exclusively from the interviewed group so that I might make pragmatic guesses about my chances (given I haven't received an interview invite). She emailed me back and said this: "Currently all applications are under review. We plan to be making decisions by mid-February." This, of course, is not responsive to my question. I think she's probably not supposed to say? Anyway, I would still guess it isn't a good sign to not have been contacted yet. I was trying really hard not to get my hopes up and of course didn't expect to get in (competition is so fierce!), but good luck to all you who got interviews and know how lucky you are You should say hi to Roland Greene for me when you go tour the campus. That would be sweet.

Edited January 26, 2011 by lyonessrampant

[againstourfaces]

Okay, so, I'm definitely a "rip the band-aid off fast" kind of person, so I emailed the graduate secretary whom I have corresponded with previously asking if the admitted cohort would be selected exclusively from the interviewed group so that I might make pragmatic guesses about my chances (given I haven't received an interview invite). She emailed me back and said this: "Currently all applications are under review. We plan to be making decisions by mid-February." This, of course, is not responsive to my question. I think she's probably not supposed to say? Anyway, I would still guess it isn't a good sign to not have been contacted yet. I was trying really hard not to get my hopes up and of course didn't expect to get in (competition is so fierce!), but good luck to all you who got interviews and know how lucky you are You should say hi to Roland Greene for me when you go tour the campus. That would be sweet.

Stanford does interviews? This is news to me. Anyway, I talked to one of my professors today (who is good friends with Roland) and he said when he was at MLA his "friends" said they were still reviewing applications and so I probably shouldn't worry about it until end of Feb/March...

[lyonessrampant]

ecoyle, hope you're right and that I, you, us! still might have a chance. That's ubercool your advisor is friends with Roland. Sigh. I LOVE his work.

[jprufrock]

I also applied to Stanford but didn't receive an interview e-mail. So to comfort myself I laid out 3 different scenarios:

1. Those with incredible applications weren't even contacted for an interview because they were already put on a list of acceptances.

2. Interviews or the application process goes out in waves and thus not everyone was contacted.

3. Stanford received a large pool of applicants with similar subfields; only those of that subfield were contacted to be interviewed to be narrowed down.

I'm sure other grad programs have done things similar to this in the past--anyone think of any more (positive) scenarios so we can hold on to (maybe false) hope a bit longer?

[Y.T.]

If it makes anyone feel better, I didn't even receive that earlier email about when they were planning on making decisions, etc... Reading about that email on this board and the Livejournal community put me in a state of absolute panic and for a while, I was rather convinced that I hadn't even submitted my application (which I had, according to the graduate secretary).

[t11]

I also applied to Stanford but didn't receive an interview e-mail. So to comfort myself I laid out 3 different scenarios:

1. Those with incredible applications weren't even contacted for an interview because they were already put on a list of acceptances.

2. Interviews or the application process goes out in waves and thus not everyone was contacted.

3. Stanford received a large pool of applicants with similar subfields; only those of that subfield were contacted to be interviewed to be narrowed down.

I'm sure other grad programs have done things similar to this in the past--anyone think of any more (positive) scenarios so we can hold on to (maybe false) hope a bit longer?

Yikes, jprufrock..you're going to give me a heart attack! :(

[jprufrock]

Yikes, jprufrock..you're going to give me a heart attack! :(

Pssh, you should be able to handle it. I'm sure they'll have a panacea at the Stanford interviews to help mollify you

[lyonessrampant]

YT, don't worry about not getting that email I pasted into an earlier post. I emailed and asked and was sent that in reply; it wasn't a mass email, so I'm sure your app is all in order

[againstourfaces]

If it makes anyone feel better, I didn't even receive that earlier email about when they were planning on making decisions, etc... Reading about that email on this board and the Livejournal community put me in a state of absolute panic and for a while, I was rather convinced that I hadn't even submitted my application (which I had, according to the graduate secretary).

I have not heard anything from Stanford since I submitted my application. Good to know I am not the only one.

[againstourfaces]

ecoyle, hope you're right and that I, you, us! still might have a chance. That's ubercool your advisor is friends with Roland. Sigh. I LOVE his work.

yes.

[englishgrad11]

yes.

Clinging on to the hope that those of us who weren't contacted for interviews still have a chance.

[lenz]

Yikes, jprufrock..you're going to give me a heart attack! :(

Do you know when your interview will be? Good luck!

[Lemonade]

I got an email at one point explaining that they were missing my writing sample, so if you haven't gotten anything yet I don't think it's a bad thing. I just posted a similar question on the other message board, but I suppose it's more appropriate on this one: Are interviews a normal thing? My understanding was that English programs just didn't do them, at all. Am I totally misinformed?

[ajm]

Do you know when your interview will be? Good luck!

Interview period: today - February 9th.

[lenz]

Interview period: today - February 9th.

Thanks ajm! Are you interviewing too?

[ajm]

Thanks ajm! Are you interviewing too?

Yes. I should probably clarify after looking at the original email again and say that they wanted to schedule my interview during this period. It's entirely possible that these dates are not universal.

[lenz]

Yes. I should probably clarify after looking at the original email again and say that they wanted to schedule my interview during this period. It's entirely possible that these dates are not universal.

Yes, understood. The very best of luck to you!!

[englishgrad11]

Thanks ajm! Are you interviewing too?

lenz, ajm, and others who are interviewing: just curious, but do you know with whom you will be interviewing?

[ajm]

lenz, ajm, and others who are interviewing: just curious, but do you know with whom you will be interviewing?

Yes. I was told a day or two before my interview that I would be interviewing with two faculty members with similar interests (both mentioned in my statement of purpose).

[lyonessrampant]

AJM, lenz, do you have any info about number interviewed, whether the admitted cohort will come only from the interview pool, etc.? Hope your interviews went well.