Eli- Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I think I'm going to blame the Super Bowl. Who wants to read my lame application when there are beers to be chilled and little sausages to be toothpicked? Pamphilia and murkyama 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolfie Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I am in the same boat. I feel like responses from last year came out around this time for a lot of places, and they simply aren't this year. Who knows what is going on. All I know is that I am freaking out on the daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osodulce Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 It may be more reasonable to say that it has to do with AWP being earlier this year. If the literature and creative writing departments share staff--it may be that notifications will come out after AWP ends (on Saturday) and faculty settle back in next week. Go Packers--and good luck with your applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkyama Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I am more than likely daft, but, what does AWP stand for? Sorry if it appears like a lame question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I wrote down the average dates of notification last year for all of the twelve schools I applied to this year, and the earliest notification was February 18th! So no worries yet. I plan to start freaking out on the 14th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonessrampant Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I don't know what it means either. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fall-11 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I am more than likely daft, but, what does AWP stand for? Sorry if it appears like a lame question. It stands for Associated Writing Programs. They have an annual conference for writers and creative-writing folks: http://www.awpwriter.org/conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonessrampant Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ah! Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkyama Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 It stands for Associated Writing Programs. They have an annual conference for writers and creative-writing folks: http://www.awpwriter.org/conference. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolfie Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Tangentially related... I just saw on Syracuse's website that they plan to notify all admits, MA PhD and MFA, by the end of April. That seems far too late. Most people have to finalize their decision by April 15th. I don't understand how this could be true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkyama Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Tangentially related... I just saw on Syracuse's website that they plan to notify all admits, MA PhD and MFA, by the end of April. That seems far too late. Most people have to finalize their decision by April 15th. I don't understand how this could be true... They probably don't abide by the council of graduate schools. Some schools don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osodulce Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thank you! Sorry for not explaining. In the past their conference has been in Mar/April. This year it's happening right now, so that could be throwing off their timelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationJunkie Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Most of my programs don't usually respond until at least mid-February, so I'm trying not to freak out yet. "Trying" is the key word there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medievalmaniac Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Don't forget that MLA was in January this year, as well, as opposed to being in December as has historically been the case. And, of course, the weather has caused delays and cancellations interrupting schools' regular schedules, so I'm sure admissions committee meetings were affected there, as well. I imagine the floodgates will begin opening mid next week and continue from there - hang tight! soxpuppet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfat Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Jeez, I'm not even applying this year, and even I'm freaking out! I sympathize and empathize with you all. Good luck! (and maybe switch to decaf for a couple of weeks) lyonessrampant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottles Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Can't...stop...compulsively...refreshing...inbox... Most of my deadlines were Jan. 15, are you guys waiting for programs with earlier deadlines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukharan Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 My friend described GradCafe today as Applicants Anonymous - apparently, I was refreshing the Results board and my e-mail every 5 minutes without even noticing I was doing it. Bukharan and lyonessrampant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottles Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 My friend described GradCafe today as Applicants Anonymous - apparently, I was refreshing the Results board and my e-mail every 5 minutes without even noticing I was doing it. Ahhhhhh! Make sure to unleash it upon every other graduate school applicant you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Can't...stop...compulsively...refreshing...inbox... Most of my deadlines were Jan. 15, are you guys waiting for programs with earlier deadlines? Bottles, I am also waiting on UF's English program, as well as English programs at UPitt and UW! The vast majority of my apps were due in January, but all of the programs tend to notify mid-to-late February. Some of them go into early March, and of course some rejections are still coming in April. I kind of think that February 14th will be the beginning, guys! I love this forum; this year I'm not living on a college campus, so no one else around me in person is spazzing out. This place reminds me that I'm not the only one. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Can't...stop...compulsively...refreshing...inbox... Most of my deadlines were Jan. 15, are you guys waiting for programs with earlier deadlines? This is a really ridiculous thing to know, but if you have Gmail and download the Google Talk program, a notification box will pop up THE SECOND you get an email. againstourfaces 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolfie Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Can't...stop...compulsively...refreshing...inbox... Most of my deadlines were Jan. 15, are you guys waiting for programs with earlier deadlines? I continually keep my Gmail in another tab. When I see (1) on the tab, I have a mini-heart attack. And it's always just spam or something not important. My deadlines were all Dec 1, 15 or Jan 1 15. I had two that are Feb, so I expect to hear from them late. From what I understand though, Dec. or Jan. deadline does not make anything go faster. No matter the deadline, profs don't look at applications until after winter break. I think that a place like UT Austin, which has a deadline of December 1st, wants earlier applications because they are a giant school, and they need time to match up test scores and transcripts with applications, bureaucratic stuff. Meanwhile, Delaware's deadline was Jan 1st and I heard from them on Feb. 1st, so really there's no way to tell from deadlines. I think the bigger the program, the longer the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkyama Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Can't...stop...compulsively...refreshing...inbox... Most of my deadlines were Jan. 15, are you guys waiting for programs with earlier deadlines? Yes! I have deadlines from 12/1 and 12/15 that I haven't heard a peep back from yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybalt Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Bottles, I am also waiting on UF's English program, as well as English programs at UPitt and UW! The vast majority of my apps were due in January, but all of the programs tend to notify mid-to-late February. Some of them go into early March, and of course some rejections are still coming in April. I kind of think that February 14th will be the beginning, guys! I love this forum; this year I'm not living on a college campus, so no one else around me in person is spazzing out. This place reminds me that I'm not the only one. Cheers! Tortola and Bottles, what sub-field are you all? I applied to U of Florida as well (Shakespeare and Renaissance Pedagogy--I want to work with Sidney Homan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I'm postcolonial American and British novel, and postcolonial theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottles Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Tortola and Bottles, what sub-field are you all? I applied to U of Florida as well (Shakespeare and Renaissance Pedagogy--I want to work with Sidney Homan). My sub-field is mainly 20th c. American Literature with a focus on children's lit and psychology. I applied to the American Studies track because it encompasses a lot of different things. I had loved Kenneth Kidd's research before I realized he was at UF...so it seemed like a good fit! I'm a theatre undergrad right now with a ridiculous soft spot for Shakespeare and Renaissance theatre history...largely because there is a general disregard of personal safety on the stage. Lots of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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