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[osodulce]

Congratulations to the people who got the UMass acceptances.

If you have any information about their process--is it complete, etc--could you share?

Also, one person posted a rejection on the results board. Does this mean they're done? If any one else has gotten a rejection, care to post it on the results board?

I'm going a bit out of my skin. The program director emailed me last week telling me that they had lost my writing sample and to please resend it.

[BeeRuckus]

Congratulations to the people who got the UMass acceptances.

If you have any information about their process--is it complete, etc--could you share?

Also, one person posted a rejection on the results board. Does this mean they're done? If any one else has gotten a rejection, care to post it on the results board?

I'm going a bit out of my skin. The program director emailed me last week telling me that they had lost my writing sample and to please resend it.

I don't know if they're done accepting, but the acceptance letter says that they had 275 applications for an entering class of 15. Also, it says that we will probably know if we have a teaching assistantship by March 7. No indication, unfortunately about whether all acceptances had gone out, but the message from the person at the writing center (re: TA application) implies that those interviews are happening next week (?). It's all a bit mysterious to me - I'm actually wondering how someone who gets in off the waitlist, for example, would get funding if all of the TA positions are decided so early (they must leave spots open for that purpose?). Anyway, good luck It seems like notifications are flying out all over the place this week, and it's hard not to be caught up in the frenzy. I have erred in looking at the Duke thread a few times, and now I am stressed out about that - and I didn't even apply there!

[osodulce]

I don't know if they're done accepting, but the acceptance letter says that they had 275 applications for an entering class of 15. Also, it says that we will probably know if we have a teaching assistantship by March 7. No indication, unfortunately about whether all acceptances had gone out, but the message from the person at the writing center (re: TA application) implies that those interviews are happening next week (?). It's all a bit mysterious to me - I'm actually wondering how someone who gets in off the waitlist, for example, would get funding if all of the TA positions are decided so early (they must leave spots open for that purpose?). Anyway, good luck It seems like notifications are flying out all over the place this week, and it's hard not to be caught up in the frenzy. I have erred in looking at the Duke thread a few times, and now I am stressed out about that - and I didn't even apply there!

Congratulations and good luck with your interview.

[BeeRuckus]

Congratulations and good luck with your interview.

Good luck to you - if you haven't gotten a rejection, I don't think you should panic, since it sounds like at least some rejection notices have gone out (?). Also, the email was surprisingly personal, so I could see where it would take them a few days to contact everyone.

[thenewkid]

I was admitted yesterday, phone interview for a TA-ship scheduled for next week.

To those who received the admissions email: did anyone else get one that said, "I'm writing to congratulate you on your acceptance into the English Department's M.A./Ph.D. Program for Fall 2009?"

[BeeRuckus]

I was admitted yesterday, phone interview for a TA-ship scheduled for next week.

To those who received the admissions email: did anyone else get one that said, "I'm writing to congratulate you on your acceptance into the English Department's M.A./Ph.D. Program for Fall 2009?"

Ha! They must have fixed it - this is what mine said: "I’m writing to congratulate you on your acceptance into the UMASS English Department’s Ph.D. Program for Fall 2011."

[HappyCat]

I emailed the graduate English program about it and this is what I got in return: "Some decisions have been made, but not all. Everyone should be hearing very soon. Thank you."

Also, the website says: "Nearly everyone in our MA/PhD program has a teaching assistantship, and we do not admit students we feel will not be competitive for this funding." So if they're doing interviews and such for TAships already or whatever, I don't think that bodes well.

[mutualfriend]

The lady who called me to schedule an interview said that they will be conducted from February 14th-25th.

I know some people got emails yesterday, and mine wasn't sent until this morning, so they did not respond to everybody at exactly the same time.

Edited February 9, 2011 by mutualfriend