lyonessrampant Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yep, giving up hope now. I'd really, really like to hear from the UTA admits. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I was never expecting to get in, but it always sucks anyway. sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonessrampant Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I felt fairly confident, but obviously, that was misplaced. Whatevs I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeRuckus Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hey guys, I'm one of the admits (just posted a few minutes ago). I heard via email which appears (?) to be a form email, though it's quite long. Invited to orientation weekend at the end of March. Also, I haven't looked at the board but saw a comment from someone here re: 27k/year? The total value of the package is listed as approximately 27k (including the tuition waiver/health insurance), but the stipend itself is a little over 14k. Of course, it's always possible that someone got a giant fellowship, but since the email itself mentions 27k as the value, my guess is that whoever posted listed that number instead of the stipend amount. I wish I had some information for you guys on whether or not they're still notifying, etc. Good luck to you all!! intextrovert and digitality 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradgirlwannabe Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hey guys, I'm one of the admits (just posted a few minutes ago). I heard via email which appears (?) to be a form email, though it's quite long. Invited to orientation weekend at the end of March. Also, I haven't looked at the board but saw a comment from someone here re: 27k/year? The total value of the package is listed as approximately 27k (including the tuition waiver/health insurance), but the stipend itself is a little over 14k. Of course, it's always possible that someone got a giant fellowship, but since the email itself mentions 27k as the value, my guess is that whoever posted listed that number instead of the stipend amount. I wish I had some information for you guys on whether or not they're still notifying, etc. Good luck to you all!! Congrats, Bee! I saw that in the past, acceptances haven't all gone out on the same day. I certainly am not holding my breath, but we still have a chance until we get that big fat REJECTED!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris83 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hey guys, I'm one of the admits (just posted a few minutes ago). I heard via email which appears (?) to be a form email, though it's quite long. Invited to orientation weekend at the end of March. Also, I haven't looked at the board but saw a comment from someone here re: 27k/year? The total value of the package is listed as approximately 27k (including the tuition waiver/health insurance), but the stipend itself is a little over 14k. Of course, it's always possible that someone got a giant fellowship, but since the email itself mentions 27k as the value, my guess is that whoever posted listed that number instead of the stipend amount. I wish I had some information for you guys on whether or not they're still notifying, etc. Good luck to you all!! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonessrampant Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Congrats, Beeruckus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Congrats, Bee! Can I ask: Do you have a BA or an MA, and what kind of school did you come from? My BA is from a really small lib arts college, and that worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeRuckus Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Congrats, Bee! Can I ask: Do you have a BA or an MA, and what kind of school did you come from? My BA is from a really small lib arts college, and that worries me. Thanks for all of the congratulations, everyone! I should also have mentioned, to the extent it's relevant, that I applied to the rhetoric concentration. Tortola, I don't have an MA, but I do have a JD. My BA is from an Ivy, but my GPA was not setting any records. My JD was from a decent law school where I had a high GPA. As you can probably guess, I might not be the best person to use as a benchmark because my application is unconventional in a few different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonessrampant Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thanks for sharing that info, BeeRuckus, and congrats again on the admit! I think the rhetoric program is different than the English Ph.D., so that might mean that the large pool of regular English Ph.D. admits haven't been contacted yet? I may be reaching for straws, but I think I'll keep hope alive for another day or so. God! I can't WAIT until all this is over. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I wish they'd finish notifying, for sure. I'm in the regular English pool, too. Not much hope now considering that my BA is from such a small college, though. Doesn't look like they're looking for that kind of transcript. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Nihil Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thanks for sharing that info, BeeRuckus, and congrats again on the admit! I think the rhetoric program is different than the English Ph.D., so that might mean that the large pool of regular English Ph.D. admits haven't been contacted yet? I may be reaching for straws, but I think I'll keep hope alive for another day or so. God! I can't WAIT until all this is over. Ugh. Oh man...I applied to the rhet/comp PhD program. Do you think it's bad news that my inbox is empty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicada123 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Rhetoric is a concentration under the English Ph.D. program. I don't see why acceptance e-mails would be sent separately to applicants in each concentration. It is still the same program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicada123 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Do you guys think there is any chance of getting an e-mail now that it is after 5:00? I should probably mention that I go to UT Austin as an undergrad and have spoken to the Graduate Coordinator several times. She told me last week that decisions would probably be on her desk on either Feb. 16 or Feb. 28. So, I am confused why these decisions came out today. I just e-mailed her to ask about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Whew, let us know what she says. I live in Austin, too, and there's something really nerve-wracking about all of the decisions happening right down the street from my apartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicada123 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. My suspicions have been aroused many times, especially since I know several professors in the English department (being an English major here, of course). I actually "accused" one of my past professors the other day of being one of my readers. It was pretty ridiculous, and I am embarrassed now. Thankfully, he is a nice guy and understands my anxiety well. Whew, let us know what she says. I live in Austin, too, and there's something really nerve-wracking about all of the decisions happening right down the street from my apartment. Edited February 21, 2011 by cicada123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. My suspicions have been aroused many times, especially since I know several professors in the English department (being an English major here, of course). I actually "accused" one of my past professors the other day of being one of my readers. It was pretty ridiculous, and I am embarrassed now. Thankfully, he is a nice guy and understands my anxiety well. Ha, nice! I'm glad he was good-humored about it. I hope there are more admits coming out, maybe on the 28th . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustquail Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Looks like there aren't any new acceptances today....I'm about to become one of those pyschos and email the DGS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) I'm trying to remain calm, but please post it if you get any information! Didn't they send every admit out in a couple of days last year? Also, AugustQuail: Did you get into BU? Edited February 22, 2011 by tortola23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris83 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm trying to remain calm, but please post it if you get any information! Didn't they send every admit out in a couple of days last year? Also, AugustQuail: Did you get into BU? In January I remember getting mass e-mail from the graduate assistant informing us that if we hadn't heard by March 1 we should e-mail her. So I'm going to give it a week.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustquail Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm trying to remain calm, but please post it if you get any information! Didn't they send every admit out in a couple of days last year? Also, AugustQuail: Did you get into BU? I haven't heard anything from BU, unfortunately. No acceptance, and no rejection. I don't really know what to think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I haven't heard anything from BU, unfortunately. No acceptance, and no rejection. I don't really know what to think! I got my rejection on Friday, very disappointing. Good luck! Maybe you've been waitlisted or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicada123 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just to make sure.... You mean from BU, not from UT, right? Still no word, no e-mail. I got my rejection on Friday, very disappointing. Good luck! Maybe you've been waitlisted or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortola23 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just to make sure.... You mean from BU, not from UT, right? Still no word, no e-mail. Yes, I mean BU! I haven't heard a thing from UT since that email about decisions being made by 1 March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the giaour Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Maybe this will help a little bit as far as UT goes-- I'm one of those who were admitted. I received an email from Dr Wayne Lesser, the Graduate Advisor, notifying me of my acceptance, and then I also got an email from the UT Office of Admissions today directing me to the Application Status Check page (https://utdirect.ute...tatus_check.WBX). (It was, indeed, updated. I checked just to make triple sure I was actually in!) The email (which sounds exactly like the email BeeRuckus mentioned receiving--must be a form email) asks for a reply by the end of this week (Feb 25) about whether or not I will be able to make it to the visiting weekend at the end of March. Seems to me like that deadline might indicate something... I think it's safe to assume all the acceptances went out at once, since we're being asked to reply with such little turnaround. Email also mentioned that "fewer than one in twenty applicants" were recommended for admission, in case that helps anybody with the numbers game. Best of luck to everyone still waiting! Edited February 22, 2011 by the giaour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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