murkyama Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) Akin to the Post Declines and Acceptances: The Wait-lister's dream come true thread of 2010, let's usher in the 2011 thread, if you feel comfortable posting of course! Go ahead and help out your fellow Lit and Rhet/Comp folks and post acceptances and declines to help out those waitlisters who really want to get into programs. I understand that not everyone will want to post, so contribute whatever you feel necessary or comfortable with. P.S. Congratulations to all those who've been accepted and to those who have been watilisted. Edited March 22, 2011 by murkyama
Tybalt Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Hahaha. This is my thread. My office mate and I are the kings of the wait list. Between the two of us, we have five waitlists at five different schools (Albany and Buffalo for him, Maryland, Rochester and Florida for me). I REALLY hope that one of my wait lists pans out. I'm already 31, and I want to pursue this dream while I can (I've already noticed a frightening decline in my ability to pull off a successful all-nighter at this age).
hopefulwoolfian Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I will most likely be accepting Tufts (or maybe Loyola Chicago if I get off the waitlist; conflicted right now). So to anyone waiting on a funded offer from Temple, I'll be declining them this week. I'll also be declining a most-likely-funded MA offer from Kentucky. I also declined an offer at American and will be declining Maryland, but they are unfunded MA spots, so not sure what the waitlist situation is. Best of luck to everyone! I was in waitlist-Hell last round, so I completely know what you're all going through.
snappysorbet Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I have already declined NC State CRDM (unfunded) and Ohio University Rhet/Comp (funded), both PhD programs, and will obviously be turning down a few others in the next couple of weeks. I'm happy to post my progress here for anybody interested. Good luck to all!
tortola23 Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Any UT-Austin turn-downs would be greatly appreciated! ecg1810 and anonyme 1 1
KRC Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 waitlist at... Albany Same here. I REALLY hope that one of my wait lists pans out. I'm already 31, and I want to pursue this dream while I can (I've already noticed a frightening decline in my ability to pull off a successful all-nighter at this age). Same here, give or take a year or two
lyonessrampant Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Just notified Oregon. Best of luck to anyone waitlisted there. I'm going to Minnesota this weekend, so I will know whether I'm going to turn down Utah or them shortly after. I plan on holding out a while to wait on the Austin waitlist though. . .
bigdgp Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I accepted a place at Fordham and turned down a place at Ohio State and a wait-list spot at Minnesota. Best of luck to all!
blackshirt Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 I have accepted Northwestern (CLS) and have informally declined Rochester (VCS; official declining letter going out this week). I will decline UChicago (MAPH) as soon as my mom mails it to me...although that probably won't help anybody out. Good luck to all!
John_Duble_E Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Anyone accepted or waitlisted at Rice turning down an offer?
the awdude Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Accepted: U of Louisiana-Lafayette (Creative Writing, waitlisted for fellowship), North Texas (Creative Writing, funding ??), Louisiana State (English, full funding), Houston (English, funding ??), Southern Methodist (English, full funding), Wailisted: Houston (Creative Writing) MIA: UC-Davis (Comp Lit), U of Connecticut (Comp Lit & Cultural Studies) ..... anyone hear anything from these two? I'll be waiting till the 15th for Houston, UConn & Davis; otherwise, I'm off to Baton Rouge... I'll probably be declining all other offers in the next week or so... good luck to everyone!
Capo Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Anyone accepted or waitlisted at Rice turning down an offer? I have a pretty good feeling that I'll be turning down my Rice wait-list, John_Duble_E.
John_Duble_E Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 On 3/23/2011 at 7:24 AM, Capo said: I have a pretty good feeling that I'll be turning down my Rice wait-list, John_Duble_E. Thanks for the update Capo! I hope you enjoy whichever awesome program that you do choose. ? On 3/23/2011 at 5:14 AM, the awdude said: Accepted: U of Louisiana-Lafayette (Creative Writing, waitlisted for fellowship), North Texas (Creative Writing, funding ??), Louisiana State (English, full funding), Houston (English, funding ??), Southern Methodist (English, full funding) Wailisted: Houston (Creative Writing) MIA: UC-Davis (Comp Lit), U of Connecticut (Comp Lit & Cultural Studies) ..... anyone hear anything from these two? I'll be waiting till the 15th for Houston, UConn & Davis; otherwise, I'm off to Baton Rouge... I'll probably be declining all other offers in the next week or so... good luck to everyone! The Awdude, I went to ULL for my M.A., so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
the awdude Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for the update Capo! I hope you enjoy whichever awesome program that you do choose. :-) The Awdude, I went to ULL for my M.A., so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. I'll keep that in mind; much appreciated!
ecg1810 Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Everytime I see this thread, I start playing "Gangster's Paradise" in my head. . . wreckofthehope, Pleiades, snappysorbet and 2 others 5
littledoober Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Is anyone planning on declining Northeastern or University of Maryland?
jujuliet Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Anyone who got accepted at Indiana w/ the first year Departmental Fellowship planning on turning it down? I'm accepted at Indiana, but on the wait list for the fellowship...
sportsnerd Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 I've declined UNC-Greensboro's offer, but I'm not sure that'll help anyone since it was unfunded anyway. Yuck.
snappysorbet Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 I've declined UW-Milwaukee, but it's unfunded, so I don't know how much help that will be to anybody waiting to hear from them.
Tybalt Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 i'm (99% sure) going to be declining a funded offer from FSU in the next week or so. hope the spot and funding gets to a waitlister! Any word from Maryland yet? I've heard nothing (and it's taken on a greater importance since I've learned that my likely admit is on the verge of bankruptcy!)
dgobox Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Any students turning down the WashUÂ MA/PhD offer?
ZeeMore21 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) Declined CUNY (English), Pittsburgh(English), and UMassAmherst (Af Am Studies) Edited March 24, 2011 by ZeeMore21
QuentinComp Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Hahaha. This is my thread. My office mate and I are the kings of the wait list. Between the two of us, we have five waitlists at five different schools (Albany and Buffalo for him, Maryland, Rochester and Florida for me). I REALLY hope that one of my wait lists pans out. I'm already 31, and I want to pursue this dream while I can (I've already noticed a frightening decline in my ability to pull off a successful all-nighter at this age). I am visiting a school soon, and if all goes well, as I assume it will, I will be declining Albany's offer.
ahlacruz Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Anyone turning down UVA? I am visiting a school soon, and if all goes well, as I assume it will, I will be declining Albany's offer.
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