Kelkel Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 I was so sure the Northwestern rejection on Saturday was the beginning of a string of rejections, and I was trying really hard to stay optimistic and hope at least one school would accept me. I can't believe it!!! Well have you begun thinking about how you will decide? I don't know what I would do! You haven't even heard from Havard yet!
Hopin'-n-Prayin' Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 On 2/9/2012 at 8:57 AM, taybaxter said: I'm back from my trip only to find I was rejectefd by my undergraduate institution (Princeton) as well as Duke. Oh well... 'sup TB...I almost posted an APB for you yesterday...congrats on the WashU, sorry about the others...
crazedandinfused Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 I'm so jealous of all of you!!!!! I need one frigging decision! Sorry.
oseirus Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 I'm so jealous of all of you!!!!! I need one frigging decision! Sorry. Hang in there crazed! There is still some time left
crazedandinfused Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Hang in there crazed! There is still some time left The sick part is that it has't even really begun. Like 10 schools, maybe, have sent out decisions....... Ugh.
Safferz Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Well have you begun thinking about how you will decide? I don't know what I would do! You haven't even heard from Havard yet! I haven't because I didn't even think about the possibility of having options to consider! I'll let this all sink in over the next few days and then come up with a plan. In the meantime, I'm going back to bed and enjoying the day I'm giving myself off instead of trekking to campus Good luck today everyone!! And you'll hear soon, crazed!
Kelkel Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 I haven't because I didn't even think about the possibility of having options to consider! I'll let this all sink in over the next few days and then come up with a plan. In the meantime, I'm going back to bed and enjoying the day I'm giving myself off instead of trekking to campus Good luck today everyone!! And you'll hear soon, crazed! You go girl! Get that rest. I doubt you'll be able to sleep though. You might wake up with a Havard acceptance
ReallyNiceGuy Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Congratulations to all the acceptances! I still haven't heard from UW-M or Indiana.
taybaxter Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 'sup TB...I almost posted an APB for you yesterday...congrats on the Wash U, sorry about the others... Thanks! I know my adviser kept insisting when I applied that I shouldn't take a rejection by my undergrad personally but it still is a particularly bitter pill to swallow. Congrats on UW-M to you!
New England Nat Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 You guys have no idea how glad I am that my information + some guess work was right. The last day or two I felt a bit guilty that I might have gotten the timing wrong (for no particular reason but still). Congrats to all of the recent admits to everywhere. The Princeton admits who would like to unofficially ask questions of a current first year can PM me. I will be happy to tell you what I can.
oseirus Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 The sick part is that it has't even really begun. Like 10 schools, maybe, have sent out decisions....... Ugh. Well the not knowing sucks and the rejections probably sucks even more, but the best part of not having a decision in hand means you still have a fighting chance!
New England Nat Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks! I know my adviser kept insisting when I applied that I shouldn't take a rejection by my undergrad personally but it still is a particularly bitter pill to swallow. I didn't get rejected by my undergrad, only because I ended up having a very weird interview there where I decided to back away from the crazy, but It's realy frustrating when you are in a relatively specialized field and your undergrad really is a legitimate place to look. They didn't discourage me for the record, because I had gone elsewhere for a masters degree... but the crazy was strong in them. Kelkel 1
Kelkel Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 I didn't get rejected by my undergrad, only because I ended up having a very weird interview there where I decided to back away from the crazy, but It's realy frustrating when you are in a relatively specialized field and your undergrad really is a legitimate place to look. They didn't discourage me for the record, because I had gone elsewhere for a masters degree... but the crazy was strong in them. I love everything about this post.
New England Nat Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 I love everything about this post. They were crazy in ways that didn't really touch their undergrads, and I had sort of been aware of the department's strange qualities before I went down there for an interview. But it was like moving away and coming back to realize your home town friends are all crazypants. R_Escobar 1
oseirus Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 I don't know how appropriate this is at thisstage but I hope this help SapperDaddy 1
Kelkel Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 They were crazy in ways that didn't really touch their undergrads, and I had sort of been aware of the department's strange qualities before I went down there for an interview. But it was like moving away and coming back to realize your home town friends are all crazypants. Going to such a small grad school, I quickly realized how crazy and stupid the administration of schools can get. I guess that's why it made me giggle, because I could see how my school (if they had a graduate program beyond two masters programs) would act.
A Finicky Bean Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Be warned, top PhD programs are the bane of many relationships and marriages. Being a graduate student at a top program does not make you a great scholar, most are not and never will be. I am frustrated by the cheeriness of this forum, the last thing our field needs is more overly positive modern nonsense. Those who indulge in or need human attachment are weak, they lack the resolve to suffer and destroy themselves for the sake of their art. That's why the average time for PhD completion is 7yrs these days when it should be 4-5. My partner has his PhD and understands what it is like. Thanks for your concern, but my marriage has survived a hell of a lot more than graduate school- trust me. So I am "overly cheery" to report that this aspect does not concern and/or apply to me. crazedandinfused 1
A Finicky Bean Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 On a happier note (the lack of happiness in DMF's post, not mine): Congrats Safferz and everyone else who has been receiving acceptances today!! (I've only had a moment to scan so I apologize for blanketing everyone in except for Safferz).
TMP Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 God, Safferz. You're like one of our posters last year who applied for East Asian history and got 8 straight acceptances. I think s/he ended up at Berkeley. (not kidding, had zero rejections) You are THAT person this year with the richest choices of schools
Hopin'-n-Prayin' Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 On a happier note (the lack of happiness in DMF's post, not mine): Congrats Safferz and everyone else who has been receiving acceptances today!! (I've only had a moment to scan so I apologize for blanketing everyone in except for Safferz). Yeah, no apology needed there, Safferz' run is quite worthy of special mention. Safferz- I say please don't feel like you have to apologize for your success either...you obviously worked very hard to put a creme-de-la-creme application together, and I say use this forum to celebrate (albeit tactfully )
StrangeLight Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 God, Safferz. You're like one of our posters last year who applied for East Asian history and got 8 straight acceptances. I think s/he ended up at Berkeley. (not kidding, had zero rejections) You are THAT person this year with the richest choices of schools it was paura. she was accepted to my school (i was surprised she applied, since we're not very good at her subfield), and i remember her POI saying by the copier that she knows she can convince that girl away from harvard and berkeley because the POI works on [insert marginally interesting archaic topic here]. i wuz like bitch plz. the whole department was raving about how amazing she was and how they'd do anything to get her here, and they don't usually talk out loud about the in-progress admission cycle. congrats, safferz, on being this year's superstar.
Hopin'-n-Prayin' Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 No TMP- NO!!! Its not "the Univeristy of Wisconsin- Madison"! Its only "THE Ohio State University"! How can THE OSU assume its rightful place atop the pantheon of the public school world if its preliminary article is not emphasized in a truly unique way?!?! Sheesh!!
New England Nat Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Going to such a small grad school, I quickly realized how crazy and stupid the administration of schools can get. I guess that's why it made me giggle, because I could see how my school (if they had a graduate program beyond two masters programs) would act. The administrations of most schools are crazy. Learning how to work with the crazy is an important skill because it doesn't go away when you become faculty. However... this one of those classic very large highly respected history departments that relied heavily on graduate students to teach who were really mouth gapingly obvious that they saw me as a revenue generator (not because I'd pay tuition but because of how much ta service they could get out of me). I cross a couple of traditionally unrelated fields and the interviewer said "oh but I don't think we have anyone who ..." The person they had that did it had the office next to him. He hadn't even bothered to find out what s/he wrote about beyond geographic region. It went on like that for three or four other red flags.
New England Nat Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 i remember her POI saying by the copier that she knows she can convince that girl away from harvard and berkeley because the POI works on [insert marginally interesting archaic topic here]. That's really shocking. I've seen people shuttling between their offices with the packets and discussing them in the hall ways but whenever a current grad student or undergrad comes within earshot they stop talking about it.
dukelover50 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Cornell is not meeting until the end of february. So no one will know until then or early March. ugh
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