Timshel Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 It's mysteriously quiet today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent_G Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 It's mysteriously quiet today.... Yes. It's rather eery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aztecson23 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Calm before the storm or the eye of the storm. All I know is that there is a storm in there somewhere--sheesh, grad cafe + waiting makes you into a catastrophic thinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royo0210 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 It seems like they always wait to the very end of the day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Hoffman Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I thought the same thing, then I realized, first day back after a 3-day (and in many cases, 4-day) holiday. I expect things will get crazy on Wednesday-Friday, but for right now people are probably just settling in back to work post-long weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrykm2 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Maybe they don't want to ruin Fat Tuesday and are trying to save all the horrible news for Lent, then I can cry into a box of stale paczkis. surefire and transcendental 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestage Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Thus, YOU CAN ALL DO THIS. Re-Group next year (like so many of us have done), and come back stronger. yeah, well. I'll do it, but I'm too old to stuff another wasted year under my belt. as things stand right now, there are zero prospects between today and fall 2013. too long a period of time to resign to nothingness, but not long enough to do anything about it. maybe I'll pretend to write a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isidore Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Maybe they don't want to ruin Fat Tuesday and are trying to save all the horrible news for Lent, then I can cry into a box of stale paczkis. HAHA! Yes, this is most certainly BC's strategy - I predict a flood of rejextions from those Jesuits tomorrow (ash wednesday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylechallenge10 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I haven't gotten in anywhere yet, and I've been watching a lot of Intervention and Hoarders to feel better about my life. Is that bad? Doo doo doo doo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaruNoKaze Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 HAHA! Yes, this is most certainly BC's strategy - I predict a flood of rejextions from those Jesuits tomorrow (ash wednesday). nothing gets my ass in a pew faster than heartbreak, rejection, and the cold void created by another university off the list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayo Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I haven't gotten in anywhere yet, and I've been watching a lot of Intervention and Hoarders to feel better about my life. Is that bad? Doo doo doo doo. Add My 600 lb. Life into the mix, and we could be roommates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spasticlitotes Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Does that mean no one heard anything back today? Why do you think they do this in waves? Wouldn't it be easier for all the universities to pick a day and let the wailing permeate the air at the same time? I would feel so much better just grieving at the same time for all my rejections. + deluge of tears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menard Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I have one official and two implied rejections so far, and I really don't think things are going to turn around for me. I thought I proposed an interesting and unusual topic in my SOP, but, now, I think I may have doomed myself by talking about postmodern pornography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_name Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I have one official and two implied rejections so far, and I really don't think things are going to turn around for me. I thought I proposed an interesting and unusual topic in my SOP, but, now, I think I may have doomed myself by talking about postmodern pornography. I'm wondering about that too, talking about the punk rock counterculture and left anarchist narratives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 You know what I've never ever seen on this board? Shakespeare scholars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlee91 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 You know what I've never ever seen on this board? Shakespeare scholars. I'm a Shakespearean. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yay! I finally saw one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbarks Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I'm wondering about that too, talking about the punk rock counterculture and left anarchist narratives. The temporal relationship between the Middle Ages and popular culture as viewed through the framework of Freudian deferred action. FAIL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunkyDory Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I have one official and two implied rejections so far, and I really don't think things are going to turn around for me. I thought I proposed an interesting and unusual topic in my SOP, but, now, I think I may have doomed myself by talking about postmodern pornography. Could be a problem with where you applied--Penn has Kenny Goldsmith, who teaches an undergrad course called "Robotica Erotica." You watch a whole lotta pornography in that class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundandRoundAgain Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) I have one official and two implied rejections so far, and I really don't think things are going to turn around for me. I thought I proposed an interesting and unusual topic in my SOP, but, now, I think I may have doomed myself by talking about postmodern pornography. At this point, I'm going to go out on a limb and tell you you haven't doomed yourself. I wrote about oneirocriticism in Kathy Acker's Empire of the Senseless in my writing sample so postmodern pornography can work. Did you apply to Brandeis and UCR? Those were the only 2 schools I could find with Kathy Acker scholars in the faculty. Edited February 22, 2012 by BattlingAnxiety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahembree Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I'm a Shakespearean. =) Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlowe Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Man, I hardly have any idea what half of you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbarks Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Received my first official rejection from WUSTL this morning. I kind of expected it, since they sent out acceptances the first of February. However, I held out hope for a wait list. "Over a hundred applicants, 8-10 spots." Blah, blah. I have a feeling this is indicative to how the rest of my responses will turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlowe Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Received my first official rejection from WUSTL this morning. I kind of expected it, since they sent out acceptances the first of February. However, I held out hope for a wait list. "Over a hundred applicants, 8-10 spots." Blah, blah. I have a feeling this is indicative to how the rest of my responses will turn out. It is truly sad when I look at those numbers and think, "wow, 8% is good odds!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbarks Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 It is truly sad when I look at those numbers and think, "wow, 8% is good odds!". Yeah, I thought the same thing; it's better than 3 or 5%. It makes it more unfortunate when rejected with an 8% acceptance rate...even thought it's still tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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