takethiswaltz Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks, Enzian; I am! My performance during the interview was pretty uneven, and I was really bracing for the worst. It's very nice to know I have this option. Whew. Hope you hear some great news, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks! I'm not counting on it but I do hope I hear something (anything) before March 15. Visiting got me all excited, despite my best efforts to remain cool and unattached, and now that you've been notified I'm back to frantic e-mail/results board refreshing. But truly, congratulations. That's a very exciting program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vordhosbntwin Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 do they not notify all candidates at the same time? i'm just assuming that i was rejected, based on the fact that i left the weekend before it was over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 do they not notify all candidates at the same time? i'm just assuming that i was rejected, based on the fact that i left the weekend before it was over... Yeah, I was hoping they would but Tiwonda said (at some point, I don't know when and I could also just have dreamed this, who knows) it would be sort of piecemeal but that everyone should know by March 15 at the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivandub Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 ugh, that's a lot more waiting than i'd been anticipating... anyway, congrats to takethiswaltz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrykm2 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I've been admitted into Duke's Literature Program!! I can't believe it... Congrats! I'm so jealous! The Duke Lit program is so dreamy that I'm restructuring all of my plans for a second chance at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vordhosbntwin Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yeah, I was hoping they would but Tiwonda said (at some point, I don't know when and I could also just have dreamed this, who knows) it would be sort of piecemeal but that everyone should know by March 15 at the latest. well, i'm really glad you got in, enzian. and it was good to meet you! i felt bad that i wasn't as enthusiastic about the program as others, but i am enthusiastic about your enthusiasm... very happy for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 well, i'm really glad you got in, enzian. and it was good to meet you! i felt bad that i wasn't as enthusiastic about the program as others, but i am enthusiastic about your enthusiasm... very happy for you Thanks! I haven't been accepted or heard either way yet -- should have made that more clear, I think takethiswaltz is the lone admit thus far -- but it was good to meet you, too. I assume you'll be at Yale come next semester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matan C Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Congrads friend, I haven't heard either way either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matan C Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I take that back !! I have just been admitted ! wow ! wow ! good luck everyone !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vordhosbntwin Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thanks! I haven't been accepted or heard either way yet -- should have made that more clear, I think takethiswaltz is the lone admit thus far -- but it was good to meet you, too. I assume you'll be at Yale come next semester? either yale or hopkins; not sure yet. but i hope you get in then! I take that back !! I have just been admitted ! wow ! wow ! good luck everyone !! congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Congrats Matan! Vordhosbn, good luck with your delectable decision. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porygon Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I got into Duke Literature too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matan C Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Porygon, mazaltov I'm debating where to go...got 4 offers, comp lit minnesota, ucla, lit at duke and middle east phd at columbia...think it's either columbia or duke...I do political economy, race theory, critical lit a la middle east so...tough choice...thoughts? btw, 21k a year at duke, 27 as a dean's fellow at columbia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Congrats porygon! And, Matan, I would like to gently recommend COLUMBIA!!! Only kidding. I would say that 21k in Durham is going to feel like a lot more money than 27k in Manhattan. But then...you'll be in Durham, North Carolina. Not in NYC. I would further estimate that Columbia is maybe a slightly better fit (though this opinion is just based on my visit to Durham and the faculty's lunch during which they outlined their current projects and not all faculty members were present -- plus the fact that you applied specifically for Mid East at Columbia which I would say is not an especially developed area at Duke Lit) but the flexibility of the Duke program is awesome and your fit there is, if not perfect, obviously good. I would look into job placement rates from each program and how they approach professionalization for current grad students. Are there workshops (or whatever) to prepare you for the job market? For the interview process? For publishing and presenting? How do they get you teaching experience? Is it enough teaching? Is it so much that it interferes with your coursework/dissertation? Get in touch with a few current students if you can. Everyone I met at Duke was wonderful (or at least personable) and I'm sure they'd be willing to chat about the program. You might also try to use your offers as leverage to get yourself some more funding. It won't work for Duke -- everyone gets the same deal, period -- but it might for your other programs (though Columbia, as a private school, probably takes the same inflexible line that Duke does). But who knows! Anyway, I envy your success but not your difficult choices. Good luck! raise cain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivandub Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Do we think that those of us who haven't heard yet should assume rejection? Or maybe waitlisting at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Do we think that those of us who haven't heard yet should assume rejection? Or maybe waitlisting at best That's my assumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vordhosbntwin Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 i wouldn't let it get you too down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 i wouldn't let it get you too down I'm mostly just bummed because it would have meant funding is taken care of. I'm already tired of waiting on money -- it takes all the excitement out of being accepted. But I hope this isn't the end of the road for anybody whose dream program is Duke Lit! Who knows what news a waitlist could bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origin=Goal Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Porygon, mazaltov I'm debating where to go...got 4 offers, comp lit minnesota, ucla, lit at duke and middle east phd at columbia...think it's either columbia or duke...I do political economy, race theory, critical lit a la middle east so...tough choice...thoughts? btw, 21k a year at duke, 27 as a dean's fellow at columbia... I'd say Columbia as well (Duke has been sliding into strange areas as of late). If you're into poststructuralist Marxism then it is definitely the place for you; if you don't accept Derrida's critique of "the ontology of value" you will have some good debates ahead of you. Either way it is a very solid program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Wait listed today! Anyone plan on turning down his/her offer? I give a pretty mean e-highfive. Two Espressos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonessrampant Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Good luck, Enzian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivandub Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Yeah, waitlisted too. I've become a bit disenchanted with the whole thing, but having been rejected from the only other school I applied to, I might as well keep my hand in and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) Congrats, ivan -- I know exactly what you mean. Good luck! edited to say: Thanks, lyoness! Edited March 14, 2012 by Enzian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matan C Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm still undecided.....sorry guys...will give an answer back very soon good luck friends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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