pinkoats Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I was hoping Cornell would notify us by today and not let us stew over another weekend. They must have a lot to think about this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestage Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) My guess is that because they delayed the deadline by five days, they are delaying announcements by that same period of time. Nevermind that none of the committees are meeting in December anyway. Edited February 24, 2012 by thestage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainy_day Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Someone, very helpfully, just posted on the results board that Cornell will be contacting people at the end of next week. I suppose that means we're spared the guillotine this weekend, aka free to behead a million daisies, announcing "they love me! they love me not!" all weekend. Edited February 24, 2012 by rainy_day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestage Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 god not another week of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyMoira Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I applied to the MFA-PhD, too. Shit, yeah, I really wish I had known that my app would be viewed separately. My discussion of creative writing is going to sound moronic. Oh well, it was a long shot. My GRE Lit scores were mediocre, and I'm from a tiny liberal arts school. Oh, yeah, and I study one of the least-desirable fields. At least I can stop wondering if they're going to send anything out (until next week). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veniente Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 god not another week of this This. Finish it already. Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara1936 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Aeplo, what field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestage Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Well, there's one acceptance posted now. Is it real? Can anyone claim it? rainy_day said the acceptances weren't supposed to go out until the end of the week, but it is very possible that whoever told him/her that was themselves mistaken. This is pretty much it for me, so I'm on high alert here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiphopanonymous Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I can claim one. Just got an email. Although they spelled my first name wrong . . . not auspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I can claim one. Just got an email. Although they spelled my first name wrong . . . not auspicious. WOO! Congrats! That is awesome, HHA! (I love the success of others on this board. I'm addicted to it now.) Guess you'll be going there, right? Just curious. (see: Rutgers waitlist ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdon19 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 WOO! Congrats! That is awesome, HHA! (I love the success of others on this board. I'm addicted to it now.) Guess you'll be going there, right? Just curious. (see: Rutgers waitlist ) Ohhh, Trip. Congrats, hiphop! Cornell is freaking amazing. I'm just waiting for my e-mail now...just kidding. The Ivies hate me and my midwestern-ness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiphopanonymous Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Haha. Thanks, Trip. I'm not sure at this point. I still lean toward Rutgers. I would like to stay close to NYC, for girlfriend-related reasons. Plus the early modern faculty at Rutgers are really good. We'll see. I look forward to visiting both. Thrilled by the offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Haha. Thanks, Trip. I'm not sure at this point. I still lean toward Rutgers. I would like to stay close to NYC, for girlfriend-related reasons. Plus the early modern faculty at Rutgers are really good. We'll see. I look forward to visiting both. Thrilled by the offers. Forgive me for being cheeky. Both excellent programs. Cornell's perceived prestige would be pretty attractive to me though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stately Plump Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Haha. Thanks, Trip. I'm not sure at this point. I still lean toward Rutgers. I would like to stay close to NYC, for girlfriend-related reasons. Plus the early modern faculty at Rutgers are really good. We'll see. I look forward to visiting both. Thrilled by the offers. Tell the early modern faculty at Cornell that they can have me in your place Seriously though, congrats! That's awesome! I, too, love seeing people on these boards succeed. It almost (almost) feels like it's me winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Sparrow Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Cornell's perceived prestige would be pretty attractive to me though... Prestige schmestige. It's all about placement! Prestige don't mean shit if you can't get a good job. (This is not geared toward either program. I have no idea what Cornell's or Rutgers' placement records have been like in recent years.) Edited February 27, 2012 by Phil Sparrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiphopanonymous Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Forgive me for being cheeky. Both excellent programs. Cornell's perceived prestige would be pretty attractive to me though... Yeah . . . My girlfriend is pretty attractive to me, too, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestage Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Whelp, baring something crazy this is the end of the road for me. Another year, another go, I guess--many of my deficiencies are correctable, but I can't help but feel the road ahead is extremely long and tiresome. I wish my undergrad was of any use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiphopanonymous Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Forgive me for being cheeky. Both excellent programs. Cornell's perceived prestige would be pretty attractive to me though... For reals, though: I think Rutgers has done an amazing job placing its early modern PhDs in some really bleak years. As well as anyone, from what I understand. I take them every bit as seriously as Cornell (or Princeton, for that matter--even though they haven't let me in . . . yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Prestige schmestige. It's all about placement! Prestige don't mean shit if you can't get a good job. (This is not geared toward either program. I have no idea what Cornell's or Rutgers' placement records have been like in recent years.) Amen. Prestige, however, often does positively correlate to placement. Rutgers is 69%. Cornell is 76% (Source: NRC) Really that's kind of a wash though. And the girlfriend is definitely a big motivating factor. Edited February 27, 2012 by TripWillis Phil Sparrow and lyonessrampant 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiphopanonymous Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Still hoping for your waitlist, too, Trip! And thanks for the support, bdon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Ugh, pay no attention to me; it probably seems like I'm acting out of self-interest (alone). I'll shut up now. Good luck! We're not even in the same sub-field, so I'm just being weird. Edited February 27, 2012 by TripWillis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiphopanonymous Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Ugh, pay no attention to me; it probably seems like I'm acting out of self-interest (alone). I'll shut up now. Good luck! We're not even in the same sub-field, so I'm just being weird. It doesn't seem like that to me. I've read this board enough to know how supportive you are of everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeBackZinc Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Placement is very important. I think there's a narrow line to walk between being enthusiastic and inspired by academia and looking at academia through an overly romantic lens. A lot of people I know fall on the side of the latter, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfgdfrmgpo332 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) I don't mean to get falsely get anyone's hopes up yet, but I just checked my email recieved my acceptance, and the email wasn't sent until like 30 minutes ago...so they still could be sending acceptances... Edited February 27, 2012 by joega1111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainy_day Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Amen. Prestige, however, often does positively correlate to placement. Rutgers is 69%. Cornell is 76% (Source: NRC) Really that's kind of a wash though. And the girlfriend is definitely a big motivating factor. Trip, can you provide the link where you found that info? I feel like that info could come in hand for all the schools about to accept me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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