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It's inevitable that I'm going to be checking my email and the survey results during the day, but after about 4 I realize I'm probably going to have to wait another day and so can focus more on work and such from then on. Plus I'm currently reading Gravity's Rainbow for one of my classes, which is as most people know demands a whole lot of concentration (and reference checking).

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It's inevitable that I'm going to be checking my email and the survey results during the day, but after about 4 I realize I'm probably going to have to wait another day and so can focus more on work and such from then on. Plus I'm currently reading Gravity's Rainbow for one of my classes, which is as most people know demands a whole lot of concentration (and reference checking).

I'm in a similar boat. I'm about to start reading Infinite Jest to keep my mind off of my impending rejections.

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I am beginning to think that I am not coping with waiting to hear from my programs. I constantly check this site. I constantly check my email. I constantly check my phone. Though I have not officially been rejected from any of my choices, I still have a sense of impending doom. I am trying to stay positive, and I agree that running does seem to help me.

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Eurosport 2 player had Norwegian ski jumps on most of last night. I wonder what they have tonight.

Oh, and there is all that coursework and my three jobs. I hate weekends. Too much time to panic and watch sports all night long.

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It seems like some schools are allowing monkeys to choose when to send out their notifications.

Ha! This gave me an amusing mental image of the flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz as they fly through English Departments whilst waving around our application packets and cackling.

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Anyone else feel perilously close to having a nervous breakdown? Here's hoping some good news comes through this week.

Yes. In the past month or two, I have experienced several disappointments and frustrations, on top of my general worry about my applications. Most days I can handle it, but sometimes I feel nauseous and panicky about my fate and then I realize I am breathing shallowly and have to take some deep breaths to calm myself down. I don't know what a nervous breakdown would look like for me, having never had one... I don't really want to find out. LOL.

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Anyone else feel perilously close to having a nervous breakdown? Here's hoping some good news comes through this week.

Yes! I am already convinced that I am not getting in anywhere, and I have had several breakdowns in the last week or so. Thank god my husband is of sound mind so he can talk me off the ledge! :)

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