unitname Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 This is just for fun ! For all intents and purposes, we will assume the *psychic* is real and can truthfully predict the future. Would you want to know where you'll end up in the Fall? Lets say it costs 100 dollars. I have thought about this since my friends have gone on a psychic binge, and I've been so tempted to call! Haha! I think I wouldn't want to know in advance, but sometimes, I have to wonder.... What would you do? BreathingSister 1
DoggieMom Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Skip 25 vists to starbucks and pay the $100. BreathingSister 1
Ameonna Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) I'd save the money. The future will come soon enough, and if I end up getting accepted, I'm gonna need every cent I can muster! Besides, I don't really believe in psychics. Even so, I can definitely understand wanting to get the answers ahead of time... The wait is painful!! :EDIT: Another thought just occurred to me... What if the psychic tells you that you're getting rejected everywhere? How will that affect you if you get invited to an interview or campus visit? What about if you're told you'll be accepted? Just wondering. Edited January 28, 2012 by Ameonna
sleepycat Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 my thing is that true psychics don't ask for money so I wouldn't pay the $100. I think I would use one just to speed up the process, but another part doesn't want to find out from a psychic and would rather hear from the department instead.
unitname Posted January 28, 2012 Author Posted January 28, 2012 doggiemom...YES. Ameonna- your points about interviews are what keep me from calling! That would be torture. sleepycat- I agree.
Grunty DaGnome Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Skip 25 vists to starbucks and pay the $100. Get yourself a 100 gift certificate to Sbux and consult the magic 8 ball instead: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ssanty/cgi-bin/eightball.cgi
MinervasOwl Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Hahahahha I asked the magic 8 ball if I would go to uni this year and it said absolutely not so just for fun I asked "Will I ever die?" 8 ball says absolutely Not- I guess I'm going to become a vampire instead of getting a PhD. Terrific. Aztecson23 and BreathingSister 2
panasic Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 i went through every single program i applied to: "will i be accepted to [name] this year?" magic 8 ball: "my sources say no" no love from the magic 8 ball for me... maybe that's why professors seem a bit kooky.... they just never psychologically recover from the grad school application process... OnceAndFutureGrad, snes, unitname and 2 others 5
Hillary Emick Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 I would definitely want to know. I have a family (husband and kids) and the logistics of a long-distance move are pretty daunting, and I would love to just know where we are going and get going on all of the things I have to do to relocate my little tribe.
MissH Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 I've asked the online Magic 8-Ball, does that work? Aztecson23 and Andsowego 2
PhDreams Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Hilarious. My sister just did this. She went to see a psychic and because she's an awesome sister she asked the guy if I was getting into grad school. He said absolutely. Gotta love her. lol It did make me feel good ....for like half a second. Then I went back to refreshing the status page. Where am I going??????? THAT'S what I want to know!!!! lol
BreathingSister Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 i went through every single program i applied to: "will i be accepted to [name] this year?" magic 8 ball: "my sources say no" no love from the magic 8 ball for me... maybe that's why professors seem a bit kooky.... they just never psychologically recover from the grad school application process... Of course! This explains so much haha Aztecson23 1
Andsowego Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 my thing is that true psychics don't ask for money so I wouldn't pay the $100. I think I would use one just to speed up the process, but another part doesn't want to find out from a psychic and would rather hear from the department instead. You're going to Amherst.
Aztecson23 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 OMG: you're all fantastic! I'm at Denny's, unable to move forward with my life until I hear back from more programs and am therefore refreshing survey results for the umpteenth time, when I stumble upon this thread. OMG--I can't stop laughing. I wanted to comment on each comment but I can't. Hahahahaha...y'all made my day. PhDreams 1
non humilis mulier Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I did the pop tab trick. Back and forth, back and both. I'll get in... I won't get in... I'll get in... I won't get in... SNAP...
PhDreams Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 OMG: you're all fantastic! I'm at Denny's, unable to move forward with my life until I hear back from more programs and am therefore refreshing survey results for the umpteenth time, when I stumble upon this thread. OMG--I can't stop laughing. I wanted to comment on each comment but I can't. Hahahahaha...y'all made my day. Well, that sounds like the beginning of a story that you'll tell your grandchildren one day. "I was at Denny's laughing uncontrollably in a booth and before I got escorted out by the angry manager for making the patrons uncomfortable I realized that I had gotten an admissions decision from [insert dream school here]! " Andsowego 1
PhDreams Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I did the pop tab trick. Back and forth, back and both. I'll get in... I won't get in... I'll get in... I won't get in... SNAP... Dang...I didn't know that it worked for anything besides figuring out my future husbands last name. *frantically runs to fridge to open a can of pop*
BreathingSister Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Well, that sounds like the beginning of a story that you'll tell your grandchildren one day. "I was at Denny's laughing uncontrollably in a booth and before I got escorted out by the angry manager for making the patrons uncomfortable I realized that I had gotten an admissions decision from [insert dream school here]! " hahahaha! Beautiful! I wonder if gradcafe will make it to these grandchildren stories of ours?
Aztecson23 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Well, that sounds like the beginning of a story that you'll tell your grandchildren one day. "I was at Denny's laughing uncontrollably in a booth and before I got escorted out by the angry manager for making the patrons uncomfortable I realized that I had gotten an admissions decision from [insert dream school here]! " I know, right?
Aztecson23 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 hahahaha! Beautiful! I wonder if gradcafe will make it to these grandchildren stories of ours? Of course. I aim to establish a dynasty of academics. By the way, I'm applying to Western, too, to work with my mentor's mentor who's director of the Theory program. Good luck.
takethiswaltz Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Aztecson, while on the topic of academic dynasties and grandmentors, I bring you one of the greatest moments in the history of Piled Higher and Deeper: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1419
Aztecson23 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Aztecson, while on the topic of academic dynasties and grandmentors, I bring you one of the greatest moments in the history of Piled Higher and Deeper: http://www.phdcomics...hp?comicid=1419 Hahahah, this is funny. Just read it...I'm obviously Golden Boy:-)
Andsowego Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) takethiswaltz, on 02 February 2012 - 02:08 AM, said: Aztecson, while on the topic of academic dynasties and grandmentors, I bring you one of the greatest moments in the history of Piled Higher and Deeper: http://www.phdcomics...hp?comicid=1419 Hahahah, this is funny. Just read it...I'm obviously Golden Boy:-) My brain just went here: "Wash, spin, rinse, spin!" Edited February 2, 2012 by Andsowego unitname 1
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