Fiona Thunderpaws Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Bigrelief--I missed your post somehow, congratulations! Judging from where you've declined, you've got some kick-ass offers to pick from! I take my hat off to you, sir or madame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxious_aspirant Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Does anyone know if applicants admitted holding BAs and MAs are considered on an even keel with this whole admission/waitlist process? Like, if an admitted student who already holds an MA turns down their spot, does their spot go to a waitlister in the same position, or can it transfer to an MA/PhD applicant? I found this confusing when people say, "such-and-such a school admitted 10 PhD students," etc - does this mean all students on a PhD track? Considering they'd have to fund me two years longer, as an MA/PhD, than my MA-holding counterpart - do you think it makes a difference? Because I like to tie my brain into waitlist conundrum-knots, apparently. Boo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolopixie Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Can we get some LSU declines??? Purdue??? Come on, peeps. Throw me a bone! Love ya, mean it! Fiona Thunderpaws 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedandbemused Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Anybody from SUNY Buffalo planning to decline? I have been on pins and needles for weeks now! As much as I'm willing to take their unfunded MA, getting off of the waitlist and into PhD would be a dream right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balard Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Anybody from Emory Comparative Literature planning to decline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Rutgers declines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athousandlemmings Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Declined Brandeis (PhD), haven't seen any waitlist acceptances yet so good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impending Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Declined ASU PhD in rhet/comp, with funding offer. I know they admitted several people without funding, so I hope this makes a difference for someone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desaparecido Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) Declined funded offers from Ole Miss, LSU, and Georgia State in the past couple of days. Hopefully that helps someone out. Edited April 4, 2012 by Readwritenap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Declined funded offers from Ole Miss, LSU, and Georgia State in the past couple of days. Hopefully that helps someone out. Ole Miss AND LSU? C'mon lolo! Get those spots!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desaparecido Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Ole Miss AND LSU? C'mon lolo! Get those spots!! Yes, this! It'd be great if some (or all, if we can be greedy) of our declined offers went to GC-ers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transcendental Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Anyone planning on declining Iowa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Thunderpaws Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 transcendental 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Will today be the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxious_aspirant Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I ask myself that every day... *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datatape Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Radio silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlowe Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Declined funded offers from Ole Miss, LSU, and Georgia State in the past couple of days. Hopefully that helps someone out. Sounds like LOLO time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripWillis Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Rutgers did notify someone on April 4th last year... so... maybe this year too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Thunderpaws Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Rutgers did notify someone on April 4th last year... so... maybe this year too? So did UTA. Providence is on our side, good sir! Lolo and Datatape's schools are in a brutal Hunger Games style fight to death for them, because they're THAT awesome. Anxious_Aspirant's school is draining money out of the STEM departments to offer him/her the largest fellowship they have ever offered EVER. Today is our day, friends! Datatape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxious_aspirant Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I like the way that Thunderpaws thinks! There's an April 4 '11 wait list acceptance in the boards from UMass, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhinosaurus Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I just declined UMass Amherst yesterday. My medley is something like gender, disability studies, and postcolonial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxious_aspirant Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I just declined UMass Amherst yesterday. My medley is something like gender, disability studies, and postcolonial. E-fricking-gads squared. (Running out of non-profane ways to represent my inner monologue publicly .) I don't know if all these declines give me hope or more fear that I STILL won't make it and then just feel worse about myself for being so far down on the waitlist. Come on, #3! One of my fave students (I teach HS) is waitlisted for admission at UMass Amherst (for undergrad), and we commiserate about this daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Thunderpaws Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) I think more people declining can only be a good thing for you! Also-- I wish I had a high school friend I could lament with. My friends are sick of listening to me rant and putting up with my superstitions! Edited April 4, 2012 by Fiona Thunderpaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedandbemused Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I think more people declining can only be a good thing for you! Also-- I wish I had a high school friend I could lament with. My friends are sick of listening to me rant and putting up with my superstitions! I agree; I feel like I'm totally off-putting to my friends at this point. It's like I can't think or talk about anything else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxious_aspirant Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 So. How much DGS emailing is too much emailing...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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