asleepawake Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I like to think we are all co-authoring an elaborate piece of e-writing just for the fall 2014 applicants to enjoy next year when they are impatiently reading these posts. ProfLorax, Two Espressos, t1racyjacks and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical cat Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Did anyone else get the Wisconsin financial aid email? They really did good by making sure that the first line said something about not being about admissions. It has endeared them to me just a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waparys Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 ETA: And if anything can keep your mind off grad school apps, it's Europe. Not for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Espressos Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I like to think we are all co-authoring an elaborate piece of e-writing just for the fall 2014 applicants to enjoy next year when they are impatiently reading these posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Asleepawake is so right. We're all playing roles in the ebook "2013 PhD Applicants." I'm clearly the Supervillain. But who's the hero? Phil Sparrow, asleepawake and DontHate 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damequixote Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I mean, it's probably asleepawake! asleepawake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 No, you guys! I think I might be the tragic Eponine-figure. The hero has to be Two Expressos, I think, because he has been in the prequels. Two Espressos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahParadise Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) No, you guys! I think I might be the tragic Eponine-figure. The hero has to be Two Expressos, I think, because he has been in the prequels. "She," no? Edited January 13, 2013 by JeremiahParadise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Nope, we've already done the gender-spotting in a different thread. Two Espressos is male Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Important application season update: my partner made grapefruit-hibiscus gin from scratch. It is delicious, I will guzzle so much of it as I wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfat Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Asleepawake is so right. We're all playing roles in the ebook "2013 PhD Applicants." I'm clearly the Supervillain. But who's the hero? The question is, is it a comedy or a tragedy? ... we find out next month! (Just as long as it's not a romcom) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Espressos Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 No, you guys! I think I might be the tragic Eponine-figure. The hero has to be Two Expressos, I think, because he has been in the prequels. "She," no? Nope, we've already done the gender-spotting in a different thread. Two Espressos is male Damn, so much for gender ambiguity! Now I'm curious as to why JeremiahParadise thought I was female: do I write "feminine"? did I somehow convey information in another thread that led her/him to conclude I was female? Important application season update: my partner made grapefruit-hibiscus gin from scratch. It is delicious, I will guzzle so much of it as I wait. That sounds fucking amazing. bluecheese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Damn, so much for gender ambiguity! I just assume that everyone has ambiguous genitalia until its been proven otherwise. That sounds fucking amazing. ikr, I want to drink some right now even though it is kind of early in the morning (no I'm not an alcoholic, it just is fucking delicious and is much more appealing than the oatmeal I just ate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybythelight Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Important application season update: my partner made grapefruit-hibiscus gin from scratch. It is delicious, I will guzzle so much of it as I wait.I've never been more jealous of another human. Two Espressos, t1racyjacks, bluecheese and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1racyjacks Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The question is, is it a comedy or a tragedy? ... we find out next month! (Just as long as it's not a romcom) you know the answer will inevitably be 'tragi-comedy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I think it is actually a physically tortuous two month long performance art piece. ktwho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 It feels more like a rom-com to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I am writing thank you notes to my recommenders - I have the worst, child-like handwriting ever, and I am so nervous they are going to see it and think "I recommended this guy?!" I wish you could just e-mail personalized thank you notes... practical cat and Laokoon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical cat Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Shit. Gotta do that. Been putting it off because I cannot risk disrupting my delicate emotional balance with all of the Feelings. Whatever, excuses. ktwho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedandbemused Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) Two of my recommenders from last year wrote recommendations for me again this year. I wrote them really long, heartfelt thank-you cards last year. Can I just send them cards that say "see thank you card 2012 for expression of my current gratitude"? Edited January 15, 2013 by dazedandbemused sebastiansteddy and 1Q84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) I am writing thank you notes to my recommenders - I have the worst, child-like handwriting ever, and I am so nervous they are going to see it and think "I recommended this guy?!" I wish you could just e-mail personalized thank you notes... When have you EVER, in the history of time, received handwritten notes from a professor that were legible? Chicken scratch is the norm. Embrace it. One the other hand, you could type them up up and print, or better yet, compile them ransom-note-style. Edited January 15, 2013 by asleepawake Deadinthewater, sfh09 and 1Q84 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 When have you EVER, in the history of time, received handwritten notes from a professor that were legible? Chicken scratch is the norm. Embrace it. One the other hand, you could type them up up and print, or better yet, compile them ransom-note-style. Hahaha. My writing isn't even illegible though, it is big and uneven like a 5 year old's writing. Oh well, they're done. But yes, all of my professors have chicken scratch handwriting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I just got an email from my department, directed to the faculty in my department, giving the dates and times for the meetings to discuss grad admissions. Apparently the final decisions are due Jan 31. I guess if I really want to I could ambush them at their meeting and beg for admittance. OMG OMG OMG I'm freaking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagato Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Didn't you say you were at Stanford? @DontHate Deadinthewater and JeremiahParadise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Ssshhhhh yes but I don't like saying identifying details online Two Espressos and DontHate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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