booksareneat Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Any thoughts on UIC? It seems like no one got in. I was sort of surprised to see myself rejected within a month of the deadline, thinking that it was on the lower end of the schools I applied to. Then, as I've seen, others have been rejected from UIC and gotten in elsewhere, so I don't feel as weird. Just thought it was worth making fun of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibilance7 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I've been waitlisted there, although I have no intention of going even if I do get in because I have a better offer. The waitlist email did say, though, that they only accepted 8 students out of 270 this year, whereas they normally would have accepted 20. I think the cut in cohort size explains why we saw so few acceptances, and I'm guessing that the location in a big city explains why they got so many apps. I was a little miffed to have been waitlisted at the lowest ranked school to which I applied, but there are no guarantees in English PhD admissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Yeah, I didn't get in either; but, it was my last choice. Plus, that was the only school I applied to in English and I didn't change my statement of purpose (which was very much comp lit based)--so I'm not surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostdr4 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I've been admitted to UIC, and I'm waiting to hear back about a fellowship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritely Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've been admitted to UIC, and I'm waiting to hear back about a fellowship. Congrats! Maryland is also a great school with a lot of strong humanities programs. I almost applied there (Rhetoric) but didn't think I would get in. Best of luck with your decision. Which way are you leaning, or are you waiting on other schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostdr4 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I'm leaning towards Maryland because they offered me an awesome fellowship package and I felt like it was a great fit for me after my visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritely Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I wish I had applied to Maryland. I seem to remember them having a later deadline so I should have just done it. As you can see, there is a feeding frenzy of people hanging on any last hope to get into Maryland over in one of the other threads. Don't let them see you or they'll tear you to shreds! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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