Who Wants To Bet On Acceptances/Rejections?

[DontHate]

You'll be easy to identify: you're the guy who looks just like samuel beckett.

[Deadinthewater]

I chatted with donthate for a while and I (among others) was laughing pretty hard. I imagine DH to be the type of person whose abrasive personality opens as many doors as it closes. But if someone has the time, could you critique the opening of my SOP?

"Like Foucault, Derrida, and the intellectual giants before me, I have positioned my academic development alongside an intensely personal investment in The Grad Cafe. In the words of Jameson, 'forums were really important for my growth as a scholar.'"

Tips?

[DontHate]

I chatted with donthate for a while and I (among others) was laughing pretty hard. I imagine DH to be the type of person whose abrasive personality opens as many doors as it closes. But if someone has the time, could you critique the opening of my SOP?

"Like Foucault, Derrida, and the intellectual giants before me, I have positioned my academic development alongside an intensely personal investment in The Grad Cafe. In the words of Jameson, 'forums were really important for my growth as a scholar.'"

Tips?

Seriously LOL'ed

 

I would give you a fellowship right away.

Edited December 20, 2012 by DontHate

[t1racyjacks]

OT but I am freaking out because my friends in the STEM fields are already getting emails for interviews and all

[NowMoreSerious]

OT but I am freaking out because my friends in the STEM fields are already getting emails for interviews and all

don't feel bad. Their probably just put all of those STEM apps into a computer algorithm, which then sends interview emails to everybody over a certain number. The whole thing probably takes .147 seconds. In the humanities we do not operate that way......yet.

[ProfLorax]

Well, my mom says I'm going to get into all the programs, so I'm going to bet pretty highly on myself. 

[lisajay]

bah, out of upvotes! [insert clever/appropriate gif here]

[Two Espressos]

I have one very specific reason to highly doubt the likelihood of this occurance.

 

Let me guess: you think I'll be shut out this spring?

[practical cat]

Two espressos is going to get into all of the places. All of them.

ETA by which I mean even to the places where no applications were sent.

Edited December 21, 2012 by girl who wears glasses

[DontHate]

Let me guess: you think I'll be shut out this spring?

No, not you. I think you'll get into 2 places.

[DontHate]

I should probably not be telling you guys this, but I'm actually a clairvoyant. The only future I can't see is my own [cruel twist of fate!]

[Two Espressos]

No, not you. I think you'll get into 2 places.

 

Hm, I can't tell if this is a joke about my username or an actual prediction about my impending admissions results.

Edited December 21, 2012 by Two Espressos

[Magical Realist]

I, for one, am down for a little tongue-in-cheek wagering. 

OP: I'll say your list is solidly lofty, so my "money" is on one.

And for fairness, here are the wholly irrelevant stats:

170/160/5.5, 3.75 from large state school with solid programs in my undergrad majors. 

I posted my specific list on the other thread, but 13 total, 3-4 Ivy, 5 or so well-ranked state, and some largely solid states to round it all out.

 

 

 

It's all in the hands of the adcoms now anyhow; let's have some fun with it. 

 

[DontHate]

I, for one, am down for a little tongue-in-cheek wagering. 

OP: I'll say your list is solidly lofty, so my "money" is on one.

And for fairness, here are the wholly irrelevant stats:

170/160/5.5, 3.75 from large state school with solid programs in my undergrad majors. 

I posted my specific list on the other thread, but 13 total, 3-4 Ivy, 5 or so well-ranked state, and some largely solid states to round it all out.

 

 

 

It's all in the hands of the adcoms now anyhow; let's have some fun with it. 

 

I think you'll get into 6, including 2 ivies, and 1 waitlist at an ivy.

[lisajay]

I think you'll get into 6, including 2 ivies, and 1 waitlist at an ivy.

 

you *think* or you *know* ... 

[DontHate]

I know, because the clairvoyance.

[lisajay]

as i suspected!

[Magical Realist]

Your assessment, though generous, makes me doubt your alleged "gift." But if it does play out like you're predicting, I'm gonna suggest we go into business together telling potential applicants in advance which schools will admit them, and then splitting the difference on the money saved applying, sending GREs, etc.

 

I did a short stint in marketing, so I really think this could work out.

[Two Espressos]

Yeah, I can't wait to return to this thread once admissions info starts coming out.

[DontHate]

Sure thing, let's go into business.

[practical cat]

OK, clairvoyant. Do me. (I promise to be snide if you're wrong.)

730v/660q/6aw, 3.9, see signature.

Edited December 21, 2012 by girl who wears glasses

[DontHate]

You will get into Wisconsin, Brandeis and Buffalo, get waitlisted at Vanderbilt, get rejected from Harvard, Rutgers, Berkeley, Brown, and Cornell. UPenn will never get back to you.

Edited December 21, 2012 by DontHate

[lisajay]

can i play?

[DontHate]

yes!

[lisajay]

GRE 164V, 162Q, 5.5AW, 600 subject

undergrad GPA 3.59 at uc berkeley

master's GPA (thus far) 3.83 at csu long beach

also see signature!