Two Espressos Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I saw that, my heart sank, I made peace with my assumed rejection and then I saw the date. February is going to be hilarious. Congrats to whoever it is though! Yeah, what's with the date? The 14th of January is damn early. This week has been so quiet: the calm before the storm (...of happiness?!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yeah, what's with the date? The 14th of January is damn early. This week has been so quiet: the calm before the storm (...of happiness?!). Unless someone claims the Buffalo 14th admit, I really don't think it's legitimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradschoolwannabe Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Woohoo! Got accepted to Texas Tech. First acceptance ever! beet-nik, bluecheese, Lycidas and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Woohoo! Got accepted to Texas Tech. First acceptance ever! Congrats!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Unless someone claims the Buffalo 14th admit, I really don't think it's legitimate. It could be legit -- maybe they told someone they were accepted, but they needed some more information in order to nominate them for a fellowship (or something like that). Still, either way, the majority of Buffalo acceptances haven't come yet -- they're usually accompanied by a bunch of admits to the unfunded MA program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHEoS Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Woohoo! Got accepted to Texas Tech. First acceptance ever! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Woohoo! Got accepted to Texas Tech. First acceptance ever! CONGRATS!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahParadise Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Congrats! That's wonderful news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadthatthisdefinesmylife Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Woohoo! Got accepted to Texas Tech. First acceptance ever! Yay!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datatape Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Woohoo! Got accepted to Texas Tech. First acceptance ever! My heart just dropped into my stomach until I saw that you're applying for the MA, not the Ph.D. Congrats on your acceptance; do you happen to know if they're notifying everybody today or just the MAs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical cat Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Woohoo! Got accepted to Texas Tech. First acceptance ever!Congrats!(Selfishly, I'm really glad there's some actual stuff starting back up again. I'm less stressed if there are notifications going out.) waparys, HHEoS, sebastiansteddy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahParadise Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Congrats! (Selfishly, I'm really glad there's some actual stuff starting back up again. I'm less stressed if there are notifications going out.) Yeah, same here. Really helps to distract me. Neeeeed more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfLorax Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Wisconsin's coming in! Wisconsin's coming in! I didn't apply there, but I am so excited to see some action on the Results Board. Congrats to recent admits! ETA: Classes don't start for me until next week, so scouring the results board and tweaking my syllabus are the only things on my agenda this week. So... yeah. Edited January 30, 2013 by proflorax Sursie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Wisconsin's coming in! Wisconsin's coming in! I didn't apply there, but I am so excited to see some action on the Results Board. Congrats to recent admits! Yes! Congrats to the Madison admits! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I didn't apply to Madison, but congrats!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahParadise Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Oh man -- I regret begging for more action on this thread! As soon as I read your post, my heart nearly exploded. No word for me yet, but that's alright! Congrats to those applicants who've been accepted!! Now, if I may, were you contacted by a POI or the Dept.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Congrats gradschoolwannabe (now gradschoolgonnabe) & mysterious Wisconsin admits! Edited January 30, 2013 by asleepawake lisajay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontHate Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Honestly, do we really feel good for anonymous admits? Why would we have any reason to sympathize with their good news? Don't we secretly feel envious and angry that it wasn't us being admitted? Let's be real people Laokoon, ProfLorax, Two Espressos and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkagain Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Wisconsin admit-- may I ask what your area is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahParadise Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Don't we secretly feel envious and angry that it wasn't us being admitted? Nah. Edit: I say no because, if I'm not admitted, it's on me, not the anons from GC. Edited January 30, 2013 by JeremiahParadise Sursie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowMoreSerious Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Honestly, do we really feel good for anonymous admits? Why would we have any reason to sympathize with their good news? Don't we secretly feel envious and angry that it wasn't us being admitted? Let's be real peopleI 100% feel good and happy for anonymous admits or admits of any kind. Why in the world would I feel angry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadinthewater Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) I 100% feel good and happy for anonymous admits or admits of any kind. Why in the world would I feel angry? It's a dawg eat dawg world. Each acceptance someone else gets is one you didn't get. It's good to be happy, but I'm not sure it's healthy to be 100% happy. Edited January 30, 2013 by Deadinthewater justkeepswimming and Laokoon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical cat Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) I 100% feel good and happy for anonymous admits or admits of any kind. Why in the world would I feel angry? This. The success of others has very little relevance to my own success/failure. If anything, feeling happy for others helps to sort of mitigate my own fleeting self-pity. ETA it is totally possible to feel two conflicting emotions fully and simultaneously. I also wish we would stop commenting on the healthiness or validity of others' emotions. Edited January 30, 2013 by girl who wears glasses Laokoon, sfh09, Datatape and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Honestly, do we really feel good for anonymous admits? Why would we have any reason to sympathize with their good news? Don't we secretly feel envious and angry that it wasn't us being admitted? Let's be real people Uhm, I AM being real. I feel excited for anybody enjoying this moment. It helps that I didn't apply to Wisconsin, but I don't feel the world is so small that I am in constant competition with everyone else. That sounds like a miserable way to feel, so, uh, sorry you feel that way, but please don't make your bitterness the default for the rest of us. Datatape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datatape Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Honestly, do we really feel good for anonymous admits? Why would we have any reason to sympathize with their good news? Don't we secretly feel envious and angry that it wasn't us being admitted? asleepawake and Sursie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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