PsycD Posted January 10, 2014 Author Posted January 10, 2014 Tomorrow I plan to indulge in lots of football, beer, and unhealthy food to distract me from this grad school purgatory.
astaroth27 Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 I didn't start obsessing until my first rejection. Booze sounds like a healthy way to cope with waiting. wokeem and Ortega 1 1
doobiebrothers Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 I'm moving to morocco to teach arabic, so I'm going over my textbooks and memorizing vocabulary and telling myself that I have a good plan B (stay and teach, maybe join peace corp) if all else fails.
Sarah Bee Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Searching for rejected Erasmus Mundus applicants on the internet and weeping
barnardbonnu Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 I've been checking email and gradcafe, and spending too much time watching Netflix and playing Skyrim. wokeem 1
0908 Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Liquor and episodes of Archer on netflix. roguesenna and astaroth27 2
H Bond Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 Checking email a ton. Reverting to highschool habit of taking forever on everything, read: spent like six hours just on PDEs today. It shouldn't have taken that long. Hey look, new episodes on hulu!
DiVitaJ Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 I'm becoming increasingly nervous. At least two of my schools are rumored to send out all of their interview invites this week - two of my top choices. I am completely unmotivated by my current assumption I will be rejected everywhere and thus why bother with these advanced level classes my final semester. What's the point!?!? elanorci 1
starofdawn Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Gah! I keep refreshing the Results page, checking email... I just try to tell myself that I probably won't hear anything for another month! Edited January 13, 2014 by starofdawn
drfuzz Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 What I want to know is why all the STEM results come out so much earlier than the humanities. Ortega 1
Nautiloid Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 I'm learning Python again and slowly returning to my natural state of book-loving super hermit. Oh, and I guess I work 40+ hours a week, so there's that. Luckily interviews are coming up, so I'll have a few busy weekends in February.
jjduval Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 My applications are due on the 15th. As soon as I submit, I'm packing my bags and heading to Vietnam and Cambodia for two weeks for a bit of R&R. Ever since I started working on applications in earnest, I feel like I've had my balls in a vice. So I'm going to go soak up some sun and have a good time before I have to come back to nail-biting reality. Good luck to all of you, by the way. We've at least earned pats-on-our-backs for making it this far. Mostafa64 1
Loric Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 What I want to know is why all the STEM results come out so much earlier than the humanities. You get all the money. We get what's left over.
K80laf Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Revising a manuscript, working, running (a lot)... so much that I joined a marathon club haha. I ignore my anxiety all day and then it hits me like a truck each night before bed lol. I think this waiting game is worse than preparing for the GMAT. At least I was in control then!
roguesenna Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 I'm becoming increasingly nervous. At least two of my schools are rumored to send out all of their interview invites this week - two of my top choices. I am completely unmotivated by my current assumption I will be rejected everywhere and thus why bother with these advanced level classes my final semester. What's the point!?!? you should use that as motivation to do well in those classes. I am racking my brain thinking "okay, I'm probably going to get rejected from everything. what can I do to make myself a better candidate for next year?" I'm having trouble answering that but your answer is to finish what you're doing and do really well at it! wokeem 1
Loric Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 I think the problem is that there's not always, or heck, often not a next year. It's now or never. echlori and ;fvlmdf;lgmvdf 2
doobiebrothers Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 you should use that as motivation to do well in those classes. I am racking my brain thinking "okay, I'm probably going to get rejected from everything. what can I do to make myself a better candidate for next year?" I'm having trouble answering that but your answer is to finish what you're doing and do really well at it! actually rogue I'm doing the same thing: I wrote a "act as if" list: what would I be doing if I DID get in? And if I get rejected, I plan on following the act as if list (research, reading, thesis work, conferences) as closely as possible; I even got access to JSTOR so it's not unreasonable to expect that I can make phd level process in the year off. Hopefully we won't need these plan B's though, this year's applicants on gradcafe seem pretty amazing to me! roguesenna 1
VioletAyame Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) I didn't anticipate the mix of boredom and anxiety to be so lethal. I learn to bake, try to work out (which are totally counterproductive btw), read some books, plan to rewatch Games of Throne (just saw the trailer for season 4, one more reason for April to come early!) and give Breaking Bad a second chance, started House of Cards and The West Wing, and become obsessed with this forum. Oh and I saw these on BuzzFeed the other day: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/books-to-read-before-they-hit-theaters-this-year http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/24-invaluable-skills-to-learn-for-free-online-this-year So yeah, I'll add some more books to my list and maybe learn to code. But then most things done for distraction often lose their true appeal. Edited January 13, 2014 by VioletAyame ihatechoosingusernames 1
Mercedes Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I notice that people keep saying they check their spam folder. Do the school emails sometimes show up in Spam?
legan Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I notice that people keep saying they check their spam folder. Do the school emails sometimes show up in Spam? I think it's just wishful thinking/panicking. I do it like, twenty times a day. Because WHAT IF I MISS IT? eafreder 1
roguesenna Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 actually rogue I'm doing the same thing: I wrote a "act as if" list: what would I be doing if I DID get in? And if I get rejected, I plan on following the act as if list (research, reading, thesis work, conferences) as closely as possible; I even got access to JSTOR so it's not unreasonable to expect that I can make phd level process in the year off. Hopefully we won't need these plan B's though, this year's applicants on gradcafe seem pretty amazing to me! I would love to do that but I have to work a full-time job to support myself unfortunately. best I can do is try to better myself in my spare time. conferences and lengthy papers are pretty much out of the question.
Ortega Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 What I want to know is why all the STEM results come out so much earlier than the humanities. I wonder if it has something to do with the type of materials humanities programs ask for...ie the 10-20 page writing sample on top of SOP and PH.
teacherplease Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Developing a new habit out of grad cafe, exercising, playing out both fantasies and dystopias about my future in my head. AND I ONLY APPLIED THREE DAYS AGO!! ARGGGG
EngineerGrad Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Am I the only one who has a mini-heart-attack whenever a new email comes in? Every time my phone's email alert goes off I die a little eafreder, vitruviusWoman, Bellawheeze and 1 other 4
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now