historynerd Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Give those of us on waitlists hope. If you have accepted another offer, what schools are you turning down? And what's your area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petpolitics Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 :? unfortunately, it looks like i might turn down all 4 of my accepted schools (and one MA...) ...they're all in the 25-40 ranked range. i'm scared that they're not the best fit for me. i don't want to be there for 5-6-7 years and not have a job when i leave. i feel a bit crazy about this since the application process was so rigorous. anyone else doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historynerd Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 :? unfortunately, it looks like i might turn down all 4 of my accepted schools (and one MA...) ...they're all in the 25-40 ranked range. i'm scared that they're not the best fit for me. i don't want to be there for 5-6-7 years and not have a job when i leave. i feel a bit crazy about this since the application process was so rigorous. anyone else doing this? don't know, but why don't we keep this thread focused - your question might be a better one for the general history admissions 2009 thread, or for the decisions, decisions section of the discussion board. but hey, if you do turn them down, tell us which ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiselab Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 University of Delaware U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 BU and UVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepoorstockinger Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Queens University (Modern Canadian History) Simon Fraser University (Modern US) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthla Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Turning down UCLA and UCSB (early modern europe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historynerd Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 I see several new people have posted to the "I am Attending X" thread - want to post who you're turning down? Please post schools you were waitlisted at as well as schools where you got acceptances. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knickname Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 UVA, Temple, UConn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I've asked to be removed from the waitlist at Indiana. I applied to the British field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimlet Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I turned down Utah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sra08 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I turned down an M.A. offer at GWU. I have an offer for the University of Maryland's PhD program which I'm almost certainly not going to accept, but I haven't notified them yet. I'm not sure UMD even has a waitlist, as I was told that admitted students have literally until right before the start of fall semester classes to accept the offer of admissions. If anyone here is waitlisted there or knows of someone who is I'll let them know right away, but otherwise I might wait a week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technocat Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Declined Penn and Yale, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDuke Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I turned down Cornell and felt fucking miserable about it. Hopefully I will make someone on the waitlist happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwcole39 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Northwestern PhD. That was a tough decision. Turning down MAs at Columbia and Chicago, not so difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterpat Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Temple. They told me tonight they cannot fund me. The no-funding aspect might go against the purpose of this thread, but it makes me feel good to participate. Hopefully some folks are turning down Mizzou, and that I'm near the top of the alternate-list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojourner Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Field: Public History. School turned down: ASU (no funding offer). :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I turned down a PhD offer from the University of Maryland, and vacated a waitlist spot a week ago at Washington University in St. Louis. Field is early America/Atlantic World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auzzfest Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Surprisingly UCSB and Georgetown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeinthecoconut Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I just said bye bye to a non-funded spot at UW. Hopefully it'll make someone happy? (maybe not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revoltingmedievalist Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I turned down Notre Dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallywantcolumbia Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 turned down Columbia - BAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwcole39 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 UChicago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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