t1racyjacks Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 When the waiting sucks, and parents keep making snide remarks about my not having a job, this is the only thing. O, definitely. I managed to find a 6 month contract job, but I'm so worried. I'm international which means I'm not eligible for many of the scholarships in the UK unis I've been accepted to. If I get the Leeds scholarship (and there's only one) for international students doing english I'll still have to cover accomodation as it only covers school fees only. if I get into an american program funding is more likely. sigh. I'm now in a corner with my head hurting. the worst part is the waiting. at least if all my american programs rejected me I could begin trying to plan finances for my UK programs.... now however I'm not sure of the american situation, and if they fund me with stipend I will go there (though my preferred supervisor is at Warwick). of course if Warwick funds me then I'll just go there. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) My contribution: This, you guys. Because we're not going down without a fight! http://youtu.be/PstrAfoMKlc (Yes, it's cliche, corny, and definitely not cool, but it's the best I can do. Blame it on the jetlag...) Edited February 1, 2015 by fancypants09 TeaOverCoffee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurayamino Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I know I've been feeling unmotivated lately (which is unfortunate since I'm in my final semester before graduating with my BA), so I turned to the video that I watched a few times during my own personal writing sample debacle. I'm sure some of you probably know of this, or at least of zefrank. There is an f-bomb in there, if you're sensitive to that sort of thing. Hopefully this will help anyone else who may be having a hard time getting things done while waiting. TeaOverCoffee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erosanddust Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hey, all! I've been a hardcore lurker of these forums since summer, but I've decied that given the stress of the waiting game, it's high time that I found friends to huddle together with for warmth. Or something. Erm, anyhow... It's lovely to meet you! (P.S. For those of you who are 'regulars' around here, it's been a real help to read your advice and encouragement to one another throughout the app season. As I've seen others observe, I'm delighted to think that I may be lucky enough to have you as colleages someday!) jean-luc-gohard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hey, all! I've been a hardcore lurker of these forums since summer, but I've decied that given the stress of the waiting game, it's high time that I found friends to huddle together with for warmth. Or something. Erm, anyhow... It's lovely to meet you! (P.S. For those of you who are 'regulars' around here, it's been a real help to read your advice and encouragement to one another throughout the app season. As I've seen others observe, I'm delighted to think that I may be lucky enough to have you as colleages someday!) Welcome, welcome! Huddling for warmth and comfort as February is upon us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hey, all! I've been a hardcore lurker of these forums since summer, but I've decied that given the stress of the waiting game, it's high time that I found friends to huddle together with for warmth. Or something. Erm, anyhow... It's lovely to meet you! (P.S. For those of you who are 'regulars' around here, it's been a real help to read your advice and encouragement to one another throughout the app season. As I've seen others observe, I'm delighted to think that I may be lucky enough to have you as colleages someday!) Welcome to a fellow Vancouverite! (I'm from there originally, but have been in the U.S. for five years). I see you already have an acceptance. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erosanddust Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Welcome, welcome! Huddling for warmth and comfort as February is upon us Welcome to a fellow Vancouverite! (I'm from there originally, but have been in the U.S. for five years). I see you already have an acceptance. Congrats! Thank you for your welcomes! (And hey, so cool to run into someone from home!) I did get an acceptance into the UBC MA program! I've applied to 8 American PhD programs and 2 Canadian MA programs. Kinda hoping to go the Ph.D route, but we'll see where the chips fall. (Actually, I used different SOP formats for my MA / PhD apps and over the past few days, I've been kind of horrified to realize that my MA format was much stronger. Not too optimistic about my PhD apps at this point, but trying to remember that it's way too early to give up hope!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurayamino Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Welcome erosanddust! And congrats on the acceptance as well. Your interests listed in your signature sound really great! Do you study cultural effects of war in post-WWII literature, or is that just a temporal place holder? Just asking because despite my eighteenth century focus, I have a deep fondness for that time period and how people handled the after effects of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q84 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It feels like the night before Christmas... I'm thinking we'll wake up to a wave of responses! unræd and quena 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It feels like the night before Christmas... I'm thinking we'll wake up to a wave of responses! I hope so! I am literally counting down the hours until 9AM EST... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgt28 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It feels like the night before Christmas... I'm thinking we'll wake up to a wave of responses! Promise? Lol 1Q84 and NMLogan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLogan Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Promise? Lol Quite literally my reaction. *FINGERS CROSSED* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgt28 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 PS, I saw a Brown MCM thingy on the results page and it turned out to be a query. I mean great enema, but Jesus you scared the shit out of me. hypervodka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q84 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Promise? Lol Yes. 100% guaranteed or your money back! (Failing that, we can just pool our collective anguish, and use that to push the send button in every school's email system... ) Katla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Yes. 100% guaranteed or your money back! (Failing that, we can just pool our collective anguish, and use that to push the send button in every school's email system... ) Here's hoping for news! All I can say is praise the Lord for the Pats winning the Super Bowl... The first thing to keep me off the internet for more than an hour since my apps went out! Hannalore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfLorax Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Here's hoping for news! All I can say is praise the Lord for the Pats winning the Super Bowl... The first thing to keep me off the internet for more than an hour since my apps went out! What a great game. I didn't care who won: I just wanted a good, close game. And that's what we got. My jaw dropped several times in the last sixty seconds. That catch! That interception! That fight! Still, let's be honest here. The real winner last night was Missy and all her damn fierceness. #getyourfreakon InHacSpeVivo and toasterazzi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It feels like the night before Christmas... I'm thinking we'll wake up to a wave of responses! Every day should begin with a Ron Swanson smile. Fingers crossed that this week brings good news to most of us. I know it's still "early," but let's be honest here...we're getting into the thick of it now! And here's hoping that the inevitable rejectees don't get too bitter and the inevitable acceptees don't gloat too much! Even though it sometimes doesn't feel like it, we're truly all in this together. Agnes P and unræd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurayamino Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Does anyone else wish there was a time stamp for when results are posted? It would be great to know approximately what time of day my phone could ring. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Does anyone else wish there was a time stamp for when results are posted? It would be great to know approximately what time of day my phone could ring. :/ I've resigned myself to the mindset of "be prepared for notification at any time"...which obviously means my nerves are heightened 24/7. It's hard to read Modernist novels and Shakespeare plays with it hanging over my head. I just finished Death Comes For the Archbishop yesterday, and I swear I had to read every page twice because my mind invariably wandered the first time. By the way...does anyone else think they hear their phone ringing all the time these days? I've warned off all friends and family from calling me unless it's important. They've been good about that. Yet when I'm in the shower, or watching TV, or have a blender going or something, I swear I hear my phone ringing. And it never is. Edited February 2, 2015 by Wyatt's Torch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1racyjacks Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I found the ultimate time-waster. use this to write your sentences while waiting....... :ph34r: __________________________ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empress-marmot Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 By the way...does anyone else think they hear their phone ringing all the time these days? I've warned off all friends and family from calling me unless it's important. They've been good about that. Yet when I'm in the shower, or watching TV, or have a blender going or something, I swear I hear my phone ringing. And it never is. I assumed I was hearing echoes from a parallel universe, one where I was awesome enough to be accepted to every school, even ones to which I never applied. I'm glad to know others are having this problem too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q84 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Does anyone else wish there was a time stamp for when results are posted? It would be great to know approximately what time of day my phone could ring. :/ I thought about this too but I don't think we want to go down that rabbit-hole... just because last year, say, UCLA sent out notifications at 3:32 pm doesn't mean we should all be huddled around our phones at that time this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I assumed I was hearing echoes from a parallel universe, one where I was awesome enough to be accepted to every school, even ones to which I never applied. I'm glad to know others are having this problem too. How often I have sat alone And waited for the phone to ring, But only heard the dial tone. Some nights the silence holds me prone In reverie, remembering How often I have sat alone. I've stared it down; my hopes have grown: I thought I'd hear the siren sing-- But only heard the dial tone. I've perched, a pauper on a throne Before the phone, my rightful king; How often I have sat alone. When once I left it on its own I rushed back at its summoning… But only heard the dial tone. Before its altar, I atone With reverential suffering: How often I have sat alone, But only heard the dial tone. ilnomedellarosa, ἠφανισμένος, t1racyjacks and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonessrampant Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 ^You should send this as an addendum to your applicant file to all your programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empress-marmot Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 How often I have sat alone, But only heard the dial tone. Wyatt's Torch, you are brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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