Algernon Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 I turned down Illinois at Urbana-Champaign this week and took my name off of the waitlist at UW-Madison. I was offered a first year fellowship at UIUC, so congratulations to the person who will now receive it-- it was an incredibly hard offer to decline, for that reason and many others.
nrenae Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Just turned down funded offers for a Lit Ph.D. at Florida State and Middle Tennessee State University. Also turned down a "funding decision to come" offer from the University of Memphis. My focus is Victorian Lit (and critical theory).
WhiteFang Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Just turned down funded offer at Iowa, English PhD. I am a transnational/post-colonialist. I hope that helps someone!
Academicat Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Just turned down funded offers from UCinci, Kent State, and IUP. Good luck!
angelperak Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 Just turned down funded offer at Iowa, English PhD. I am a transnational/post-colonialist. I hope that helps someone! I'm a transnational/ postcolonialist and I just turned down a funded offer at Iowa too!
BookReaderPerson Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Hi everybody. Long time lurker, first time poster here. I've been accepted to UDub, but am waitlisted for funding, which has (of course) turned fun-loving ol' me into a tightly wound ball of anxious anticipation. I appeal to the gradcafe (please) to soothe my stressing! Is anybody, anybody at all, planning to turn down one of Washington's precious funded offers?????
apixelrevolt Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 Hi everybody. Long time lurker, first time poster here. I've been accepted to UDub, but am waitlisted for funding, which has (of course) turned fun-loving ol' me into a tightly wound ball of anxious anticipation. I appeal to the gradcafe (please) to soothe my stressing! Is anybody, anybody at all, planning to turn down one of Washington's precious funded offers????? I'm in the same boat. Would love to go there, but that money is crucial.
rachelann1991 Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 Hi everyone: Here are the offers I've just turned down - 1: Funded Ph.D. offers to University at Albany, George Washington University, and Northeastern. 2: Fully-funded M.A. at University of Delaware 3: I removed myself from a funding waiting list for Boston College's M.A. program 4. I turned down a 1/2 T.A.ship at the University of Maryland, College Park. 5. I removed myself from a waiting list at Tufts I'm looking to study 19th/early 20th Century British, so Romanticism to early Modernism. I hope someone gets a nice offer from one of these; they were all wonderful schools, and it was hard to make a decision! Attending Stony Brook next year
pure titanium Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 MA turned down: University of Maryland half funded Boston College half funded GWU Loyola Chicago Boston University Northeastern
Ozymandias Melancholia Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 Turned down PhD offers from IU-Bloomington and Boston University. Also took myself off the waitlist for Boston College's PhD program. Hope that helps!
Kermit Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 Rachelann1991 - did you turn down a PhD or masters spot at umd and if so what area? I'm high on the waitlist so id love to know ! thanks.
rachelann1991 Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) Rachelann1991 - did you turn down a PhD or masters spot at umd and if so what area? I'm high on the waitlist so id love to know ! thanks. Hi, Kermit! I turned down an M.A. with a half T.A.ship; I applied for their Ph.D. but was offered a partially funded master's instead. I wish you luck with UMD!!!! It's an amazing program, and I hope you get in! Also: I'm in Victorian/Early Modernism Edited April 4, 2014 by rachelann1991
shortstack51 Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 Turned down my top spot on Washington state's wait list. I'm a romanticist but I don't think they organize by subfield
Imaginary Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 This morning I declined UC Riverside's offer. It was a very hard thing to do - it was kind of my dream school, but my decision came down to unexpected family situations and location. I hope it is someone else's dream school and you get an offer soon!
mmorrison Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 I declined Kentucky, Oregon, ASU, and UC Riverside.
ke6904 Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 I'll be turning down my funded M.A. offer from University of Delaware and taking myself off the wait list for a funded PhD at University at Albany. I hope this helps someone! Feel free to message me if you have any questions about Delaware-- it's an EXCELLENT program and I'm sad to have turned it down.
turtlepower Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 I just turned down a fully funded phd spot at purdue (rhet/comp) and removed myself from the syracuse ccr wait list. Hope this helps someone!
mightyheidi Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Just turned down UCLA, and my focus was on contemporary American lit/comparative ethnic studies. It's a wonderful program and I hope someone else will be able to attend!
Nyctophile Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 Finally ripped the band-aid off and declined UC San Diego (fully funded w/add'l fellowship), UC Santa Cruz, and removed myself from the waitlist at Brandeis. I hope this helps someone out!
shortstack51 Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 I just got accepted into UDub, which was my top choice at one point, but I know I won't be getting funding for the first year, so I am turning it down.
collikl Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 Today, I turned down my funded PhD offer to UW (a four year, renewable teaching assistantship); I'm a 20th century Americanist, if that helps. Best of luck! In addition, removing myself from the wait list at UIUC and Indiana (man, removing myself from Indiana is hard . . ) but I'm happy with my decision! I'm in the same boat. Would love to go there, but that money is crucial. Hi everybody. Long time lurker, first time poster here. I've been accepted to UDub, but am waitlisted for funding, which has (of course) turned fun-loving ol' me into a tightly wound ball of anxious anticipation. I appeal to the gradcafe (please) to soothe my stressing! Is anybody, anybody at all, planning to turn down one of Washington's precious funded offers????? BookReaderPerson 1
gk210 Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 Turned down SFSU's MA English program. This sort of really makes me sad, because I love the Bay and want to live in Northern California again so badly but oh well. The east coast is calling me. Maybe someday, San Francisco, we shall meet again. Imaginary 1
YooperLucy Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 Has anyone turned down (or is planning to come April 15th) a PhD. offer from Washington State University?
bgguitarist Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 Just turned down a fully funded spot at University of Florida. It was a HARD decision, but I hope this helps someone else out!
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