I'm accepted

[Phoebecaulfield]

To a million unfunded MA's

 

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[despejado]

To a million unfunded MA's

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

THE WORST

Wait listed for funding. I feel your pain. Any idea what you're going to do yet?

[Phoebecaulfield]

Never go to school again!!!!!! 

 

But seriously, I have a pretty good internship at a publishing house in New York. I might just try to get a job there and say screw you, higher higher education.

[despejado]

Never go to school again!!!!!!

But seriously, I have a pretty good internship at a publishing house in New York. I might just try to get a job there and say screw you, higher higher education.

Uh yes. I would take that any day. Can you get me a gig?

[Eternal Optimist]

Same situation here. Just got an an acceptance to another

M.A. program this this morning with no GTA offer. Placed on wait list for Scholarship funding. I am beginning to this is going to be the trend this year. So, I have made up my mind to reapply next year. I have to hear back from 5 more schools.

[despejado]

Same situation here. Just got an an acceptance to another

M.A. program this this morning with no GTA offer. Placed on wait list for Scholarship funding. I am beginning to this is going to be the trend this year. So, I have made up my mind to reapply next year. I have to hear back from 5 more schools.

What would the scholarship funding be like? Why have you made up your mind to reapply already when you have 5 schools to hear back from?

[Phoebecaulfield]

Uh yes. I would take that any day. Can you get me a gig?

 

 

I'll put in a good word. Interns take care of most of the hiring process, so shouldn't be an issue. I can probably get you a kingship pretty fast.

[despejado]

I'll put in a good word. Interns take care of most of the hiring process, so shouldn't be an issue. I can probably get you a kingship pretty fast.

Sounds fuckin brilliant.

Edited March 5, 2014 by despejado

[Phoebecaulfield]

Sounds fuckin brilliant.

 

 

Wooooooonderful. Can't wait to work with you. Yo, it's crazy how hard we work just to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars so that we can work more. It's a rat race. Also I noticed in your signature that you applied to Villanova. I went there for undergrad, and am well acquainted with many of the professors who teach in the graduate program. They are some of the best people I've met in my entire life. Please feel free to PM me if you get accepted and have questions about them, the school, the area, etc. 

[despejado]

Wooooooonderful. Can't wait to work with you. Yo, it's crazy how hard we work just to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars so that we can work more. It's a rat race. Also I noticed in your signature that you applied to Villanova. I went there for undergrad, and am well acquainted with many of the professors who teach in the graduate program. They are some of the best people I've met in my entire life. Please feel free to PM me if you get accepted and have questions about them, the school, the area, etc.

Oh my goodness yes yes yes this. I am PMing you as we speak... Or as soon as I finish typing this.

[Phoebecaulfield]

Oh my goodness yes yes yes this. I am PMing you as we speak... Or as soon as I finish typing this.

 

Great, the opportunity to talk about Nova is pretty much my dream come true.

[despejado]

Great, the opportunity to talk about Nova is pretty much my dream come true.

Lol this sounds like sarcasm but I will pretend it doesn't.

[Eternal Optimist]

What would the scholarship funding be like? Why have you made up your mind to reapply already when you have 5 schools to hear back from?

I am not sure what the Scholarship would be like. But I have written to them (Oregon State) telling them I would not be able to attend unless I get a tuition scholarship and stipend and even with that I would have to take out a loan to cover the rest of the expenses. I am yet to receive a response about how far into the wait list I am.

No, I meant if I don't get any unfunded offer, I will reapply next year. I cannot afford $36, 000 a year, especially given the current exchange rates.

[despejado]

I am not sure what the Scholarship would be like. But I have written to them (Oregon State) telling them I would not be able to attend unless I get a tuition scholarship and stipend and even with that I would have to take out a loan to cover the rest of the expenses. I am yet to receive a response about how far into the wait list I am.

No, I meant if I don't get any unfunded offer, I will reapply next year. I cannot afford $36, 000 a year, especially given the current exchange rates.

 

Oh okay, yeah, this makes sense. Hopefully they get back to you soon and let you know your position so you have a better idea of whether or not to hold your breath.. Scholarship sounds like a good thing though. Is there info about it on the website, maybe?

 

Yes, I'm all for not taking on debt. If I don't get a funded offer, I'm not going anywhere this year either.

[Phoebecaulfield]

Lol this sounds like sarcasm but I will pretend it doesn't.

 

No sarcasm!!! Somehow people think that in real life and in writing whenever I try to display enthusiasm, haha.

 

 

Good luck to you and to Eternal Optimist with securing funding. :/

[despejado]

No sarcasm!!! Somehow people think that in real life and in writing whenever I try to display enthusiasm, haha.

 

 

Good luck to you and to Eternal Optimist with securing funding. :/

 

I realized after reading your PM that my reading of that post was totally wrong. Thank you again for all your help

[Phoebecaulfield]

I realized after reading your PM that my reading of that post was totally wrong. Thank you again for all your help

 

 

Lol no worries whatsoever

[DyslexicBibliophile]

I'm in love with everything said in this thread . . . here's why:

 

1. I refuse to go further into debt for my graduate degree(s). I have friends who think this mindset is nuts, especially considering I have relatively low debt from my undergrad (less than 1 year tutition at my college). The only unfunded MA I will consider at this point is Rochester, and that's because 1.it’s only one year, 2. it seems like they typically fund half, 3. I am a McNair scholar, and Rochester has great funding opportunities for McNair Scholars && the director of my McNair program has connections there and might be able to finagle more funding as a last resort.

 

2. My back-up plan is publishing . . . . so hello Phoebecaulfield, can I buy you a drink? Or like a boat? Maybe a pony?

 

 

3.  I applied to Nova, and while it does not seem that they have many Victorianists in the department, Deborah Thomas seems like a truly interesting person (I love Dickens!) – plus – it’s a short enough commute I can see my sweetie on a regular basis!

 

 

Besides that, despejado is here! HI DESPEJADO!!

[despejado]

I'm in love with everything said in this thread . . . here's why:

 

1. I refuse to go further into debt for my graduate degree(s). I have friends who think this mindset is nuts, especially considering I have relatively low debt from my undergrad (less than 1 year tutition at my college). The only unfunded MA I will consider at this point is Rochester, and that's because 1.it’s only one year, 2. it seems like they typically fund half, 3. I am a McNair scholar, and Rochester has great funding opportunities for McNair Scholars && the director of my McNair program has connections there and might be able to finagle more funding as a last resort.

 

2. My back-up plan is publishing . . . . so hello Phoebecaulfield, can I buy you a drink? Or like a boat? Maybe a pony?

 

 

3.  I applied to Nova, and while it does not seem that they have many Victorianists in the department, Deborah Thomas seems like a truly interesting person (I love Dickens!) – plus – it’s a short enough commute I can see my sweetie on a regular basis!

 

 

Besides that, despejado is here! HI DESPEJADO!!

 

HI DB! Good to see you again

 

Also, let's just say fuck it to everything else and go to Nova together. We can take all of their funding money and split it between us. That should leave us plenty for margaritas. Skip happily into the sunset. OR a job at the same publishing house will work in a pinch, too.

Edited March 5, 2014 by despejado

[Eternal Optimist]

I checked the website but there is not much information on Scholarship. I just hope my interview with UMaine goes well today. I hope you get funded at Syracuse. And thank you for all the entertaining and supportive posts on the other thread. You and Kamisha make my day sometimes.

Phoebe, thanks a lot! All the best! Hopefully, we all get accepted with funding next week and we can have a gradcafe party to celebrate

[despejado]

I checked the website but there is not much information on Scholarship. I just hope my interview with UMaine goes well today. I hope you get funded at Syracuse. And thank you for all the entertaining and supportive posts on the other thread. You and Kamisha make my day sometimes.

Phoebe, thanks a lot! All the best! Hopefully, we all get accepted with funding next week and we can have a gradcafe party to celebrate

 

Holy cow I just saw that your location says you're in India. Which state?!

 

Good luck on your interview. My fingers and toes and arms and legs are all crossed for you. If I could cross my ears, I would. Oh hey, I forgot; I can cross my eyes, too! So enjoy that image.

 

Thank you so much for the kindness! So glad I've been able to make your day on occasion

[Eternal Optimist]

Haha!see this why I love your posts. I am laughing like a made person as I type this post and my mom just stared at me.

I am from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Did my Bachelor's in New Delhi. Currently in Bangalore with my parents.

Thank you so much for crossing your fingers, toes, ears and eyes! Will let you guys know how my interview goes.

[DyslexicBibliophile]

HI DB! Good to see you again

 

Also, let's just say fuck it to everything else and go to Nova together. We can take all of their funding money and split it between us. That should leave us plenty for margaritas. Skip happily into the sunset. OR a job at the same publishing house will work in a pinch, too.

 

HOLY SHIT YES. 1,000 TIMES YES.

You had me at margaritas - seriously - anything that includes tequila as part of the plan is a-okay in my book!

 

 

 

 

of course now we just need to get into Nova . . . .but I'll worry about that tomorrow. Tonight I study for Chemistry!

[despejado]

HOLY SHIT YES. 1,000 TIMES YES.

You had me at margaritas - seriously - anything that includes tequila as part of the plan is a-okay in my book!

 

 

 

 

of course now we just need to get into Nova . . . .but I'll worry about that tomorrow. Tonight I study for Chemistry!date

 

Oh my. Chemistry. You are brave. I took Geology and Oceanography as my sciences. Just give me the easy classes and let me get them done forever, thank you.

 

Margaritas & a Philly Cheesesteak (I realize you had no knowledge of the cheesesteak until now but if you don't like them, Nova surely isn't the place for you) it is then. Settled. Except for, you know, the minor detail of pending admission status. Curious: Has your Nova app updated to say "in review" yet? Mine did today, I think...

[DyslexicBibliophile]

Oh my. Chemistry. You are brave. I took Geology and Oceanography as my sciences. Just give me the easy classes and let me get them done forever, thank you.

 

Margaritas & a Philly Cheesesteak (I realize you had no knowledge of the cheesesteak until now but if you don't like them, Nova surely isn't the place for you) it is then. Settled. Except for, you know, the minor detail of pending admission status. Curious: Has your Nova app updated to say "in review" yet? Mine did today, I think...

 

Yeahhh . . . failing HS Chemistry was not enough of a lesson to me - for some reason I decided to try it again in College. Actually - the only other option was called "Applied Science," and the course called "Chemistry for Everyone" with a course description that discussed cooking and "everyday applications" made it sound like Chemistry for Kindergarteners . . . instead I am stuck with a woman who still uses an overhead project and during a lab in which the instructions told us specifically to shake our test tubes VIGOROUSLY, didn't tell us not to actually shake the test tubes until we all did it and got chlorine bleach all over ourselves . . . so I'm regretting my very existence at this moment, and in any moment that includes the utterance of ions and molarity.

Actually - as a Native NJ girl - I am familiar with the concept of a Cheesesteak, and I *mostly* approve (much more into the Pizza & Bagel, gotta be a stereotype!).

My application doesn't say anything - but that might be because I didn't decide to apply until last week, and I had to wait to get paid to send my GREs & transcripts. I'm really hoping the late arrival of those docs doesn't kill me for funding, but it probably will.

 

(i'm not even going to proof-read this before posting, so excuse my tired head if this is totally non-coherent & includes wacky spellings.)