allplaideverything Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Congrats, fellow Davis admit! Are you leaning one way or the other? Hah, I told you so! My application was so strongly geared towards feminism and Native American studies that I was sure they'd have room for you Congratulations! Hope I'll meet you at the visit day! Thanks for the congrats, all! This is one of those "good problems to have" situations--I love both programs, so it's hard to say yet which way I'm leaning. I'm going to try to get more information about the programs in the coming weeks. And thanks everybody for the advice re: negotiations! I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Would someone mind PM'ing me if they were the one who received the UCSB university-wide fellowship? I'm in a different program/department, nominated for the central fellowship, and dying to know how much it is this year... even ballpark! I'd be much appreciative!!! Edited February 9, 2015 by jujubea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartleby58 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Does anyone who got into NYU remember the name/position of the caller? I was so taken aback by the call that I forgot to find out who it was I was speaking with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartleby58 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Another unrelated question: I was waitlisted at the University of Chicago, but they invited me to a prospective students meeting anyway. Chicago is one my top choices, so I do want to maximize the possibility of getting in, but am not sure attending this meeting is going to help me in that regard. Do I take the time out from work to attend this meeting?? Any insight would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo449 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Another unrelated question: I was waitlisted at the University of Chicago, but they invited me to a prospective students meeting anyway. Chicago is one my top choices, so I do want to maximize the possibility of getting in, but am not sure attending this meeting is going to help me in that regard. Do I take the time out from work to attend this meeting?? Any insight would be appreciated. Going to the visit would be beneficial; it's always helpful to allow them to give a face to the name, and to have the opportunity to schmooze/maybe impress a little more. However! If it would be a pain to ask off of work, or if they arn't offering reimbursement for expenses, then you'd have to make the call financially. Edited February 10, 2015 by echo449 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikers86 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Professional etiquette question: When talking with faculty, is it standard / acceptable to mention that you have other offers? To discuss where those offers are, or to discuss the details? Talking with a DGS tomorrow, any advice would be dope! Definitely mention other offers. How far that will get you in terms of extras will vary wildly depending on the department. Some institutions offer the same package to everyone for x number of years to decrease competition among students. Sometimes you can negotiate moving expenses. More often than not, you won't get anything extra out of the deal. But speaking to both the DGS and other faculty at one program about other offers is a positive thing. They know their field and can likely give you some perspective about those other programs/faculty which could greatly aid in your making a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Omg. Totally in shock. Got my first acceptance from UCR with Dean's Distinguished Fellowship. I'm so relieved I'm shaking. I thought all the acceptances had gone out over the weekend. I hope others get their email today or soon too! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katla Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Congratulations on all the good news everybody!!!! I hope more happiness will be arriving in people's inboxes over the next couple of weeks! I woke up to the news that I've been accepted to King's College London! I am in complete shock! I never ever thought I would receive this offer! I am literally in tears, I am so surprised.Congrats windrainfireandbooks! King's is such a wonderful place! I did my undergrad there and I live in London now, so if you have any questions I'll be happy to try to answer them :-) Edited February 10, 2015 by Katla windrainfireandbooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillyrabbit Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Definitely mention other offers. How far that will get you in terms of extras will vary wildly depending on the department. Some institutions offer the same package to everyone for x number of years to decrease competition among students. Sometimes you can negotiate moving expenses. More often than not, you won't get anything extra out of the deal. But speaking to both the DGS and other faculty at one program about other offers is a positive thing. They know their field and can likely give you some perspective about those other programs/faculty which could greatly aid in your making a decision. Thanks for the advice. When is the appropriate time to "talk about money" with the DGS? Once all acceptances have come in? Earlier? Before recruitment weekend? During recruitment weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childermass Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Does anyone who got into NYU remember the name/position of the caller? I was so taken aback by the call that I forgot to find out who it was I was speaking with... This is the fellow: http://english.fas.nyu.edu/object/LytleShaw.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childermass Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Congrats to all the accepts today! I feel like there's so many. Saw windrainfireandbooks' KCL admit - amazing!! In other news, I too got the reject notice from U. Nebraska. Given my background, it's very surprising. But again it was definitely a place I was very hesitant to live in, despite the great DH program/community. Congrats to those who got in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellyn Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi, I'm new to this thread but just wanted to drop a note about NYU: if you're not a US resident, don't take those "implied rejections" too seriously just yet! I thought I was out of the game, too, but I got a "good news" email a few hours ago asking me to call the DGS at my leisure. I've seen that NYU gives out their acceptances over the phone, not by email, and I guess they were late in getting to the internationals (of which I am one) in that respect. Congratulations to everyone with good news, and sincerely hope those in limbo get more good news by the end of the week. Cheers! hypervodka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo449 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Congratz to the NYU admits! Great program, great city. Additionally, I've been admitted to UC Irvine, which I am incredibly excited about. doc1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q84 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Congratz to the NYU admits! Great program, great city. Additionally, I've been admitted to UC Irvine, which I am incredibly excited about. Congratulations!! Did you receive an email or call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Congratulations!! Did you receive an email or call? Ditto on both accounts! Congrats again, Echo449...and since the results page is down, I'm especially dying to know this info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo449 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Thank you, both of you! And it was an email from the graduate school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Congrats, tellyn and Echo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgt28 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day quena, jean-luc-gohard, slightlymoreanonymous and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slightlymoreanonymous Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Question, y'all. After the initial acceptance email, how much are you hearing from your programs? I've got one school that sent a friendly email and that was that, and another that sent an email followed by a phone call, and several further emails from current grad students and faculty. Are some departments just more friendly or better at recruiting than others, or should I assume that a department I've heard a lot from in a short amount of time probably wants me as a student more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo449 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Question, y'all. After the initial acceptance email, how much are you hearing from your programs? I've got one school that sent a friendly email and that was that, and another that sent an email followed by a phone call, and several further emails from current grad students and faculty. Are some departments just more friendly or better at recruiting than others, or should I assume that a department I've heard a lot from in a short amount of time probably wants me as a student more? I would assume that some are just better at recruiting! One of my offers was an early notification of a special fellowship, but I haven't received any personalized correspondence since. A different program that admitted me called me the next day to discuss the program, despite the fact that the offers were mostly the same for everyone. I wouldn't read too much into it. If yr in, yr in, and it should be assumed that they'd love to have you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilasWegg Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I think some departments have more time and energy invested in recruitment than others. I would imagine if they accepted you they want you there. This is the sort of thing you might not want to read too much into... Difficult for us lit peeps not to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCB Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Question, y'all. After the initial acceptance email, how much are you hearing from your programs? I've got one school that sent a friendly email and that was that, and another that sent an email followed by a phone call, and several further emails from current grad students and faculty. Are some departments just more friendly or better at recruiting than others, or should I assume that a department I've heard a lot from in a short amount of time probably wants me as a student more? I would say a little bit of both. Some departments are more organized and better at recruiting, and you'll hear a lot more from them. Some also have more resources to do so (so they're able to do things like fund campus visits and assign peer mentors and have lots of people contact you all the time). Some places might also be working with, say, a new DGS who are learning the ropes (this is the case at my institution, so I have an inside view; she's working really hard to change a lot of stuff, but it probably won't happen instantly). On the other hand, you might also take all of this into account. A department who contacts you a lot because of better organization and resources is a plus, yes? And if they're contacting you more because they want you more, all the better! SilasWegg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
descendingblue Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Okay, y'all, the front page / results site is still down -- I just got a really really generic automated email from Brown, and I wasn't even going to check it because who sends out anything but a rejection that way, but.... I logged in to ApplyWeb and my decision letter says accepted??? I genuinely cannot believe this isn't a mistake. Lycidas, SilasWegg and lyonessrampant 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgt28 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Okay, y'all, the front page / results site is still down -- I just got a really really generic automated email from Brown, and I wasn't even going to check it because who sends out anything but a rejection that way, but.... I logged in to ApplyWeb and my decision letter says accepted??? I genuinely cannot believe this isn't a mistake. OMG Congratulations!!! What program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilasWegg Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Super Tuesday. allplaideverything and CrashJupiter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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