1Q84 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Congrats doc1 and CarolineKS! <throws confetti> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonicaBang Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Congratulations, Caroline! Just a reminder that Florida tends to spread their calls out over a few days. And we're on spring break right now, so they might be extra slow. Congrats on the new acceptances! And I thank thepriorwalter for this reminder -- it definitely helps tame the butterflies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Congratulations, Caroline! Just a reminder that Florida tends to spread their calls out over a few days. And we're on spring break right now, so they might be extra slow. Thanks for this! And congratulations again, Caroline and doc1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineNC Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 The amount of acceptances you have is.... a lot. *slow claps* I probably shouldn't have applied to so many places, waste of money, but I really had no idea whether or not I'd get in anywhere. I feel like my professors have not given me any kind of indication of whether or not they think my work is any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepigeon Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Accepted to University of Oregon's MA/PhD program! Got the phone call today. Unexpected. Anyone else thinking about Oregon?! Same here! Not sure if I'm going to accept the offer, but I was super excited to get that voicemail. I admit I'm curious about why the status of my application is still "pending" online, but I'm not going to worry about that too much. Dr. Old Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I probably shouldn't have applied to so many places, waste of money, but I really had no idea whether or not I'd get in anywhere. I feel like my professors have not given me any kind of indication of whether or not they think my work is any good. I don't think there's such a thing as over-applying as long as you can scrape together the funds. Time and again I've seen people accepted from only one or two higher ranking programs and rejected in programs outside of the top 50. Really, you can never tell. That being said, candidates such as yourself with tons of really strong options are clearly doing something very right! However, I am the last person to guess what that is, as I get the feeling something is profoundly lacking in my application given the relatively luckwarm response I've received after a second MA. Anyway, great work, and best of luck with your decision! (And, once again, a profound thanks for the quick decisionmaking on programs you ruled out!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allplaideverything Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I probably shouldn't have applied to so many places, waste of money, but I really had no idea whether or not I'd get in anywhere. I feel like my professors have not given me any kind of indication of whether or not they think my work is any good. I feel similarly. My only peer / friend who had applied to English PhDs had a super rough application season right out of our M.A., only got into one place off the waitlist. And she was smarter than me, so I kinda assumed I'd get shutout this season. My profs told me to apply to a good number of less competitive programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineNC Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I have a question, people. I have gotten myself in over my head, like way over my head in this graduate level political science class I'm taking as the last course for a grad certificate in Women's Studies. I really want to drop it, like so so very badly. But if I did, I wouldn't get my certificate. Would PhD programs rescind their offers if I didn't have this certificate in Women's Studies to go along with my MA in lit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannpann Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I have a question, people. I have gotten myself in over my head, like way over my head in this graduate level political science class I'm taking as the last course for a grad certificate in Women's Studies. I really want to drop it, like so so very badly. But if I did, I wouldn't get my certificate. Would PhD programs rescind their offers if I didn't have this certificate in Women's Studies to go along with my MA in lit? I would talk to the specific programs about it. I remember during senior year my friend was accepted to Cornell's PhD program for Environmental Science before having to withdraw from a Statistical Chemistry (?) course. She emailed her POI about it and he basically said "it's fine, you can just take that class here, you're still just as qualified." Now there wasn't a certification on the line then but I'm sure many programs (if not all) would be understanding about those circumstances. Your best bet would be talking to them about it directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I have a question, people. I have gotten myself in over my head, like way over my head in this graduate level political science class I'm taking as the last course for a grad certificate in Women's Studies. I really want to drop it, like so so very badly. But if I did, I wouldn't get my certificate. Would PhD programs rescind their offers if I didn't have this certificate in Women's Studies to go along with my MA in lit? I couldn't imagine they'd rescind unless you really played up the certificate in your app (I'm guessing it was listed as anticipated, like your degree would be, on your CV). Most programs have WS certs, so it seems like you could just get it as part of your PhD. Honestly, I don't think it would hurt to ask your top choice if they have a problem with you not getting the cert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allplaideverything Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Caroline: as long as your programs already have your official transcript, there's almost certainly no reason for them to find out you've dropped a course until you're already there. Once you sign the papers, you're fine. (More generally, I doubt they'd want to rescind the offer anyway, but I still wouldn't tell them, if I were you.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineNC Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Thanks, guys. I am agonizing over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empress-marmot Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I have a question, people. I have gotten myself in over my head, like way over my head in this graduate level political science class I'm taking as the last course for a grad certificate in Women's Studies. I really want to drop it, like so so very badly. But if I did, I wouldn't get my certificate. Would PhD programs rescind their offers if I didn't have this certificate in Women's Studies to go along with my MA in lit? This topic doesn't have much concrete info: However, I agree with their assessments. You promised your graduate programs an MA, and that's what you'll earn. Chances are, the graduate program coordinator is only going to glance at your final transcripts to make sure you graduated--s/he is not going to know that you decided not to pursue the certificate. Do you think you would cause problems with your offers if you asked the DGS directly? I cannot think a department would be anything other than understanding. CarolineNC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineNC Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 It says "expected" on my CV and I did mention in my letter of intent. ACK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannpann Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Caroline: as long as your programs already have your official transcript, there's almost certainly no reason for them to find out you've dropped a course until you're already there. Once you sign the papers, you're fine. (More generally, I doubt they'd want to rescind the offer anyway, but I still wouldn't tell them, if I were you.) What I've been told from professors and what I've read as personal anecdote on here--schools will not begrudge you changes in your application like this so long as you are honest with them. I would definitely recommend you mention it to them, whether you just get a POI's opinion or the DGS. I'm sure it won't change your status, CarolineKS, but I think it's still worth being honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Caroline: Personally, I would just ask the DGS if you could just do the cert there (maybe phrasing it as transfering the credits from your current program toward a WS cert). Honestly, I don't imagine anyine rescinding, especially just for asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineNC Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 FYI people, I just spoke with Leah Rosenberg from Florida and she says they're admitting 18 people total. I don't know how many of their MA students are going to stick around, but that seemed like good news to me. Also, that's not counting MFA (they're admitting 12 to that, separate from the 18) Also, thanks to everyone who responded to my certificate issue. Leah Rosenberg at least said they didn't care. pannpann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Thanks for sharing, Caroline! I saw the second UF acceptance posted and worried about class size, so that is some solace for now at least. ETA: And great news about the WS cert! Edited March 4, 2015 by InHacSpeVivo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepriorwalter Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Unofficially, afaik, only 1 MA is sticking around and it may be 0 (I haven't been in contact with that person but I know they were applying out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonicaBang Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm the second Florida acceptance on the results board. As thepriorwalter pointed out, I think they're slowly notifying their accepted students. Details I got were 18 admits out of ~200 applicants. windrainfireandbooks and CarolineNC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 A huge congratulations Monica! And thanks very much for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsKingfishersCatchFire. Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Accepted to U of Tennessee MA! Probably turning it down. Either way still cool! Hope others are hearing good news all around????! Edited March 5, 2015 by AsKingfishersCatchFire. windrainfireandbooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kade.ivy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Accepted to U of Tennessee MA! Probably turning it down. Either way still cool! Hope others are hearing good news all around????! Congratulations! Just wondering-did you get an email from a POI or DGS, or a form email? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsKingfishersCatchFire. Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I received a form email with the official acceptance letter. InHacSpeVivo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kade.ivy Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Great!^^^ Thanks for letting me know. I found out I got accepted there today. Wait-listed for funding. We shall see... Congrats again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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