crugs Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, claritus said: Hope you get better news from another school soon—and in a less maddening form. haha agreed! And congrats!!! What a weird way to notify for interviews, but if they follow through with scheduling--kill it! claritus 1
Warelin Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Warelin said: No worries. If I remember correctly, Duke Lit, Chicago, Notre Dame are the only schools that *typically* interview. + Emory. Nearly forgot them.
Sunsy Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Caien said: No interview notice for me what's your sub field? Did a POI call you or the DGS? Sorry to hear that :/, but who knows what this means. This seems super early to me, so I'm willing to bet there will be more interview calls, and the recruiting day isn't until 2/10. I got the call from the DGS, and I'm Early Modern, specifically 17th century poetry (Milton, Spenser) and ecocrit/history of science. No word on anything from POI'S, but in the registration form for the day there's a field where you can enter specific faculty you'd like to meet with. I did some searching on here, and it seems like in previous year they have you sit down with 3 different profs for 30 minute sessions to talk about interests, writing sample, etc. so it seems pretty nerve-wracking to say the least. My happiness about ND, however, has now been counterbalanced by the fact that I got no interview email from UChicago. Oh well, I'm just happy to finally start hearing any news at all!
anxiousphd Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, RydraWong said: Just got an email from Duke saying an admission decision had been made. Rejected - surprised to get news back so early though and kinda relieved that I know the door's closed on one school but also pretty gutted because I thought it was a pretty good fit. Good luck to all Duke applicants!! Never mind, I just got my rejection, too
becca11773 Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, mullcj15 said: Never mind, I just got my rejection, too Yep, me too. They only take 10 a year, so I wasn't expecting to be accepted, but I would have loved to have been! anxiousphd 1
RydraWong Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 Sending virtual hugs to everyone who's receiving news today - good news or not! I feel like it's all actually beginning now. Was definitely caught off guard by the Duke email; wasn't expecting to hear news so early and pretty discouraging that the first bit of news is not good news. This is going to be an interesting couple months... anxiousphd 1
Caien Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 19 minutes ago, Sunsy said: Sorry to hear that :/, but who knows what this means. This seems super early to me, so I'm willing to bet there will be more interview calls, and the recruiting day isn't until 2/10. I got the call from the DGS, and I'm Early Modern, specifically 17th century poetry (Milton, Spenser) and ecocrit/history of science. No word on anything from POI'S, but in the registration form for the day there's a field where you can enter specific faculty you'd like to meet with. I did some searching on here, and it seems like in previous year they have you sit down with 3 different profs for 30 minute sessions to talk about interests, writing sample, etc. so it seems pretty nerve-wracking to say the least. My happiness about ND, however, has now been counterbalanced by the fact that I got no interview email from UChicago. Oh well, I'm just happy to finally start hearing any news at all! Thanks Sunsy, it looks like in the past the interview phone calls have been spread out over 2-3 days, so I'll hold out hope I suppose...
Warelin Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Sunsy said: Did anyone else who is applying to Notre Dame get a call about their Interview weekend (I assume that's what it is)? Just got the call today. Congrats on getting an interview from Notre Dame! For those who applied and were accepted, did you submit a lit score? Did you have an MA? I'm trying to figure out what it means that they weigh subject scores more heavily from those who have an MA. (I scored a 620 but am trying to keep spending to a minimum next year.)
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 19, 2017 Author Posted January 19, 2017 Looks like I can assume that Notre Dame is an "implied rejection" since a.) I didn't get an interview call, and b.) another early modernist on this board did (congrats @Sunsy!). I had completely forgotten about the whole "implied rejection" element of application season, but it's all coming back to me now... I'm not considering UMD an implied rejection, since I'm pretty much a known quantity to everyone there, so I'm not sure what an interview would tell them that they don't already know about me. Still, I can't deny that I'm starting to feel a bit of apprehension about this application cycle for the first time. Meep.
Yanaka Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) Dear LORD guys, Duke English or Lit? I'm figuratively dying. Edited January 19, 2017 by Yanaka
Warelin Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, Yanaka said: Dear LORD guys, Duke English or Lit? I'm figuratively dying. Based on @RydraWong's previous posts, English.
methodinmadness Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 Longtime lurker, first time posting... Accepted to University of Louisville (English--Rhetoric and Composition)! I was absolutely not expecting to hear from them so early, so the email took me completely by surprise. I'm very pleased though! Now back to being on pins and needles until OSU starts sending offers... Dr. Old Bill, kirbs005, Narrative Nancy and 2 others 5
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 19, 2017 Author Posted January 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, methodinmadness said: Longtime lurker, first time posting... Accepted to University of Louisville (English--Rhetoric and Composition)! I was absolutely not expecting to hear from them so early, so the email took me completely by surprise. I'm very pleased though! Now back to being on pins and needles until OSU starts sending offers... Congratulations! Way to go! becca11773 and loganondorf 2
anon4now Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 I've been placed on a waitlist for Duke's Ph.D. in English program. Let the waiting continue... 5 more to go! Good luck to everyone out there! anxiousphd, JessicaLange, RydraWong and 2 others 5
Yanaka Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) Brrrr okay thanks for the precisions. I'm starting to freak out, and I couldn't see which programs the posters were applying to, from my phone. Way to go for those who got their first acceptances! Edited January 19, 2017 by Yanaka
tvethiopia Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, PoeticsofPossibility said: I've been placed on a waitlist for Duke's Ph.D. in English program. Let the waiting continue... 5 more to go! Good luck to everyone out there! congrats on surviving what appears to be duke's day of slaughter! seriously though, all that red on the results board is scary... anon4now, LouPlease and Dr. Old Bill 3
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 20 minutes ago, tvethiopia said: congrats on surviving what appears to be duke's day of slaughter! seriously though, all that red on the results board is scary... It's a bloodbath...
anon4now Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 30 minutes ago, tvethiopia said: congrats on surviving what appears to be duke's day of slaughter! seriously though, all that red on the results board is scary... GC is being a bit dramatic with that red highlight. Yellow or purple or anything other than red would suffice imo hmss9245 1
KikiDelivery Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Most of my results, if they go by previous trends, are coming out later starting in February. Seeing all the red already is giving me so much anxiety! TeaOverCoffee 1
Abyss21 Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 21 hours ago, pippi said: i got it as well. very confused! apparently uchicago sent around a similar email last year: So how worried should I be if I didn't get an email for an interview? I'm an international applicant so I don't know if that changes anything. I'm so nervous now (shouldn't have checked The Grad Cafe).
jungThug Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Do you think that it would be appropriate to send out decision letters today? Should I worry more about how Trump will destroy the world or about admissions committees? JessicaLange, cypressknee, brontebitch and 1 other 4
anxiousphd Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 36 minutes ago, jungThug said: Do you think that it would be appropriate to send out decision letters today? Should I worry more about how Trump will destroy the world or about admissions committees? I don't know about what one should do, but for today I'm worried about admissions committees (looking at you, Ohio State). I'll save worrying about Trump for tomorrow at the Women's March. Dr. Old Bill and brontebitch 2
brontebitch Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 37 minutes ago, jungThug said: Do you think that it would be appropriate to send out decision letters today? Should I worry more about how Trump will destroy the world or about admissions committees? I feel this really really really hard. In my mind I was like, "Maybe sending out admissions decisions will be a radical act against Trump's administration's likely destruction of Arts/Humanities programs???" MY ANXIETY IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH ON THIS DAY Dr. Old Bill 1
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 As much as I've had today highlighted as "OSU Day," I'll actually be a bit surprised if they notify today. I hope I'm wrong, of course, but I simply don't think a lot of work is going to get done across the country today. But I guess we'll find out soon...
Warelin Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 According to the results page from 2013 (last presidential year), Jan 24th was the earliest OSU accepted. But anything can happen. Please save me. Dr. Old Bill 1
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