anxiousphd Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 11 hours ago, JeremyWrites said: Enough time on this website has taught me that if you're sure of yourself, you're delusional. I mentioned this on the "waiting it out" board, but whenever I start to freak out I work on my "what if I don't get in plan." Rather than sitting at home and thinking about it, I actually have like a physical document of which steps to take, what jobs to apply for, which summer programs to consider, etc. So if the worst happens, I have an "in case of emergency break glass" document I'm one of those colossal dweebs who finds solace in productivity, and so it makes me feel better to work on something that will remedy the very thing that I'm freaking out about. SAME. I have back-up plans for my back-up plans. TeaOverCoffee 1
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 22, 2017 Author Posted January 22, 2017 12 hours ago, JeremyWrites said: Rather than sitting at home and thinking about it, I actually have like a physical document of which steps to take, what jobs to apply for, which summer programs to consider, etc. So if the worst happens, I have an "in case of emergency break glass" document 39 minutes ago, anxiousgrad said: SAME. I have back-up plans for my back-up plans. Gotta admit, I'm a tad envious of you both! I can't bring myself to think of plan B's just yet. I know in my heart of hearts that it would be very wise to do so, but I'm constantly blocked by the thought (okay, the hope) that it would ultimately be wasted effort. I wish it were otherwise... TeaOverCoffee 1
Yanaka Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 Working on planning my moving to the US, and naturally on my back-up plans. Honestly it feels good because I'm so scared of grad schools that my alternative options are to my liking too.
hmss9245 Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 @Wyatt's Terps Hope OSU's gonna prove very soon that you don't even need a Plan B~! and @Yanaka also wish you'd receive an email from Moi when you least expected to~(I know such joy kills sometimes xD) Though I'm relatively safe with my unofficial acceptance previously, I doubt if I could strain not shedding some tears if I happen to be rejected by both OSU and Duke … fingers crossed… Dr. Old Bill 1
Yanaka Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 57 minutes ago, hmss9245 said: @Wyatt's Terps Hope OSU's gonna prove very soon that you don't even need a Plan B~! and @Yanaka also wish you'd receive an email from Moi when you least expected to~(I know such joy kills sometimes xD) Though I'm relatively safe with my unofficial acceptance previously, I doubt if I could strain not shedding some tears if I happen to be rejected by both OSU and Duke … fingers crossed… Did you get something from Moi ? Congrats!
anon4now Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 I feel like the next seven days or so are going to be absolutely unbearable. Def. expecting decisions from 2 of my top choices this week (assume similar situation for others?) With that said: Remember to breathe. Our potential as future scholars is not predicated on our immediate admission into an M.A. or Ph.D. program. Success often demands patience, perseverance, and lots and lots of revisions. *sigh*
KikiDelivery Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 I just want to say that as a first year applicant, reading everyone's comments on the PhD process has been incredibly assuring. I am loving the solidarity, and hope that over the next couple of weeks we are all able to ground ourselves in our passions. anon4now and TeaOverCoffee 2
TeaOverCoffee Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, KikiDelivery said: I just want to say that as a first year applicant, reading everyone's comments on the PhD process has been incredibly assuring. I am loving the solidarity, and hope that over the next couple of weeks we are all able to ground ourselves in our passions. I completely agree. @Wyatt's Terps and I were discussing this last week. There is such a wonderful group here, and I'm very thankful to turn to you all. In my master's program, they're all saying, "I'll be surprised if you don't get into all of the schools you applied to." It's like they almost forgot how stressful and anxiety-inducing this process is. So I am very thankful for the group we have here. tvethiopia and Dr. Old Bill 2
tvethiopia Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 2 hours ago, PoeticsofPossibility said: I feel like the next seven days or so are going to be absolutely unbearable. Def. expecting decisions from 2 of my top choices this week (assume similar situation for others?) i was just telling my husband the other day that this is going to be the first week that it would be totally reasonable and realistic to expect to hear something from the schools i've applied to. this is going to be a LONG week--and if i don't hear anything, i'm sure next week will be even longer. it's ok. we can do this. angel_kaye13, Dr. Old Bill, PetiteFilleNoire and 1 other 4
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 TeaOverCoffee, tvethiopia, kirbs005 and 3 others 6
hmss9245 Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 7 hours ago, Yanaka said: Did you get something from Moi ? Congrats! Of course not~ was wishing you a potential Duker in addition to my wishing WT an OSUer;) We'll see how it turns out in just a few more days, I believe …
Yanaka Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 12 hours ago, hmss9245 said: Of course not~ was wishing you a potential Duker in addition to my wishing WT an OSUer;) We'll see how it turns out in just a few more days, I believe … Sorry! Was a little confused by your first message! Or maybe I wanted to read too much into it Yeah I hope I'll have good news.... hmss9245 1
Caien Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Shoutout to the other international students counting down to 9am EST every day... steve3020, hmss9245, Glasperlenspieler and 2 others 5
eyeshadow Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 YEEEESSS 10 minutes ago, Caien said: Shoutout to the other international students counting down to 9am EST every day... Duke English was a huge surprise when the email arrived at around 5ish in the morning in my local time. I woke up in the middle of the night because of my email alarm (and also happened to be drunk at the time) but the result was a rejection and it hurt sooooooo much. I'm desperately hoping for any good news that will make me forget about my first experience with Duke.....
jungThug Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Anybody else feel like they can't get anything done till they hear some news? My mentor says that I'm going crazy with stressing about the decisions and its hurting my progress in my MA. I blame Trump, racism, and capitalism. I also blame myself. I just want to be paid very little money in exchange for reading/writing/teaching books. Why is that so hard to get? Yanaka, KikiDelivery, Dr. Old Bill and 5 others 8
anxiousphd Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 1 hour ago, jungThug said: Anybody else feel like they can't get anything done till they hear some news? My mentor says that I'm going crazy with stressing about the decisions and its hurting my progress in my MA. I blame Trump, racism, and capitalism. I also blame myself. I just want to be paid very little money in exchange for reading/writing/teaching books. Why is that so hard to get? I definitely identify with this. Luckily this semester I'm just working in the Writing Center, auditing a French class, and working on my thesis, but my ability to focus on my thesis has absolutely been diminished by the stress of not knowing if I'll get in anywhere. Plus, I spent the weekend in DC for the March. Starting today, I'm trying to throw myself into my work (and my attempt at losing a good chunk of weight) in order to distract myself from worrying about PhD apps and the fate of the free world. I may not be the best person to give advice, since I'm also struggling, but maybe trying to fully immerse yourself in your work will help alleviate some stress. Good luck! Caien 1
anon4now Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Northwestern's African-American Studies program may have sent out decisions(?)-- There are only a couple on the results board. Good luck to those who applied! Hoping English isn't too far behind.. Edited January 23, 2017 by PoeticsofPossibility PetiteFilleNoire 1
Caien Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Upvote for marching @anxiousgrad You Americans sure know how to make protest signs anxiousphd 1
Yanaka Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 3 hours ago, jungThug said: I'm going crazy with stressing about the decisions and its hurting my progress in my MA. I blame Trump, racism, and capitalism. I also blame myself. Yup. Hurt my last semester a little bit. I'm plain stupid!
englishing Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Lurker here. Have not allowed myself on this site until I got the strange Chicago interview email last week, and now I must know what the deal is. Has anyone heard back yet? claritus 1
Caien Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 On 19/1/2017 at 4:14 PM, 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. On 19/1/2017 at 5:43 PM, Caien said: No interview notice for me what's your sub field? Did a POI call you or the DGS? I got one I got one!!! Completely over the moon - an interview isn't an offer obviously but I struck out last year, this is the first good news I've gotten! Dr. Old Bill, angel_kaye13, PetiteFilleNoire and 1 other 4
Dr. Old Bill Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 29 minutes ago, Caien said: I got one I got one!!! Completely over the moon - an interview isn't an offer obviously but I struck out last year, this is the first good news I've gotten! This is absolutely AWESOME news, Caien! Way to go!!
pippi Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 1 hour ago, englishing said: Lurker here. Have not allowed myself on this site until I got the strange Chicago interview email last week, and now I must know what the deal is. Has anyone heard back yet? Not me. I've been checking my email compulsively for the past two hours and am starting to resent U Chicago. Who thought it would be a good idea to inflict such a procedure upon already anxious applicants? claritus 1
claritus Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, pippi said: Not me. I've been checking my email compulsively for the past two hours and am starting to resent U Chicago. Who thought it would be a good idea to inflict such a procedure upon already anxious applicants? Seriously! I haven't heard back either, and I'm losing my mind a little bit. Ambiguous emails and Doodle polls are probably the worst possible way to go about conducting/planning interviews. FeetInTheSky and pippi 2
loganondorf Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Caien said: I got one I got one!!! Completely over the moon - an interview isn't an offer obviously but I struck out last year, this is the first good news I've gotten! Congratulations!!! Will you be on campus on the 10th?
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