JennyFieldsOriginal Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Anyone else considering doing this? At least till I get one acceptance, I think I'm going to quit looking at these things after February 10th. I fear I'm going to fall to pieces if I have to hear about other people's acceptances in my field and program before I hear anything myself. I don't want to be sending sour grapes out into the universe, so I figured I'd wait until I can be genuinely happy for people to return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dissatisfiedsocrates Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) Funny enough, I've been trying to get myself to do just the opposite: to pick a date when i can resume looking at Grad Cafe. From looking at all the Grad Cafe survey results in past years, there is no way that I will hear from any of my schools until late January. In the interest of my sanity, I've tried to ban myself from looking at Grad Cafe until some reasonable date like Jan 20th. Yet, here I am...there's no escaping this forum really. Edited January 9, 2010 by dissatisfiedsocrates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watersnake Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Funny enough, I've been trying to get myself to do just the opposite: to pick a date when i can resume looking at Grad Cafe. From looking at all the Grad Cafe survey results in past years, there is no way that I will hear from any of my schools until late January. In the interest of my sanity, I've tried to ban myself from looking at Grad Cafe until some reasonable date like Jan 20th. Yet, here I am...there's no escaping this forum really. Yes, exactly! I asked my husband to block GradCafe on my laptop and our desktop so I would stop obsessing. He has the password to unlock the site and will let me look once a week...or so he thinks. (Right now I'm on my brother's computer while he watches a baketball game...) It's so typical that I would break the rules I've created or myself. Damn you GradCafe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grad_wannabe Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I definitely feel the need to stop looking here. Last night I was snuggled in bed, secure in the knowledge that 3 out of 4 of my applications are safely submitted. I had safely put them completely out of mind, ready to forget them all about them. (In fact, the very idea that adcoms could be calling in a few months is strange and surreal. The application process was so drawn-out, multi-faceted, and frustrating, that the very act of just turning them IN felt like the end result. The knowledge that committees are going to be looking at them strikes me as odd, somehow.) Anyway, I was all snug in bed watching a DVD, happy to be done with the damn things. Then I remembered a post I'd read here, how someone obsessed over "who was looking at [their] application RIGHT NOW!" I started thinking, "Gee, someone could be looking at my portfolio ... at this very moment ... they could be (gulp) throwing them in the trash right now ... " My hands started to quiver, my heartrate jumped a few notches and I broke out in a cold sweat all over. Not nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudlark Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Anyone else considering doing this? At least till I get one acceptance, I think I'm going to quit looking at these things after February 10th. I fear I'm going to fall to pieces if I have to hear about other people's acceptances in my field and program before I hear anything myself. I don't want to be sending sour grapes out into the universe, so I figured I'd wait until I can be genuinely happy for people to return That sounds like a great (and I mean GREAT) decision. I lurked here during my application year, and pretty near drove myself crazy. Regular breaks are very good for your sanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luar de ouro Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Yes, exactly! I asked my husband to block GradCafe on my laptop and our desktop so I would stop obsessing. He has the password to unlock the site and will let me look once a week...or so he thinks. (Right now I'm on my brother's computer while he watches a baketball game...) It's so typical that I would break the rules I've created or myself. Damn you GradCafe! Hahaha, this is the cutest thing I've ever heard of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeIsGood Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Yes, exactly! I asked my husband to block GradCafe on my laptop and our desktop so I would stop obsessing. He has the password to unlock the site and will let me look once a week...or so he thinks. (Right now I'm on my brother's computer while he watches a baketball game...) It's so typical that I would break the rules I've created or myself. Damn you GradCafe! Yay! I'm not the only one! I actually didn't discover this site until after I'd asked my husband to block me from my favorite time-wasters: The Chronicle, RunnersWorld.com, and Facebook. I told him about this one and asked him to shut it down, but he hasn't gotten to it yet. Darn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm considering disabling the F5 button on my keyboard as well as getting rid of any refresh abilities on my webbrowser. I have a habit of constantly pressing it until something new pops up....reminds me of getting into undergrad when I was waiting to get my results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missesENG Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I am not alone! I just disabled my RSS feed of the reults page (small steps) but I think I need to ban gradcafe on my work comp. Once I'm not at work I have no problem staying away since I do regular things in life like eat, spend time with my SO, workout, and I don't have internet *freely* in my apartment. Outside of working hours life is grand! Now, time to figure out how to block the site. After a few more minutes of browsing of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowmeow Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 (In fact, the very idea that adcoms could be calling in a few months is strange and surreal. The application process was so drawn-out, multi-faceted, and frustrating, that the very act of just turning them IN felt like the end result. The knowledge that committees are going to be looking at them strikes me as odd, somehow.) I just mailed off my last application today and had the exact same feeling for a moment -- as though the whole process was all over. Then I remembered that I had merely progressed to one of the most painful phases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growing19 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Today, I broke a 10 day GradCafe "fast." I hear you, missesENG - work is the most tempting time! I'll probably give myself one day per week to check in, for a little levity. At least until those results start popping up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexis Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The reason I need to stop looking on here because seeing people at some of my programs get interviews is seriously depressing--so thinking about applications is just getting me down these days, since I'm starting to worry about across-the-board rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pea-jay Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I'm back from my self imposed 2 month GC hiatus. Im encouraged not to see others receive acceptance/rejections letters from the same schools i applied to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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