biyutefulphlower Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Got another one to add: -Start a new position within the same ole' company, but still check Grad Cafe too much during the day. I've been offered a new role at my job, and though I know I may only be in it for about 6 months, I'm going to go for it. The pay's a bit better and I'll get to use my writing chops more, which are pluses. (Though I worry about bad blood with my current boss...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abyss21 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 9 hours ago, ChloeCriss said: I am beginning to regret taking a gap year after graduating. I thought it would give me more time/focus on applications, and eliminate the burnt out feeling, (it did and it has), but now I'm going crazy with academic disuse. I work as a tutor and in retail, and I'm still feeling time crawl, empty and endless. Ugh. Any of y'all feeling this? I can't wait until I get one positive response, so that I can start obsessing over something productive. No joke this is literally my life right now. Also taking a gap year, also working as as tutor + a bunch of odd jobs, and also dying internally from anxiety and boredom throughout this entire process. Thank god there are others out there who feel the same. It sucks so much, but if it's any consolation, we're in this together. Lovegood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaffeineCardigan Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 -Manufacture a 3 day weekend and go on a trip to a snow festival. Tell yourself you won't check your email at the festival even though you know that's a lie. Also @ThePomoHipster and @ChloeCriss, I totally understand. I took two years off, and while it was definitely the right choice for me it's also bringing a whole different set of anxieties into the process. We can't give up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezpoet Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 14 hours ago, ThePomoHipster said: No joke this is literally my life right now. Also taking a gap year, also working as as tutor + a bunch of odd jobs, and also dying internally from anxiety and boredom throughout this entire process. Thank god there are others out there who feel the same. It sucks so much, but if it's any consolation, we're in this together. Same over here. I work from home and am developing a habit of refreshing email, checking GC, doing just a tiny amount of work, then starting the loop over again. You're not alone! Abyss21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirginiaWoolf Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 --Finally make an account on this site after *ahem* intensely lurking for the past few weeks. Waiting to hear from UCLA, NYU, Stanford, Brown, and CUNY...I'm strugglin' to bide my time! I don't even care if I'm rejected at this point. I just wanna know and get on with my life! Congratulations to everyone who has been accepted so far!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalanched Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 -- Make your own version of "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret. JessicaLange and Scarlet A+ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereopticons Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 38 minutes ago, Avalanched said: -- Make your own version of "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret. "Maybe this time/I'll get lucky/maybe this time/they'll pay"? imogenshakes and Avalanched 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalanched Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, stereopticons said: "Maybe this time/I'll get lucky/maybe this time/they'll pay"? Yes!! Mine includes: "All the odds are/ in my favor/ someday I'm bound/ to get in!" stereopticons and imogenshakes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheya19 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 9 hours ago, Avalanched said: Yes!! Mine includes: "All the odds are/ in my favor/ someday I'm bound/ to get in!" Everybody loves Summa Cum Laude, so nobody loved meeeee Scarlet A+, Avalanched and stereopticons 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caien Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 NYUuuuuuu.... Where art thouuuuuu....... Yanaka and VirginiaWoolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positivitize Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 19 hours ago, Avalanched said: -- Make your own version of "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret. Hah! It's funny that you suggest this. I've been singing "God I hope I get it" from A Chorus Line lately, but before that, for about a year or so, I've been belting out "Heart" from Damn Yankees. "Heart" is weirdly appropriate for me because it features a band of loveable losers and the joke is that they think they are gonna go somewhere. Lines from that which are especially perfect regarding my situation are " When the odds are sayin' you'll never winThat's when the grin should startYou've gotta have hopeMustn't sit around and mopeNothin's half as bad as it may appearWait'll next year and hope" --- Applicable for the general process of grad applications, especially if, like me, you didn't get an offer last year " Oh, it's fine to be a genius of courseBut keep that old horseBefore the cartFirst you've gotta have heart" --- Applicable to me because I'm a talented student with bad grades and "'Cause we know our ship will come in So it's ten years overdue" ---- Applicable to me because I dropped out and am going to my MA program when I'm 31 Anyways. Showtunes got me through it. I'm still gonna sing that Damn Yankee's song though. You gotta have heart! Avalanched 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Go through all English results and report all conversations not reporting an actual result. I think it resulted in 500 results of spam disappearing. :/ Dr. Old Bill, metaleptic and kirbs005 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanaka Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, Warelin said: Go through all English results and report all conversations not reporting an actual result. I think it resulted in 500 results of spam disappearing. :/ I did some of that too but for all programs LOL I'm an old, mean lady. But I did only a few. Edited February 17, 2017 by Yanaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crugs Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 This might already be on the list.....but I've started researching "Plan B"s just in case the 3 schools I have left to hear from don't pan out either...because staying where I am doing what I'm doing isn't an option I'm willing to entertain Anyone else dangerously close to a strikeout trying to figure out what to do next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousphd Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, crugs said: This might already be on the list.....but I've started researching "Plan B"s just in case the 3 schools I have left to hear from don't pan out either...because staying where I am doing what I'm doing isn't an option I'm willing to entertain Anyone else dangerously close to a strikeout trying to figure out what to do next? Yeah, my first backup is Teach For America (I know the organization has been a bit controversial, but I can see a lot of value in it for me and for my potential students). I've applied to adjunct where I did my undergrad, but so far I haven't heard anything from them. They tend to prefer people with a bit more teaching experience, but maybe I have a shot. If I have no luck with those two options, I would probably try to adjunct at a couple local community colleges and work a 9-5 of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanaka Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 24 minutes ago, crugs said: This might already be on the list.....but I've started researching "Plan B"s just in case the 3 schools I have left to hear from don't pan out either...because staying where I am doing what I'm doing isn't an option I'm willing to entertain Anyone else dangerously close to a strikeout trying to figure out what to do next? Yes. Very clearly preparing for that scenario. And it's making me crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganondorf Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 14 hours ago, crugs said: This might already be on the list.....but I've started researching "Plan B"s just in case the 3 schools I have left to hear from don't pan out either...because staying where I am doing what I'm doing isn't an option I'm willing to entertain Anyone else dangerously close to a strikeout trying to figure out what to do next? Last year I applied to eight schools and struck out completely. It was definitely a major setback, but I have to say, the extra year it afforded me was an incredible year for developing my scholarship and shaping & reshaping my research interests. I wouldn't be where I am today without that year, and (while I was fortunate enough to have a teaching job I could continue for another year), I used the year to read dozens of new academic texts and isolate new, competitive, and interesting (to me) areas of research. All of this is to say that when I got shut out, my way forward was to find and read six books of theories I didn't yet understand. It's painful, but a great way to continue forward as a scholar and build on how great I'm sure you already are. Glasperlenspieler, HumanCylinder, Yanaka and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheya19 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 15 hours ago, crugs said: This might already be on the list.....but I've started researching "Plan B"s just in case the 3 schools I have left to hear from don't pan out either...because staying where I am doing what I'm doing isn't an option I'm willing to entertain Anyone else dangerously close to a strikeout trying to figure out what to do next? Teach ESL abroad? Take a job not related to your field and have a chance to rest your brain from it and look at the world in a different light? Glasperlenspieler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasperlenspieler Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 12 hours ago, rheya19 said: Teach ESL abroad? Take a job not related to your field and have a chance to rest your brain from it and look at the world in a different light? 13 hours ago, loganondorf said: Last year I applied to eight schools and struck out completely. It was definitely a major setback, but I have to say, the extra year it afforded me was an incredible year for developing my scholarship and shaping & reshaping my research interests. I wouldn't be where I am today without that year, and (while I was fortunate enough to have a teaching job I could continue for another year), I used the year to read dozens of new academic texts and isolate new, competitive, and interesting (to me) areas of research. All of this is to say that when I got shut out, my way forward was to find and read six books of theories I didn't yet understand. It's painful, but a great way to continue forward as a scholar and build on how great I'm sure you already are. From personal experience both of these pieces of advice are spot on. rheya19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cabinets Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 These seem quite apt for any moments of unwelcome existential precarity (including decision-waiting). Abyss21 and rheya19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganondorf Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Finally getting to play all those video games I let get dusty in the corner! Especially because come August, I'll be going on a five-year-long hiatus from serious gaming. (but for a really good reason, so ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2017applicant Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 On 2/21/2017 at 3:51 PM, Captain Cabinets said: These seem quite apt for any moments of unwelcome existential precarity (including decision-waiting). I actually laughed out loud in my cubicle reading this! Thank you for posting haha! Captain Cabinets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessionalNerd Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 On 1/13/2017 at 0:47 AM, ProfessionalNerd said: 59. Sleep for a proper 8 hours (if my body even knows how to do that anymore). I discovered that my body can no longer do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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