TaliaTee Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, la_mod said: He’s referring to Ann Arbor. The one on the results page wasn’t for English Lit, but for English and Education, which I think only accepts 2 people a year or something Ahhh, okay, makes sense! My early morning brain definitely did not catch the “Education,” haha. Thanks to both of you for the clarification!
OceansAreBlue Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 23 hours ago, a_sort_of_fractious_angel said: I will be squinting in Pitt's direction tomorrow - this evening I'm going to be shaking my head at Delaware because, hello it is Feb 2 - and I've developed a new theory based on my feelings and a free online tarot card reading that Maryland, having notified its short wait list people, will be sending out its acceptances this week. An early Michigan would be a blessing because then I can stop living in the style of "will my husband ever return home from sea" and move forward in one of two positive directions. I have a feeling that contrary to what Pittsburgh did in the last two years(notifying on the first Saturday of February), they might not let the acceptances out by Monday. It is already 3:45 at Pittsburgh.
a_sort_of_fractious_angel Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, OceansAreBlue said: I have a feeling that contrary to what Pittsburgh did in the last two years(notifying on the first Saturday of February), they might not let the acceptances out by Monday. It is already 3:45 at Pittsburgh. Agreed. Le sigh. Onto next week!
The Wicket Gate Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 Hi! First time posting so I hope this is the right place-- Does anyone have insight into Georgia State University's application deadline of March 8th?? It seems so extremely late that I feel like I'm missing something!
renea Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 5 hours ago, The Wicket Gate said: Hi! First time posting so I hope this is the right place-- Does anyone have insight into Georgia State University's application deadline of March 8th?? It seems so extremely late that I feel like I'm missing something! I'm applying there, and I agree the deadline seems super late. I have no idea why (and according to results on gradcafe, it seems like they must have had earlier deadlines in the past), but I have a few guesses: They have a quick turnaround (like 1-2 weeks of solid reading and meeting for decisions) They may not have gotten as many candidates as they wanted with an earlier deadline so they pushed it back The committee has other department committments that makes a later deadline more convenient The dealines seems very late, but considering some programs don't notify until mid-March anyways, they might just be making the deadline later to broaden their pool and pick up applicants who were shut out by other programs.
Mise Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 I have four implied rejections, and it's Sunday, yay! Good luck to you all, I wish the best!
Warelin Posted February 4, 2018 Author Posted February 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Mise said: I have four implied rejections, and it's Sunday, yay! Good luck to you all, I wish the best! Do some of your schools notify on Sunday?
Mise Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, Warelin said: Do some of your schools notify on Sunday? No.. I just meant it's the day of the week where we know for sure there aren't going to be any notifications ...
Warelin Posted February 4, 2018 Author Posted February 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mise said: No.. I just meant it's the day of the week where we know for sure there aren't going to be any notifications ... Ahh gotcha! Who are you hoping to hear back from this week?
JustPoesieAlong Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 36 minutes ago, Mise said: I have four implied rejections, and it's Sunday, yay! Good luck to you all, I wish the best! Happy Sunday! I'm sitting on two implied rejections now. Here's hoping this week looks up for us both. In the meantime, imma eat some pancakes and veg out in preparation for another week of anxiety.
Mise Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 On 2/4/2018 at 9:19 AM, Warelin said: Ahh gotcha! Who are you hoping to hear back from this week? I've only got super reaches expected this week, and maybe rejections or (hopefully..!) waitlist notifications from a few implied reject schools. Though acceptances by phone were out a couple days before, I'm kind of hanging onto an unfounded hope that email notifications (for international students) are yet to be sent.
Mise Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, JustPoesieAlong said: Happy Sunday! I'm sitting on two implied rejections now. Here's hoping this week looks up for us both. In the meantime, imma eat some pancakes and veg out in preparation for another week of anxiety. Yes! We cannot help agonizing... but we can be nice to our bodies! Happy Sunday to you too.
JustPoesieAlong Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 On 2/4/2018 at 9:44 AM, Mise said: Though acceptances by phone were out a couple days before, I'm kind of hanging onto an unfounded hope that email notifications (for international students) are yet to be sent. Same! It ain't over till it's over! At least not with these schools that don't interview, I'm not counting myself out unless I get a straight rejection.
Mise Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, JustPoesieAlong said: Same! It. ain't over till it's over! I remember you saying that you had connections in Houston, so Rice would be a nice choice for you! I'd also love to be at Rice, because the Victorianist faculty is pretty cool and I've lived in Houston for a year. But enjoying Sunday is first!
mads47 Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 What schools are you all expecting to hear from this week? I think UCLA might release their decisions, and I'm expecting to get the official rejection from Chicago and Austin.
Mellowyellow Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 32 minutes ago, mads47 said: What schools are you all expecting to hear from this week? I think UCLA might release their decisions, and I'm expecting to get the official rejection from Chicago and Austin. What's giving you the sense about UCLA? I think Berkeley notifies this week normally so maybe we'll get a few UC's.
punctilious Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 47 minutes ago, mads47 said: What schools are you all expecting to hear from this week? I think UCLA might release their decisions, and I'm expecting to get the official rejection from Chicago and Austin. Also waiting on an official Chicago rejection! We’re also overdue to hear from Delaware, and think Brown may notify on Friday. It would be great to hear from BU as well but I have no idea where they are in the process. The waiting game is so painful.
Crow T. Robot Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 Speaking of Berkeley, maybe Berkeley Rhetoric acceptances will drop next week?? Seems like they're a bit of a wild card--wildly fluctuating schedules for notifying across years, different waves of acceptances (possibly?), etc. It would also be great to hear from Brown.
OceansAreBlue Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 @jpbends I think that you mentioned in the forum last week that NYU was still reviewing applications. Do you have any further updates ?
la_mod Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 2 hours ago, mads47 said: What schools are you all expecting to hear from this week? I think UCLA might release their decisions, and I'm expecting to get the official rejection from Chicago and Austin. I think UCLA will be behind this year. Didn't they extend their deadline by two weeks? So many application issues.... Hoping Berkeley and some of the Canadian schools will surprise me.
punctilious Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, Crow T. Robot said: Speaking of Berkeley, maybe Berkeley Rhetoric acceptances will drop next week?? Seems like they're a bit of a wild card--wildly fluctuating schedules for notifying across years, different waves of acceptances (possibly?), etc. It would also be great to hear from Brown. We're a bit nervous about Brown and the other Ivies on our list. We've heard that they almost always accept people from Ivy schools (or their equivalents) and we went to a top-100 public research university. So that's somewhat disheartening.
Dogfish Head Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 WVU should be notifying this week based on past years which is exciting.
mads47 Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Mellowyellow said: What's giving you the sense about UCLA? I think Berkeley notifies this week normally so maybe we'll get a few UC's. UCLA started notifying on the 5th last year, so it seems that even if they're a few days behind, it would still be sometime this week. 22 minutes ago, la_mod said: I think UCLA will be behind this year. Didn't they extend their deadline by two weeks? So many application issues.... Yea but the application issues have been for all the grad programs and were not English department specific, and a lot of other UCLA departments have notified this past week. The extended deadline might make a difference, but I doubt that they ever start looking through apps before winter break anyway.
ltr317 Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, punctilious said: We're a bit nervous about Brown and the other Ivies on our list. We've heard that they almost always accept people from Ivy schools (or their equivalents) and we went to a top-100 public research university. So that's somewhat disheartening. It may seem that way, but it's a bit hyperbolic. Having earned my undergrad and first master's degrees from an Ivy, there were a good number of TAs in all disciplines from "less prestigious" institutions. Indeed the majority were from Ivies, "Private Ivy-like" and "Public Ivies," but a significant minority were not. A predominant Ivy or "Ivy-like" cohort may have happened in a particular department and in a particular year, but not every year. This myth you speak of somehow perpetuated and is now almost universally in everyone's psyche. I'm in history, but I have seven dear friends who previously applied to Ivy PhD lit programs. Four were Ivy grads, and three were grads from decent public universities. Five gained admission and two were denied. Of the five who were admitted, three Ivy and two non-Ivy. The other two went into the publishing business. Humanity fields are mostly about fit, since most applicants meet/exceed the heuristics that adcoms use in the admissions process. It basically comes down to a numbers game, as it is usually the case of too many qualified applicants to fill a tiny cohort, so a lot of capable people are going to be shut out. Of course, there are other factors--e.g. too many accepted American lit candidates last year, so need to reduce number this year to accommodate other lit specialties, and so on. Don't be discouraged that your husband didn't go to an "Ivy" if he has met all the boxes that adcoms check off. His chances are as good as any if the program is a good fit, which are slim because of the large applicant numbers. You did the right thing by applying to as many appropriate programs as you could afford to increase the likelihood of acceptance. Good luck to you and your husband! punctilious 1
la_mod Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 35 minutes ago, mads47 said: UCLA started notifying on the 5th last year, so it seems that even if they're a few days behind, it would still be sometime this week. Yea but the application issues have been for all the grad programs and were not English department specific, and a lot of other UCLA departments have notified this past week. The extended deadline might make a difference, but I doubt that they ever start looking through apps before winter break anyway. Hell yeah, I'll take it. Last year I heard on the 13th, so let's hope that they're early. mads47 1
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