2017 Acceptances

[EasierSaïdThanDonne]

Congrats to the Stanford admit!

[somethingcreative]

1 hour ago, somethingcreative said:

Thanks for easing my mind a bit! I can't wait to find out more information. Miami is my first acceptance and definitely in my top 2! 

Update: I just got the email from the DGS! Nerves calmed!

[chamakay]

Has anyone else heard from Stanford? They are my top choice and I would really appreciate more information if anyone knows anything about the timeline. Congrats and good luck to everyone.

[claritus]

I got into Brown too! This whole situation is absurd. I can't believe it. 

[FeetInTheSky]

9 minutes ago, claritus said:

I got into Brown too! This whole situation is absurd. I can't believe it. 

[claritus]

Basically feeling like: 

[Dr. Old Bill]

43 minutes ago, claritus said:

I got into Brown too! This whole situation is absurd. I can't believe it. 

Way to go!

[Caien]

Congratulations @claritus!!!

[claritus]

Thank you all so much! I wish I could hug and/or high-five you :))))))

[Caien]

@claritus are you the Brown poster who said they were shut out last year? I ask cause I think we should start a club  But seriously, I've been thinking those of us who managed to turn our applications around should do a thread on how we changed strategies once all the results are in, to help out future applicants. I remember there was a poster last year who struck out and then was accepted to Columbia the following year, and seeing that really helped me stay positive.

[claritus]

6 minutes ago, Caien said:

@claritus are you the Brown poster who said they were shut out last year? I ask cause I think we should start a club  But seriously, I've been thinking those of us who managed to turn our applications around should do a thread on how we changed strategies once all the results are in, to help out future applicants. I remember there was a poster last year who struck out and then was accepted to Columbia the following year, and seeing that really helped me stay positive.

No I'm applying directly out of undergrad, which is partially why I'm so astounded! I had a pretty rough go for a fair bit of undergrad; dealt with some mental health issues and ended up completing a 6-year BA. I thought I was aiming really high, and expected one PhD acceptance at maximum, so this is really beyond anything I expected. 

[Avalanched]

I'd also appreciate any information from the Stanford poster-- that response is crazy significant for me

[ProfessionalNerd]

Just got admitted into UC Riveride!!  

Edited February 11, 2017 by ProfessionalNerd

[positivitize]

3 minutes ago, ProfessionalNerd said:

Just got admitted into UCRiveride!!  

Congratulations! 

[claritus]

Congrats! The program at Riverside looks glorious—I mean, reading Samuel Delaney with Fred Moten??? Could it get any better?

[ProfessionalNerd]

16 minutes ago, positivitize said:

Congratulations! 

 

14 minutes ago, claritus said:

Congrats! The program at Riverside looks glorious—I mean, reading Samuel Delaney with Fred Moten??? Could it get any better?

 

Thanks! I actually learnt about Riverside after reading copious amounts of Moten's work (and listening to almost every available lecture of his on YouTube). The program is really quite amazing. On the flip side, I have the issue of having to pick between three amazing programs (not complaining though!). March will be a whirlwind of decision making that i'm abundantly grateful to have. 

[KikiDelivery]

Congrats on all the acceptances everyone!!

[ratanegra19]

10 hours ago, shoestofollow said:

So...in my state of restlessness I was looking over my application materials and realized I put the wrong school name in my SoP for UCLA!!!!!!! I am dead........

Has this ever happened to anyone here before? Do you think they trashed my application? (I feel like I would have if I were on an adcomm)

I actually know of someone who did this on a job application to a tenure-track professorship...and got it anyway. I mean, yeah, it doesn't look awesome, but there's the off chance that they won't even notice--when they skim, they're skimming for the "meat", not for any of the condiments (to use a weird and possibly gross metaphor). Hang in there!

[ratanegra19]

6 hours ago, Caien said:

I got my acceptance via email on the 27th, and an official offer via post there during this week. My status on the portals remains the same also. Its possible they have different timelines for different subfields, but at this point I'd guess you're under consideration for the MA if you don't already have one.

Oh boy...I'll have an MA by June, so probably an implied rejection at this point :/ I really wish they'd TELL us these things, though...

Thanks for the info! 

[Zelda]

Hi, everyone! This is my first time posting here, but I've been lurking for a while! I was told about GF from a friend (another discipline), & I almost wish they had not said a word. This is an IRL photo of me descending into "refresh madness." I'm living vicariously through everyone right now. Oh, & congrats to all of you that have been accepted! 

 

[frankendingus]

3 hours ago, Caien said:

@claritus are you the Brown poster who said they were shut out last year? I ask cause I think we should start a club  But seriously, I've been thinking those of us who managed to turn our applications around should do a thread on how we changed strategies once all the results are in, to help out future applicants. I remember there was a poster last year who struck out and then was accepted to Columbia the following year, and seeing that really helped me stay positive.

That was me! I was active on this site a couple years ago for my masters application, but have only been lurking this year. I think that's a great idea! 

[DogMan]

I just posted my Riverside acceptance. I always manage to mess up the form for it on the results search page so I had to submit a second to correct it.

[Mippipopolous]

The Notre Dame visit was amazing! Faculty were incredibly kind and amazing to talk to, interviews were really relaxed and went well, and all the applicants were so nice! We bonded so fast I wish we could all just get in haha. I'm definitely pretty emotionally invested now, cause it'd be a perfect fit here, but even if I don't get in it'll be really nice to know that spot is going to someone great! Best of luck to all my fellow interviewees  

[aglaia]

hey everyone! congrats on all the acceptances!

lurker, first post, yadda yadda. have been accepted to Brown (Comp Lit) and Cambridge (English), and just found out that I'm waitlisted at Stanford for English. Stanford is pretty up there for me, so I'm wondering if anyone has any advice/knowledge/stats they can drop about how likely it is to get accepted off the waitlist? or maybe there's already a post about this? sorry if so!

also this month is purgatory

[CaffeineCardigan]

Congrats to all the recent acceptances! So great! 

Question: Does anyone have any experience applying to Edinburgh? If so, how long did it take for them to process your application and make a decision?