ShakesRos Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 8 hours ago, manals said: Thank you. But keep your fingers crossed - you're on the Tufts waitlist and you got into BU's MA program. Things are still moving forward, right? I'm going to go to Tufts on the 16th; will you be there? Yes thank you! I will be there on the 16th! Are you definite on Tufts or still deciding? manals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakesRos Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 8 hours ago, manals said: Thank you. But keep your fingers crossed - you're on the Tufts waitlist and you got into BU's MA program. Things are still moving forward, right? I'm going to go to Tufts on the 16th; will you be there? I sent you an email @manals manals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positivitize Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 6 hours ago, Silabus said: Whoo! Who got into FSU?! Who?! MEEEEEEEE! *dances* WAY TO GO MAN! WOoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silabus Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 2 hours ago, positivitize said: WAY TO GO MAN! WOoo! Yes! And now, the only school left to hear from is IU. Annnnddddd... even if it is a faux pas I don't have a whole lot to lose anymore. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abyss21 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 8 hours ago, erosanddust said: Sorry for the late reply — but yes, I am definitely leaning towards UofT! Just booked my flights for visit day, and have been giddily researching the university / city. That's fantastic to hear! I just mailed them my acceptance confirmation form today so it's official - I'll be going to UofT this fall! I look forward to seeing you on visitor's day. Also, I currently live in Toronto and have lived in the area most of my life, so if you have any questions about the city, feel free to PM me. Dr. Old Bill, erosanddust, engphiledu and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratanegra19 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 On 3/7/2017 at 10:36 AM, positivitize said: I just received word that I've been accepted at the University of Indiana Bloomington's PhD program! This was my reach school--every other program that I applied to was just a MA. I am shell-shocked. I need to sit down. I AM SITTING DOWN. What is happening! Dude! That's awesome. I was accepted there too--PM me if you're going to the visitor's day, so that I'll be able to talk to at least one person there Abyss21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtney Whited Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Accepted to University of Tennessee and on the wait list for funding (GTA position). Crossing my fingers! engphiledu, Abyss21, Narrative Nancy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manals Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 14 hours ago, ShakesRos said: I sent you an email @manals I sent an email back :-) See you on the 16th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwriterun Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 22 hours ago, Silabus said: Whoo! Who got into FSU?! Who?! MEEEEEEEE! *dances* Hey, congrats! PM me if you have any questions about the program:) It's a great place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erosanddust Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 13 hours ago, ThePomoHipster said: That's fantastic to hear! I just mailed them my acceptance confirmation form today so it's official - I'll be going to UofT this fall! I look forward to seeing you on visitor's day. Also, I currently live in Toronto and have lived in the area most of my life, so if you have any questions about the city, feel free to PM me. YES!!!!! Congratulations on your decision! And I'm 95% sure we'll be cohort-mates, as I anticipate making my decision just after the visit day. Very much looking forward to meeting you! Thanks, too, for the offer to answer questions re: Toronto — as a Vancouverite, Toronto is a huge mystery to me, so I will almost surely be taking you up on that/pestering you with questions in the coming months. Abyss21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 17 minutes ago, erosanddust said: as a Vancouverite, Toronto is a huge mystery to me, so I will almost surely be taking you up on that/pestering you with questions in the coming months. As a fellow Vancouverite, I can only imagine that the most difficult adjustment will be finding yourself surrounded by people that actually like, if not love the Maple Leafs. I'm not sure that's a world I'd be ready to live in, personally. Abyss21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abyss21 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 50 minutes ago, erosanddust said: YES!!!!! Congratulations on your decision! And I'm 95% sure we'll be cohort-mates, as I anticipate making my decision just after the visit day. Very much looking forward to meeting you! Thanks, too, for the offer to answer questions re: Toronto — as a Vancouverite, Toronto is a huge mystery to me, so I will almost surely be taking you up on that/pestering you with questions in the coming months. Thanks! I'm so excited and relieved now that I've finally made a decision! And of course - any GCer is welcome to be my friend! I very much look forward to meeting you too! Haha and no problem! I look forward to the pestering about Toronto 33 minutes ago, Old Bill said: As a fellow Vancouverite, I can only imagine that the most difficult adjustment will be finding yourself surrounded by people that actually like, if not love the Maple Leafs. I'm not sure that's a world I'd be ready to live in, personally. Don't worry, I'm definitely not one of those fans of the Maple Leafs or any other Toronto sports team for that matter. It's very easy to spot them here though - they congregate like flocks of peacocks during their respective seasons and flash around their memorabilia, honking their cars and cheering loudly whenever there's a goal. It's actually the Blue Jay fans that are more exhausting probably because they fill up the streets during summertime. But don't let that discourage you - there's a lot more to Toronto than crazy sports fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalanched Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Does anyone know what's up with USC (SoCal)? That's the last Band-Aid I'd like ripped off, and I see only one rejection on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LurkyLurker Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Would anyone like to claim that Brandeis acceptance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartley Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 11 minutes ago, pippi said: Can it really be possible that 10,800 people applied to Yale English this year? That seems to be what people are reporting on the results page! Can other applicants confirm? So, that letter was written by the Director of the Graduate School. I'm thinking Yale had 10,000+ applications to varying graduate schools, including English. englishgrad2017, pippi, eadwacer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eadwacer Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 It sounded like they meant 10,800 across all graduate programs, because I don't think that letter was specific to the English department. englishgrad2017 and pippi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanfarmer Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 32 minutes ago, Avalanched said: Does anyone know what's up with USC (SoCal)? That's the last Band-Aid I'd like ripped off, and I see only one rejection on the board. I found a rejection on the portal a while ago-- didn't get an email to check, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalanched Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 @urbanfarmer I feel like my rejection letter got lost. Surely they'd have reached out by now if my status were anything else. Lordy. May be time to send the ever-obnoxious email to the DGS, mua ha ha. urbanfarmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 6 hours ago, pippi said: Can it really be possible that 10,800 people applied to Yale English this year? That seems to be what people are reporting on the results page! Can other applicants confirm? https://web.archive.org/web/20121224043305/http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/academics/profiles/englishlanguagelit.pdf This data is a bit dated, but probably more realistic in terms of numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abyss21 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Since we're having this discussion, I posted this in the Venting Threat but I'll post it here too. This is what my rejection letter from Yale said: Thank you very much for applying to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale University. I regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission. As you know, the very high number of extraordinary candidates among our more than 10,700 applicants far exceeds the number of places we have in each program, so we are not able to admit many excellent candidates. Take from it what you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratanegra19 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Hartley said: So, that letter was written by the Director of the Graduate School. I'm thinking Yale had 10,000+ applications to varying graduate schools, including English. Holy crap, I was gonna say... From the context of the letter above, though, I'd say they probably mean the WHOLE Grad School of Arts and Sciences. I hope. Otherwise there is no hope for any of us, ever. Edited March 10, 2017 by ratanegra19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Old Bill Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, ratanegra19 said: Holy crap, I was gonna say... From the context of the letter above, though, I'd say they probably mean the WHOLE Grad School of Arts and Sciences. I hope. Otherwise there is no hope for any of us, ever. I would venture to guess that there aren't 10700 English Ph.D. applicants to all programs combined, let alone just Yale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalanched Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Re the Yale letter: note that the sender was from the Biology department, and the letter was sent from the Grad school office. That's the entire graduate school. It was in no way English-specific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positivitize Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just got off the phone with the DGS at Syracuse University. I've been accepted to their fully funded MA Program as one of their top choices! I can't believe that I have the good fortune to choose between 3 R1 programs. Everything is unreal. anxiousphd, Narrative Nancy, orphic_mel528 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanaka Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 2 hours ago, positivitize said: Just got off the phone with the DGS at Syracuse University. I've been accepted to their fully funded MA Program as one of their top choices! I can't believe that I have the good fortune to choose between 3 R1 programs. Everything is unreal. Yessssss!!!! positivitize 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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