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  • Decisions decisions

    I waited and waited for that e-mail, that phone call to let me know that I got in to that Midwestern school. With the online confirmation and the time difference, I figured I could wait it out until 6:30 with the Centra…

  • Permanent Wait-List

    I got the phone call with a hidden number with some guy looking for me. It was a Midwest school's graduate director telling me that admission is most likely not happening. I detected he was expecting more animation fro…

  • False Alarm

    I got an acceptance to a program that I didn’t want. I’ve been keeping up with the blogs that report the rejection/admissions of the various grad school programs. I knew that I was rejected from this Midwestern school …

  • Signs

    I found a website where applicants can submit and track rejection and acceptance letters. So far, 0-3, looking for some school to accept me. I saw 3 schools that I had a slight shot of getting into, some of the applica…

  • Doesn't make sense

    Worst case scenario: doing worse on the GRE the second time around. And that came out to be true. Doing 110 points worse, even more worse on the verbal part, the only hope left is doing considerably better on the writi…

  • The First "Real" Step

    I’ve finally taken the dreaded test, the standardized test required for those who want to pursue graduate studies. I’ve taken the first “official” step into applying to graduate school. [On the steps outside the NY Pub…

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