English Graduate School Admission Results

I am still screaming

E-mail to check status. I got into a great school but my professors kind of built me up thinking I had chance here. Stings more than I thought it would. Rejection is a little harsh too. Wish schools would quit using "best-qualified" in rejections. You don't need to rub it in we weren't good enough. A simple "sorry, but good luck in your future" is sufficient.

MA/PhD

Medievalist here. This is my dream program :( Please let me know if you are not attending.....

GPA is MA. I emailed the DGS and she let me know I'm waitlisted and at the top.

Days later and I am still shocked by how rude this rejection "letter" was. The letter was very clearly copied-and-pasted, stating that they only admit "highly qualified" applicants. The only area of my application that might not have been "highly qualified" is my publications—I only have one publication (plus one pending). Still, this "reason" does not feel like the real reason my application was rejected and I wish they wouldn't have given ever rejected applicant such a sh*tty blanket reason. I had already been accepted to my top choice, so this rejection wasn't a huge loss. However, this culture of treating grad applicants/students so terribly has to come to an end at U of T eventually... right?! They have such a bad reputation amongst grad students—I really hope this changes as the school has a good reputation (in general) and the name still carries some weight.

Asked the DGS about the status and received a reply saying I’ve got rejected.

20th/21st C who interviewed -- had been hoping to at least be waitlisted. Ah well! Did not yet get an email to check portal -- simply logged in to check.

Clarendon Scholarship (notified 03/31/2015).

Accepted off the waitlist!

I did my undergrad at Berkeley; strong ties, mentors in the department. One international conference, no publications; been given departmental awards in the past for my writing and my academics. I'm completely in shock!!!! And also incredibly happy, OMG.

First Acceptence! Lovely phone call from POI in field.

Friendly, short acceptance email from the DGS with two letters attached, one about my fellowship ($33k--very generous) and one about the teaching assistantships available. UConn doesn't specialize in my area of study, but it was still a pretty snug fit.

Lovely long personal phone call from the DGS, including an expenses-paid invitation to visit. E-mails about funding to follow.