Waitlistin'
I am essentially a mess over this waitlist situation.
To recap: the only solid offer I have is Davis. CUNY has let me in with an icy silence over funding; unless they come through with a fellowship, this means 10k/yr while teaching four classes a year. In NYC. Not feasible on anyone's planet. Stanford has waitlisted me, NYU has waitlisted me. Based on gradcafe listings, I am presuming negative results from everywhere else, with the faint possibility of an exception for the University of Toronto.
Given the state of the economy, I am not counting on any of the waitlist shots coming through. More people are trying to hide in grad school, just as schools are facing budget cuts.
What bothers me is if this had all gone down last year, if Davis had been my only option, I would have been pleased as punch. Hi, I'm Ben, and I have some regrets.
To recap: the only solid offer I have is Davis. CUNY has let me in with an icy silence over funding; unless they come through with a fellowship, this means 10k/yr while teaching four classes a year. In NYC. Not feasible on anyone's planet. Stanford has waitlisted me, NYU has waitlisted me. Based on gradcafe listings, I am presuming negative results from everywhere else, with the faint possibility of an exception for the University of Toronto.
Given the state of the economy, I am not counting on any of the waitlist shots coming through. More people are trying to hide in grad school, just as schools are facing budget cuts.
What bothers me is if this had all gone down last year, if Davis had been my only option, I would have been pleased as punch. Hi, I'm Ben, and I have some regrets.