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mighty_aphroditeJust out of nowhere last night, I came down sick. I don't know with what. I thought it was just allergies, but I feel even worse this morning, despite three inches of snow on the ground. There is nothing living in the air outside, so that can't be it. I must have caught something, but David isn't sick, which argues against that. I don't know. But whatever it is, my sinuses are draining like crazy, my throat burns at anything acidic and I have that gross, actinic taste in the back of my throat that you get when your sinuses drain onto said sore throat. And I'm friggin' tired. But I do have somewhat of an answer from UT Austin:
Dear Angela,
Sorry I missed your call this morning, and your phone this afternoon.
The reason you haven't heard from us yet is pretty simple, and not
entirely either good or bad. The Graduate Admissions Committee was
impressed with your application, but we're not yet able to give you a
definite decision. On the positive side, that means you're among the
few applicants the Committee is still considering for admission next
year. On the other hand, you were not among the very few to whom we
have offered admission. In effect, you're on our waiting list for
admission with aid.
This year has been unusually difficult for us: both a large number of
strong applications and an unusually small number of openings in our
program. I expect to know more in the next couple of weeks. But I'm
afraid I can't tell you anything more now about the likelihood of
your admission here. If you have other questions about our program,
please feel free to ask.
Best wishes,
Steve White, Chair of Graduate Admissions
Now I'm just waiting for some kind of resonse to the messages I left for Sarah Johnston at OSU, who was out of town yesterday, and for Ernestine Williams at Penn (whom I'm beginning to think I don't like).
Dear Angela,
Sorry I missed your call this morning, and your phone this afternoon.
The reason you haven't heard from us yet is pretty simple, and not
entirely either good or bad. The Graduate Admissions Committee was
impressed with your application, but we're not yet able to give you a
definite decision. On the positive side, that means you're among the
few applicants the Committee is still considering for admission next
year. On the other hand, you were not among the very few to whom we
have offered admission. In effect, you're on our waiting list for
admission with aid.
This year has been unusually difficult for us: both a large number of
strong applications and an unusually small number of openings in our
program. I expect to know more in the next couple of weeks. But I'm
afraid I can't tell you anything more now about the likelihood of
your admission here. If you have other questions about our program,
please feel free to ask.
Best wishes,
Steve White, Chair of Graduate Admissions
Now I'm just waiting for some kind of resonse to the messages I left for Sarah Johnston at OSU, who was out of town yesterday, and for Ernestine Williams at Penn (whom I'm beginning to think I don't like).
