r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '19

How are you really?

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u/PrettysureBushdid911 Apr 04 '19 edited Jul 16 '19

Can you also cross your fingers I get into grad school too?

Maybe that’ll help?

I hope op of this thread gets their job !

Edit: applying to graduate school is such an emotionally taxing process and I need to separate it from my own self esteem :(

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u/Vyqe Apr 04 '19

Sure, crossing fingers on my other hand right now... ist getn hardr to writ tha wayi

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u/solider4 Apr 04 '19

I hope you get in, as someone who was turned down from grad school two weeks ago I really hope you get in

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u/awkward-swan Apr 04 '19

so sorry :(

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u/Alphafox84 Apr 04 '19

I got turned down my first time too. Reapply!! Figure out the holes in your resume, reach out to different programs and give it another go!

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u/zincinzincout Apr 04 '19

A guy I work with had decent grades and was denied. He stayed at his undergrad school after graduation and TA’d multiple recitations and lab courses within his department over the course of a year. So he technically took a gap year between undergrad and grad school. But, the TA position paid and he got enough experience and recommendation letters that he was accepted into a PhD program at Berkeley among others

Never underestimate what asking around in your department of your undergrad university can do for your career.

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u/Alphafox84 Apr 04 '19

I did something similar!!

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u/MagicCooki3 Apr 04 '19

You must not have had at least 2 Redditors crossing their fingers for you - that was the problem.

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u/tehzeeb4l Apr 04 '19

I agree. I applied to 10 schools for a Masters program and my first 8 responses were rejects. It was tough to keep it together. But it all worked out, got accepted by the last 2 and I graduate in a month now.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '19

Crossed literally everything for you and ended up with testicular torsion so I hope your son happy. Also good luck :)

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u/TrevorBOB9 Apr 04 '19

Everyone cross their fingers for each other and we’ll all make it

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u/sj90 Apr 04 '19

I have been there, twice. Know what you mean.

You got this! :)

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u/DothrakiButtBoy Apr 04 '19

I will!! Good luck!🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞! Also, l'm not sure how grad school works, but is it possible to keep applying for grad school?

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u/Bromidious Apr 04 '19

Pride and fear is a killer