goatboy1970 (2022-2023)

Master's Degree
2 yrs. exp teaching university level
3 yrs. editorial experience
Over a dozen publications
Two conference presentations
Multiple writing awards

Acceptances:
Miami: Letter, big envelope.
Catholic: Email, then letter.
Hofstra: Letter, medium envelope.
Loyola New Orleans: status checker, "Accepted-Scholarship," small envelope.
SMU: Part-time (applied to both), phone call, packet in the mail.
St. John's: letter to permanent address
Temple: via status checker, later large envelope.
NYLS: thick envelope
Cardozo: Phone, packet in mail.
Seton Hall: Packet in mail.
USF: packet in mail.
Case Western: email.

Scholarships:
Miami: per year, 3.0 to renew, letter.
Catholic: per year, top 25% to renew, separate email from acceptance.
Hofstra: per year, 3.25 to renew, in acceptance letter.
Loyola New Orleans: per year, 2.9 to renew, status checker, "Accepted-Scholarship," scholarship in letter.
St. John's: per year, letter, top 50% to renew.
NYLS: per year, top 15% to renew, can renew at lesser amounts
SMU: per year, letter, in good standing to renew.
Seton Hall: per year, in packet, 3.1 to renew, can renew at lesser amounts.
Case Western: separate email, few details, letter forthcoming.
USF: email, few details, letter forthcoming.

Waitlists:
DePaul: letter, a bit of a head scratcher. Definitely thought I would be in w/ $$...maybe yield protection?
Fordham: via status checker, also a head scratcher, but for the opposite reason. Thrilled to even get waitlisted here.
Wake Forest: via email, I was under their range, so it's not surprising, and definitely better than a rejection. I'll give it a ride and see what happens.
American: via small envelope, see above.
Loyola Chicago: via small envelope, not a shocker, but thought I might get in outright. Another I'll wait and see on.
Brooklyn: medium envelope.
Lewis and Clark: confusing email; can't tell if I was WL'd or deferred, but it was one of the two, methinks.
Washington & Lee: small envelope, thrilled to even get WL'd.
Loyola: thin envelope.
Chicago-Kent: thin envelope.
William and Mary: thin envelope, a welcome surprise.
Iowa: thin envelope, welcome surprise.
Houston: thin envelope.

Rejections:
George Mason: thin envelope, not unexpected.
Georgetown: thin envelope; It was a pipe dream. Sigh.
Indiana: Small envelope.
George Washington: thin envelope, no surprise.
Texas: thin envelope, dream school, no surprise.
Wisconsin: email.
Alabama: thin envelope.

Withdrawals Before Decision:
Baylor: ignored by my alma mater. Taking it as a personal insult. Baylor is dead to me.
San Diego: 4.5 months, no response.
Tulane: 4.5 months, no response.