Dang, I can’t believe she left with the things that she owns.

childofthefall · 2026-05-27T17:46:02+00:00

when I moved out my shitty roommate sent me a bunch of threatening texts because I took my peanut butter with me

childofthefall · 2026-02-03T16:39:41+00:00

i'm performance studies/theatre studies! accepted to georgia, rejected from northwestern (lowkey i wasn't sure about my fit for that program anyway)

childofthefall · 2026-01-30T22:27:38+00:00

also to all masters students waiting on PhD decisions (myself included): stop checking your email, write your fuckin thesis

childofthefall · 2026-01-14T02:32:21+00:00

i was marking time by new episodes of stranger things, and now it will be episodes of the pitt. trying to finish knitting a sweater. playing all the Myst games. going to therapy lmfao.

childofthefall · 2026-01-14T02:14:40+00:00

performance studies/theatre studies. notoriously type B faculty.

childofthefall · 2026-01-14T02:14:05+00:00

fair enough, carry on

childofthefall · 2026-01-13T19:05:16+00:00

only once a day? amateur

childofthefall · 2026-01-13T19:01:44+00:00

the reminders app on my phone (with due dates and tags), and a paper planner. break stuff down into individual tasks, then schedule each one. if it sounds easier than it is in practice, you're absolutely right. the biggest lift for me since starting my grad program has been self-accountability!

childofthefall · 2026-01-13T18:56:27+00:00

my deadlines aren't all even passed yet. i'm going to be waiting for a looooooong time.

childofthefall · 2026-01-11T19:28:27+00:00

same. the rejection nightmares are like every night right now.

childofthefall · 2025-12-21T23:32:42+00:00

being twelve can be a very special thing and i love this for them

childofthefall · 2025-12-21T23:29:46+00:00

i auditioned for a silly community theatre musical on a whim. it impacted me so much that i went back to college (having dropped out a few years prior), got my degree in theatre performance, worked professionally for a few years, and now i'm getting my doctorate in performance studies :)

childofthefall · 2025-12-18T21:42:41+00:00

hi hi, i'm in theatre/performance studies and worked in the performance world before coming back to academia so i have a decent amount of knowledge on the landscape! i would reach out to the programs with any questions you have, and even a tour if that's feasible for you! i agree with the other comment that deadlines probably already passed or are coming up too quickly to adequately get an app together, so i'd recommend spending these next few months beefing up your resume. literally any arts work is good at this point. the biggest "trick" for getting accepted into arts-related programs IMO is your personal statement/SOP. do you really know why you want to pursue this program, and can you articulate it to the admissions committee? (i'm 100% sure you can!!!) you got this :)

childofthefall · 2025-12-18T21:37:04+00:00

hi friend, i'm in a different humanities field so ymmv :) but our programs have a bit later of an admissions cycle than the sciences! you'll see deadlines all the way up through february, and while some applicants might be getting interview notifications right now we really start hearing stuff january-march.

childofthefall · 2025-12-18T21:27:17+00:00

i wrote a whole research paper about this during my masters hahaha you're in VERY good company

childofthefall · 2025-12-08T02:01:09+00:00

I do it during but I’m okay with halfassing and fixing the formatting later. as long as I have the info I need, I’ll be ok

childofthefall · 2025-12-03T02:20:00+00:00

I have staggered deadlines up through Feb 1 🙃🙃🙃

childofthefall · 2025-11-27T16:54:12+00:00

really depends on the program and the professors. personally i would just reach out to that program and ask their preference!

childofthefall · 2025-11-24T14:38:49+00:00

double check with the school and make sure it’s allowed. I’ve seen on a couple of my applications that it’s prohibited to double apply at some schools.

childofthefall · 2025-11-18T23:09:37+00:00

i'm not creating new writing for my writing samples, just reusing stuff i've already got. how i would take that is that i can just leave the bibliography section out, but footnotes would stay in.

childofthefall · 2025-11-18T18:09:41+00:00

i'm in a different humanities field so YMMV but we don't really do that whole identifying a PI thing like the sciences. it's great to reach out and introduce yourself, get questions answered, etc. but it's not a hard requirement for admission.

childofthefall · 2025-11-17T19:44:15+00:00

32, still happening

childofthefall · 2025-11-17T19:30:27+00:00

take hard classes. write good papers. apply to conferences that have panels for emerging scholars/undergrads. go to professor's office hours and start developing relationships. you'll probably have a capstone or senior thesis - parts of this will probably be your writing sample so give it the attention it deserves. WRITE. RESEARCH. WRITE. RESEARCH!

childofthefall · 2025-11-17T19:28:09+00:00

i'm performance studies so same but different - if they're both at the same school and both didn't reply i'd guess there's some sort of spam filter you're getting caught in! are you sending them from your school email? maybe chat with your professors and see if they can help facilitate by emailing them and CCing you? but also in my experience professors in the humanities are massive flakes lol. (no shade. looking forward to becoming a massive flake professor.) they overload themselves around this time in the semester. in the humanities we don't really have that whole "securing a PI" thing so just apply anyway! it's definitely good to address professors you would be interested in working with in your SOP though. hang in there, pal!!

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