my anxiety level is rising expnentially each passing hour. my gpa is average (3.5), my gre not as bad (730v)-- taking the subject nov4. my main interests are old english and old norse, so im applying to schools that do well in such things--the only two of which that exceed my gpa being cornell and duke--- though it could certainly be said (by me especially, given said anxiety) that my gpa is too low for most any school. my top two choices (other than cornell) are purdue and notre dame (both of which happen to have excellent medieval programs). other than that, it's the usual laundry list of "second tier" schools: illinois, oregon, etc. what i can say is that ill be happy getting into any of the schools that i will be applying to, even those considered third or fourth tier. i began studying for the gre subject at the beginning of june, looking at the usual sites (including this one):
the best:
http://lasr.cs.ucla.edu/alison/hapaxlegomena/index.html
the second best (which i didn't find until early september):
http://www.duke.edu/%7Etmw15/index.html
and others, including reed's site.
i've bought the rea and princeton books and have done not-so-well on the rea tests--- will take the princeton test soon (the real test being ohso close now).
needless to say, i'm beyond nervous-- yet i am determined. my professors respect me. my paper is well-honed. my
statement of purpose is burgeoning.
i hope i get in somewhere!