[dmdonig@gmail.com]

I applied to Columbia- I have a really kind of niched interest (Holocaust representation in literature), so I limited the schools that I applied to to departments with faculty in that area. Hopefully, these departments will look past my score, but I have heard that they use the GRE lit score to elminate applications right off the bat. I am not hopeful, but since my applications are already in, I am playing the waiting game.

Thanks for responding to my post; it has been very difficult putting all of this together with minimal information available (in my opinion) about whether or not I am a good candidate or a likely candidate for admission. If you want to discuss this further, let me know and I'll give you my email address. It would be nice to talk to someone else who has been through the process.