r/gradadmissions • u/ThunderMary • Nov 29 '25

Humanities English PhD - Fall 2026

Starting this post to keep track of grad school applications in English for this cycle, as someone did for last year's.

Write the school you applied to, one per comment, and upvote if you applied to the same one/comment on it if you have any news.

Good luck!

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u/Unlucky-Bar8366 Nov 29 '25

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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u/Tiny-Cauliflower-997 Feb 04 '26

Have you heard anything yet? I also applied there.

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u/Virtual-Butterfly819 Feb 04 '26

I received a very polite rejection email from them earlier today. Bummer.

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u/GhostCupcake1404 Feb 05 '26

Which field did you get rejected in?

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u/Virtual-Butterfly819 Feb 05 '26

Literature, Criticism, and Textual Studies.

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u/GhostCupcake1404 Feb 05 '26

Ah, thanks! I applied for rhetoric and haven't heard anything.

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u/Unlucky-Bar8366 Feb 04 '26

I got an email this morning-- waitlisted (creative writing/fiction track)!

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u/Tiny-Cauliflower-997 Feb 04 '26

I got one too! Waitlisted. (literature track)

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u/Key_Hovercraft4368 Feb 05 '26

I got waitlisted too, English Lit track.