Philosophy

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1. Professional correspondence

   By akraticfanatic, May 8, 2019
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   • akraticfanatic
   • February 24, 2020

2. "a whopping 37% of all reported tenure-track hires [in 2013-14] took their PhD from one of the PGR top five programs." RIP.

   By Establishment, February 18, 2015
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   • Nastasya_Filippovna
   • February 23, 2015

3. "Breakdown of Programs by Specialties" PGR published in full

   By ianfaircloud, March 4, 2015
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   • Establishment
   • March 6, 2015

4. "Good" funding/support

   By riadamexicana, February 27, 2013
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   • riadamexicana
   • March 20, 2013

5. "incomplete' applications and due dates

   By Cottagecheeseman, December 30, 2013
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   • DHumeDominates
   • January 5, 2014

6. "Insider" info about programs' plans for the pandemic and Fall 2021

   By somethingwitty, September 18, 2020
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   • rivermoon
   • January 27, 2021

7. "optional" GRE

   By you'll_never_get_to_heaven, December 7, 2021
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   • gadfly17
   • December 7, 2021

8. "Please use this section to list outside (non-MIT) financial resources such as fellowships, grants, loans, and savings." (MIT app) Savings?

   By Table, January 2, 2014
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   • Philhopeful
   • January 2, 2014

9. (2015) Campus visits and story sharing

   By DontFly, March 3, 2015
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   • DontFly
   • March 3, 2015

10. (Part of) Senior Thesis as Writing Sample?

    By alephnull, May 20, 2016
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    • gughok
    • May 20, 2016

11. (Previously or Newly) Accepted MIT/Harvard PhD students

    By Aesthetics Always, April 29, 2018   

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    • Aesthetics Always
    • April 29, 2018

12. [Informal topic] On Philosophical Maturity

    By gradcoffee, February 18, 2014
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    • burroughs
    • February 18, 2014

13. 1 semester of MA work

    By purplepandas15, November 10, 2020
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    • Marcus_Aurelius
    • November 10, 2020

14. 168(V)/148(Q) non-native speaker from Europe

    By lukasodb, December 7, 2018
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    • lukasodb
    • December 14, 2018

15. 18th cen. German Enlightenment, kind of old w/ good grades/scores. Where should I apply?

    By quaquaqua, October 27, 2015
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    • gughok
    • October 27, 2015

16. 2 questions about writing sample etiquette

    By Girskl, December 1, 2014
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    • overoverover
    • December 2, 2014

17. 2 Questions concerning the GRE

    By vitad2, May 21, 2019   

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    • SmugSnugInARug
    • May 24, 2019

18. 2012 Applicants 1 2 3 4 6

    By scito, August 9, 2011
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    • bluecheese
    • January 14, 2013

19. 2013 Applicants (Philosophy) 1 2 3 4 31

    By aglaea, January 13, 2013
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    • exacerbate_inthe_dark
    • April 18, 2013

20. 2013-2014 philosophy application season

    By philstudent1991, July 11, 2013
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    • MattDest
    • December 2, 2013

21. 2014 Applicants 1 2 3 4 9

    By MattDest, September 22, 2013
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    • alethicethic
    • February 2, 2014

22. 2015 Acceptance Thread 1 2 3 4 32

    By isostheneia, January 26, 2015
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    • Cecinestpasunphilosophe
    • February 25, 2016

23. 2015 Applicants Assemble! 1 2 3 4 17

    By ZiggyPhil, April 23, 2014
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    • jailbreak
    • February 20, 2015

24. 2015 Campus Visits Thread

    By c3804, March 22, 2015
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    • Substantial form
    • April 4, 2015

25. 2015 Rejection/“Plan B” Thread 1 2 3 4 8

    By LennyBound, January 31, 2015
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    • PreciselyTerrified
    • July 4, 2015