ii2080 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Hello! Are there Ph.D. applicants for NYU silver school of social work? Recently, I heard that I have been placed on a short but competitive waitlist. Are there possibilities that I finally can receive an admission offer? If you (who are accepted to NYU program) are planning to enrol other university, please tell your decision to the office of NYU as soon as possible for people who are on waitlists Sincerely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippapants Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm not an NYU applicant (and I haven't seen any on here), but due to the universal graduate school funding response deadline of April 15, you should know something around then. And definitely understand that while you are free to encourage folks to hurry up and decide, the graduate school is not. They have to give each candidate until April 15, without pressure, to decide whether to accept or decline a funded offer of admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyuan Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I received the same email yesterday. From the email I wonder if they still haven't figured out their financial capability, as they said they are still trying to figure out how many people they can admit this year. Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ii2080 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 To Decaf. Thank you for your advice. I think I was too rash. Thanky you again! To yyuan. Nice to meet you. Actually, I got several admissions from other univ, but I would like to enrol NYU since it is my first choice. I wonder if you want to enrol NYU. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyuan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 To Decaf. Thank you for your advice. I think I was too rash. Thanky you again! To yyuan. Nice to meet you. Actually, I got several admissions from other univ, but I would like to enrol NYU since it is my first choice. I wonder if you want to enrol NYU. Thank you. Hi, Yes NYU is my first and only choice. I called admission office yesterday and confirmed that they are still trying to figure out about extending enrollment number. They did advise that if you have other option that's pending decision, you should write to the admission office and let them know. Although I am not 100% sure if that will definitely help. Congratulations on your other admission and good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyuan Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi- I have been accepted into NYU with full financial package. I am happy with that and will accept the offer. Wondering if anyone else is going also? It seems not a lot of people are applying for NYU (at least not as I know) and I hope it's not a bad sign about the school. Please let me know if you are going to NYU for Ph.D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippapants Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi- I have been accepted into NYU with full financial package. I am happy with that and will accept the offer. Wondering if anyone else is going also? It seems not a lot of people are applying for NYU (at least not as I know) and I hope it's not a bad sign about the school. Please let me know if you are going to NYU for Ph.D! I did not apply to any super-urban schools for my PhD, regardless of reputation, for several reasons, so I never even looked at places like Columbia, NYU, UMB, USC, or places like that. We just couldn't afford to live in a place like New York without needing to take out additional loans, and that wasn't something I was willing to do for a PhD. I got 4 years tuition waived with a nice stipend at a top 20 school with faculty in my area of research and in a city with a low cost of living and job opportunities for my husband. I should walk away from this experience with no extra debt. Woohoo! I don't know about anyone else, but finances, region, and research fit certainly impacted where I applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyuan Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I did not apply to any super-urban schools for my PhD, regardless of reputation, for several reasons, so I never even looked at places like Columbia, NYU, UMB, USC, or places like that. We just couldn't afford to live in a place like New York without needing to take out additional loans, and that wasn't something I was willing to do for a PhD. I got 4 years tuition waived with a nice stipend at a top 20 school with faculty in my area of research and in a city with a low cost of living and job opportunities for my husband. I should walk away from this experience with no extra debt. Woohoo! I don't know about anyone else, but finances, region, and research fit certainly impacted where I applied. Hi pippapants, thank you for being open to the discussion. Cost of living is definitely one of the most important factors when considering schools, especially at ph.d level. It sounded like you've made a good choice. Because of the nature of my research interest (homelessness), all of the schools I applied to were in urban cities, and I was lucky to be offered with tuition waiver and stipend for the first two years at NYU, and the school said they have strong record of supporting students financially for the remaining years. Regardless, Ph.d. is a tough path, not only financially, but psychologically and emotionally. Hope we will all get paid back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippapants Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) Hi pippapants, thank you for being open to the discussion. Cost of living is definitely one of the most important factors when considering schools, especially at ph.d level. It sounded like you've made a good choice. Because of the nature of my research interest (homelessness), all of the schools I applied to were in urban cities, and I was lucky to be offered with tuition waiver and stipend for the first two years at NYU, and the school said they have strong record of supporting students financially for the remaining years. Regardless, Ph.d. is a tough path, not only financially, but psychologically and emotionally. Hope we will all get paid back. I just didn't want you to think that NYU is an undesirable program, which is what your post seemed to imply (i.e. that not a lot of people were applying). I do think cost of living turns a lot of people away. But our respective stories go to show that PhDs are very individualized -- you apply to a school based on what is best for you and what your priorities are. There are a lot of schools that really fit my research interests but just weren't feasible for me. That is all I was saying. Edited April 11, 2015 by pippapants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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