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@colorvegas Congratulations! Which school is your acceptance to?

Could you talk a little bit about why your program isn’t a good fit? It would be helpful to hear if you’re comfortable sharing. TIA!

Last year I applied and prioritized location over funding and regretted it! But, it really depends on how much debt you’re willing to take on/money you have put away for school. Yes, schools can give you more funding than planned, but that was unfortunately not the case for me! I applied to multiple programs, got into one, and couldn’t attend because of the cost. I even had a nearly half-off scholarship! I was based in NYC and I couldn’t afford it at all. This year, I’m focused on funding and I’m much more excited about my programs. Especially Purchase’s dual degree! That’s my top choice right now. If you have any questions, feel free to message me! Also, good job for getting ahead! I did that both years and it makes the process so much easier..

It's entirely unlikely since a priesthood is impossible owing to 70AD. While this sort of speculation may be interesting political fodder, it's not terribly realistic, theologically, politically, or religiously.

I just got my first acceptance letter today! Manifesting the same for all of your applications!

Lolll i think it may be that everyone is trying to relax before the chaos of january-april begins… i have been freaking out internally but have to tell myself that results wont come out in december even if im like what if…..

Seems a lot quieter around here than last year. Dare I hope that the applicant pool is smaller, or are people just asking ChatGPT their questions? I'm in my first semester at a program that hasn't turned out to be a good fit. I've got 11 applications in and two more to go. It's been a heavy lift, and I can't help but worry that I won't get accepted or waitlisted anywhere. But wildly speculating isn't helpful either, especially in the depths of December.

I applied to: - University of New Brunswick (MA-PhD Clinical Psych) - Saint Mary's University (MSc Applied Psych - Forensic Stream) Have not received a response from either programs

Hi! I am always doing this to myself lol but only applied to Tulane's program for Fall 24 and unfortunately didn't get accepted. I have decided to apply solely to Emory's DrPH in implementation and evaluation science for Fall 2025 and will be submitting it before January. Sending well wishes to everyone applying to your respective programs ❤️❤️❤️

Lovely, best of luck for that! I've applied to Oxford's BCL, Harvard's LLM, Georgetown's PHD in Government, and Philosophy PhD programs at Yale, Harvard, Cornell, and Brown. Hoping we hear back with good news soon! 😀

I also contacted many faculty across 15 to 20 programs before reducing my list to just 7! Many were happy to meet to discuss what they were looking for in a student and details about the program itself, or they told me they were not taking students or retiring. I also got lucky that the institutions that I am applying to have multiple faculty members with overlapping or related interests so if one faculty member was retiring, I could just replace them with someone else. Some faculty have personal policies of not contacting students before the deadline which I think should be the standard as it reduces bias in admissions.

I applied to: uOttawa Waterloo Mcgill

I think that’s normal sometimes. One of my replies was that they don’t like actually talking to anyone and I have a few professors at my current school who said they don’t respond to anyone!

I also contacted before submitting, but many of them didn't reply😢

Depends on your school. From my experience this year, some will accept it, some will not. Why not just do it anyway and see what happens?

I contacted before applications! I got replies from all that I did, and met with most of them. I think now I’ll just wait it out for interviews/decisions

Columbia and Northwestern did some last year too

Had a prospectus interview in May and was referred to Critical Matter Group. No expectations though.

Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well! I submitted my application for the MS Robotics program at UC Riverside on October 15th, and I'm eagerly awaiting any updates. I was wondering if anyone has any information or insights about when UC Riverside might begin sending out admission offers for the Fall 2025 term. If anyone has applied to the same program or has any experience with UC Riverside’s timelines, I would really appreciate it if you could share when offers are typically extended or any updates you've received. Thanks in advance, and best of luck to everyone in the application process! Best, Abhinav

Would love to hear people’s thoughts on contacting faculty. And if contacted - have you received replies?

I'll apply to the Oxford Social Legal Studies Dphil because it resembles the JSP. If I do not get accepted this cycle, I will take the GRE and apply to more schools in public policy.

Personally I would probably just leave it, but I don't think there's any harm in asking if you'd be able to submit an updated version.

They've since emailed saying they've received my app, should I mention the mistake or just leave it be?

I've also had no updates since 11/7! Am starting to get worried about that...

I have applied to 3 programs: -Baylor -University of Denver -Uniformed Services University Haven’t heard from any yet.