Philosophy

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1. Dear 2015 applicants, here is what we have learned from the 2014 season

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   By Edit_Undo, February 26, 2014
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   • iunoionnis
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3. 2018-19 Admissions/Rejections/Waitlists

   By Prose, Thursday at 05:10 PM
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   • Prose
   • Yesterday at 06:02 PM

4. 168(V)/148(Q) non-native speaker from Europe

   By lukasodb, December 7
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   • lukasodb
   • Friday at 07:25 PM

5. 2019 Graduate Entrants

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   By quineonthevine, May 14
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   • Kantattheairport
   • Friday at 04:50 PM

6. Statement of Purpose

   By lth, Wednesday at 10:49 PM
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   • lth
   • Thursday at 10:23 PM

7. Time spent on Sample paper

   By UndergradDad, December 7
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   • markovka
   • Tuesday at 09:21 PM

8. Is it acceptable to talk to your POI?

   By sunrisesunset, December 6
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   • hector549
   • December 8

9. Is graduate school for philosophy a vicious environment?

   By desu_desu, November 19
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   • loffire
   • December 2

10. Philosophy GRE nonsense

    By amstu, November 19
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    • UndergradDad
    • November 28

11. Grad School Prospects

    By lth, November 10
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    • The_Last_Thylacine
    • November 28

12. Thoughts on Chances (Futile Anxiety)

    By Prose, November 25
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    • maxhgns
    • November 25

13. Assessing qualification/readiness for an MA

    By philosopuppy, October 15
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    • Kantattheairport
    • November 23

14. Where to mention substantive coursework outside the Phil dept?

    By SexandtheHaecceity, November 19
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    • maxhgns
    • November 20

15. Writing samples

    By Scoots, November 15   

    • philosophy, writing samples,
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    • lth
    • November 18

16. Writing Samples

    By tgcdn, December 9, 2016   

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    • Duns Eith
    • November 16

17. Chances of Acceptance in Philosophy MA Programs

    By jackb97, October 19   

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      • wayne state
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      • university of missouri st louis
      • georgia state
      • northern illinois
      • chances
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    • hector549
    • November 10

18. Will a PHD hurt me in the real world?

    By Krauge, November 2
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    • TomKatze
    • November 9

19. Appropriate title to put on my resume?

    By timetraveller, November 2
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    • Angua
    • November 2

20. Questions about pluralistic PhDs and mastering out

    By philosopuppy, October 26
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    • hector549
    • October 26

21. Looking at the lottery of philosophy jobs

    By Duns Eith, October 10
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    • Xia1
    • October 18

22. Who’s writing your rec letters?

    By jeanxxlqz, October 16
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    • jeanxxlqz
    • October 17

23. Advice on shopping around for schools

    By TheCarbWhisperer, October 6   

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    • TheCarbWhisperer
    • October 13

24. Petition Philosophy departments to eliminate GRE from grad admissions requirements

    By bluwe, September 16
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    • quineonthevine
    • October 3

25. Philosophy of Art/Aesthetics programs?

    By sacralicious, September 20   

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    • maxhgns
    • September 27

26. Scholarly Track-Record vs. Prior GPA (Grad)

    By ContractMonsterSlayer, June 5   

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    • ContractMonsterSlayer
    • September 8