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Not yet though! Thanks!

a little update, accepted by CTS and School of Theology Boston University into STM, 50% tuition waive from CTS but no result for BU yet. But I have paid the deposit of Candler and accepted the scholarship~

Received a letter from Candler saying that they offered me a scholarship of $ 12,000. That is more than BC and Candler is the school I want to go, so...

It sound like I am accepted by Duke. But the thing is, I have not heard anything from them after turning in the material they want. I am from China. I currently have two MA in religious studies and theological studies and one BA in philosophy~ Trying to get a ThM then apply for PhD. still long way to go~

Though piggy banks does not sound pleasant , thanks anyway la!

Not at the moment la. They just asked for one endorsement letter several times. After all that was done, nothing~

Hi Cadences, Thanks for bring me all the information and cheering me up with hope~ I do want to go to Candler comparing to BC. Prof. Jacob Wright is the one that I am interested in. His doctoral thesis is quite related to what I want to do. But at the same time, I was thinking that Boston might be a better location with lots of resources gathered. Actually I am just pretty content with what I have received so far. The only problem might be money. As I have said, money pretty much decides where I will go in the end. But at the moment lacking of information kinda torments me. Hope God could help me with the problem!

Thanks a lot for the information. I just did not know that ThM is not funded!! Actually funding is quite important to me though. With more funding, it is easier for me to secure a student visa. And also, the cost is way a lot though. Therefore, money does change my decision. Frankly, I want to go to Atlanta because I am interested in studies of the Hebrew Bible and there is one professor there whose study I am quite interested in. Of course Boston College is a great school too. But now, funding will help me make decision I guess. I will just wait and see whether there is a school that would fund me more~

By the way, I also applied to BU, Duke and CTS, I am still hoping to receive any news with them.

Got accepted by BC and Candler to ThM at the moment, though It is pretty tough for me to make any decision right now. BC offers me a scholarship with 25% tuition. I have not received any information about what the financial aid for me with Candler. Now the thing is that I need to make decision before the 4th on whether to accept the admission from Candler or not maybe before knowing anything about the aid. I hope they could offer me some money at least, but here is what the director said: ThM scholarships are limited and competitive. My focus is biblical studies. Frankly I would prefer Candler if money is not a problem. Boston College certainly is a good school to go too because of the environment around it and the school itself. My goal is to continue and get my doctoral degree later. Therefore it is another thing I am thinking about. Now I just don't know what to do anymore. Does anyone have good idea or know anything about the scholarship in Candler? Or anything about the two schools. Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot for the information!

I did tell them that I have two masters, but without the detail of number of credit hours and courses taken, what I did mention was the length of each master and graduation dissertation and research paper done in each one. The secretary then told me I need a M Div. I was thinking of asking one more time with more details provided though~ PS: Even though PTS said no, Emory said yes I could apply for ThM~

To which one an MTS is sufficient?

Sorry, Princeton Theological Seminary~

I recently have written an email asking about the admission requirement though. The admissions assistant told me that I need a M.Div in order to apply for ThM~

Thanks for the information provided by both Jdmhotness and Cadences, all of them are very useful to me and I think I am going to do some more research of different schools and start to apply for mainly ThM and STM la!!! Thanks for the help you guys! I appreciate them all!!!!

It is really tempting after the introduction!! I even know one professor there: Choong-Leong Seow. He went to Hong Kong and taught us in the summer session. Also, my former professor recommended me to go for ThM. But I have this question: it seems to apply for ThM, one must have a M. Div already. Since I don't have such degree, I was wondering whether I could apply for it though~

Actually the situation is quite complicated. Language is one problem. I received my first MA in China and it was quite introductory and does not require study of language--Biblical Hebrew or Greek. But it was a three year program with a research paper. I got the second one from the Divinity School in The Chinese University of Hong Kong and yet I only learned Hebrew for one year and it was quite basic. One more problem is that even though I have had the two degrees, none of them has provided many courses in the study of Hebrew Bible. That is why I doubt whether I could go for a PhD directly. So I was thinking maybe I should build up the foundation for further study first and then apply for a PhD later. Thank you very much for your help la!!!

Hi Cadences, Thank you very much for the very detailed information!! It is very helpful to me! The MA in Theological Studies is an advanced degree compared to the MA in Christian Studies. It is a one year program requiring at least 24 credits (which is roughly 8 classes) including one extensive research paper for the area of study (I chose biblical studies) . Thus I was wondering whether my degree is pretty much like STM in America. But the thing is, what I have got from the MA in Theological Studies is far not enough for me to go ahead and apply for a PhD. Thus I was thinking of applying for STM first. Thanks again~

Hi there, I have been researching for a master's degree leading to a PhD in the near future. Now I am hesitating on either applying for M. Div or MTS or STM. One of the professors suggested me to go for M. Div though I don't feel that ordination is my call. I don't actually quite understand the system of MTS or STM. According to the description of degree programs on the website of BU, it seems that STM is more advanced. But still I am confused. Here is my background: Bachelor of philosophy and MA in religious studies in China and MA in theological studies in Hong Kong. And now I am mainly focusing on the study of Hebrew Bible. I am looking to apply for Emory, Boston University, Boston College, and some seminaries like Lutheran theological seminary and even Concordia Fort Wayne. Any suggestion or advice would be great! Thanks in advance! Karen