iamtheother

@MickeyRay I should have really updated that! I removed the old signature. The previous list was from the 2013 application year. I am finishing up my MA at Memphis if you have any questions about the department.

Vanderbilt, Loyola Chicago, Oregon, DePaul and Memphis. The list would have been longer, but I became super sick and did not recover in time to submit more.

Those Vanderbilt acceptances are bumming me out. Well done for those who got those calls.

I enjoyed my (limited) time there.

Memphis granted me a deferral. In the Spring of 2014 it begins. Congratulations to all of those who made it in.

If Memphis will defer my MA acceptance until the Spring, I'll go there.

Enjoyed my classes there.

I'm very confused about how MA offers are made at programs where you've been rejected from the PhD. For me Boston College and Memphis both offered MA's but rejected me for their respective PhD programs.

I can't decide if that's better or worse.

Vanderbilt rejection posted? Does anyone know whether that was solicited and/or if it was a full rejection or like the other news we've heard?

I wish I would have applied to Temple and Guelph. Removing Northwestern and Georgetown for my second round for sure.

Hmm, alright. I suppose bad news then. Congratulations though!

Was that Oregon MA admit legit? The original e-mail said March 8th.

It's not really. In my estimation the divide is pretty self-imposed.

Inside sources have told me those seeking to the "division" are often met with derision.

I stand corrected. I should have been more clear. Perhaps than; the philosophical language isn't traditional, but the philosophical concerns are traditional in their scope (obviously some fields were not delineated until some-what recently). If you view metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, etc as traditional philosophical concerns.

Agree. I think I should also clarify that both "schools" of philosophy approach different problems in different ways, and that when looking for a heavy Continental-oriented department it's worthwhile to read some of the work of the faculty to get a sense of how they approach their argumentation and/or analysis. That being said, I think they're both valuable and that one of the reasons that Memphis appears attractive to me is their apparent insistence on addressing both fields, even if they slant heavily in the Continental direction.

I was accepted to the MA program, and depending on what else I hear it may be an option. The downside; no funding whatsoever as of yet. I have no idea how I would pay for it.

In my understanding of the differences, the Leiter-ranked schools are much more analytically oriented even if his rankings included schools that have Continental philosophers in their departments or have historically Continental thinkers listed as their AOI's. Generally speaking if you browse the interests of those on the PGR rankings you'll see that the most "Continental" you get is something along the lines of vague interests in Hegel, Kant and maybe Nietzsche. The style of philosophy that Leiter seems to privileged is one that is focused specifically on traditional philosophical issues, using traditional philosophical language. I would even argue that Lieter's view of Continental philosophy basically ignores much of the work of the 20th century, and in particular anything that can be classified as Post-modern. In contrast looking at the interests of those at places like DePaul, Memphis, Duquesne, et al. you'll see philosophers making statements about contemporary/20th century philosophers and offering distinctions between 19th and 20th century philosophy within their own AOI's. The above departments are more broad in their view of what constitutes philosophy and tend to embrace a more broadly construed view of the field as a whole and its interrelation to other fields. This isn't to suggest that they do not address philosophical issues using traditional philosophical language, but that the more Continental departments also integrate sub-fields into their work - such as art, literature, film, etc, because Continental philosophy - especially in the 20th century - firmly entrenches itself in discussing issues of the culture at large, and addressing meta-narratives, and blah, blah, blah. All that being said there is (as it is self-reported by the institution) an attempt by specifically Continental programs to prepare their graduate students for some competence in Analytic-style philosophy.

Anyone going to claim the Binghamton acceptance and or have any insight about when to hear, etc.?

Georgia State's MA program was one that I was told would be quite helpful to me, given my small undergraduate department and the self-advertised interests of GSU's program aligning to some of my interests. Thus far, it's the only rejection that really hit hard for me.

The self-reporting is obviously limited in these regards. I have also noted the lower than perfect GPA's and GRE's with some modicum of inspiration.

Oregon has told me I'm being considered for the M.A. For those who haven't heard back yet, this probably the reason.

Your inquiries gave me such hope, for some reason. Though I don't know why. Alas, Loyola is not interested in me, as is nowhere else apparently. Again though, my stats are so miserably low.

Also, do any of the Boston College folks want to give any info?