bar_scene_gambler

Anyone know how long the GSU waitlist is? They won't say where I am, so I'm just hoping it's a short one.

I realized that there's no such thing as a safety school. Also, definitely apply to several MA programs, because even if you have a strong application as a BA student, it won't look as strong on paper as those with MA's (generally, but I wouldn't say this is a rule).

That's what I'm doing.

I'm sorry to hear that. Honestly, I feel like things are totally up in the air. It's a guessing game the whole way through, and I doubt anyone can really have a safety school.

Yeah I'd just respond to all that apply. I'll sort the data out once everyone is done.

That certainly makes me happy! I'd kiss you if you were here.

My status still says "complete". So I'm guessing if you haven't heard anything that you're either waitlisted or rejected.

The email I received said that they weren't allowed to tell me, but I'll try to find out. I really appreciate it though.

Can anyone else claim the GSU acceptances? It goes without saying that if it's not your best option, I would be your best friend forever if you declined. Philstudent and I have some drinking too do and we can't do that if we aren't at the same school!

Yay! Waitlisted at GSU. I shouldn't be so excited about a waitlist, but I can't help it.

My guess is that it's probably the latter. The email didn't explicitly state so, but I doubt they excluded non-MA applicants solely because they lack an MA.

Fair point. As for your second point, I'll leave it up to others to decide. If anyone wants subcategories, upvote or comment. EDIT: If you've already voted, that's fine. I'll just go back through your post history and include your rejections in the overall tally. I'll just post the results when people have finished voting.

That is interesting. So far it looks like the two major categories of people getting in are BA's from non-Leiter ranked programs and MA's. I'll obviously have to go through later and figure out where people are getting in and stuff like that, but so far it looks like an MA is pretty beneficial to one's application. Wait...are you applying to Philosophy or to Psychology? Because that in itself makes a difference.

Thanks for the qualification. I did intend for the Top 50 vote to imply PGR ranked schools though. Is your school's MA program mentioned on the PGR? I'm coming from a school that's Top 40 US News, but it's unranked in the PGR.

Done. Thanks for letting me know though.

I just finished speaking with someone in an adcomm from one of the schools I applied to. It's ranked on the PGR. Anyway, I asked him/her for feedback on my application, and s/he said that, despite the fact that the adcomm found my application "very interesting", they had a strong pool of applicants, many of whom are applying with M.A.'s. Now, I know that the "To M.A. or not to M.A." is a touchy subject here, and I don't want to stir the pot any, but, said professor on the adcomm essentially said that the only applicants that they considered were people with M.A's and high GRE scores. S/he told me that the best way to be considered (if I'm not accepted this year) is to get an M.A. and reapply after I've finished. So, I figured I'd start a little poll here and see whether or not the admissions decisions of those who participate on this forum coincide with the advice that was given to me. It would be extremely interesting to see if the M.A. students are the only ones cleaning house, or if there are still strong applications from people with only B.A.'s. If you wouldn't mind, please respond to the poll question. EDIT: And if people think this would be better off private, please feel free to say so. I can always repost the results when people have stopped voting.

Don't worry zizeksucks, they sent me one too. We can both wallow in our respectively shallow philosophical perspectives.

I don't know. Outside of professor Weberman, it doesn't look like any of the faculty really share my interests.

Do you know of any departments that have a focus on Nietzsche and post-Kantian German philosophy? Nietzsche's my main AOI. I only recently developed an interest in Heidegger and I would hesitate to jump right into a dissertation on his work with it being only a nascent interest. To be honest, the appeal of American PhD programs is that they would give me a little more time to do coursework before jumping into my dissertation. I still feel a little unformed philosophically, which makes me hesitate to apply to European universities, but since I'm not doing so well here, I figured I might as well look into European schools just in case. Also, any opinion on places like Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Heidelburg, or Tübingen? I was told by the German dept at my school that they would all be places to look at, but since they're non-philosophers, I wasn't really sure. I'm a bit hesitant about getting my PhD in Europe because of advice I received from a PhD at Keele. He basically told me if you get your PhD in Europe, it'll be one hell of an uphill battle getting a job somewhere (worse than in the US was the implication). So basically, if I'm going to study in Europe, I'm shooting for a place that has a good placement record.

It's okay. I'm actually not too upset about the Penn State rejection. It wasn't even near the top of my list. I'll probably be crushed by the Chicago rejections though (whenever they come in).

So as the rejections have started coming in, I've decided to begin formulating a list of schools I'd like to apply to next year. I can't seem to find any really solid information on good PhD programs in Europe, and so I figured I'd put the question to you guys. Given my interests (in signature), what programs should I be looking at? I speak German by the way, so programs that are taught in German are totally doable. I already know about Leuven and programs in the UK, so I'm really just looking for programs on the continent that have strong programs and teach in either English or German.

Rejection from Penn State for me.

My status is still "In Review" on UT Austin's website. What am I to take away from that?

Sooo what? Did UT Austin's servers crash?

Nice dude! I'm pulling for you.