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I'm still waiting to hear from BU and UVA. If I have not heard anything at this point, does this mean I am likely rejected at these schools? Does anyone know?

I checked the U. of Iowa website (ISIS) this morning, and my status changed to "Not Admitted." Things do not look good for me at this point.

Can anyone offer their impression of U. of Iowa's reputation in religious studies? Someone said they viewed Clarmeont as a solid second-tier school. Would you put Iowa on par with Claremont? Or do you view Iowa as lesser than this?

I was admitted to Claremont two years ago, in the Philosophy of Religion track. They offered me a half-tuition scholarship. I think tuition was about 30K/year, and they would give me 15K of that. This meant I had to come up with 15K/year plus living expenses. Needless to say, I turned it down. From my understanding, there were two people offered full-tuition scholarships that year, two people offered half-tuition, and the other people admitted didn't get anything. So, no one received any living stipend. The problem is that Claremont is not tied to any undergrad institution, and therefore has no teaching to give you in exchange for funding. Nor does it have much of an endowment. The school is graduate only, and relatively broke.