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AFB- Two years ago, we had a poster who was receiving a string of rejections. S/he ended up on a waitlist and that was just IT. About a few days before the April 15th deadline, s/he finally got off the watilist! That's what keeping faith is about. (*shakes fist* Indiana... you could've done that to me both times, ya know? Huge loss now, man.) Congrats and condolences to everyone today who has received a decision!

Thank you, Kai. Check your e-mail! Well, I've beeon this board since I was a senior undergraduate (found it after I applied) and have waited. This is actually the first year I've seen a lot more people attempting their second and third tries. I think a lot of it has to do with the Great Recession in 2010 and 2011 causing a lot of budget cuts, forcing departments to scale back a lot. Michigan used to make 34-36 offers with a yield of 18-20 students but in 2009, they accepted the first 20 people they wanted and then admitted people off the waitlist after someone in the original 18 turned down the offer. As you can imagine, there's a pool of people like myself and others who have been shut out because of these cuts and our sub-fields not being given a spot for that year (damn you Indiana, how can you go three years without a new student in my subfield?!). Consider this as pre-academic job market where you have an influx of newly-mint PhD holders seeking jobs who didn't get jobs the year before because departments called off searches due to cuts. Also, I think it depends a lot on the department's priorities and what kind of students it lost to drop-outs and graduation the prior year. I didn't know how to write my Wisconsin SOP until I read its fall department newsletter to see what was going on. As it turned out, it was looking to expand its new transnational history program with 3 searches this year and these new hires would share thematic interests with me. So it was an opportunity for me to sell myself as another "new hire" for the department, coming from my own subfield that was not part of the searches. In their perspective, I was a bonus. Among other factors, I think this is how I really landed in a school that I've never applied to and on the surface looked like a weak match. It may be another reason why I didn't get into Indiana- my SOP was entirely transnational history and Indiana isn't interested in doing that right now (or my POI's most advanced students are refusing to graduate. )

I think Indiana may be doing it alphabetically as I'm a few letters ahead of J. Yes, I agree, this is one massive, incredible, crazy, fun, dramatic thread!

For Wisconsin acceptees, I got exactly the same thing as you guys. So I guess we will just have to wait until the department submits our funding information to this site or us by mail. Just told him- perfect timing because Indiana just blew me off. Now the sting isn't there anymore... but I just won't damn forget this. Two years of waitlists and they just BLEW me off?!

It was in a personal e-mail from my POI. Not completely official yet- a few more things to do and then within two weeks, it will be mine. I'm so stunned. I'm telling you. I've met him before. This almost doesn't surprise me that this POI is being really aggressive when he wants something. Now the really fun thing would be if I get in where he got his PhD...

OH MY GOD! I got what I wanted from Wisconsin!!!! FIVE years of funding plus a 6th year of fellowship support in Israel for an exchange program. I'm absolutely floored. God DAMMIT. Let the battle between OSU and Wisconsin start.

Congrats, Safferz!!! I don't know.. this just came to a shock. I was hoping that after two waitlists, the committee might just actually reward me with an acceptance. I think it'll take a little time to get rid of this sting.

Oh... my god. I just got an e-mail from IU and it's actually a rejection. Wow. Okay, having a new DGS was definitely not to my advantage. Now i don't have to decide between OSU and Indiana, which were my top choices! My job just got easier.

Oh...well... that's new. I wonder if it's to my advantage or not? Keikei, keep your head up! I know it hurts... it does. Really does but it'll only make you stronger. I was just you, in the last two cycles. with a MA in my hand!

Oh, wait, it was a personalized e-mail from IU DGS? Oh good grief. I don't want another conversation with him where things just end on a sad note! They've cut back a lot in the last 5 years as a result of its efforts to fully-fund every single student while dealing with budget cuts. They first cut down to 20 students for 2010, all fully funded. For 2011, they cut back to about 12-15. Now... 10? Yikes. It's about time my subfield gets a spot for the last two years I've tried (and knowing that my POI there hasn't had a new graduate student in a while).

What?? Indiana is actually waking up now? These smattering posts of Indiana on the results board are making me wonder what the heck is going on. I know they admit very, very slowly and don't do "admit weekends", only allowing accepted students to come on a weekend on their own. I do know that if you don't get a rejection e-mail from Indiana at all, chances are that you are on their ranked list. So considered yourself waitlisted until you've been accepted, or rejected on April 15th. ---from a two-timer IU wait-listee

I got four hours of sleep last night... I didn't even make coffee this morning! So... so unbelievably excited about my funded acceptance. I just got off the phone with my MA adviser. I was a little worried that she'd endorse Wisconsin because she really knows my POI there. To my surprise, she actually looked out for my best interests and said that OSU has so much to offer for me and thinks my POI there will simply be excellent for me. From here on, I just need to wait for Wisconsin's funding package and give my POI there a chance. *trying to keep an open mind* Good luck everyone!

Don't worry. I actually learned to put down "The" before Ohio State University. My POI made that correction on my SOP. Sometimes I think about writing to ESPN because they refer that school as "OHIO STATE" on the scoreboards drilling that in my mind...

haig, they fully-fund every accepted student and do very slow rolling admissions. I can't remember the details of the package but I'm sure it's slightly different for everyone. OSU has made that commitment for quite sometime now- much longer than Indiana or Wisconsin. Yes, I've been hush-hush because I'm so superstitious and.. well... it's a little embarassing at times to admit that I'm applying for the third year in a row. Like I have no other life. Wisconsin was a new kid on my list this year so it's quite exciting to be accepted somewhere new for the first time. OSU was a reject last year. My POI took a real pity on me and she was just simply amazing in helping me get back on my feet. She really did like my application but felt that my SOP didn't address all of her concerns... so I'm sure there's more to it.

GUYSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! While someone did post an acceptance for OSU on the survey board, I get to call it FIRST ON THIS BOARD!! I saw that when I was leaving work and I was like, oh man, my password for OSU site is so complicated that I need to be on my laptop to see it. So I walked 40 minutes, probably my fastest commute time ever, back home from work... I just had a really good feeling in my tummy and was pleading to my POI to please, please, pleaseeeee accept me. AND I FREAKING GOT IN!!!! With full-funding!!!! THREE YEARS OF WAITING IS OVER! Now I know what it's like to cry- of happienss, not sadness. OH MY GOD! I called up 2 of my LOR writers- one was actually on her way to teach a senior seminar... hahaha. SO OVER THE MOON! *goes back to more happy dancing*

Yale will be worse.

Uh oh... here comes the kisses of death from Duke...Hang on there, guys!

I'm here! Back to a longggg day of this task. Any Wisconsin admits planning to wait for details before telling their advisers? I am. It'll just make it more exciting! Anyhooowww, genesisy, you are quite mature and thoughtful about the process- meaning that you realize that a MA would have helped you better understand what you want to get out of a PhD program. I agree with SD- cohort size can depend on the number of faculty members. But let give me you some thoughts: I applaud you. 1) My MA is an interdisciplinary one. I ended up being my own cohort with a few students a year ahead or behind me. I relied more on the PhD students (actually in literature, not history!) for support and they were just simply amazing. They believed in me and my work. Still, I would've appreciated more support from the history folks. So your peers will just depend on how receptive other PhD students are to you and you being in a non-traditional discipline. 2) You may want to check out job placement rates for the Ethnic Studies programs. I've seen them around (thanks, Work), they do get placed somewhere. You need to sell your work and prove yourself that you are a historian. Your POI need to train you as a historian. I know of one tenured at OSU who did her Ethnic Studies PhD at Davis and another at Wisconsin from Irvine who I would plan to work with if I go to Wisconsin. 3) Congratulations on getting into NU straight out of undergrad. That is a real achievement. You do need to be cautious if the POI is basically the only person you can work with, then you need to re-think. But, first, ask your NU POI about your application- were there any other faculty members who read it with interest? You may be surprised. Your POI must've shared your application with others that may have helped you get in- certainly there was enough departmental support. yay to another week of comedy and drama from oseirus!

Guys! After messing with the site some more, I found it!!!! Ive been recommended for admissions at Wisconsin!!! Yup, that's what I meant by my little post the other day about my POI sending me a response that he expects good news and details to follow, after I emailed him ( he told me to after our conversation in December) Now I'm really happy!

Princeton, what I've heard is more interested in having their students focus on their studies and research. NYU is a different story. The 5 year fellowship deal is merely the administration's tactic to clamp down unionization efforts by graduate students. Teaching option is available and you would slimy be paid extra for the courses you teach.

During the debate over what to do about the Jewish refugees during World War II, the US government considered placing them in Alaska. That idea was shot down. (the refugees ended up in a little camp in Oswego, New York.) Hitler had a long-time girlfriend whom he married about a week before his suicide. During the Hellenstic period, Jews were so integrated into the society that it was impossible to tell who was a Jew and who was a pagan without lifting up his tunic.

Okay... is it Monday yet? I'm beginning to get concerned about my UW status.... nothing in the mail (dammit, I just told PO that I changed my address and just had the time to change it now on the website.) Congrats to all the good news on the results survey board!