astreaux
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Wow. Way to go with the notifications, Duke!
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No, your quant score does not disqualify you from consideration. I have a number of great offers this cycle, and although my verbal is 99th percentile, my quant score is actually a couple of points lower than yours.
The biggest takeaway lesson from my cycle was that having a single red mark on your application is not a deal breaker if the program is a great fit for your research interests. That said, apply broadly. Identify several more schools that could be good fits for you. The admissions process is full of surprises because decisions are made by human beings. There's no magical formula. I was rejected from most of the programs that I thought were my best shots, and admitted to programs that I considered way out of my league.
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It's too late for this cycle, but for those interested in studying philosophy and law, Berkeley Law has an interdisciplinary PhD program (Jurisprudence and Social Policy) that allows you to choose "philosophy and law" as your major field. Some students apply to the PhD program alone. Others apply to the PhD and JD programs together.
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This is a very good question, and I will be interested to see what other responses you get. I attended a low-prestige commuter school for undergrad, but I worked with top notch professors there who gave me a number of opportunities to distinguish myself academically, and who gave me (according to PhD programs that have since admitted me) outstanding LOR. I have several good offers, including the two most prestigious public programs in my field. Not a single private PhD program admitted me.
I honestly do not know if this is a pattern or a coincidence, and in the end, I don't know if it matters. Institutional prestige (particular insofar as it's a proxy for academic rigor) obviously counts for something, but I am living, breathing proof that it's possible to get into highly competitive PhD programs from highly uncomeptitive undergrad schools if you work hard to set yourself apart as someone who will thrive in a more challenging environment.
Best of luck to you with your applications!
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Why is it taking Harvard and JHU to send out rejections? Aren't they done accepting already? And also, why do many get emailed by POIs regarding rejections and none of mine have sent any personal notes...? Just wondering.
Those who get emails re: rejections usually initiate the discussion themselves. I would encourage you to contact the graduate coordinator at both programs if you're eager for status updates.
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Someone just posted on the results page that the Graduate assistant from Duke said rejections are coming. Can anyone confirm?
I contacted Fonda Anthony, Duke's graduate program coordinator, who confirmed that "Our admissions committee met several times to review and select the candidates to whom they wanted to offer admission and those candidates have been notified. The decline letters will be sent soon."
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Got an email (answer from Thom Wall on my email) from Harvard with rejection
Sorry to hear it-- I did too. It's disappointing, of course, but huge props to Harvard for how quickly and courteously they respond to email.
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Still haven't heard anything from Chicago. I realize this was asked a few days ago, but it seems like a number of rejections have been sent out since then, but is anyone else still anticipating a response? I'm considering sending another email to see what the deal is, but considering Chicago's track record on that front I imagine I shouldn't bother.
Still waiting. The website says not to bug them unless we don't hear by Friday 3/7.
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Hoping for official rejections soon from Chicago and Duke... that will be the dot on my last i and the cross on my last t. Congrats to those who have made decisions!
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They also have a nice cigar bar, if you want to be a really pretentious grad student. Yale stipends being what they are, you might be able to make it work.
If he wants to be a really pretentious grad student, Kermit Lynch's wine shop is in Berkeley. It's the mothership of traditionally made wines., and it's already in my Berkeley pros column
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I haven't been accepted by Chicago, and I haven't heard anything about MAPSS. I'm assuming that it will be a long shot for me to get an offer for the MA program at this point and that I'll be shut out altogether.
Chicago's website says it ain't over until next Friday. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more MAPSS offers, though. Some folks applied directly there and are submitting MAPSS acceptances here, but in previous years, those who applied and were rejected to the PhD program posted their MAPSS offers as PhD rejections a few days later. Perhaps those notifications will go out next.
So as Toni said, don't give up hope.
https://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/announcement/admissions-decisions-being-sent-out
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For what it's worth (and it's worth a lot given the unprofessional communication some of us have had from other departments) he got back to me almost instantly, and he seemed genuinely eager to let folks know exactly where they are in the process.Awesome, thank you for checking and so promptly responding. Fingers crossed for you all!
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Has anyone contacted Harvard re decision releases for govt PhD? I know we've been saying next week, but is that just a hypothesis or is that coming from their grad student administrator?
I did. Thom Wall confirmed that there have been no offers yet, and that decisions will be made next week at the earliest-- probably late next week.
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There is only one person on the results board who talks about a master's offer from Chicago. Notice there is one from NYU as well.
I haven't heard from them either and am baffled at what they could possibly be doing at this point, but suffice it to say, I would definitely not accept a consolation master's offer.
The chicago MAPSS offer is a direct copy of one posted last year. Perhaps it's simply meant as a warning.
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This is probably a dumb question, but I have to ask … how do you know if your tuition is subtracted from your listed stipend amount on your fellowship offer, or if that number is independent of the tuition costs? My offer worded it like this:
$xx,xxx academic year stipend.
The department pays for your tuition and fees (including the student services fee, campus fee, class pass/transit fee, and
document management fee), estimated at $xx,xxx, and your health insurance, estimated at $xx,xxx. If you are not a
X state resident, the department will also pay for your nonresident supplemental tuition (NRST), estimated at
$xx.xxx.
Does this mean that my tuition is part of the stipend figure listed, or not?
The stipend should be separate money paid to you on top of your tuition/fees remission and health insurance.
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The graduate program coordinator at Harvard confirms "no notifications have been made as of yet. We hope to have admissions decisions available sometime next week -- most likely toward the end of the week."
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Love the person who expected to get into Yale and the person above them who tells them what's up...Bless you, GradCafe.
Has to be a troll, right? Or one of these...
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And there is Yale #3!
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Just receive informal email from Professor Hyde. Yale accepted.
Awesome! Congratulations!
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I decided to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance today instead of checking email/gradcafe.
I have been mostly unsuccessful so far.
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Anyone else convinced that the Yale adcom ordered in a pizza and plans to send out hundreds of acceptances any minute now? I mean, it's not that late in CT...
At what age does your age become a disadvantage for top programs?
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First year PhD student here who had multiple offers from top programs-- at twice the age of the youngest first year PhD students in my program.
If the fit, grades, scores, recs, and statement(s) meet the programs' expectations, your life experiences should enhance your application.