johndiligent
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Let me know if you're going-- we might be classmates!
For sure. I'm not even close to deciding, but I'll let you know when I do!
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I got accepted to the MA at Toronto too! I suspect that's where I'll end up.
I suspected you did! I'm glad the "shortlisted" e-mail was a good omen, despite its weirdness...
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dead wrong
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Accepted to MA in Religion at the Univ of Toronto today. Good luck to everyone else!
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There will be an "April is It!", I'm sure. I just hope I'm not still looking at the Waiting It Out board by then.
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judgement day
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I'd like an updated status bar on the website for every program that indicates where in the process they are... i.e. Applications Not Yet Reviewed, Initial Offers Sent: 6 Seats Still Available, Etc.
Unrealistic, I suppose, but it would definitely make the whole thing a bit more transparent.
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Or should publication standards go up?
In the humanities, I'd like to think that it's never been enough for one to simply rehash research results. Sure, finding information has become a faster and more convenient process than ever before, but simply finding information isn't what we do. It's approaching information, contextualising it, ruminating over it, analysing it, synthesising it, etc. - that's what takes the bulk of time in research. Whether you google it or you're flipping through yellowed cards in an old filing cabinet, it isn't going to make the important parts any speedier or easier. If anything, having electronic access to a greater repository of information (or the very assumption that you have this access) should exact more rigor from the scholar, as far as I'm concerned.
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muffin tin
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Congrats to both of you!
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application anxiety
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bran muffin
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I've similarly heard that that's a good one.
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I got one of these this year, although I did not "already know it." I had to talk to people on the inside and figure it out for myself, although it wasn't obvious. It could be couched as a either a "qualifying year" or "one year master's program"--I have to admit that I had never heard of a 1 yr masters until I was offered one as my current institution does not offer either a qualifying year or a 1 yr MA. My offer letter contained the verbiage, "Nonetheless, in light of you academic achievements, the Committee Members recommend that you be admitted to..." after pretty standard phrasing for a PhD rejection letter.
Of course, this also shows that you need to read the entire rejection letter, not just the "has not recommended" portion.
Yeah, by "you would probably already know it" I meant in the sense that the OP would likely have been told that he/she'd been accepted to one in the rejection letter.
Way to go, Toronto, on the vague wording, though!
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Love Actually
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Another way to gather this information is via the Results Search (button up top). Search for discipline or a school you're curious about and scroll through the acceptances. One column will tell you the Method of Communication: via Phone, Post, E-mail (pretty popular way of getting an acceptance now)... That'll give you an idea of what methods are most common.
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I think I'd wait on it a bit. When someone says "in a week's time" they don't necessarily mean "in exactly 168 hours". Personally, I'd give them this week to let you know and if you haven't heard by the first of next week, then e-mail or call.
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I think you should absolutely be honest. I don't think they're trying to thwart you, they're just curious. If anything, you might get a better offer from the school, since they'll want to match or better the offers you already have.
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I think, if you're not happy with the offer or the programme, you should absolutely turn it down. The whole intention to transfer thing might backfire on you anyway and besides, you'll need to do very well in the programme prior to transfering, which might be difficult if you already hate it.
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trash heap
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Unknown Soldier
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4.) Once you start reapplying next year, I would get in touch with professors at the programs to which you are applying, if only to email and say, "Hi, my name is X, I'm interested in Y, and I'm wondering if you think Z university would be a good fit for me." There really is something to be said for "fit" -- both socially and intellectually -- and programs want to create cohorts that are both socially cohesive and intellectually complementary. If somebody you contact tells you early on that she doesn't think Z university is the right place for you, then you can save yourself some money and some potential future frustration.
Strongly concur. I'm very surprised at the number of people who feel contacting the professors is a waste of time. If anything, it helped me narrow down my programs of interest from the 21 to 6. I never found a professor who was unwilling to discuss the compatibility of their interests to mine or of the program to me, and it was so helpful in discussing fit in an informed way in the SOP.
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I think it really does help them to get the word out quickly, since if they haven't made the final decisions yet then they'll know that they have an additional spot to work with. So, if you can bear to never know the final outcome - which I'm sure is easier said than done, I think you should do so as soon as possible.
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Actually I've just got a response from one of the schools that I contacted!
And what was the word?
2010 Religion/Theology MA/MTS/MDiv Results
in Religion
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Also accepted to the University of Calgary MA Religious Studies this afternoon.