EccentricAcademic

Yes, mine said late March onwards

I'm waiting. I applied to the Oriental Institute.

Ok, there was one (not going to try to find it) that said, after an acceptance, something like, "I saw a moose today and took it as a good omen. It was." And then someone afterwards who was rejected, something like: "Did not see a moose." LOL.

How would you know someone was doing that (stealing your general idea before you published) unless you were constantly monitoring every research outlet?

Ok, well I plan to send my manuscript to a publisher soon. So I guess I would pretty much beat anyone. It's a toss up - send in original research or send in a slightly less great term paper?

I'm a newbie. What's supposed to happen in this thread? Are we supposed to gush or cry about our decisions? Or discuss what we're choosing?

I guess I shouldn't be afraid that that would happen. It's already been given out. But I've always wondered. I guess I could have legal recourse too. Not that it's happened. But still. I could have sent something less original, but I wanted to show everyone what I'm capable of.

Contacting professors. Getting good GRE scores -- but don't hesitate to apply because of a low GRE score in one area if that area isn't absolutely crucial to your field. You CAN get into good schools with good funding with a low GRE in one area if you have other areas that are shining. I'm proof. Making sure I only applied to programs that I was an absolute fit for. Demonstrating through EVERYTHING that I was an absolute fit for that program. I mean writing sample, resume, SOP, everything. Highlight what makes you fit for that program, but remain absolutely honest at the same time. They will appreciate that you know you fit, and appreciate that you have other facets as well. Finally, stay in contact with the department. Show you are interested. Be proactive. Don't be a pest, but don't sit in the background invisible and wait for some rain from on high. Let them know that you care about their program, and most importantly - make sure you really do care about the program. I deeply care about every program I applied to. I seriously love them all and don't know how I am going to choose. And, I think that came across in my applications. Oh, and did I mention that contacting professors is probably the most important thing? By the way, I must repeat that contacting professors helps. Even if you don't get in - you get a network of scholars that can be invaluable in the future.

Hey all, Has anyone been concerned about sending in a really good writing sample (that you plan to publish) and possibly having a scholar at a school you apply to stealing your research before you publish it? Another perk to publishing quickly, huh?

It paid off to ask and clarify the date. What I'm starting to learn is that no one minds questions of a reasonable and polite nature; in fact, it shows your interest and can be in your favor. They know you are considering other places. Be the person that asks and is informed, than the person that guesses. That's the kind of person these schools want to admit anyway.

I got rejected on the 10th. If you haven't heard anything, maybe there's good news??? Who knows?

I was never interviewed, and haven't heard anything. Not quite sure what's going on here. Do you have to be shortlisted at Princeton to be considered for admission? I can't tell.

Yes, very helpful

I was crying over getting rejected by another school. Then boom - you're admitted! It made my day. I made sure to tell them this when I responded. It. Made. My. Day.

I was accepted to a school but not ready to choose between schools yet. I still need to wait a bit. The school in question does not have clear deadlines for when to accept. Is it ok to ask them or does it put my acceptance at risk?

Did anyone apply this year? I did.

I gave two pages for most. I'm a wordy, wordy person.

I contacted most professors before considering applying. If I had to do it over, I would definitely do it. They all were very interested in my research, helped me to build up a network of people in my field, and helped me know how to best apply to their programs. I even gained a mentor from the process, even though I couldn't apply to that program. One even said that if I didn't get in, to contact him and he would let me know what to do for next time. It cannot hurt to contact before. That being said, it shouldn't hurt to not contact. If you're an obvious fit, shouldn't you fare better than the person who contacted but wasn't such a good candidate?

Not sure….But I'm keeping my stuff open just in case. You might note that some people upload their results on weekends. By the way, I love your subject. Medieval anything.

So I found three dumb mistakes in my writing sample (what can I say, it's ongoing research) and I contacted the two schools that got those samples and asked: 1. Have the committees met yet? 2. May I send a revised copy. Both times they were incredibly kind, no one had met yet, and one school let me completely replace the sample. I'm glad I had the chutzpah to ask; they were happy to help and it made my application better. I guess my new motto is: asking (usually) never hurts. The worst that anyone can say is "no" and then a polite, "thank you" is the best response.

That's a good rule of thumb, thanks. Are the dates on the results page real time, or are the put ahead or behind a few hours?

Of course, that's essentially what you're saying.

The thing is, the department shortlists and then interviews. Does not getting shortlisted= rejection, or = something else?

You assign a date to an ancient document yourself after intense study, and are super-proud because this document hasn't been dated before, and you have evidence to back up your dating. So you proudly send that as a writing sample and then realize that you gave the wrong date in your bibliography. Oh well. I dated it myself. I guess I'm the only authority? Do they read the bibliographies THAT closely????

If anyone has knowledge that I do not have, please feel free to enlighten me. I have applied to Princeton's Near Eastern Studies Ph.D. and have not heard a thing; however I see on the results that people are getting either rejections or invited for interviews (shortlisted) for the same program. Is there some kind of in-between state that I do not know about? That they do not say? I'm reasoning that if I haven't been shortlisted or outright rejected (since I haven't heard from them) then I've been placed in a different category? I've made sure I haven't missed a call or email, and nothing has arrived in the mail. Perhaps I'm being impatient. Princeton has so far proved enigmatic at best.