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Not sure. If you didn't receive an email telling you to check the website, then there are several possibilities. One, the system hasn't sent it yet. May take awhile to send all of them. Two, the department is rejecting in chunks. That just seems unlikely; it sounds very inefficient. My application wouldn't have been an *easy* one to reject, frankly. So there's no reason for efficiency's sake to reject in chunks, as far as I can tell. Three, you are wait-listed or accepted. Edit: What I mean by "easy" is this: There are some apps that are easier to reject: lower numbers, sloppy writing, unknown undergrads and letter-writers, etc. I could understand a department making a quick, first cut on the basis of these factors *and* sending out a first round of eliminations. I don't think that's what happened here. My numbers are strong, went to a top MA, etc. I tend to think this is good news for people who didn't receive an email today. But see my post below, regarding delays in email processing...

Check below all of that stuff. Should say something about a notification ready be viewed (or something to that effect).

Notre Dame rejections out.

That's why I enabled email push notifications on my phone...

Hahaha! That's a great term: threadjacked.

Sorry, I really messed up your thread here. I heard from a friend that though it's difficult to find jobs in philosophy, the demand is a bit higher for those who include ancient as an AOS. So while there's no "shortage" of philosophers even in this area, perhaps it's somewhat easier to get a job in ancient than it would be in, say, metaphysics. But yeah, as for tablets: I, too, want to switch to a tablet. In seriousness, I've been lugging around this heavy laptop for six years. I'm too old for this. edit: Oh, by the way, I have a reading knowledge of Greek, though it's atrophied a bit. I'm not interested in ancient philosophy, but I admire those who are.

The wait is killing me. I feel like yelling at someone. I should probably stay indoors today.

I love the user name. ah-krah-TACE. How did you use Greek characters in your user name? And do you know Greek, or do you know just some of the basic philosophical vocabulary? Having a Greek language background is a commodity in philosophy these days. OK, now back to your questions. I'm not competent to answer them. But good luck!!!

I do treat continental as a different discipline for the most part. I draw on the work of continental philosophers, just as I often draw on the work of psychologists, sociologists, historians, etc., though perhaps to a different extent.

Carnegie-Mellon is going to admit people very soon. A post around 12:45 a.m. Eastern time claims admission to the PAL program (Pure and Applied Logic).

I think these are fine examples, and they deserve attention as exceptions to what I've seen as a rule, regarding rigor. But do you see meaning in the divide in terms of style? Surely you do. To me, there's just no question that there's a stylistic difference that roughly divides modern philosophy into two. Perhaps my point about rigor is more controversial. But I'm pretty confident that there's a meaningful stylistic difference. Do you agree on that point?

Great, great question. This merits a thread of its own. If you accept the continental-analytic distinction, then depending on whom you place in the category of continental, you may believe that the writing of continental philosophers tends to be less rigorous. Before someone launches into criticism, note that these people are *not* saying that continental philosophers are less intelligent, that the content of their work isn't as profound, that they are less capable, that they're not doing philosophy, etc. Many of those who are labeled 'continental' simply aren't writing in the style of contemporary analytic philosophy-- a style that places certain demands on the writer. So it's *not* a criticism of continental philosophers that the writing is less rigorous. Also the generalization admits of exceptions. That why I use the words 'tend', 'many of', etc. It's a general observation based on limited experience.

We’ve had four quiet days in terms of notifications. But this certainly isn’t unprecedented. February 8 through February 12, 2012, were five, very quiet days. Then, on February 13 and 14, 2012, five schools released results. I think something similar will happen this week.

Now, here's my reason for disliking Plato: "He's continental."

Pittsburgh HPS acceptance on Feb. 10. Not sure whether that really helps us re: philosophy.

Saint Louis University. Decent program. Good for medieval or religion. Near Washington University in St. Louis. https://www.slu.edu/department-of-philosophy/graduate-program February 15.

I think this particular thread is lighthearted. I don't feel too passionately about my post regarding Kierkegaard. I evaluate a philosopher in terms of content and form. On these metrics, Kierkegaard is one of my least favorites. But I don't deny his contribution.

I agree with everything said here. I want to add something. Numbers are not everything. Numbers are one thing. But how women are actually treated is another thing.

I believe that the best way to learn about the climate is to talk to women who are experiencing it. I think that's the best you can possibly do. If anyone thinks your request is odd, then that *right there* is evidence of a problem. They should be ready and enthusiastically willing to help you connect with women in the department. Any other response is evidence of a problem.

You're trolling, right? I can't always detect sarcasm...

I gotta say, my undergraduate education was incredibly deprived in this regard. It is a shame. I think people underestimate the importance of the undergraduate experience. Even after the MA at a top-six, I feel a bit behind those who had the quality undergraduate experience. Those are formative years. I hope to have children, and when I do, I'll encourage them to attend schools where I know they'll have access to this kind of education.

I started a separate thread related to this, so I hope people will move this important conversation there. It deserves a dedicated thread.

Would you continue the conversation about Peter Ludlow, Colorado, Rutgers, Northwestern, etc., here? Otherwise the acceptance thread becomes the everything thread. For me, having separate threads divided by conversation is helpful for sorting through posts/comments. And in my view, this conversation is too important to be a sub-topic in an acceptance thread.

Well I must admit that I often treat the grinder as merely a means.

I'm sure most of you already read this, but I think this is interesting: http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2009/03/so-who-is-the-most-important-philosopher-of-the-past-200-years.html