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Structural_Realist

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  1. Hey All, I'm coming out of gradcafe retirement to talk about the situation here at UW-Madison. After talking to Russ, I can confirm that the Scott Walker budget was *entirely irrelevant* to Russ' decision to leave. Madison made him a generous retention offer, and, suffice it to say, he is not leaving because of money (or perks). Our department is well-liked by the administration, so it is likely that we will be able to retain other faculty members who are recruited (to put this in perspective, we recently were able to keep a faculty member who was recruited by the University of Pittsburgh). To be more explicit, Russ is not predicting a mass exodus, and he has no evidence that other faculty members are trying to leave. So that's the good news. Here is the bad news: (1) Russ will be taking the metaethics workshop with him. (2) Due to Scott Walker, there is a 0% chance that we will be able to make a senior offer in the next three years. If I can help answer any questions about UW-Madison, feel free to contact me. For what it's worth, I love it here. Although we're facing a setback, I can't think of a more supportive community with whom to face it. Structural_Realist
  2. Thanks zblaesi, I'm thrilled to be going to UW-Madison. I was not shut out, as it happens, but I declined WUSTL this evening (so maybe your declining of Madison set in motion a chain reaction that will get offers to shut-out people).
  3. Just accepted to UW-Madison (after previously having been rejected from the wait list).
  4. Accepted to WUSTL! This duck is moving to St. Louis!
  5. I was just accepted to Cincinnati off the wait list. It looks like this duck has an option!
  6. Who am I kidding; the answer I was looking for is "whiskey."
  7. I have experience with the graduate programs of NIU and the London School of Economics. Feel free to contact me for information (spoiler: they are both incredible, but for different reasons).
  8. I don't think it's difficult to account for all of our observational content (this is mostly a synthesis of what others have written): (1) There are at least 15 people on the wait list (but we don't have any evidence that the wait list has only 15 people on it). (2) 5 applicants are more special than all the others on the wait list, but there is no ranking among the top 5. (2.5) It's possible that 10 or 12 applicants are more special than all the others. (3) It's not the case that each applicant has been assigned a number from 1-15, such that this number corresponds how special that applicant is (the wording of the email did not warrant a stronger reading that would deny 2.5; all mine said was that "there is not a ranked order to the list"). Let's assume that Madison is aiming for an incoming class of 5. The large wait list might sound gratuitous, but it may be quite reasonable. Madison is #22 on the gourmet report, so there are 105 positions at schools that are ranked better than Madison (assuming that each school wants 5 applicants). If a school's gourmet report ranking is somewhat positively correlated with its desirability to applicants, and if the same applicants are often attractive to the same schools, then it makes sense for Madison to have a large wait list.
  9. If you're referring to my earlier post, then it certainly was not a typo! Wisconsin notified me today that I am in the top 15 on the wait list.
  10. I got basically the same email, except that mine said '15' where yours said '5.'
  11. The visit went really well. I don't think that had anything to do with my status. It's a matter of numbers; when they invite 10 people and only have 5 spots, half of us will not be accepted during the first round. I have a lot of respect for all of the applicants I met during the visit and I don't think I was entitled to be chosen over them.
  12. I've lived in Upstate NY for many years, and I currently live in New Orleans. If you visit Tulane, keep in mind that the weather is still beautiful this time of year. It gets pretty hot and very humid May-September, though. Also, there are a lot of nice things about Rochester that you might not see on a campus brochure. Here's four: (1) The Red Fern has, by far, the best vegan food I've ever had north of the Mason-Dixon line (their vegan cheese board will blow your mind); (2) it's not too far from quiet canal towns like Fairport, and you can bike along the Erie Canal for miles (one summer, a friend and I did the entire 365 mile canal in 4 glorious days); (3) you're not too far from the finger lakes; and (4) you can see great music at Eastman.
  13. I am in the same boat regarding NYU. I have not received my rejection letter from them yet.
  14. I have not heard either. I plan to wait at least three days before contacting them (I am late in the alphabet).
  15. I can confirm one rejection from Pittsburgh (email to check website) and one from Rice (email).
  16.     You should contact the school to find out what their deferring policy is. It might not be as difficult as you think. I know one student who was interested in two PhD programs: she accepted an offer from school A, but school B let her defer for a year (the expectation was that she could switch to school B if she wanted to, but she had no obligation to do so). I actually deferred an offer once, and it was as simple as filling out an online form.
  17. Can anyone confirm a Pittsburgh rejection? I haven't heard anything at all, and I'm wondering if I should still assume I've been rejected or start hoping I'm on an unofficial wait list.
  18. I'm a huge fan of white-boards. There's nothing more satisfying than confidently blasting through a logic proof on a white board in the comfort of your own home.
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