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    PhD Applications Fall '17 Season

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    1 minute ago, rheya19 said:

    Does anyone know if Boston University, U British Columbia, and Harvard interview? I don't know if I'm getting into any of them, but it'd be nice to have a sense of what might happen.

     

    Harvard does not. Mass email. I have heard of POI calling on the day of emailing.

    PhD Applications Fall '17 Season

    in Religion

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    Just now, rheya19 said:

    I really thought I would be a good fit there, and I've created an original research approach, which is difficult to do in early Christian studies. :( 

    Someday. Someday I'll publish groundbreaking research, and they'll be like, "Wow, I wish she was a student at OUR school. Oh wait, she applied and we rejected her. This is almost the same thing as when J.K. Rowling couldn't get Harry Potter published, and now everyone loves her and she's a zillionaire... JUST LIKE ANDREA IS NOW WITH HER GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH." So there.

     

    I am so glad we share these fantasies. Harvard rejected me for MTS... I'm not bitter...

    PhD Applications Fall '17 Season

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    Received a "soft" rejected or hard "wait list" from Vandy. Basically, my POI called me and said that I am not officially rejected but the people who they have given the first offers too will most likely take it and if not, there are people higher than me on the wait list. That being said, he said my SOP was strong and he is excited to see where my research goes and told me to keep in contact, catch him at a conference, and even think about him as an external reader. He told me to call back late March if I had not heard anything official from the school and see what is up, but he recommended not to get my hopes up. All in all, a pretty good resulted all things considered. Sad, but not heart broken and hopeful that I have made a new friend/ally.

    PhD Applications Fall '17 Season

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    1 hour ago, Averroes MD said:

    I keep telling myself not to get my hopes up, so that they don't come crashing down. After all, I've made peace with my very good back up plan. But alas, I can't help but get my hopes up. Harvard would be a dream come true. 

    The next few days are going to be difficult... Sigh.

     

    I am right there with you mate. Harvard is my dream school and I believe it is a perfect fit. Not for the branding (although that helps), but the people their fit me like a glove with their interests, all of their resources, their amazing archives, and so on. It would just be perfect... Damn it... now I am getting emotional :(:(

    Best Ethics Divinity Programs

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    Just now, misterrager said:

    Are you familiar with the strength of the new Faith & Ecology program? I assume the foundation of many concentrate courses would be highly ethical in nature. 

    It is a brand new problem, so we have not tested it yet but it the product of a lot of work with the Forestry School (https://environment.yale.edu/). Students are expected to take classes at both, and yes, ethics are involved. But like most of the MARs, they are pretty flexible:

    http://divinity.yale.edu/academics/degree-and-certificate-requirements/concentrated-master-arts-religion-mar/religion-and

    At least fifteen credit hours must be taken in the area of religion and ecology, as well as six credit hours from the School of Forestry.  In addition, fifteen credit hours of study in Bible, theology and/or history are required, with a minimum of three credit hours of each.

    It allows a good mix but we shall have to see what happens.

    Best Ethics Divinity Programs

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    7 minutes ago, misterrager said:

    I applied to the MAR Comp because i didn't have adequate undergraduate preparation in the field. Ive heard that the MAR Comp is a little less competitive than the MARc. I also hear it is possible to switch from comprehensive to concentrated after a year or so of study? 

     

    Yes you can but the funding for the MAR Comp is usually 50% not 75% (which is the typical package). But yeah changing is very easy, just have to get a staff member to support you and explain why you want to change. We have the MARs changing all the time.

    PhD Applications Fall '17 Season

    in Religion

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    24 minutes ago, rheya19 said:

     "Hail, John Harvard, full of scholasticism! Blessed art thou amongst Anglicans, and blessed is the fruit of thy loins, Harvard University. Pray for us now and at the hour of our funding. Amen."

    My husband's going to wonder why there are lipstick kisses on the monitor....

    Oh John Harvard, guide my admissions, make my statement true, my research original, and my acceptance assured. Amen.

    Which Tier 2 Programs Place Well

    in Religion

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    3 hours ago, jsant09 said:

    I wasn't really intending to distinguish between types of institutions but mostly just any tenure track position. That definitely does make a difference though. I guess I am just thinking about programs such as Claremont Graduate U, SMU, FSU, Rice, Loyola, Fordham, etc. I understand all of these to be very good programs, but have little information on how their graduates fare when applying for positions at like institutions.

    Depends the sub-field as well.

    PhD Applications Fall '17 Season

    in Religion

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    6 minutes ago, rheya19 said:

    I'm still stressing about Harvard! Why are you starting with BU??

    Harvard should be end of next week I believe... no idea about BU. But I am not overly stressed over BU, I would take Rice over BU if the other do not let me in.

    PhD at average Grad School: What's even the point?

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    4 hours ago, rheya19 said:

    It also depends upon what kind of work you produce in your PhD and the contacts you make throughout the field. You could write a ground-breaking dissertation, or gain the attention of respected researchers who want to give you interesting post-doc opportunities.  It also depends upon your career goals. I'm honestly hoping to be the head of a Humanities department at a small state school or community college someday, so I can protect those kinds of programs from the budget cuts and general de-valuing they're facing. Some people want to be well-known researchers and writers, but never see the inside of a classroom. Some people want tenure at an Ivy league research institution. Others might take their degree and apply it to a non-academic industry, like journalism or a non-profit or specific businesses, etc, etc. Ivy league educations are great, but I don't think they're always necessary.

    Given the state of the job market, you kind of have to be all things to all people (couldn't help myself). Another thing. I have friends teaching at Community Colleges and smaller Liberal Arts schools with top 2nd tier degrees like FSU. Given the job market, people from Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and all over the place are applying for these jobs but the hiring boards can smell two things a) desperation and b ) being used as a stepping stone. My wife went to a great school in the mid west, old and respected, and very well ranked, but because it was in the midwest, very few people "actually" wanted to live out there. People from top tier schools applied, but the guy who got the job went to Claremont of all places. How? When I spoke with my mates on the hiring board, they knew he had connections to the midwest, he actually loved living there, would not want to move at the first chance, and would teach classes people would actually be interested in. I noticed the same thing at Missouri, Kansas, Nebskra, and other big state schools, sure, they all went to ivy league schools but they are born in or married into the region. This has become great advice for me and really helps me figure out my future. My wife wants to hopefully get us away from the coasts and back to the inland eventually. Because of the investment, small schools do not want to be treated as stepping stones.

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