Marcion

Which school?

The Seminary is going through tough times and the money seems to be a problem. Here is a brief write up from a few years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/nyregion/as-union-theological-seminary-plans-to-sell-air-rights-some-see-a-moral-quandary.html

This is the sad truth of the matter.

The schools become very clear once you start googling random schools and seeing patterns... and sadly, they are predictable patterns: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Stanford, UPenn, UChicago, etc. Basically the elite schools. As for good funding, I would say good funding is `1) all tuition covered, 2) a stipend which makes the cost of living doable in that area and 3) some extra perks like conference and research expenses.

Sorry mate...

It doesn't. My friends are Union have struggled since day one due to the lack of funding. It also seems to only be getting worse.

The best and most advice was this: only go to a PhD program with good mentors, in a place you want to live, with good funding, and gives you a chance of a job.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Depends the school but yeah, it is a bit of a trap question...

I would second the STM at YDS. They have a lot of money to give (always good if you have to do it). Avoid HDS as they have no funding for the ThM.

Expect to be asked where else you applied. Other questions will be like, "Do you see yourself more a researcher or as an educator?" I was asked, "How do you describe your work, what "type" of scholar do you consider yourself?" You might get asked, "What have you been reading lately?" One of my friends was asked that recently.

Has anyone heard anything from Vandy's PhD in Historical Studies?

That sucks

Good luck!!!

Didn't they meet yesterday or Monday? I am guessing we will know end of next week or by the start of March.

I can confirm that my low GRE but my high grades, good recommendations, and publications raised concerns at Stanford. My advisers were called personally and asked why the gap. I am not sure what other schools do or have done but that is my antidotal experience. It's possible some schools have rejected me outright due to my poor GRE score but who knows.

Got invited to a second interview with Stanford University on the 24th... wish me luck...

Communal suffering I guess?

*gulp* FAS Will Cut Grad Student Admissions by 4.4 Percent http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/2/13/fas-reduces-graduate-admissions/

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

Did they mention how many limbs we would need to cut off?

Sorry, not sorry? But seriously, sucks it is bad news but I agree that getting *something* is better than nothing.

You are right, *sigh*

When do you think its okay to email a POI and ask what is going on?