sar1906

Definitely. As far as pedigree goes, it speaks to the public image of the program, but the public image is one thing, while the concrete life of the program is another completely. Looking at the placement records of each program would help clarify the differences. Are you looking to continue on to a PhD?

OK. What are your areas of interest and have you looked at the placement for each program?

When did you hear from UNM? Is it a funded position?

I mean, it sounds like she genuinely doesn't know, which means you'll just have to check and see when the time comes.

Gotcha. Well it sounds like it could go either way. Depends on how much movement there is on the wait-list.

You wrote s/he DOESN'T expect it will budge, and then "from what s/he said the wait list WILL budge." Which is it? If she doesn't expect it will budge then she doesn't expect they will be able to extend you an offer, but you can stop by to double-check.

It took me almost four years after reading Nietzsche until I could read Kant. What did reading Nietzsche do to you?

So you're thinking about re-applying to get into a higher-ranked program? Could you live with yourself if you abandon this position and end up getting shut-out next year?

Definitely. When I asked the DGS from one of the SPEP schools, he basically said, "I don't why. We easily could have selected you, but we didn't."

Congrats! Was that off the wait list? I could have sworn someone said they emailed the DGS and received the response that they had sent out all notifications. Maybe that was BU?

To the individual accepted to Memphis with funding. Were you originally on a funding wait-list and what is the package like?

The University of Oregon Philosophy program's Colin Koopman works on Foucaul. Emory, Penn State, and Vanderbilt. John Protevi at LSU.

Cool. So you've been accepted or you are finding out for next admissions season? Have you visited? I think a major consideration for thinking about the quality of the program is the placement rankings, which you should be able to find on the department website. How fixed are you in terms of research interests? Emory might provide a slightly more diverse philosophical climate if you are interested in branching out a bit.

I definitely associate DePaul with the heavier continental work, especially German Idealism and Heidegger, whereas I associate Emory strongly with American philosophy in addition to its various other areas of specialty. I don't think you can go wrong at either. Are you going in with a M.A.?

Update just posted. Rejected from Fordham.