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Yeah, I found out yesterday. I got a call in the afternoon letting me know the official letter was on the way and was given the basic details over the phone.

Accepted to Fordham off the wait list!

Still waiting on Fordham. I was told there is still movement and potentially a spot available for me, but man am I tired of waiting. I just want to start moving on if that's what I have to do.

Congrats!

Ditto.

I got my MA from NSSR. It is a great department with great professors, but there are a lot of dysfunctional aspects mostly stemming from the administration of the school in general that, in my opinion, warrant giving an offer some serious thought. PM me if you have any questions.

That's what I had to do for my MA in NYC. Partial tuition remission, worked 2-3 part-time jobs, and racked up 50K in debt. Would not recommend, 20/20 hindsight is a bitch.

Many of the schools I looked at state that if you have previous graduate coursework the DGS can evaluate your transcripts to see if previous coursework can satisfy any requirements. But most schools that do this (that I've seen) state that they will only evaluate your transcripts after you've completed a year of coursework already. And as Gnothi-Seauton pointed out, that doesn't mean you will actually be given any credit for previous graduate coursework. Only people within the programs can tell you if you can reliably get transfer credit. Some programs (such as Fordham), actually seem to have separate 'tracks' for those with a prior MA in philosophy (the program requirement deadlines leading up to candidacy are earlier), which leads to a shorter time to degree (if you finish you dissertation in a reasonable amount of time). But from the limited research I've done this is less common.

Just got my rejection letter, too. Hahaha.

Ah damn, I'm really sorry to hear that. I'm just sitting here waiting for my rejection, too.

I see a couple of rejections went up for Chicago's Committee on Social Thought. Has anyone on this forum who applied there heard anything yet?

Here's my shameless plea: Is there anyone else (aside from @lisamadura) admitted to Fordham that thinks they will probably turn down the offer? I'm ranked pretty high on the wait list I've been told.

Hey I hear ya. While I am not faced with the prospect of moving, should I get accepted off the waitlist from Fordham and decide to go I will need to give up the security of a paying job and face the opportunity costs of at least 5 more years of paltry pay and the inability to contribute equally to my family's well-being. Plus my wife and I are planning to try to have a baby soon. All of this is to say I am terrified of the life-change that comes along with starting a grad program. I can't shake the feeling that I will be doing something selfish and irresponsible for my family, despite that fact that my wife supports me in my desire to get my PhD, and that we'd be better off if I just found a better paying job. As for moving, particularly up north out of the south, there is definitely going to be some culture shock. The first 6-8 months are going to be hard. Staying connected to friends back home is going to be important, as is making new friends who can help you through and make you feel less isolated. Luckily you have a built in opportunity for that with your cohort. Having an activity or hobby that you find comfort in can go a long way toward keeping you centered and can be another avenue for making new friends. Usually the student health insurance schools offer makes it cheap and easy to talk to mental health professionals in counseling centers if you ever feel you need it. As disorienting as moving is, through these (and other) coping mechanisms you will start laying down new roots without realizing it, and and some point the disorientation will be replaced with confidence.

Nat had reached out and they were pretty vague, saying that they were nearing the final round of review and would let everyone know once that finished up. Also, on the results page someone posted and said: wrote an email to admissions those waiting for PhD Social Sciences. Here's their response: "All applications are currently in final review;Official notification of decisions are made after the review of all applications and usually begins the last week of February or first week of March. All official decisions are sent by email" THE WAIT IS TORTURE!! There was another post on the results page some time later that said the decisions would be out by March 15, but it was deleted soon after. So I really don't know what to think at this point. I just want to get it all over with already.

I wonder what the confidence level is for the Committee on Social Thought sending our their decisions this week.