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I wouldn't stress too much about Yale. You have to have just as much luck as you do skill/talent/accomplishments to get into Yale.

To be quite frank, I don't think anyone is "too competitve" for any top 50 program, especially if you only have a B.A. I would never label myself "too competive" for any History Ph.D. program and I will be very grateful for every/any acceptance I recieve.

"Being endorsed by [big-name advisor] will help you publish more than being from [insert ivy name here]" One would do well to remember that these two things (big-name advisor and big-name ivy) are NOT mutually exclusive. It is quite possible - even probable for some - that the best advisor for your interests is at an Ivy or other brand-name school. Of course, this is not always - and quite often - not the case; it all depends on your field and your sub-interests within that field.

Am I the only one among us who has not gotten in anywhere (yet)?

The UC school system took (is taking) a terrible hit, as did Harvard.

The list seems good, though I'm not quite sure how you managed to not include Chicago when you're hoping to study economic history...

I messaged you Rockeater.

RockEater, I'm also doing 20th century American. Hopefully we'll find out soon!

"Beautiful campus, northshore suburban Evanston right outside city limits, good program, and don't they full fund?" All of that AND it's the perfect fit for me. Northwestern is by far my top choice. I just want to know!

I couldn't be more excited! The decisions we recieve within the coming weeks will significantly shape the rest of our lives.

Has anyone heard from / anything about Northwestern? This is my dream school - I'm pretty sure I would sell my soul for a spot.

"I think some serious stuff might go down this week....!" I agree! I can feel it! "I honestly think having some schools answer so much earlier is worse somehow." Don't expect any sympathy cards from me! I haven't heard a peep from anyone!

Congrats to the Berkeley acceptee!

I'm really into queer theory / queer history and a lot of the faculty there, as you probably know, are very involved in that. What about you?

I also applied to the American Studies Ph.D. at NYU.

Congrats to the Michigan Sate acceptee!

jmb04, I noticed you are doing 19th-century French art. My favorite painting is "The Death of Hyacinth" (Broc). I am by no means an art historian, (I'm an Americanist historian) but I thought you might appreciate this.

"I had professors at several Ivy league departments tell me that having a good GPA from a prestigious school was an integral component of an application they would accept." That is very interesting. Most, if not all, of the professors I have spoken with say that a good GPA is very important, but prestige/ranking of undergrad is hardly considered, if at all. I guess this just goes to show you that every adcom/professor has a different way of looking at applications, even within the same program!

Who cares if you went to Princeton for undergrad? Certainly not the adcoms. Where you did your undergrad is largely irrelevant. An applicant with a BA in History from Princeton is no more (or less) qualified than an applicant with a BA in History from Wayne State.* A quick glance at the CVs and biographies of current grad students on department websites makes it VERY clear that the prestige/ranking of one's undergraduate institution is not taken into consideration. *I attended neither of these schools.

I'm wondering if this is fake. I mean, who would be "in shock" upon being rejected form Harvard for a Ph.D. in History?

I wish I had to worry about how/when to tell my LORs about my acceptances!

Haha I think everyone needs to take a deep breath and calm down. I seriously doubt there was a computer glitch at Wisconsin. If it says you got in, you probably got in. I, too, am very surprised that nine people on here have gotten in, but then again Wisconsin accepts over 20% of applicants, which is about twice what other top programs admit.

I also scored in the 400s in math. I couldn't be less worried about it.

Wow, 7! Congrats to everyone!

Make that 6. Did they reject anyone?