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Congrats to the Yale admits! Do share whatever sordid details you'd like

In that case I don't think you have to worry about committing until you get an official offer from the Dean of GSAS, the only person authorized to admit students. Say it's your first choice, massage their fragile academic egos (They just want their program to have the highest yield, after all). No matter what you say to the faculty, you are not obligated to do anything because the true offer doesn't come from them. You can now, however, use this as leverage and gauge interest in your talented self from the other programs to which you've applied. But, this "advice" comes from someone just as new to this process as anyone else, so don't take it as gospel! And again, congrats!

Princeton's meeting as we "speak." Then the dean will accept or reject each member of the (tiny!) committee's ideal incoming class....eating me up inside.

Hi Bobo, Thanks so much for posting this; I'm sorry you've been so unlucky with the job market, but you wouldn't believe (or, perhaps you would...) how many professors have told me, "oh, don't worry, if you do good work you'll get a job....I'm sure things will rebound soon." Uh, not always--don't pee on my shoe and tell me it's raining, to quote Judge Judy! To my fellow applicants: though it would suck majorly to get shut out now, I think it would suck even harder to get admitted, invest our blood/sweat/tears into this degree, only to be told "whoops, we've produced waaaayyy too many more PhDs than there are academic jobs, but hey, *we* already have tenure, so just keep going for those postdocs! xoxoxo"

sorry blue, but it says at the top here that "*Unless otherwise specified, the deadline for filing for Financial Aid is February 1."

The February (the 1st this year, I believe) deadline is for those who want to be considered for financial aid, hence March acceptances in years past...

Hearty congratulations, tommy! Is Columbia your top choice? The café below Avery library would be enough to sway me, hehe. Try the lemon yogurt cake, yummmmm....I mean, uh, professors, modernism, theory, etc etc. Just so you (and others know), the Princeton adcom meets Wednesday.... viel spaß, mein freund

I bet it would reflect negatively on your wallet, too!

No real specifics, sadly...Prof, who was really nice and lovely, just said it would be "another few weeks" until decisions are made. I have no idea if other professors in the dept are making preliminary phone calls like this, or what their target entering class is. Good luck to you, and all the other lovely people posting here!

Hi Mitzy, 'twas I with the Princeton phone call. my subfield is modern, and I had met with the prof before but I'm pretty sure the prof forgot about that. We shall see... Also, to all the aspiring Berkeley modernists: you do know that both Anne Wagner and TJ Clark are leaving, right? It's really a shame what's happening in California.

Just FYI, the UCLA dept coordinator told me applicants will hear about decisions "within the next week or so." Oy oy oy...

The notified people were waitlisted, not shortlisted for admission. It doesn't make sense to notify people on the waitlist before extending actual offers....

Hello, A particular professor contacted me with the committee's decision. My (intended) subfield is modern european. and thanks!!!

What kind of puppy?! May I suggest a cockapoo or French Bulldog? Back to the topic at hand: yes, this waiting stinks, but if we DO get in there will be years of more applying/waiting for things such as grants, fellowships, journal submissions, and jobs (should there be any left by the end of the decade, let alone those of the tenure-track variety). Somehow we must learn to cope...and by cope I mean drink heavily With regard to campus visits, I was told by several departments that faculty will not meet with students during the application review period, unless your potential advisor is on leave but still around town and nice enough to schlep in for a tête-à-tête. Definitely worth confirming before making plans. Also, to the person fretting over chances of acceptance when preferred faculty members are away: one professor told me that since virtually all applications are online (with the exception of UCLA! what is their damage?!), it's quite easy to transmit information between the admissions committee and an absent advisor if there's a strong application, so it won't necessarily hurt your chances. Of course, it wouldn't hurt to get in touch with said advisor and chat a bit so they know to look out for you. Well, here's to another 4-6 weeks of unbridled ecstasy! Oh, right, for the record, I'm just adding to the glut of wannabe modernists. Applying to UDel, Princeton, Penn, UChicago, UCLA, and Columbia.