jsant09

Question on rejections -- Are there any niceties in regards to rejections? I had two POIs at one school that rejected me, one of whom emailed to express his disappointment and thank me for considering them, but the other has not. Is it recommended, for whatever reason if not just to acknowledge that the rejection happened, to contact POIs if they haven't reached out to you?

Yes, that's the one. Southern Methodist in Dallas.

Thanks for the congrats. I only applied to two schools, wasn't very sure I would get into either: 1 acceptance, 1 rejection (Notre Dame).

I am accepted at SMU. Waiting to visit with my wife for their recruitment weekend March 23 to officially accept the offer, but at this point it's very likely I will.

Sounds like today should be active. Best wishes to you all. My app season ended on 13th (1 acceptance, 1 rejection) but for some reason I still can't help but incessantly check the forum for the latest news.

I wasn't really intending to distinguish between types of institutions but mostly just any tenure track position. That definitely does make a difference though. I guess I am just thinking about programs such as Claremont Graduate U, SMU, FSU, Rice, Loyola, Fordham, etc. I understand all of these to be very good programs, but have little information on how their graduates fare when applying for positions at like institutions.

This is a huge dilemma I can empathize with. It's not even just in regards to average schools but very good ones as well with excellent faculty and good funding. I think the key is really the mentoring you receive. That can be what makes up for the name of the school.

I would imagine there could be many reasons for the gap and the calls are really just for additional information. Similarly, I have a 4.0 and good recommendations, but my scores are just below the limit for most schools. The feedback I received from professors at my current M.A. and the two programs I applied to were that the scores matter to some and not at all to others, and that they wouldn't prevent me from being seriously considered. One in particular suggested I not even worry about addressing it in my Statement. So, I guess it depends on just how low we are talking. If you are just below the threshold I wouldn't worry too much.

Same here. WRWC. ND was my top choice, so this is obviously very disappointing. Thought I had a good chance based on communication I've had with POIs and my visit, but of course not shocking.

As we all know, for those of us who have chosen/are hoping for a career in academia, jobs are few and spots in the top PhD programs are limited. Getting into those tier one programs are key to increasing your chances at a job afterwards, yet many of us will have to choose to either accept admission at a tier two or borderline tier one school or wait another year to try and get into that top prestigious program. So this makes me wonder, which of those borderline tier one and tier two schools have a track record of students getting good jobs? Of course when talking about tier one vs tier two that itself is pretty arbitrary, so I'm not intending for a discussion about that, but more so about when you get an offer from a school that is not a Duke or a Harvard, how much confidence can you have in that program helping you to a good job in academia. From what I've noticed, Drew seems to have a good rep.

As a Catholic I've had trouble finding programs that fit both categories (race in Afro-Diasporic communities/religions and Catholicism). I ended up applying to just SMU and ND. Sounds like you have some good options though.

Nice! I'm actually doing some similar work in the Caribbean. Out of curiosity, where in addition to UCSB have you applied?

That's pretty much why I would want to post with my GRE scores. If someone with lower scores is trying to gauge their chances by comparing scores, they might count themselves out before even trying. On the other hand, as has been mentioned there is no rhyme or reason; people should really just be consulting with their professors and others they trust about applications.

I received a call of acceptance from SMU yesterday. I am not the one who posted the result. There was no mention of an interview, they just have a prospective student weekend in March I am assuming for admitted students.

WRWC