[2016 Acceptance Thread]

@JasmineB Thanks for your response! I already accepted the offer to the PhD program and I'm glad I did . Good luck with the application process!!! 

[2016 Acceptance Thread]

Just got a call from Rhet Comp at Oregon State. Really happy but now I'm having to decide between an offer for a top PhD program in gender studies or go with an MA in English. What are people's thoughts on rhetoric/composition and gender studies as far as the job market? I would really appreciate any advice  

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

@ahaidaris congrats on both programs! Arizona will more than likely be the offer I take. Like you said, they have amazing faculty and the Southwest Research Institute at UA looks pretty cool. Will you be going to recruitment weekend? 

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

For anyone waiting on Minnesota, I e-mailed their graduate director and found out I'm sorta wait-listed? I was told the chances of a spot opening are unlikely, so I'm taking it as a rejection. I am now left to wait on UW, and decide between Oregon State and University of Arizona (both women studies programs).

[Feminist Studies 2016]

Also, shoutout to @heddatron! You helped me with the anxiety of waiting for minnesota lol

[Feminist Studies 2016]

For anyone waiting on Minnesota, I e-mailed their graduate director and found out I'm sorta wait-listed? I was told the chances of a spot opening are unlikely, so I'm taking it as a rejection. 

[Feminist Studies 2016]

The wait never ends @heddatron :/

[Feminist Studies 2016]

@sillysocks thanks, I have checked almost everyday (both portal and e-mail, my obsession with this is so real and unhealthy). And both say "waiting program decision." Even if I'm rejected from both i just want to hear now lol

[Feminist Studies 2016]

Anybody hear anything from Minnesota or University of Washington? So. Done. Waiting!!

[Feminist Studies 2016]

@heddatron Really?! No news is good news then, good luck to you as well. Checking e-mail is so terrifying right now lol

[Feminist Studies 2016]

@heddatron I'm on the same boat as you (still says "awaiting program decision", its such an annoying process :'-( I'm not sure whether to feel better about not hearing back or if they are just taking long with rejections for UMN. Did you see the acceptance on the results page like a week ago?

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

@soydominiqueyasssss!! Love my joteria <3 Rooting for you as well  

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

@soydominique props to you for applying to UC schools! I was too scared of competition lol And if I get a rejection I also won't be too hurt, they only accept 2 students out of over 75 applicants, the numbers are already against us! But thank you, and glad somebody else on this forum is doing Chican@ studies!! It's probably why we both applied to similar programs  

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

I'm sorry about rejection @soydominique, but hey congrats on Michigan State! I'm sure you could ask some professors in cultural rhetoric to be part of your committee if you go there I still haven't heard anything from UW and i wonder why they do rejections at different times.

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

@soydominiqueOMG you should have applied! I wanted to apply for cultural rhetoric but my BA is in Women's Studies lol This page has definitely helped me with the stress, or at least knowing I'm not the only one who is anxious all the time lol And i feel you about UW! Guess we just have to wait and see. 

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

42 minutes ago, soydominique said:

Everyone seems so sweet on here! I applied to 6 schools for chicano/latino/culture/ethnic studies (UCLA, UCR,UCD, UCB, Tulane, MIchigan State) and 4 schools for women/gender/feminist studies (U of AZ, U of Washington, UCSB, and UCSC). 

So far I've gotten a rejection from U of AZ (encouraging me to pursue an English PhD...) and a blanket one from Berkeley. 

I am pretty anxious because I have a BA in rhetoric, but I'll have my MFA in poetry by May. I didn't feel like U of AZ was the best fit so it didn't hurt as much, but I"m still pretty anxious. 

I'm surprised you were encouraged for English given that Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary field! But like you said, sometimes research fit is what matters. Did you apply for cultural rhetoric at Michigan State?  And have you heard from UW? I also applied and saw some people have been rejected but my application still says "submitted." Good luck with the rest of your apps! This is a stressful time for all of us lol

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

37 minutes ago, sillysocks said:

Hello fellow gender/sexuality/women's studies friends. I was just accepted into the University of Kentucky program! I am super excited considering I was part of the University of Washington rejection pile and was feeling pretty down last week. 

Congrats Sillysocks!!!! <3

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

Accepted to University of Arizona! Pretty excited, but am still waiting on UW and Minnesota. Anybody heard anything about Minnesota yet? It seems like they are taking forever.

[Feminist Studies 2016]

Heddatron, I don't think so from what I've read from previous years. I saw that their American Studies program already did interviews, I'm just hoping that GWS doesn't lol

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

22 hours ago, kitzi94 said:

anyone applying to U of AZ or Rutgers?

Also applied to U of A, but I don't think we hear back until February. 

[Feminist Studies 2016]

I'm in the same boat, my application status is also "Awaiting Program Decision." Has anybody heard back yet? 

[Gender Studies- fall 2016]

Has anybody heard back from Minnesota? From previous years it looks like acceptance decisions should have been made by now..thanks!

[Fall 2016 Entry Applicants]

@Wyatts torch & @echo449 thank you for all of the advice! I'm probably going to apply to both but am hoping for a funded phd program, also, what do people think of using a women's studies writing sample for rhetoric and composition programs? And do people know of programs that welcome feminist/chicana theory?Thank you!!!

[Fall 2016 Entry Applicants]

Seeing this thread start so early makes me a little anxious lol I'm looking at University of Arizona (although I don't know whether to apply to MA or Phd), Oregon State, Washington State University, and University of Washington. What do people think of applying to Phd programs as an undergrad?