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I am under the impression that the more one's application is on hold - the more likely it would be accepted in the end? Rejections are communicated swiftly (I had a rejection a day after my interview once) and it would be unfair for one to suffer an anxious wait for 6 months only to find out one's application got rejected (NTU's deadline was 15 Nov - so it's 5 months and counting)

Hello, I read your comment at the results section. I am a MA applicant of the same programme at HSS. Which department did you apply to? I have been told that for PhD students, my department in HSS has already communicated their offer and waitlist offers as early as the end of last month. I am waiting for my outcome.

Hi all, I would want to gauge your sentiments. I am an international student from one of the top 20 universities in the world, having majored in philosophy and looking towards a terminal MA in a Continental Philosophy programme. Looking towards a terminal MA programme primarily because my GPA sucks big time (I wouldn't be able to compete otherwise). I am thinking of applying to these programmes: Miami U Ohio, GWU, American Uni, Texas A&M College Park, SFSU, Claremont Grad U. My profile: GPA 2.6, research assistant experience in a ethics think tank, given 6 refereed conference talks, some publications in press and forthcoming ones, good reference letters by former undergraduate professors that can explain the low GPA, philosophy related service in home country, racial minority, English as my first language. I have obviously been compensating for my low GPA, the low GPA due to mitigating medical factors. I am looking towards funding (at least a tuition waiver), otherwise I cannot afford any of the programmes. 1. Would my application be taken seriously knowing my GPA? 2. Is there even a chance of securing some sort of funding, if not full, then partial? 3. What are the other ways to make up for my GPA handicap? I've done everything I could. Thanks!