bibliomancer

Based off the responses in the forums, there seems to be two camps regarding getting into debt for an MA. I did MAPSS last year, and have gotten into four of the five history programs I applied to; likewise several friends I had in the program also got into pretty fantastic history programs (Princeton, Michigan, Columbia, Cornell). An MA from Chicago is nothing to scoff at is the general consensus. Granted, in my case I got a pretty substantial tuition-remission, and have no debt from undergrad, so I decided to eat the cost in the hopes of getting into a pretty well-funded PhD (which paid off pretty well for me). So I guess it really depends on your situation. Most people were worried (and rightly so) about the gap year. It also depends on the amount of language-training you already have (East Asian history, perhaps of all of the fields, seems to want an absurd amount of prior language-training)--which you will not get from Chicago since it's a one-year program. I'm sure you've also been informed of the great PhD acceptance rates of MAPSS grads--something over 93% yearly. It's good to take this with a grain of salt--how the program works is that it dissuades people who are not fully committed to doing a PhD (and I know a lot of people who changed their minds about going on to the PhD). There were about 25 people doing history in MAPSS my year, and about eight of us ended up applying this cycle. Some people, of course, wanted a break from school since they came straight from undergrad, and they wait a couple of years before applying. 

Why yes, Yale, 4:57 pm is the ideal time to send out rejection letters.
And with that, my admissions results are all in. Wishing you all still waiting the best of luck. I've more or less made up my mind but am waiting to visit before I commit.

Well, I am in TOTAL shock at this moment...
Tenneesee just emailed me to let me know that they've given me the Klein fellowship AND a chancellors fellowship!!!!!!! Full five year funding, when normally they only provide 3-4.
Last year, I applied to seven programs and got zero admits....
I can't even believe it! I gotta calm down before I walk into a class of middle schoolers in half an hour to teach language arts!

Lets make a black list of grad advisers haha

@anxietygirl Thank you! I'm keeping my fingers crossed too.

I wish they would notify us soon....It's especially annoying since decisions have already been made by the department. Like, just put us out of our misery, one way or another lol. 
Also @bibliomancer I feel you. I'm in a long term relationship with someone who is tied to LA for work, so there was a lot of pressure to get in somewhere nearby. I am sending you positive vibes, and hopefully your partner will hear good news from UW soon! 

Then what the hell did I pay $1000 on application materials/fees for?! ;-)
 

I have been wondering the same thing. Someone on the results page posted that POI contacted and said official decisions will be sent out by the end of this week. If we don't hear in the next few hours, it's safe to assume we will hear tomorrow.

There are so many people "over the moon" that they must be colonizing Mars.