[2016 Waitlist Thread]

I've been accepted off the wait list at Loyola Chicago.  

[2016 Rejection/Plan B Thread]

1 minute ago, jjb919 said:

Ah damn, I'm really sorry to hear that. I'm just sitting here waiting for my rejection, too.

I hope you get better news! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. 

[2016 Rejection/Plan B Thread]

5 minutes ago, jjb919 said:

I see a couple of rejections went up for Chicago's Committee on Social Thought. Has anyone on this forum who applied there heard anything yet?

Yup. Got an email rejection. ?

[2016 Rejection/Plan B Thread]

9 hours ago, jjb919 said:

Rejected from UC Boulder. I'm not particularly confident of my chances with Chicago. Oh well.

I'm also starting to lose hope regarding Chicago. I just want to hear back so this whole thing will be over. 

[2016 Waitlist Thread]

Good luck, Kantians! My writing sample and research fellowship was on Kant as well. 

Now I'm curious to know what other schools want more Kantians too... 

[Who is your favorite philosopher? What was your favorite reading?]

1 minute ago, MVSCZAR said:

Hello, enemy...

[Who is your favorite philosopher? What was your favorite reading?]

Not a huge Plato fan. I really like Aristotle, especially Nichomachean Ethics, Physics, and Poetics. 

I'm reading Kant's Critique of Pure Reason for the second time (sitting in on a grad course). 

And Nietzsche, especially Birth of Tragedy. 

Edit: grammar. 

[2016 Acceptance Thread]

50 minutes ago, swilke said:

Those who checked the app status for Loyola: How did you do that, mine just says "Submitted", am I looking in the right place?

My status update is at the top of the page a line after my application reference number, right before the Verify Address line. 

[Contacting Admissions]

In case anyone is wondering about DePaul: first wave of interviews are going on this week, but they will most likely do another wave after this one (with people who haven't been contacted at all yet). My prof also told me that someone at a school I applied to actually called them to ask about me. I had no idea they do that! 

Also, regarding Chicago Social Thought, someone posted this on the results board: 

"wrote an email to admissions those waiting for PhD Social Sciences. Here's their response: "All applications are currently in final review;Official notification of decisions are made after the review of all applications and usually begins the last week of February or first week of March. All official decisions are sent by email" THE WAIT IS TORTURE!! :(" 

[Venting Thread]

Apparently I can only give 5 upvotes a day, so I just wanted to say thanks to all the women/people of color speaking up in this thread. I don't have the same patience as you all to write a coherent argument about it here, so I'll just say: thank you. And fuck the rest. 

[Contacting Admissions]

Also waiting to hear on Chicago's Social Thought. Thank you so much @Nat_Foot!! All this supposed results board trolling going on is frustrating (though somewhat entertaining), so I'm very thankful you're doing this! 

[2016 Waitlist Thread]

6 minutes ago, philosophe said:

Only three schools! ballsy. Hope it works out for you! 

Thanks! If these don't work out I'll have another go during the next cycle and apply to more schools. 

[2016 Waitlist Thread]

5 hours ago, iunoionnis said:

Did the person wait listed for Loyola-Chicago receive this: " We wanted to update you on your application to the Philosophy PhD program for the 2016 Fall Semester.  The committee is still in the process of reviewing applications and making decisions." etc.

Or did they receive something specifically stating they were on the wait list?

Thanks,

Hi, I can claim this. I first got a personal email from the grad program director telling me I'm on the wait list for admission and funding (I did not inquire about rank), then an automated email telling me to log in to the application system to view the decision letter (the letter basically said the same thing as the director email). 

I only applied to three schools:

Loyola Chicago - Philosophy (wait list), Northwestern - Philosophy: European Philosophy (rejected via email/website), and University of Chicago - Committee on Social Thought (haven't heard anything). 

Good luck!