Poetic Justice

Thank you - that's very kind of you ! And it definitely worked

Finally heard back from GSU - turns out that my acceptance email was re-directed to my spam folder (thanks Gmail ...). However, GSU sent a helpful second email out today telling people to check their spam folders. Turns out that I got accepted with a (generous) scholarship ! I am very grateful about that.

Thanks ! Yep, I got an email sent on that day and a letter attached also dated that day. I was quite surprised actually as I didn't expect to hear back from Tufts so soon (I believe it's earliest date in the past 4 years) ... I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

I concur with this. This year's acceptance letter quoted a 10% acceptance rate. I am not quite sure about the funding package however since it's yet to arrive in the mail. However, I will post up any interesting details for future potential applicants, but I suspect that @philosophe is largely on point with this too. @philosophe : seems like you know a lot ... did you go to Tufts?

Got accepted into the MA program at Tufts. But no word from Georgia State even though they appear to have sent out all three types of responses (acceptance, rejection and waitlist) already ... Hope my application didn't get lost in the process.

Many thanks for your kind words @doxazein918 ! Fingers crossed for you too ! Edit: and thank you to everyone else with updates on Cornell ! I appreciate your consideration and I hope above all you that you guys make the decision that's best for you.

Got waitlisted at Cornell !! I know a lot of people meet being waitlisted with disappointment ...but I'm ABSOLUTELY thrilled. In fact, I was trembling as I read the email because it started off with "mixed news" so I started skim-reading to get to the "bad" part quickly, but once I got to the end, I was like: "That's it? I've been waitlisted? That's ... freaking FANTASTIC!" Apologies if I sound hyperbolic, but I knew that applying to PhD programs in philosophy would be a long shot for me since I do not have a formal qualification in philosophy. I initially only aimed for MA programs, but my professors strongly urged me to also try for some PhD programs given the caliber of my grades and, more importantly, their own belief in me (for which I am grateful. I really do have fantastic teachers). So I am deeply humbled that a school would be willing to take a chance with me. The resultant feeling's indescribable ... but my best attempt is this: it fills me with conviction. Gratitude and conviction. Of course as much as I would like to get admitted to Cornell, I wish the admittees all the best and I hope they have a great experience and philosophical journey at Cornell, even if I turn out to be unable to join them there.

Hang in there! Regarding spreading calls, I had a quick look through the past results and it appears that Georgetown tends to span their acceptances over the Friday and Saturday. So I think there's still hope that you might receive word on Saturday. Edit: yes, I created an account just to say that.