[Fall 2017 PhD]

On 2/9/2017 at 8:49 PM, Tuck1 said:

I spoke with Dr. Franke. We were supposed to connect before I applied and never did. I sent him an email asking if we could set up a time next week to talk more about the work he is Doing and communities he works in. And he responded about five minutes later saying of course when would work for me. So we set up a time and exchanged numbers. My mentor said that with the professors you should always follow up with them so I figured reaching it wouldn't be too terrible. If it's your first time talking to them introduce yourself and the work you are interested in and how it aligns with theirs and a copy of your CV. Who are you hoping to work with?

Thats awesome! I'm hoping to work with Dr. Holloway. I spoke with him via phone in December so I can't really find a reason to reconnect with him now. If you or anyone else has any suggestion on how to reconnect after already speaking in December please let me know! 

20 hours ago, olayak said:

Has anyone applied to DSW programs? There are some great programs out there, I'm really surprised that there are no DSW applicants on this forum! 

I'm considering applying to USC's DSW program actually! It seems like its very research-practitioner focused which is awesome. 

[Fall 2017 PhD]

9 hours ago, Tuck1 said:

I'm not sure if they normally do interviews at Chicago. It was with someone I had spoken to already and it wasn't very formal at all compared to the Berkeley interview. She just had a few questions for me. Ive been speaking with one of my old mentors who I believe plays a role in admissions for the PhD program at BU and she encouraged me to email the professor I had previously been in contact with at UCLA to set up an interview time. I did that yesterday and so we have a conversation set up for next week. So I would encourage you to email the people you are waiting to hear back from again just to talk more about research interests and all that. Hopefully something comes out of it. 

Which professor do you want to work with at UCLA? When you emailed the professor what was the tone and what did you ask? How did they respond? I'm also waiting to hear from UCLA so trying to give that last push! Thanks!

1 hour ago, SocialResearcher said:

Decisions out from UPenn. Not offered acceptance. Good luck everyone else!

I was also not offered admissions to Penn, good luck with Columbia! 

[Fall 2017 PhD]

Also received my official rejection from Berkeley today. I can't say I'm surprised but still disappointed. Still waiting to hear back from U Penn and UCLA. Staying positive for UCLA as it would be the best fit! 

[Fall 2017 PhD]

This should be the week for U Penn and Berkeley (two people have already heard back)! Has anyone heard anything from or about UCLA? I'm not feeling too confidant about the application season but hoping for the best. 

Good luck everyone and congrats to those who have heard back! 

[Fall 2017 PhD]

I'm so excited tomorrow is February first! As many of you can relate, I am done waiting and really just want to know. For this application season I have applied to three programs (UC Berkeley, UCLA, and U Penn). Good luck everyone...hopefully we don't have to wait too long