sleepingsusurrus

PARDON THE ALL CAPS.. I AM ON THE TOP OF THE WAITLIST AT VANDERBILT.

If you haven't already done so, check their website or email the DGS about this. Some schools do not like to accept their own MA students (i.e. Oregon) while others have a track record of taking their own (i.e. BC). Plus, if they accepted you to their MA they must have some interest in you, and you expressing interest in continuing forward in their Ph.D program will perhaps open that door a smidge.

I got my official letter sometime early last week via the portal, attached was the financial aid package from the school.

I'll keep hope then!

Congrats! How'd you hear, if I may ask?

That mistaken BC post... holy crap

Good! Perhaps we will end both end up there. Good luck with your decision making

I think they are asking to let them know what we think in 3 weeks, but they said that we can take more time if we need it. At least that's what my email said.

Alright, Tulane... it's 9 am in Nola...

Some schools accept more than their grants for funding allow so as people decline they later offer more money. Or there's been word that some schools don't even have their funding lined up yet so they might have accepted you but are waiting to hear back from the school if there is more funding to be had.

No idea, but I'd be interested to know since they have such a late deadline for PhD program

Amherst is the cutest little town, too. I didn't even apply there but wish I did just so I could live there

At least we have little overlap Good luck to you!

No funding in my offer, just the usual clause about it possibly becoming available on a term-by-term basis

phil of mind, but also some metaphysics, interested in working with Morris and Velkley

Oi that's a long time to wait.

I'm not sure if location is a factor for you, but I would take the funded offer point blank.

I applied to Tulane.. but now my whole week will be waiting for Friday!

If you look at the past years, a lot of them come in the next few weeks! Also, snail mail

Like @Glasperlenspieler said, DePaul is also one of those schools with lots of people interested in French philosophy, but they mostly focus on Derrida and Foucault. If you like the kind of topics they're covering in French Philosophy, then you could make the argument in your SOP that your work on Derrida would be under the same kind of categories, make you a better fit.

yes, that is what I meant. Thanks, @To φ or not to φ. This is also good to know if I go with an MA program in hopes of being accepted to their PhD later!

Does anyone know if there is a rule of some sort that keeps people from the same undergrad/masters program from being accepted to the same school? Just curious

There's was one posted acceptance to Stony Brook awhile back but quiet since, where are the rest?!

That's awesome that you were accepted! Hope you got/get some funding news, too