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2 hours ago, SarahBethSortino said:
Got news on Valentine's Day that I am waitlisted at Brandeis on a "very short list." I don't think anyone has ever felt so happy to be in the waitlist. Feeling extremely hopeful
I'm glad for you -- hoping for more good news!
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Anyone want to shed some light on these Harvard acceptances? It's the only AmSt program I applied to -- my other applications are to history departments.
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22 minutes ago, bughugs said:
Alright I'm freaking out...someone just posted a Harvard admit. Godspeed, pals
let the panic begin
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I see an Indiana report on the board....anyone have information? IU could either be a great fit for me or an awful fit for me.
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7 minutes ago, Antebellum said:
One of them was UNC and I haven't heard back from them yet so I'm guessing that is not good news for me.
I'm not entirely sure that you should give up hope yet -- they explicitly told me that they were only contacting me early (3rd week of Jan.) because they were nominating me for university-level fellowships. I am not sure if they have sent out all of their acceptances yet.
& thanks for the congrats. We only need one acceptance, right??
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On 2/11/2017 at 2:49 PM, nhhistorynut said:
Just curious here...
How many schools did most people apply to this round?
I applied to only one this year. That might sound silly, but because I havent completed my MA yet and my writing sample was from a seminar and not part of my thesis, I felt like it was a long shot. My plan if I don't get in is to reapply to this school next year, and then another 4 or 5. But even 5 or 6 apps is starting to seem like a short list. Is it better to apply all over and see what happens?
I'm a 20th century Americanist with an atypical admissions profile, so I cast a wide net at the advice of my mentors. They said that I was good enough to be competitive anywhere, but my application just had to get lucky and fall into the right set of hands. What did that translate to? 11 schools.
Right now I'm 1a(UNC-CH)/4r/0w/6?, which means that barring a serious winning streak, my advisors weren't wrong. I'm just happy to have a spot somewhere!
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2 hours ago, angesradieux said:
I'm out of waiting purgatory! I was shocked to open my e-mail and see an e-mail from my POI at Vanderbilt telling me that I've been accepted. Three acceptances and one rejection is a much better outcome than I dared to hope for.
Good luck to people still waiting for news! Official notifications from Vanderbilt haven't gone out yet, so if you haven't heard yet it could be that your POI is just a bit less proactive.
Congrats, congrats, congrats! PM me if you have any questions about Nashville or Vandy -- I'll answer them as best as my undergraduate self can.
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39 minutes ago, sstubble said:
Just received my acceptance letter from UC Berkeley. Looks like I'll have to make some difficult decisions within the next two months or so!
Congrats!
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Well, my rejection letter came from Stanford, but my POI chased it with an email explaining the madness.
Asked him if he could offer come criticism of my app, so I can be more aware of areas that I can work to improve my image, and he said that he couldn't, because my file was great. As for why I was still rejected, and I suspect this is relevant to many of us...
"But the competition for admission this year was just brutal. Not only did we have an abundance of brilliant candidates, we also faced a reduction in the total number of places we were allowed to offer -- in fact, the lowest total in our history. We are looking at just a dozen new admits into our PhD program next year -- and that isn't a dozen Americanists, but a dozen students overall, spread between the department's thirteen different PhD granting tracks. In these circumstances, we had to leave many abundantly qualified candidates behind, particularly in the US field, which always receives the largest number of applications."
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8 hours ago, Sigaba said:
The admins are the ones who field calls from individuals looking to hire graduate students, who pass along important, actionable information about the department, and forward messages to professors who are ignoring their email queue.
If you don't find it in yourself to dial down your attitude and increase your situational awareness, the staff will figure you out and extend to you none of these courtesies.
I'm not sure if your criticism is directed at me, but I understand the admin's role in the department, and I never expected more than a two line response -- if any!
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From the graduate admin at UC-Santa Barbara: looks like the reported acceptances may just be a first wave.
"Hi _____
Decisions will be made in the next 6 weeks or so. Thank you for your patience. "
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3 minutes ago, Quickmick said:
So there should only be 1/2 a gagillion.
Lol undoubtedly. A significant part of this process has been coming to terms with the fact that this path is an all-in bet on myself. Get tenure or die trying.
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2 hours ago, russianblue said:
generally, application numbers are much lower, but that schools are also accepting fewer.
cynical take: at least the job market will have fewer PhDs competing for positions when I finish?
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16 minutes ago, NCAtlanticist said:
Thats pretty shitty of Columbia. I just got denied from UGA and they sent three paragraphs about my rejection. More or less no one wanted to advice a dissertation on African American history... all about the Civil War.
To be fair, I did cold email the graduate admin, so I wan't expecting much more than "nope, sorry."
Sucks to hear that about UGA, though I suppose a nuanced rejection letter is better than having an advisor who doesn't care about your work.
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News from Columbia's graduate admin:
"Dear _______, notification to admitted students was sent out yesterday. If you did not receive any notification, you may assume that you were not admitted. Formal notice of non-admittance will go out beginning next week.Best,
Sharee"
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8 minutes ago, NCAtlanticist said:
For those of you who finally broke down and emailed your POI, what did you say? How was your admissions inquiry worded?
I'd suggest emailing the graduate admin/coordinator if there is one.
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Hey all, I've got news from Vanderbilt -- I was chatting with one of my professors today (I'm still an undergrad there for 3 more months!) and she told me that they're only admitting 12 people to fill 7 spots this year. They took on a really big cohort last year, so there isn't as much funding as usual. She said letters *should* be going out by the end of next week, but don't quote me on that.
On that note, if anyone has questions about Vanderbilt or Nashville, please reach out to me. My wife and I have lived off-campus for 2 years now, so I've got a pretty good handle on the lay of the land.
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14 minutes ago, SarahBethSortino said:
Got rejected today from my dream school, Brown. Honestly feeling pretty hopeless right now. I have a feeling that the same things that kept me out of this program will keep me out of the rest. And I didn't really care about any of the other programs. But I don't think it's going to happen for me ... and if it doesn't happen this year it's over for good. (Please don't reply with "you can always apply next year," I'm 36. It's done.)
I'm really sorry to hear that. I hope that another program accepts you and blows you away with their visit.
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6 minutes ago, cyclingonthemoon said:
Anyone finds Brown's rejection letter a bit harsh in wording? Fortunately I have two offers under my belt at this moment. Otherwise this blunt you-are-not-good-enough message may really break my heart.
Sigh. Can't disagree here. My friend always says: "Brevity is clarity, and clarity is power."
The problem is that Brown had already exercised their power to unceremoniously reject me.
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Got the first rejection of the season from Brown -- that just means my decision is one school easier, am I right?? /s
I'm surprised by this one because Brown is such a great research fit, but U.S. history is a crowded, crowded field. My advisors weren't lying when they said that admissions would be a crapshoot. Congrats to everyone who got a spot!
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1 hour ago, telkanuru said:
The decisions at Brown have been approved by the department and are waiting upon final approval from the grad school.
It will all be over soon
16 minutes ago, praxis34 said:@telkanuru thanks for the information! Do you know or guess how long it typically takes for the grad school to approve?
While I am interested in official approval and such, I think I'm more interested in when they're going to notify us
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UChicago admits, what are your fields?
Fall 2017 applicants
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