Musica
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31 minutes ago, klavierstucke said:
Did anyone on here get accepted to yale? Do you know when the campus visits are going to be?
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6 hours ago, spianist said:
Hmm just got an interesting email from Northwestern that they're still considering my application, and for me to let them know if I get other offers... I thought their interview (weekend) was over? I'm taking this as a waitlist?
I received that, too! A dear friend is leaving today for their interview week(end) as a musicologist, so apparently there are different levels of consideration? Unsure of why.
7 hours ago, spianist said:I wonder if it's better to settle the first round or to try again second round in hopes of better options. Not asking for me. I'm definitely settling lol (where my family will live in the future is partially dependent on me). But I did notice in the other threads that some people have tried multiple rounds, so that's always an option.
I went to do a master’s degree abroad when I wasn’t sure the programs I was accepted to the first go-round were the right fit/whether a doctorate was right for me. This gave me time to figure all of that out, come up with better writing samples, and get some new recommendations.
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I was accepted at Harvard with a phone call that I missed, and then a follow-up email from the historical musicology advisor. The number was not a Boston area code. It was Oakland.
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2 hours ago, musician94 said:
Anyone hear from Harvard? I was sure they would make offers today.
In a roundabout way, I heard that we should hear by/around Tuesday (I have a fellowship deadline that necessitates making a decision horribly early)
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35 minutes ago, Soufie_S said:
Fabulous!!! Congratulations! Ethnomusicology?
Sorry, just saw this! On my phone. Historical musicology.
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6 minutes ago, musician94 said:
Congrats! From POI or the automated email?
I have been in touch with POI before this/had an informal talk last week, but this was the automated “Click link to view decision...” email
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In at Columbia! Just received the email.
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On 2/10/2019 at 1:53 AM, barkin62 said:
I have two disagreements here. Half of Indiana's PhD theory students are their own masters alums, and that's perhaps the biggest terminal masters in theory in the US. MAPH also kinda advertises itself in terms of getting its own into UChicago, which it does for some non-music programs.
As for rejections/WL---going off hearsay I know that Indiana and Eastman have both released at least some rejections. I haven't heard from either, but I have friends who have been rejected from both (for the same programs I'm applying to). They also both flat-out rejected people they didn't invite to interview, in some cases before sending interview invites.
That said, yeah I'll bank on Yale being a no. Thanks for the info.
Ahh interesting. I understood it to be like CUNY used to be, where you are accepted for the PhD but then they expect you to pay for the masters if you do not already have one. So not a true “terminal” masters. But that makes sense with the size of their program combined with public funding issues — safer.
Fingers crossed on Yale and Columbia this week; Harvard is another possibility based on what I have heard, but between now and the end of next week seems almost for certain.
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27 minutes ago, barkin62 said:
Thanks. I'm confused/angsty because Yale's basically the only place I haven't heard from, and I would've thought I'd either been interviewed or rejected by now. It'd just be nice to know what to expect.
It really bothers me how UChicago sends out MAPH referrals-they're just full-on preying on desperation to lure people into what's essentially a for-profit program. It's worth noting that UChicago's music department, from what I've heard, categorically does not accept their own MAPH students.
Most programs in the US do not accept their musicology/theory masters students for the PhD — but MAPH can get good funding. I got very good packages from both MAPH and Northwestern masters programs my first go round.
I think Yale might be done with interviews, although that was not explicitly said to me during mine. Only a mention that they are almost done. And again, Im a historical musicologist, so they may only have been referring to that. Rejections and WL are always slow to be released.
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39 minutes ago, barkin62 said:
CUNY theory interviews are next weekend (8-9 days away). Make of that what you will.
Slow and steady wins the race ? (I always forget about the theorists...)
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1 hour ago, Soufie_S said:
Has anyone heard back from CUNY, Cambridge and/or Columbia Ethnomusicology?
Apologies for spamming, but I am currently staring into a deep, dark application abyss...
Cambridge interviews should be finished by now (my understanding was that I was one of the last). Admits should be out this month, I think, but funding might take until March at the earliest.
Columbia decisions ought to be out or at least finalized internally next week after the faculty meet.
I have not heard anything re: CUNY but they seem to do all their decisions within the next ten days historically as well.
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9 hours ago, Soufie_S said:
Oh great. And thanks @Musica The gsas did send out a generic email pretty early on asking for foreign language proficiency details...but I am guessing you are not talking about that...also, have you applied to the Ethnomusicology program?
I am actually a historical musicologist, but we have not heard anything yet either as a group other than the languages email, too. The email for more information for me just wanted clarifications on my area of interest. I expect that we should hear within the next two weeks, though, as historically that is (almost) always the case!
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6 hours ago, Soufie_S said:
Hi
Is anyone aware of any Harvard Ethnomusicology admit offers or acceptances, yet?
Also, how does Harvard Music usually carry out their admission process? They don't usually interview potential candidates, do they?
Looking forward!
Thanks
Hi Soufie — they generally do not interview all candidates for ethno or musicology to my knowledge. They may reach out to some students (as they did me) for more information or an informal chat.
Music theorists have already interviewed, as their program usually requires it.
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Yes, this whole process is a bit of a mystery with too many variables to judge — in a sense we are being considered in the context of people they admitted over the last two or three years, too, so that they do not find themselves too heavily weighted one way.
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15 minutes ago, nardis said:
I just received an admit notification from UChicago from Ethno. Wording makes it look like musicology decisions have been made as well
Congratulations! Was it from the DGS, your POI, or some other faculty member?
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I know of one UChicago musicology acceptance via a personal email (I think their POI)
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26 minutes ago, klavierstucke said:
I am applying for musicology, so I was surprised my interviewers are theory faculty.
This may be simply a matter of faculty availability. My research is also heavier on analysis than most musicologists and I discuss this in the SOP so that may have contributed to this decision.
One of my interviewers is a theorist and the other a musicologist, so it just works out based on availability.
To clarify last post: Harvard reached out to me for more info.
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3 hours ago, musician94 said:
Someone in the results section said they received an interview request from Harvard even though their website specifically says they do not interview....anyone care to explain?
They reached out to me for more information. I have a feeling the interviews are for clarifications, though, when they ask to actually talk to them.
My friend talked to Prof Cohn in December, and the range he gave was later in February for theory.
My email was from Prof Cohn connecting me with two other professors to set up an interview next week (in musicology).
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3 hours ago, klavierstucke said:
I am pretty sure the emails were for the whole dept., musicology was not mentioned in the email.
I am not so sure about this (unless you were a theory applicant to Yale), as in past years they have been separate processes, and the timeline a friend of mine received for theory had it slanted towards slightly later than now
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Yale interview invite earlier ?
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11 hours ago, musician94 said:
Does anyone know if UPenn interviews historical musicology applicants?
Every year can be different, but the year I was admitted I was interviewed and those notifications went out the same day as for ethno. Penn does not force you to specialize immediately (even though you have to apply as a specialization), so I would be a little surprised if they did it separately.
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I know of at least one musicology admit at Michigan.
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3 hours ago, klavierstucke said:
To me, musicology and music theory are the exact same thing, and there is not a grain of difference.
It is a funny distinction — in the UK musicology is too inclusive to the point of telling you nothing of what someone does, but in the US it turns into theory versus musicology when it should be “theory and analysis” versus “music history” as subdisciplines. Ethnomusicology is an even more confusing category that can include anything and it gets rather crazy.
Edit: Not saying we need more subdisciplines, just clearer names for them in English
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1 hour ago, klavierstucke said:
Not to read tea leaves, but I wonder if their priority in looking at TAPS apps with the e-mail we received on Jan 3 saying we should hear "by the middle of Feb" means results will come a bit later this year than in previous yrs.
everyone's semester off to a good start? if you're still in school?
I think that was a generic Humanities email, but most movement should happen within the next four weeks. This term is so busy for me, but I already have two paid campus visits involving 14 hour flights, so it will be quite an adventurous one
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They hosted the students invited for interview a couple of weeks ago and I know at least one offer was given.