akraticfanatic
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UNC and Northwestern within about 20 minutes. Brutal. Waiting on Berkeley for the triple threat.
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nvm, it's been confirmed in the facebook group chat
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They were one of the latest to release last year. And I don't think they generally do phone acceptances either
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Can anyone claim the UNC acceptance? I'm suspicious
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/383145905518561/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
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It's up there. I applied to the joint philosophy and law program. Since there seems to be a coordinated admissions process between the two departments, I'm not even sure if I can expect to hear back at the same time as others who only applied to the PhD.
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It was the 26th last year. I wouldn't hold my breath for today as they could come out next week. Hope I'm wrong
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I got rejected from Brown yesterday too, as did everyone in my program who applied there (that I know of). This was the first decision I've gotten back. Waiting on 25.
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two people in fact
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I worked on it for 5 months. Hours is hard to gauge-- probably hundreds.
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Chances of Acceptance in Philosophy MA Programs
akraticfanatic replied to jackb97's topic in Philosophy
Hey OP, you should definitely consider applying to Brandeis (though I believe they do require GREs). I'm a current MA student, happy to answer questions if you PM me. Unrelated: I'm SUPER interested in reading your writing sample if you're willing to share!!- 16 replies
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My AOIs are social/political/legal analytic philosophy and epistemology. My writing sample overlaps these interests. I'm currently an MA student at Brandeis (happy to answer questions about that). I'm applying to ~24 PGR-ranked philosophy PhD programs and ~14 law schools. I'm especially interested in talking to other people who are applying for both philosophy and law!
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Congrats!!
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It really depends on your AOI!
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PHILOSOPHY M.A. ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION 2018
akraticfanatic replied to buffystrong's topic in Philosophy
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PHILOSOPHY M.A. ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION 2018
akraticfanatic replied to buffystrong's topic in Philosophy
They haven't sent out rejections-- pretty sure they have a secret waitlist. Everything from them is super late this year :/ -
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I'm not trying to sound harsh but in all honesty, if you have to test the hypothesis then it's self-refuting. Don't do it if you're not sure it's what you want. It's a hell of a life.
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I'm finishing up my undergrad at UMB right now. I suggest looking in Dorchester or Quincy-- make sure it's accessible to a subway station (or at least bus stop) if you don't have a car. My partner and I were lucky enough to find an affordable (relative to other apartments in Boston, that is) apartment in Savin Hill, basically walking distance from campus. If you're on Facebook, I recommend joining the Queer Exchange Boston group and asking around there for both housing and events/social stuff!
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You're right! My bad, I must not have read the whole post...
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I mean, I am an undergrad, so that's how I'm going to be viewed regardless.
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Hmm, I've been told to include it if the GPA is good. Is there any harm in including it?
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I'm going to Brandeis for an MA in philosophy this fall, and plan to apply to PhD programs after that. I took the GRE last summer and scored 169V/155Q/4.0W. The verbal is good and the quantitative is fine for this field, but the writing score is not ideal. That being said, I don't know how I would really go about improving it. I did do a bunch of practice tests before taking the test. I'm also a good academic writer, generally get A's on papers and can definitely produce a solid writing sample. Any advice about whether to retake and if so, how to effectively study for the writing section?
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I do, but partly because I transferred schools during my undergrad and I think it's useful for seeing the upward trend in my grades.
