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You should also consider the living expense.

Congrats to the one admitted off the waitlist at Vanderbilt.

Thank you for your advice. I am starting to put Baylor and Marqeutte over Oxford.

Sorry for the confusion. I wrote it at 5 am. Baylor / Marquette (full tuition + stipend) and GTU (full-funding). However, I am sure I will not take the GTU's offer. The financial packages that Baylor and Marquette would offer me are not very different and I now decide to choose between Baylor and Marquette. Thank you for the info about the financial support to those who wants to visit Marquette in the decision making process. I will message you if I have more questions.

Hi folks, I would appreciate any advice. I am not really sure what I should do with my PhD decision. I am admitted to Oxford, Marquette, and Baylor. The thing is that Oxford would not offer me any scholarship. Baylor’s financial package is quite competitive / only full-funding from Marquette. Yes, Oxford is a prestigious school. However, paying full tuition (more than $30,000 per year) for 3-4 years and living expense seem something that I can hardly manage. And, in terms of getting job in the US, my professor, a PhD from Oxford, told me that it is true that these days US schools prefer candidates / scholars with US PhD (coursework, exams, and teaching experience) Now I have three schools (One in the UK / Two in the USA) where I can spend next 4-5 years for my PhD. I was nearly going to accept the offer from Oxford but I was really surprised to know that the professors would not give any credit to UK PhD even though they are Oxford and Cambridge. They are not highly recommended by the professors at my school (top-tier) If Oxford PhD would not put me in a good position in getting job in the US, why I choose Oxford and pay all the money? That would really make me CASH COW. On the other hand, my concern lies on the reputation of Baylor and Marquette. They have good program in religious studies but cannot compete the Oxford’s recognition. Do you have any thoughts on this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Well, if your subfield is philosophy of religion, it would be wise to choose to Chicago. You also need to consider the living expense. Living in Boston and Cambridge area is extremely expensive. (If you want to study comparative religion, HDS is the right place for you.) However, considering the course of study and living expense, I would say Chicago would be be the best place for you to study.

You never know. I have a friend who was admitted to Harvard MTS (full tuition + stipend) but rejected from Yale MAR. Another friend of mine was admitted to Yale MAR but rejected from HDS MTS. Happened in 2015 and 2016. What HDS and YDS expect seem different. Wish you the best.

I wonder how many applicants Emory invites for interview. Does anyone here has any idea? 30 applicants for 10 spots?

Sorry, I do not know anything about BU Arts and Sciences.

It seems BU School of Theology made their decision