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Same I expect I would be rejected long ago but still hurt when I received the news  

Also rejected from Yale. Waiting on Toronto, Harvard, Princeton, and Duke (interview happening late March). Admitted to BU and Michigan, waitlisted at Chicago. Best of luck to everyone still waiting and those making decisions!

Same here. Actually expected this for long, as I heard from this post that Yale was interviewing. I'm also expecting rejections from Princeton and Harvard to come soon (since they've started interviewing long time ago, and I haven't received anything). Good luck to everyone else in this process!

Rejected too; I'm 1a/0w/4r for Ancient History and History PhD programs this cycle. Accepted by Stanford Classics, rejected by Harvard History, Berkeley History, Yale Classics/AH, Princeton History. Yale was the last one on the list. Good luck to everyone else, both in this app season and the subsequent ones!

Just received a email from Yale to check my portal and found out I get rejected  not surprised tho good luck to everyone else!!!
 

I got my rejection from IPCAA on February 10th, so I'm not sure what their timeline is like! I'll cross my fingers for you. ?

I got my rejection from IPCAA on February 10th, so I'm not sure what their timeline is like! I'll cross my fingers for you. ?

Hey, long time lurker, etc. @AM20128, I’ve been in a similar situation and wanted to offer another perspective. I’ve been through three application cycles now. The first one, I landed in an MA program; the second (last year), I got five rejections and one waitlist-turned-rejection; this year I’ve gotten three offers so far, two from programs with great reputations in my sub-field and the other from a top-ten. The first thing I’d say is that if you haven’t done an MA, consider doing one. Mine helped my applications immensely. If you have already, it’s up to you whether you want to go another round, but speaking as someone who almost gave up the dream last year, I’d say keep trying. If you got an interview at the IFA, that means you were a serious contender in an incredibly competitive cycle. Just because you got rejections this time around doesn’t mean that you’ll never have a place in this field, it just means this wasn’t your year.

i received a general rejection email from graduate school office, i applied to art and archaeology department tho

It is really good that there is a place to talk about the situation now. The rejection from Oxford has arrived around 2 weeks ago; and I think the one from Princeton is also on the road, since there is neither interview invitation nor any positive notification up to now.
Truth be told, I haven't really considered about the situation of not place to do a PhD previously. Not really surprised, but still disappointed. I think I will remain here in UK with the PSW visa (as they resume it this year) and try to find a place to work at library or university (as admin staff). No really clear plan though.
There are still some doctoral programmes in Europe which will close in March or April. Probably I will make another bet on them, maybe not. Really don't know what to do in the future, anyways.

Hey all, also looking at all rejections this year. I'm probably going the route of applying to "real jobs" for a few years, hopefully I'll find something with relevant skillsets, but I'm not looking to be history-adjacent. I'd rather make some more money and have time and energy to keep reading on the side. Will probably be looking at tech fields/project management/business. 
It's been a hard year all around and I want to decouple my passions from my stress and remember what the real world is like.

First time poster. This forum has helped me a lot throughout this hard waiting period. Thank you! @ClassicsCandidate
My thought is to register for some academic writing in humanities workshop or classes, especially if there's any class that may help revision. In this case, I will have some guidance from others on how to revise my writing sample or even personal statement.  I think those experts in writing will be able to quickly find the missing holes, instead of us looking it over and over again. 

Received rejecting letter from BU yesterday. They even typed my name wrong in the email....

That's excellent. Thank you for sharing! I have to take the Latin Praxis and wish there was a comprehensive study guide for it beyond what the ETS provides. If you have any tips on that, it'd be appreciated! There are a good amount of Latin opportunities where I live and definitely less competition for the positions. 

I went 0/8 my first time applying 5 years ago, fresh out of my MA. I got a job teaching secondary-school Latin, worked on German a bit (figured it couldn’t hurt), and when I applied again was more honest in my statement of purpose (where I had earlier tried to gloss over the fact that I took several years off between my BA and MA) and basically spun my non-traditional path as a positive, coupled with my newfound teaching/experience recruiting Latin students.
Depending where you live, it might not be difficult to find a Latin teaching job, since secondary Latin teachers are in such short supply. Definitely the number one thing that bolstered my app the second time, when I received multiple funded offers.

Oh boy... I'm in Eugene and do some work for the Art Dept. I will let you know if I hear anything about programs getting cancelled. I know the visual art program extended the deadline for MFAs and BFAs. 
What is your focus?
 

I got into the IFA PhD programme. My POI sent mail earlier this day notifying my acceptance. Soon  I received an offer letter by mail from the administration with details, especially of the fund I would receive. IFA was the only place where I applied for a PhD, and I am so happy that I got in by this first attempt. I hope everyone will hear good news soon—Goodluck to you all.

Hi I’m almost in the same boat as you. I’m a Chinese and not from a rich family as well. If I were you, I feel like the best option would be going to a fully funded master. Post bac is totally not worth it. I think with your background it’s not hard to get offer from funded MA programs. Two years of Ancient Greek and Latin is enough for classics master program. I have three years of Latin and one year of Greek, and I took a few classes in ancient history and archaeology. I get accepted by both funded MA programs I applied to, Texas tech and Florida State. I know u of Arizona, Texas tech, tufts, u of Kansas.....many universities have fully funded MA. All those universities have strong classics department. Please let me know if you need any help. I can definitely help you with the application process and suggestions of graduate programs.  
 
And you can explore which subfield (literature, languages, ancient history etc.) you really want to study during your master years, although you probably need to write down your research interests in your SOP. You don’t have to do what you write in your SOP. And with your art history background I think it might be interesting to study in classical archaeology. Age and financial background definitely won’t be a problem. I feel like with your background you should be able to get into a fully funded MA program
 

Anyone else know they have a string of rejections coming soon and wish they would just send them and be done with it? All this waiting and false hope, such a bummer lol 

Was told by the graduate admissions administrator that Princeton still has no decisions made yet and that I should wait to hear back in early March. 
 
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I haven't heard back from them at all still. I applied with a Classical reception of ancient Greek religion in the contemporary era proposal. 

I also saw the question about Yale Classics and a friend of mine said they had their interviews last week. But maybe they will have more interview cycles soon (I hope so!). Not sure how it usually works (maybe others can add some thoughts here), I'm an international prospective student.

Same, I was waiting for it so at least it wasn't a shock. I applied with a focus on Iron Age-Archaic Greek religion.

Welp, just got rejected from NYU's ISAW. I was half expecting it since others have already heard back, but still feels a bit bad.
Out of curiosity, did anyone get into ISAW this cycle applying with a focus on late antiquity?

I'm hoping that now we're getting toward the end of February, we'll all be getting (hopefully good!) news soon! ???