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waitlisted too lolll

I was falling apart earlier this term from anxiety about applications. Then, I kid you not, I started drinking more water (I was actually very dehydrated) and applied Stoic moral psychology. It quite literally cured me. The good news I've received so far happened after this, so they weren't a factor in my feeling better.
My point is not that you need to drink water and apply Stoic thought to your mental noise if you're feeling down. The point is that these two things are the last things I thought would help me, so you should try out everything you can that might help you.

HEREWITH I PRESENT MY WISDOM
 
Sizzling Tier of the Making-or-Breaking-of-Application-Glory-or-Doom: Writing Sample / Letters of Recommendation (quality + fame) 
Hot Tier of Great Importance: GPA (in philosophy) / Higher Education Pedigree (in philosophy; can be very convincingly argued that this belongs to the Sizzling Tier)
Lukewarm Tier of Afterthought: GRE / Statement of Purpose [both of these, if significantly awful, will wreck your chances; if very good, will not go very far towards securing anything on their own]
 

I was falling apart earlier this term from anxiety about applications. Then, I kid you not, I started drinking more water (I was actually very dehydrated) and applied Stoic moral psychology. It quite literally cured me. The good news I've received so far happened after this, so they weren't a factor in my feeling better.
My point is not that you need to drink water and apply Stoic thought to your mental noise if you're feeling down. The point is that these two things are the last things I thought would help me, so you should try out everything you can that might help you.

I was falling apart earlier this term from anxiety about applications. Then, I kid you not, I started drinking more water (I was actually very dehydrated) and applied Stoic moral psychology. It quite literally cured me. The good news I've received so far happened after this, so they weren't a factor in my feeling better.
My point is not that you need to drink water and apply Stoic thought to your mental noise if you're feeling down. The point is that these two things are the last things I thought would help me, so you should try out everything you can that might help you.

HEREWITH I PRESENT MY WISDOM
 
Sizzling Tier of the Making-or-Breaking-of-Application-Glory-or-Doom: Writing Sample / Letters of Recommendation (quality + fame) 
Hot Tier of Great Importance: GPA (in philosophy) / Higher Education Pedigree (in philosophy; can be very convincingly argued that this belongs to the Sizzling Tier)
Lukewarm Tier of Afterthought: GRE / Statement of Purpose [both of these, if significantly awful, will wreck your chances; if very good, will not go very far towards securing anything on their own]
 

HEREWITH I PRESENT MY WISDOM
 
Sizzling Tier of the Making-or-Breaking-of-Application-Glory-or-Doom: Writing Sample / Letters of Recommendation (quality + fame) 
Hot Tier of Great Importance: GPA (in philosophy) / Higher Education Pedigree (in philosophy; can be very convincingly argued that this belongs to the Sizzling Tier)
Lukewarm Tier of Afterthought: GRE / Statement of Purpose [both of these, if significantly awful, will wreck your chances; if very good, will not go very far towards securing anything on their own]
 

Accepted to Pitt via phone

"extremely high" on waitlist for admission at UVA??
edit: says offer highly likely, but will most likely decline

"extremely high" on waitlist for admission at UVA??
edit: says offer highly likely, but will most likely decline

"extremely high" on waitlist for admission at UVA??
edit: says offer highly likely, but will most likely decline

"extremely high" on waitlist for admission at UVA??
edit: says offer highly likely, but will most likely decline

"extremely high" on waitlist for admission at UVA??
edit: says offer highly likely, but will most likely decline

sure if funded and you have nothing better to do
no if not funded unless you're rich
I'll let other posters inform about funded MAs, totally ignorant

This is really not that complicated. OP already sent in his app's anyways, and so have I. Not going to discuss this non-issue further.

Why do I think it is unwise to tell programs designed to produce academic philosophers that you might not actually want to be an academic philosopher?

This is really not that complicated. OP already sent in his app's anyways, and so have I. Not going to discuss this non-issue further.

This is really not that complicated. OP already sent in his app's anyways, and so have I. Not going to discuss this non-issue further.

This is really not that complicated. OP already sent in his app's anyways, and so have I. Not going to discuss this non-issue further.

oops! sorry, didn't mean to green that one - fixed it.

Why do I think it is unwise to tell programs designed to produce academic philosophers that you might not actually want to be an academic philosopher?

yep, unwise, but as you said your apps are out, dont stress

LMFAO

I think you need to get a better understanding of what phd admissions are like in philosophy

sure if funded and you have nothing better to do
no if not funded unless you're rich
I'll let other posters inform about funded MAs, totally ignorant