anthrosalts

This just made me teared up, thank you for your inspirational story!!! Your spirit and tenacity just come through so beautifully in your words, and I can only imagine how much of a fighter you have been hence far. So happy for your results today, totally deserving of every bit! I guess the biggest thing now is really battling with the self-doubts, inferiority and insecurity of everything. Honestly, I do feel like a wreck currently as I lack motivation for anything. When the applications were over, I told myself I deserved a 'good break'. And when the rejections came tumbling back, my 'break' slowly turned into one of despondence and dejection as I've just been wasting my time away idling, sleeping, eating or checking the portal. I constantly feel so inadequate and lacking at things, though I know I have to turn that around. Oh well, hoping I can snap out of this soon and fix my life because life has to GO ON and I grow after all these. Thank you so much for your invaluable words again!

Thank you for sharing and being there I suppose its somewhat known that the best education systems globally still reside in the US, and needless to mention, their funding and support are relatively incompatible (especially for the ivfies) elsewhere in the world - where we still have to apply for separate funding, fellowships, scholarships etc. Personally, I wanted to obtain the 'best' education experience in a field where I am passionate about, and in the region where I'm currently based, there is just literally no field/market for Anthropology. Anthropology is not a 'thing' here (people haven't even heard of it before!), but I find it so compelling, relevant and interesting! This hence drives me to seek educational opportunities in the US, where they are in abundance (but of course, suuuuper competitive) Besides, I've always been an adventurous soul, and would pretty much love to experience life in the States after seeing all those Hollywood blockbusters glamorising life over there. I've also had friends who've moved to US for various reasons, and according to them, life is comparatively more relaxed than where I am now. Guess my soul just needs a change of environment whilst doing something that still impassions me endlessly. Which schools are you looking at in Australia?

I thought for quite some time before deciding to finally post this thread, as I thought it would be (hopefully) beneficial to those needing somewhere to give a little rant, vent their disappointments, and ultimately, offer a safe and protected space where those of us could get a little encouragement after receiving unfavourable decisions, or perhaps, rejected in this cycle. Without ado, here I go! I'm a fresh graduate straight out with a BA (SocSci) from a leading university in Asia, and its my first time applying to do a PhD in Anthropology in the States. I graduated as the top student of my cohort, and thought I would stand a pretty alright chance at this shot. Perhaps too ambitiously, I shot for the biggest names like Yale, Harvard, Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford etc; and henceforth I have already received my 5th rejection out of the total 9 applications I made. Initially I was really afraid and couldn't bring myself to accept rejection as I couldn't quite believe I didn't manage to hear from SOMEwhere from the 9 schools I applied to?! But seems like 9 schools aren't that many to start off in first place... Over time, I think I have slowly gotten used to rejections, but it still scares me to fathom what I'll do in the upcoming days not studying. Still I'm thankful to the invaluable advices I have received from this forum, and am planning to fill my time with more productive things instead of bumming around everyday drowning in anxiety and apprehension unable to do life. I think I have come to a point in life where I am simply sick of waiting for uncertainties, and want to do something more certain that will make me a more useful person rejections are indeed so painful, but I have learnt that so many things can't be forced and are out of my control, and I can always try again next cycle! Hopefully someone reading this will feel better knowing we share the same predicament! Anyone cares to share their stories and let out some frustrations?

Anyone heard from NYU yet? Apart from the two rejections from their POI. Has there been any form of interview requests sent out?

Your sentiments and experience are so invaluable! I believe that there must be some few like me who have found comfort in your words after being rejected (not taking it in the sour grapes kinda manner), and I really do appreciate your poster Honestly, I have read quite a bit from my personal teeny weeny research on the culture, climate and support of Berkeley towards graduate students, and well... can only sincerely hope for the best for those who have amazingly got in! Congrats to all, and thank you so much again for your insights!

Hang in there! I did not apply to UT-Knoxville but I'm also currently still waiting on 7 decisions; feels like forever. And of them include Yale, Berkeley, Harvard - schools that I had not receive interview requests for (and which I'm taking an absence of interview to imply an implicit rejection), and so far, a first rejection from Princeton. Honestly I hope they release their decisions soon! Be they rejections or whatnots. Apologies for the ranting whoops! But still, all the best, the weekend will whizz pass in the blink of an eye! There are some good movies out now, go catch em if you haven't!

Hi I actually did send her an email some time wayyy back! But she didn't reply :/ Guess you could try! My guess is that they (the graduate coordinators) are probably already swarmed by the large amounts of email flooding in (prolly all asking about decision outcomes, setting of interviews etc) to even reply. But you can try too, and keep the rest of us here posted!

Thank you so, so incredibly much for your assurance. All I can do now is to honestly just keep hoping and praying for the best for the rest of the applications. Hopefully I will hear back from at least one school? In the meantime just trying to spend my time more 'productively' instead of letting the anxiety jet up and camping on my email inbox or the results page.

Honestly now I'm just nerve wrecked that I may have been rejected by all 8 schools I applied to. Haven't heard from any of them, and am thinking that its the worst case (confirmed for Yale, Berkeley, Harvard (?)) for these 3 schools. I really wouldn't know what to do if I can't get in anywhere...

Thank you for your input! Do they necessarily interview international students, too? I haven’t heard back from any of the schools and the wait is truly excruciating. Will they send out the interview schedules on different days for international vs. domestic students then? I had a friend who was accepted by both Stanford and Columbia for a masters program last season, and she didn’t have any interviews. Just a straight up notification that she got in (her program was East Asian studies). Hence I was wondering if all schools have interviews for Anthro? Well, at least for the top 10 or 20 schools? On a side note, anyone knows if any schools accept anthro Phd WITHOUT interviews?

And also to anyone who might have input, is there a different timeline that they review the applications for international and domestic students? Or send out acceptance letters/interview requests? Any international students here who can shed some insights PLEASE DOOOOOO I'm literally panicking rn

Heartiest congrats! If you don't mind, are you a domestic or international student? I have read on the forums that interview requests to Yale and Berkeley have been made, but I have yet to receive any news at all.... I'm an international student hence was wondering if there's sort of a different timeline that they send out interview requests/review the applications for domestic vs. international students? Am so anxious now its insane!!! And also not sure if there are actually interviews for international students? Sigh this process is really killing me bit by bit everyday....