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    I'm currently starting my second year as a Philosophy of Religion MA student at Chicago, with the relatively idiosyncratic area of research centered on interfaces between mathematics/logic, mystical language, and continental philosophy. I think that this department is the best possible fit for the eclectic interests I'm most passionate about—which is why I came here for the MA in the first place—and I'm somewhat confident I can continue on to the PhD here. I am, however, very much concerned that things may not fall my way, and have been considering alternative programs to apply to. My work is at this point too directly philosophical in approach (and too concerned with mathematics!) for religious studies and theology departments to be a clean fit. I think I would still feel quite edified and able to pursue my passions moving into a philosophy program, whether by concentrating in philosophy of religion, joining a continental department, or just straight up doing philosophy of math/logic. The trouble is, I have heard (including on this board) that philosophy departments don't take kindly to people coming from my background. I did half an undergraduate degree in hard science before deciding I wanted to pursue humanities and ended up with a theology degree after taking things up and down the philosophy, theology, and English departments, including four PhD courses I talked my way into; now I am on my way to finishing an MA in Phil. of Religion as mentioned. Is it reasonable to apply to philosophy departments as alternative options in case I can't stay on track here, or do I have a slim chance of getting into any? GRE scores are 170v168Q, so there should be no barrier there, and GPA is good to great on all fronts. My passions are diverse enough that I could modify my statement of intent to fit more straightforward research avenues that align with faculty of interest. Am I still going to be screwed by my background outside of pure philosophy?
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    In at Harvard Div MTS. No word on aid yet. Would merit/stipend have come with the acceptance letter or is it treated like any other financial aid?
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    Well, the dream is dead for now. I may end up well-funded at Chicago anyway, so there's at least that...
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    Well, that's a shame. I'm Eastern Orthodox, so unfortunately that won't help me.
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    Just got rejection letter from UVA PhD, accepting me to the MA. More or less what I expected, as I was applying without a Master's. No word on funding with respect to the MA—does anyone know if UVA does or does not give financial aid / scholarships to MA students?
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    Just got into Chicago Divinity as well; 85% tuition. I'm delighted, but still holding out on Social Thought, the dream.
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    Just got a no from Brown on the RCT Track.
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    Yes, all the way back in the end of January I got one. However, I believe I am a special case; since I don't have a master's I'm pretty sure they threw out my application as quickly as possible so that they could tell me to apply to the HDS MTS degree.
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    My only thought is that they're hedging their bets just in case, by some freak incident, they go through their entire waitlist and need to scramble for someone to accept. It'd be much worse if they ended up in that situation and had to call up a nominally rejected person saying 'nevermind!' than the contrary possibility - even as it feels much worse to us!
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    Congrats to all who get in - I'm at BC's theology department now and it's a wonderful intellectual community with so many brilliant minds. Thanks for the answer; I wouldn't be surprised if they're just waiting until they look at MA applications and will respond to me then, since I don't have an MA.
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    So does no response from UVA at this point imply rejection?
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    I applied to MTS and mine says that things have been checked and verified, green check mark and all. However, my application was manually submitted by the admissions folks after PhD rejection, so that may explain the difference. EDIT: Update, just got an email from one of the admissions people that we will hear from them "in mid-March."
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    I applied. Looking forward to seeing how things turn out. Naturally it's quite competitive just due to the limited acceptances, but I had a great visit / informal interview, so I'm excited to see what comes back next month.
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    Thanks! I'll try my best. Thanks for the advice! I'd certainly love to do a Master's, and at HDS quite especially, but it's all a question of money for me. I can't even afford to live doing a fully funded program without a stipend - hence trying for PhDs.
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    Just got rejected from the Harvard PhD and "recommended" to the MTS. This is exactly what I anticipated, seeing as I don't have a master's degree. My guess is they sorted by GRE, looked at mine near first, noticed the lack of a master's and put me in the "MTS" pile right off.
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