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  1. Want_PHD
    Well put. Many people haven't been accepted to a single program (myself, though it technically isn't over yet). Being accepted to even one is an accomplishment. Like the post above, I want to add that it's not what the program can do for you, but what you can do for the program. Keep in mind, these are generally paid positions--they are jobs. They want you to make them look good. I think my mistake in this application process was that I mentioned that I want to learn more, rather than selling myself to them. Yet, I have a feeling that in some cases the choice of who is accepted is arbitrary. I know my BA and MA GPA is higher than almost everyone that has been accepted, but it didn't matter. Perhaps a misplaced semicolon in my statement of purpose led them to reject me, or someone on the committee had a cold. Who knows.
  2. Want_PHD
    I am assuming all of the acceptances have been sent out, yes. Probably there is a majority of graduate applications (across the word; across schools) that don't view/don't post results on this website. Presumably--like many (most?) universities--there are three lists at BU: the accepted; the "waitlisted"; the rejections. Probably they just move everyone up in line if/when some people don't accept. In any case, more than likely you--and myself--are rejected from BU. Unfortunately you may have to wait several more weeks to find out it's official. At best, you--and myself--were not their top choice.
  3. Want_PHD
    This doesn't help: but no, I haven't heard anything. And my application status has not changed either--then again, I was rejected (via postal service) from BC, but my status there still says "submitted." Yes, one person here has posted that they were admitted. I can't see any way that a committee could admit someone without first reviewing all applications--if they don't review all applications they may be accepting someone that is not as good as someone else in the pool--this is especially important as there are limits to cohort size. With this in mind, I don't want to burst your bubble, but it would seem that you--and myself, a fellow applicant there--were *at least* not top choices, and *at worst* not accepted. This all applies to Brandeis, too, who has already sent out some acceptances. I'm expecting that for both BU and Brandeis--because others were notified of acceptances and I wasn't--I am (at best) waitlisted and (at worst) rejected. Not related at all--has anyone applied to the PhD program at the University of Massachusetts Boston? I hope not because I don't want competition--I was hoping that because the PhD program required a master's (of which I'm done in a couple months), I would have limited competition there.
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  6. Want_PHD
    I didn't even know there was a sociology program at MIT--I would have applied (and yes, probably been rejected). I did *not* apply to Harvard because they don't accept transfer graduate credit--I'm almost done with my master's (in May) but they wouldn't accept it either way (plus, yes, I would likely have been rejected--Brown and Northeastern wouldn' t take me, why would Harvard). Were you going to do your graduate (or master's) again had you been accepted to Harvard?
  7. Want_PHD
    @Socioeconnut it's not clear, have you been rejected everywhere yet? If not, the party's not over yet.
  8. Want_PHD
    FYI...there are online sociology masters degrees as well, like Sam Houston State, University of New Mexico--I think University of Alabama has one too. They are masters only, plus you'd have to get a scholarship or secure funding somehow, but you can take a graduate program there while waiting for next year's applications--I don't think you have to enroll full time. (1) you'd have access to all scholarly publications via their libraries (2) you'd have a chance to build better/stronger LORs.
  9. Want_PHD
    I've read that the majority (more than 50%) of graduate students relocate for school. My current thesis advisor said I'd be a shoe-in for a Bowling Green's program, and he could give me a great LOR. They are in Ohio, and I'm married with three children--and own a house--in the Boston area. It's unfortunate, but the childless have a very prominent competitive advantage because they can apply to the best program that meets their research goals. I also sympathize because--unless you're affiliated with a university--I can't imagine that you'll (1) have access to a library of publications to do research and (2)--if you did have publishable material--you won't be associated with a university, so would unlikely get published because of that. I've never seen any research article from a person not affiliated with either a university or some research institution/think thank place. I mention this because I'm worrying about the same thing. Not to mention how many times can you ask the same people to write LORs?
  10. Want_PHD
    To end this discussion, I suppose Northeastern staff explained that if you weren't invited to the open house then you weren't being considered--and would be sent rejections letters like I received today.
  11. Want_PHD
    Also, I decided to call/email places today. FYI UMass Boston's sociology program does not expect to have decisions ready until the first week of March--I hope no one else here applied there; I emailed UMass with my name, too, so I hope that doesn't blacklist me there. Also I got vague answers from Brandeis and Boston college (via phone), mostly because I spoke to the office managers ("ugh...I think they are still deliberating"). Someone else said Boston University will be a couple weeks, but I can't confirm. Again, I hope no one else here applied to these programs.
  12. Want_PHD
    I'm also cynical of these programs--I mentioned that I'm a parent of three young children and now am almost regretting it--I won't mention it next year if I'm not accepted anywhere. I say this because clearly someone with three children will (1) have less time to spend on work than a childless student and (2) will be more likely to be unavailable due to childcare needs. I know it's not legal for places to *not* accept people because they have children, but it seems too easy for them to reject the person for "some other reason." I sold myself that I have a 4.0 in masters and close to 4.0 in undergraduate--while at the same time caring for children--but I worry that these committees may be weary of taking on someone with three children when they can just as easily take someone who has none.
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  16. Want_PHD
    I feel your pain. I am also a primary caregiver of 3 young children. I've also been accepted no where yet (2 rejections and 4 still pending). I think most people that get accepted are young, and without children. Probably you chose where you applied to with the expectation that you couldn't move, yes? I can't move, so applied to literally every program in my geographic area. Most young people that are unattached can apply to the program that is a perfect fit for them because they can relocate. I think your GRE scores are fine, because I've seen a bunch of people get accepted to schools with much lower. I really think it's about showing off to the committees with your LORs, writing sample, and statement of purpose. Plus, in the end--if you get rejected--you will have no idea why. It could be the phrasing of one sentence in your writing sample--who knows. I can't just be GRE scores that are causing some people to get accepted to many schools at once. My advice to you--because I'm going to do the same if I get accepted no where--is to flat out call or email one of the schools and ask them how you could have done better (i.e., how you could have gotten accepted). You'd have nothing to lose.
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  19. Want_PHD
    Congratz on the acceptance! Pretty good that you got accepted to the only program you applied too...100% acceptance rate!
  20. Want_PHD
    That's great to hear. This whole process is weird. In this case I expect that your application was brought to the front of the line because it was stellar. I can only imagine early acceptances are cases where every application wasn't reviewed, does that make sense? Then again, I suppose the ~29 days from application due date to acceptance could have allowed the committee time to review all applications--perhaps your case was the one case where it was unanimous--everyone on the committee wanted you. Either way, good job.
  21. Want_PHD
    I have not heard from Brandeis yet. I've also not heard from: Boston College, Boston University, UMass Boston, and Northeastern. All of them still say "submitted" or "under review," etc. I also saw the two Brandeis acceptances last week--I'm not sure what to make of them. Regarding Boston College, one person on 1/31 said they were accepted but that's abnormally early for them--I'm not sure if some people put up false results. I guess Northeastern "recruitment week" was over this past weekend, but again, I'm not sure what to make of it--maybe they are having another recruitment week again? Who knows. It appears that each university has their own schemes and timelines to release notifications--and just going by what happened in previous years is not the best indicator of when notifications will come out this year. It's frustrating, and I'm getting a bit bored.
  22. Want_PHD
    Thanks for the leg work. This is good. Yes I think based on previous years it would seem like towards the end of February is when notifications get sent out.
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