badartist

Has UC Berkeley started sending rejection letters yet?

Could the person who posted to the results page about emailing their POI at Northwestern pm me? I was also thinking about reaching out to my POI, but am not sure how to go about it.

Has anyone claimed the Northwestern admit?

I know it may not seem like it but you still have quite a few options open. Have you taken seminars on medieval art while at the university? If it really does appeal more to you and you’ve developed a good relationship with a professor you trust who specializes in medieval art, you can talk to them about the possibility of studying under their advisement instead due to a change in interest. My advisor switched from a Renaissance specialization to a Baroque specialization while completing her PhD program. Her change is more subtle than yours, but think about the possibility of studying under a different professor. Changing specializations doesn’t mean you need to drop out of the program completely. There’s also a PhD student at the University of Chicago who specializes in African art but is doing her dissertation on the cultural and material exchanges between Italy and countries in Africa during the Renaissance. Perhaps you can combine both of your interests in a similar manner.

Could the two Columbia admits who posted today pm me with your specialization and POI? I haven’t heard back, so I’m hoping we have different ones

To the person who just posted about a Brown rejection even though your POI sent you a really enthusiastic email, I wouldn’t take the rejection too hard. Your POI probably really did like you and your application and personally advocated for you. Since most universities require unanimous approval in the department and approval from DGS, it probably came down to that

Congrats to the people accepted into Columbia and Northwestern! Could you pm me your specialization and POI? I’m still waiting to hear back from both, and hoping that we don’t have the same POI.