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And yet if I made a typo on my 10 page writing sample, my app would be thrown away with great haste. Seems fair.

Does anyone know if any other top tier schools are still accepting applications/have late app deadlines?

From UVA's website FAQ: 2. How difficult is it to get accepted to your program? We accept about eleven doctoral students a year out of an applicant pool of over 170. The typical admitted student has a GRE Verbal score of around 150 and higher, a GPA over 3.8 from a competitive university or college, and very strong letters of recommendation. Applicants admitted into the MA program are occasionally a bit weaker but often have scores comparable to those of the PhD applicants, though they may be slightly lower. Is this (1) a typo; or (2) a joke?

Thanks for this. Again congrats. Enjoy the moment. Victories such as this in life are few and far between.

Congrats Fordlandia and Muse. I wish I got in also. If you don't mind me asking, what were your GRE scores that you were worried weren't competitive? Were they above HDS medians? Sorry to ask for so much, just trying to assess why I got dinged. How was your language prep?

Congrats. Can you post your stats please?

I didn't. Honestly, I'm just confused about what these folks want. For a M* level app, my tangibles are quite strong--so I thought.

Let's get a pool going here: when do y'all think Harvard will release decisions? I vote for Friday at 4:59. Because, of course that would happen.

They emailed me and told me that *every single one* of their first round offers accepted (in only my subfield (liturgy)). I can't catch a break. Can't wait for the Harvard rejection to come out.

Lol. Crushingly for my ego, I am Catholic.

GRE: 164V/155Q/4.5 AW; Language: 1 year Latin in grad school; 3.92 gGPA (abysmal undergrad GPA--mid 2's.); Undergrad: Uni ranked just outside top 100 USNews (So, middling); Special achievments: None. Just a regular breh. You?

Hey what were your stats that you got in to Notre Dame with? I'm trying to figure out what went wrong where I only got waitlisted...

If I don't get in to Harvard, most likely either DeVry or the University of Phoenix (Online). Will keep you brehs posted for sheezy though.

Thanks. This is gold. If only someone had posted this last year before I got rejected by YDS... You know anything about time travel? Back in '82, I could throw a pigskin a quarter mile. I'd also go back in time and contact Yale faculty. Also, XYpathos, do you know if Harvard is of this same mindset?

Best of luck to you as well. Hopefully good things are in store for us. What concentration did you apply for at HDS? Where else did you apply?

Y'all have finals in early March? But either way, I agree. The better question is why does HDS website say this: "We encourage you to come back to this page frequently to check on the status of your application," when they always release in mid March? Perhaps if someone is smart enough to find the answer for such an enigma, said person receives automatic admission and a presidential fellowship?

I also had a rocky academic past, but am graduating with top grades from my regional theology MA program (wherein I had to take like 5+ undergrad courses as prereqs). My GREs should be fine at 164/**/4.5. I have one year of an ancient language. Also, very strong LOR's from professors with whom I've cultivated strong relationships. However, I just don't think it'll cut the mustard to have said "I want to go to Harvard for further PhD preparation, because I feel called to be an academic." No, I didn't have anyone look over my SOP--it's well written; it just sounds like it was written by an automaton with a personality disorder: Me want PhD; Me want Harvard help me get PhD; me good candidate because of great accomplishments; choose me. Also, I didn't contact any HDS faculty ahead of time. At the M* level, I think that this is wholly unnecessary. I was actually admitted to a PhD program in a different field this year--and I didn't even reach out to the PhD program ahead of time. I applied to Notre Dame's MTS and was waitlisted, although I found out this morning they aren't going to their waitlist because all of their first round offers accepted in my subfield.

The earliest I have seen is March 12 for Harvard releases. Has anyone seen earlier than that?

I actually have a really bad feeling about my chances for Harvard. My statement of purpose was really plain: it mainly spoke of my desire for further preparation for doctoral work. Contrast this with many of the grandiose ideas Harvard is probably used to hearing, i.e. people who want to get an MTS so they can lift the entire third world out of poverty through technologically advanced harpsichord music ministry via the website the applicant designed himself. . . My statement was incredibly ordinary..."choose me because I would like to be a scholar that studies X. Your program is excellent in X." Be blunt--am I just flat out sunk?

Why on earth does Yale not let people apply two years in a row? Does anyone know this?

I see that you're also on Notre Dame's MTS waitlist. Any word from the school? Is there any way to move up spots on the waitlist?

Congrats. Are you leaning toward any program in particular, as yet?

Did everyone get this from Harvard?: Dear Greetings from HDS Office of Admissions! Late winter finds us busily reviewing MTS and MDiv applications. In the meantime, here are a few stories about our students and alumni. Learn more about them—and find school news and events— on the links below and on our website. Sending you our best wishes, HDS Admissions

The latter part of that post was, of course, tongue in cheek, so please, no one chastise me for attempted bribery with one dollar bills.

Thanks for the scoop. How/when did you find out that you weren't going to get in off the waitlist? Did they tell you, or did you just assume that you were dinged when April 15th rolled around and you didn't hear anything? Is there anything we can do to influence our chances of getting in off the waitlist? Maybe a little George Washington will change their minds...