rejectedndejected
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Does anyone know if any other top tier schools are still accepting applications/have late app deadlines?
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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?
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1 hour ago, fordlandia said:
@rejectedndejected my GRE scores were reasonably low for the MTS program, 159Verbal, 154Quant, 4.5AW. Not even sure they were above the median, and as for language training, I am an intermediate reader, writer, and speaker for the language I needed for study. Despite this, after looking at HDS sample language exam, I would probably need further schooling.
Honestly, I think it was my writing sample, personal statement, and recommendation letters that got me over. I went to a small liberal arts school for undergrad and had very involved mentors who could write strong letters.
Thanks for this. Again congrats. Enjoy the moment. Victories such as this in life are few and far between.
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8 minutes ago, fordlandia said:
Absolutely thrilled - got into the MTS program this morning with full tuition + 8k/year stipend! Never thought I'd make it this far, but it appears GRE scores are not everything!
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?
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7 minutes ago, tqrgx341 said:
Got into HDS MTS! They're only offering me financial aid, however, while UChicago MDiv is offering a 100% tuition and a full stipend. This is hard...
Congrats. Can you post your stats please?
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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.
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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.
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2 hours ago, JHubbs said:
Yo! I'm waitlisted at Notre Dame's MTS in Biblical Studies. How were you notified that their waitlist in your subfield was closed?
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.
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8 minutes ago, 11Q13 said:
It's simply the most competitive MTS program there is, and they also give a certain preference to Catholics. Back in the day I was accepted to the MTS at Harvard, Yale, Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, etc... and was rejected by ND.
Lol. Crushingly for my ego, I am Catholic.
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2 hours ago, Plotinus said:
Greetings and good luck to everybody here! Also, could people who have applied to HDS MTS post their stats? E.g. GRE; undergrad school, major, and GPA; any special achievements; languages spoken, etc. Many thanks in advance!
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?
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2 hours ago, ParagonAlex said:
Thanks! I'm leaning heavily towards Notre Dame, but I'm also considering Candler and Duke. I think I'll likely visit what campuses I can before I make my decision.
Do you have an idea of where you're going yet?
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...
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2 hours ago, ParagonAlex said:
Thanks! I'm leaning heavily towards Notre Dame, but I'm also considering Candler and Duke. I think I'll likely visit what campuses I can before I make my decision.
Do you have an idea of where you're going yet?
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.
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10 minutes ago, xypathos said:
I almost always agree to this but as someone formerly well acquainted with YDS - they strongly encourage prospective M* students to visit campus and/or interview with Admissions or a faculty member. By strongly, I know for a fact that good, strong applicants were only denied because they did not have an Adcom/faculty interview on file come review time and didn't feel that the applicant wanted YDS hard enough.
YDS is probably the outlier on this but since they stress the importance of campus visits and an Adcom interview several times on their site, I always encourage applicants to tread lightly in opting not to make themselves known to Admissions folk. To be fair, I've seen a handful of students admitted without visiting but they had strong applications that there was no real use debating.
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?
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7 hours ago, tqrgx341 said:
Either way best of luck! Sending good wishes your way.
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?
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6 hours ago, tqrgx341 said:
@rejectedndejected haha the robotic line made me crack up too. Honestly, I think at this point it’s human nature to start poring over any seemingly weak points of our application and fear we’ll be denied bc of them. I know I’m doing the same. For what it’s worth, your stats seem strong, HDS MTS program isn’t crazy competitive (at least from what I had read — the admission rate seemed to hover around 30-40%? Not sure if anyone has raw data to back this up or the other top Div schools like YDS, UChic MDiv etc), and a lot of MTS students ARE future academics. It might have been a dif story were you an MDiv student, but I’m sure they’re not expecting a similar template across the board. Either way best of luck! Sending good wishes your way.
@LSiefferman wow that sounds even more stressful of a wait. I’m still just an undergrad so the upcoming week will be just before finals. I can’t seem to focus on studying at all for them! The fact that it can come out any day is definitely not helping my study habits (or more precisely, current lack thereof)...
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?
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56 minutes ago, LSiefferman said:
What about your LORs? Did you reach out to any faculty in advance? I think they want applicants to be honest and say what is true rather than try to impress them. If you submitted it, you must have felt good about it. I'm assuming you had others help you edit and think through the SOP? Anyway, it may also come down to the particular class profile/research interests they want this year. Not sure if that factors so much in this line of academia... i know it's a big factor for MFAs. I had terrible GRE math and essay scores (verbal was OK) and I failed a semester in undergrad. Granted, that was 15+ years ago and I've taken graduate level coursework since and done fine, but still, I had a rocky academic past. I guess if I don't get in, I don't get in. Where else did you apply?
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.
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1 hour ago, tqrgx341 said:
on the HDS waiting-train as well ? best of luck to all the applicants! after many hours of shameless stalking through the old threads, it seems that HDS can pretty much release decisions any day of the week of the 15th (i.e. next week), correct?
The earliest I have seen is March 12 for Harvard releases. Has anyone seen earlier than that?
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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?
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5 hours ago, Pierre de Olivi said:
If you're talking about the PhD program in religious studies there, I'm afraid all first-round acceptances have gone out. They hosted an admitted students event this past week and I didn't hear of any open (non-waitlist) spots. But if you haven't been rejected, you may be on a waitlist!
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?
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3 minutes ago, ParagonAlex said:
Hey everyone, new member here!
Congrats to all who have been accepted and best of luck to those still waiting/waitlisted.
I, like many of you, am still waiting to hear back from Harvard Divinity (MTS in History of Christianity). But I've been accepted to the Notre Dame MTS (History of Christianity), Boston College Joint MA in Theology and Philosophy, Duke Divinity MTS, and Candler School of Theology MTS.
Congrats. Are you leaning toward any program in particular, as yet?
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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,
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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.
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3 minutes ago, exegete said:
I was on the MTS waitlist at ND two years ago and didn't get in. All the slots in my area (biblical studies) were filled by the first round of offers. My suspicion is that's fairly typical for ND, since it's an attractive MTS program. However, I can't speak directly to other areas of study, and the dynamics are obviously different from year to year, so don't give up hope yet!
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...
2019 MDiv MTS MA Applications
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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.