rejectedndejected
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Just got a letter of rejection from SLU. Oh well, I didn't want to go there anyway.
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1 hour ago, cr615 said:
Same boat. You're not alone. I received one rejection that was expected, but total silence from the others.
I really do wish programs would inform those they reject as soon as they are passed over and put to the side.
Truly. We pay $50 to $100 and spend weeks toiling on our applications. The undiligence of graduate schools in giving us peace of mind and closure (well after when decisions have been made) is indecent and needs to be remedied. I'm not a complainy, high-maintenance kind of guy, but at some point, someone needs to make a stink.
Maybe I'm just cranky because I'm shorting out my hard-drive refreshing my e-mail 90,000 times a day.
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Any updates from your guys' end? All I've had is radio silence. Despite my previous advice to the contrary, I'm thinking about e-mail programs to see what my status is. I'm sick of waiting. And the late silence usually forebodes bad things.
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Hey is Notre Dame already reviewing MTS and MDiv applications? I see on the results page that someone posted a rejection for MDiv on Feb. 4. This seems much earlier than usual. Can anyone speak to this?
Having a thought here: Perhaps our suspicion (that there was an unusually small pool of applicants this year) has been confirmed? Maybe schools are notifying earlier because sorting through the small number of apps took less time?
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On 1/30/2019 at 11:04 AM, theofan said:
Curiosity question: is it typical of American universities to keep you waiting for an answer until March even though they have already done their interviews? Do they keep people on the table until the very end, "just in case"? Or do they normally send rejection letters as soon as they have made their first cut?
This. They like to keep us waiting don't they? I think admissions committees have a preference for sadists written into their hiring policies.
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1 hour ago, KA.DINGER.RA said:
I would think that all of the invites have gone out at this point. I know people who have received invitations in all of the various subfields.
Disheartening. I wish I knew what they were looking for.
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4 minutes ago, foreverinschool said:
I've heard that people have been invited to interview with Emory, Baylor, Vanderbilt, ND, and Duke ThD
Have invitations been sent out across all concentrations at the aforementioned programs? Or are some concentrations still yet to send out their invites?
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Any movement on any of the applications, guys? SLU contacted me about a clerical issue with my app today, so I know that they're at least reviewing now. Feeling pretty anxious.
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Hey, does anyone have any updates on Notre Dame's interview invitations? Have most/all invites gone out for all departments by now? Or should I still be holding out some hope?
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1 hour ago, xypathos said:
You were selected to present to your fellow students at the same school? I, personally, wouldn't bother with it. At this point in the application process initial, and likely final, decisions have already been made and you're likely to be seen as grasping at straws.
It doesn't sound nearly as cool when you put it like that. But yea, duly noted. I'd wager your analysis is correct. At this point, it'd probably look pretty desperate. However, what about for "safeties" like HDS's MTS program, which doesn't decide till like mid-March? Should I update my resume to include this for them? Or still too small of potatoes to bother?
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Hey y'all. Quick question: I just found out that I was one of a few students selected from my school to present a grad school paper in front of the other students at an annual meeting. It's considered an honor to do so. Is it too late to update my prospective PhD programs about this development? If not, how does one go about doing it in a classy, non-braggadocious way?
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1 minute ago, Geistsubjekt said:
In the spirit of Barth, Nein!
Lol. Commence sinking feeling in pit of stomach...now.
Just kidding. Hang in there brother. If this is to be our end, let us meet it like men, with our heads held high.
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Just now, rejectedndejected said:
There is one underneath it. And as of when I posted, the WRWC post did not exist.
Have you heard anything back yet, Geist? If memory serves, you are LS also.
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4 minutes ago, Geistsubjekt said:
Unless we are looking at different results, the interview that was posted today specifies WRWC.
There is one underneath it. And as of when I posted, the WRWC post did not exist.
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Also, does anyone know if liturgical studies people usually get their ND letters earlier in the process, or later? That question seems to be of the essence as of the morning.
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56 minutes ago, EarlyXianity said:
Are all the people who have heard so far internal applicants?
If memory serves from last year (and it may not or things may have changed–just look at how many schools were responding by snail mail a few years ago), the reporting process for internal and external candidates is different. I think that internal candidates get an email more directly and external candidates are processed through a system at the graduate school that takes more time.
Again, I may very well be wrong.What's certain is that not having an invitation this morning doesn't mean that one will not come.
Well, the results survey now reports that one person has received an invitation to interview weekend on February 24-22. Last year, the earliest results I saw were on January 28. And all of the results seemed to come out at once.
This is nerve-racking, to say the least. But I'm starting to get edgy, since I am yet to receive an invitation.
Of course the person who posted that they received an interview DID NOT specify the program to which they were applying or their GPA/GRE. Why even bother to post at that point?
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It would be awesome if PhD applicants were few this year, that way our chances of gaining admission skyrocketed from illusory to marginal.
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What percentage of folks visit PhD programs before applying? Does it actually help with admissions (if they like you)? Or is it mainly for us prospective students, so that we get a feel for our compatibility with the milieu of a program? How big of a handicap is it if we don't visit our programs of choice?
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3 minutes ago, cr615 said:
Conservative. Not very diverse. Recently went through some internal turmoil. They have an interim chair this semester, as the previous one stepped down mid last semester. I kid you not, the interim chair before this interim chair was someone with a biology background.....yes, biology.
To be fair, the scholars that they do have are solid. You will get a good, conservative, theological education. Not amazing, but solid and not looked down upon by anyone.
Thanks for the 411. It seems that almost no one on here mentions STLU as a possible destination. Why is this? They seem to place their graduates quite well and St. Louis is a very livable city. It seems like it would at least be on the level (as far as preffftige goes) as Baylor or Marquette...
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Anyone have any thoughts on the theological studies PhD program at St. Louis University?
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1 minute ago, cr615 said:
I don't know that it is necessarily frowned upon, as I assume that professors know that people have different timelines to accept jobs, other PhD offers, etc., and people want to know where the process is at.
This is my second PhD application cycle, and I only e-mailed one professor during the last cycle. What I will say from that experience is that I don't think reaching out will really give you a any clearer sense of where the process is at. I e-mailed the professor I wanted to work with in late February and they e-mailed back saying they were still deliberating. Of course, this wasn't technically a lie, although it is now clear I had not made the cut. I think they are still "deliberating" until they have filled their incoming cohort.
Seriously--like taking a shower in a horror movie, no good can come of it. You either are funneled into talking to a detached and out-of-the-loop (and usually cranky) lower-ranking department staff-member, or are told by your POI that applications are still under review, and then you spend the rest of the week worrying if you have been marked as being "impatient" or "difficult," thus further impairing your already illusory chances of admission.
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46 minutes ago, Geistsubjekt said:
I was under the impression that (at ND) professors from each track of study meet and make their picks independently of the other tracks. Is this the case, or do all of the professors, regardless of track, get together to discuss?
From what faculty told me when I visited, this was my impression as well.
How is the liturgical studies application pool this year? I imagine it's really competitive, since only a few schools offer an emphasis in liturgical.
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Just now, hannibal254 said:
Oh, interesting! WRWC for me.
Good luck. Have you ever applied to that department in prior years? I wonder how many applicants they will have this year.
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Just now, hannibal254 said:
Nope! Which concentration did you apply to?
Liturgical studies. You?
PhD Applications Fall 2019 Season
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I know this is a PhD forum, but did anyone here apply to Harvard or Yale's divinity schools? Does anyone know how they typically assess applicants for their MTS/MAR programs? How many apps do they usually get? What GRE scores does HDS typically smile upon? I know their MDiv degrees aren't terribly competitive, but I get the impression that the MTS programs are quite difficult to get in to....