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still trying to build up the motivation to apply again...i know for sure my biggest weak point on my apps was my gre scores..so i'm not sure if i should give that another try since i already took it 3 times and improved each time yet my score still sucked...any prep program recommendations are highed needed right now

Finally received my rejection highly disappointed...that end my teaching dreams. I wish I would have known I wanted to go in this direction when I was younger I give up

Ughhh this sucks I still haven’t received anything yet. I guess the combined program I applied for with African american studies didn’t complete their notifications yet which is why my app is held up smh

Sorry to hear....which program was it?

Thank you for that info

Hey I was wondering what creditials are needed for most media studies phd applicants? Do programs typically care if you have media industry experience (I.e. news/tv/magazine)? Or are they more concerned with research experience and test scores. This particular major has been so difficult to find information on even when reaching out to faculty and current students at universities.

Lol my thoughts exactly....waking and seeing all those damn rejections is killing my anxiety. they need to hurry up and let us know already for every department...I wish they would just get a standard decision notification date for all departments like they do with the deadlines to submit applications when we applying

Yea yikes ? this waiting process is so stressful

Looking st the past results for American studies and a few others I see they also released results on Saturdays and sundays so it could possible post this weekend too...fingers crossed and hoping for positive results for all of us

I guess we all have to wait until next Friday to hear back...hopefully they admit a lot of people in the program like they did with the history program last week, so we can all have a better chance...good luck everybody!!!

Looking at the past years it seems like American and African studies released notification between Wednesday’s the second week in February until the Friday of the third week in February..so I’m guessing we should all know more than likely by Friday this week hopefully...

I saw some posted for a bunch of masters program applicants and literature/biology PhD applicants last week and this week ...however I’m not sure if those literature and biology PhD applicants who posted their results this week were invited to that little webinar.

Has anyone who received the invite for the Yale webinar last week received an update notification regarding their application status yet stating whether they were rejected or acceptanced at this point? I’m just curious since I see some people who didn’t mention the invite have already already posted their results.

Is this for the masters programs only or both masters/phd?

yeah im trying so hard not to get my hopes up...i hope they sent out notification on feb 1st so we all know where we stand early...i looked back at the results page on here and see most people in previous years recieved notification between feb 1st and feb 15th in most cases.

they mainly just discussed what factors to consider when accepting offers such as funding, location and poi's

yeah i was in the webinar. it still has me wondering why only a particular set of people received the invite and attended. i know some of the other webinars have had close to 200 attendees or more.

LOL yes i recieved that email and was so nervous when i went to open it since i thought it was a decision email. I'm african american so i'm not sure if thats why i received an email or if they sent it out to everyone who has attended one of their past webinar sessions

@rx971 i received the webinar email as well

Hello, I'm looking for more help with my statement of purpose and diversity statement...I just want more eyes on it to see what needs to be improved...If anyone can help please send me your email or let me know if I can inbox you the statements so you can provide some sort of critiques

@juilletmercredi I’m applying for media studies

Hello, I’m currently in the process of applying for PhD programs. I’ve been reaching out to professors that I’m interesting in having as my advisor during the programs. However, I’m noticing the majority of them don’t have time to respond back through email or even meet me in personal to discuss the program. So my question is how important is it to meet/talk to the potential person you want to advise you before submitting your application? Can it negatively affect you if you choose someone that you never actually spoke to before or do majority of applicants get accepted without actually expressing interest in the program to potential advisors?

What inspired your research agenda topic for you dissertations? I'm currently applying for a Phd programs and just curious to about how most people decide on a precise area or topic to focus on during their Phd matriculation. Do most people know the topics they want to explore during the application process or do most people narrow down their ideas after the first year in the program?

nope scores come back pretty quick you can take it as late as the last week of Nov. and still have the score back in time to submit your Dec 15 applications

@Sigaba thank you for your feedback and the links I really appreciate your help