FrigidSky701
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7 hours ago, CartesianDemon said:
Rejection from SMU. But acceptance from Baylor. Anybody hear about results from the Emory interviews?
Congrats!
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Interesting. It has been a few days after I heard official rejections from two programs and now radio silence. I do hope NYU just sends out official decisions, because I just want them to tell me that I am rejected so I don't have to wait any longer. Maybe it is a good time to relinquish all the remaining hope and prepare for my second round next year
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The anxiety is driving me crazy. How do you guys manage your nerves this time of the year?
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20 hours ago, KingsGambit said:
What do y'all do to relax when you're waiting for application decisions? Is it wine by the box? Playing a bunch of sports? Eating too much? TV binges?
Translating the hell out of my native language into English so I can get some ca$h. It really helps me to get the anxiety out because I enjoy translating.
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3 minutes ago, Nihilisticromantic said:
I feel for you as well. When I was in my first application cycle last year, I felt a lot of the same frustrations. However stressful this time might be for you (and the rest of us applicants), I think you would be better off focusing on your current coursework (if you’re a student) or pouring your nervous energy into other outlets that help bring you some joy. What I have learned is simple: Just let the process happen; you will be notified when you get notified, ya know? No sense losing sleep over something that is out of your control. You did the best you could, and the rest is up to the divine round table... I mean selection committee.
This is also worth mentioning: Even applicants with perfect GPA’s/GRE’s and pristine statements of purpose receive rejections. When a program looks at a file “holistically,” I don’t think they are looking for a spotless record, but, instead, for a progressive trajectory in academic performance, which is corroborated by the statement of purpose and recommendation letters. Think about it: What is inspiring about a perfect GPA? Ok, cool, this person can get good grades consistently. But can they learn and improve? This is what I think a majority of programs are looking for: Does this applicant demonstrate the skills and preparation necessary to learn and develop as a scholar? Additionally, I take seriously (more than last year) when a program stresses their interest in candidates that are a “good fit” in their department. Do you ask the same questions they do? Will the methods of research and resources in the department enhance your work? Can you bring something new to a department that will likewise enhance the work being done there? With these questions considered, a department might be more interested in the good-but-imperfect GPA of a candidate who is a great over an applicant whose GPA is stellar but profile is uninspiring.
Hope this helps!
This definitely helps. In terms of GRE(160V-158Q-4.5W) and GPA(3.36 because I received 2 Fs during my first and second year at undergrad) I am less than an average applicant, but I really hope my dedication to studying Religious Studies my junior and senior year + some grad school work help. I will just hope that people like me
Everyone here is too great. I thank you all.
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42 minutes ago, rejectedndejected said:
I feel for you. It's my second cycle. When I started applying to schools, I thought there'd be this suspenseful climax where I got a decision letter in the mail and had to breathlessly open it to discover my academic fate--a fate which had been carefully adjudicated by a panel of fair-minded, wise professors who endeavored to see my promise as a student (and my heart of gold) through the superficial facade of my fastidiously-prepared application materials. It's not like that at all. For the most part, snooty graduate departments just fawn over the three applicants (who've been diligently grooming themselves for a career as religious scholars and studying Greek since they were still sperm) that were deemed "worthy" of an acceptance, and leave the rest of us undesirables to rot in grad-school purgatory well into April (having barely even glanced at our files because we got a b minus one time as lost undergrads six years ago and the goody-two-shoes with whom we are now competing have had straight A's since kindergarten--this is what they mean when they say they review "holistically," BTW). Then, by mid-April, seeing the writing on the wall, we accept our fates and "reach out" to our respective departments of interest for official confirmation by a low-level staff member (who, of course, resents us for having the nerve to make an inquiry about something as trivial as y'know, our entire future because they now have to do a minimal amount of work in pulling our files up) that our applications had been quickly relegated to a vermin-infested dumpster where they belonged all along.
Other than that, it's a bucket of fun! Who's looking forward to next year?
This LITERALLY made my day
Anyway, let's cross our fingers and hope for good luck. I wish you good luck for your results this year, so you don't need to go through this vicious cycle again.
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33 minutes ago, rejectedndejected said:
I don't think that it hurts your chances of being admitted to solicit a decision notification. It's just that it behooves schools to notify their top choices quickly, so that they can coax such students into attending their programs. Hence, if you don't hear quickly, IMO chances are you weren't a top choice, and are likely not admitted. It's a correlation and not a causation. Perhaps you are the fallback, on an unofficial wait list of sorts.
Thanks for this. Well, I mean I am just tired of waiting and it would be better to find out that I am flat out rejected soon than just keep on waiting. This is my first cycle, and so I am really frustrated over the whole process. Maybe I was too naive.
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Man, it stings to not hear anything from schools up to this point. It seems that Boston University has interview as well, so I guess if I did not receive any email for an interview, it means that I am out of it completely?
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1 hour ago, rejectedndejected said:
I agree. In my experience, whenever you're at the point where you're tempted to contact the department and solicit the disposition of your app, you're likely toast. If you peruse the results section of Grad Cafe, it seems to confirm this. Almost everyone who solicits, when they receive an answer, is rejected.
I've brought it up a couple other times, but are any of you lurkers applying to Rice's religion department? Anyone heard back?
Okay. Maybe it was a bad idea to ask when the decision would be out then. Oh well, time to let go of hope and count UCSB as implied rejection now.
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15 hours ago, cr615 said:
I also applied to UCSB! I haven’t heard anything. However, by looking st results from previous years, it seems as if they don’t send out decision until March. Have you heard anything?
I haven't heard anything from them yet either. I was planning to sent email to the admissions office, as I see absolutely no reference on their website about approximately when the decision will come out. Thankfully I have shared some emails with them before and they are all well-intended, so I see no harm in there. I will let you know when I get the answer from the.
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17 hours ago, Nihilisticromantic said:
Do you know if Chicago Div tends to notify candidates by email or over the phone?
Also, I thought Chicago Div sends out their acceptance decisions later in February? Or is that mostly for masters students?
From my research they send out Ph.D decisions around 23th of Feb, and for Masters its around March. I am only guessing it through the results page so I may not be entirely correct, but I am pretty sure that is how it works.
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Hello guys. I usually lurk at Anthropology section, but because I applied to Religious Studies programs to UC Santa Barbara and University of Chicago Divinity School, I thought I might as well join here. I believe decisions for Chicago Divinity School (at least for Ph.D) will be out sometime next week, as I studied the results section really hard. Anyone applied to UC Santa Barbara or Chicago Divinity School for Ph.D?
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2 hours ago, KuroNeko said:
Interesting. Maybe I was on the long-list but not the shortlist? Either way, the end result was rejection. I just wish I could have saved those hours I rushed to put an application together at the last minute.
Maybe it is because my area of interest and the required language are both my native language, so there was no need for me to study any other foreign language through FLAS? Anyway, I am just crossing my fingers so I get to go somewhere. It would be interesting if I get rejected from all Anthro programs and get accepted to Religious Studies program, because I majored Religious Studies for both my undergrad and grad school.
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11 hours ago, KuroNeko said:
Well I received my official rejection from Michigan. I had allowed myself to get my hopes up after being asked to apply for a FLAS last month. Did they send that out to everyone?
I was rejected from Michigan and they never asked me to fill out forms for FLAS.
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Well, looks like my sense was definitely correct. I was kind of expecting it, but it sucks to find out the first result is rejection. UC San Diego was not my best fit, so it's understandable but it still stings
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11 minutes ago, perpetualalligator said:
@FrigidSky701 Yes, my application said "Under Review" until I received the official decision. When I got the acceptance email it said that that I could see my decision letter on the portal including the funding letter and my application said and still says "Provisionally Admitted" which according to the site: "As a Provisional Admit you are an officially admitted student and may register for classes in the quarter to which you were admitted. However, failure to submit all missing documents by the fourth week of your first quarter will result in a hold on future registration." Did they respond your email? The department usually responds to emails relatively quickly.
Thank you very much. And no they have not responded to my email yet. This is especially disheartening, as I sense that something might have gone wrong. Oh well, I guess I gotta let it go.
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10 hours ago, perpetualalligator said:
@FrigidSky701 I don't think it would hurt to email the department to see what's up, just be like "I was wondering when decisions would be released" or something like that. I also just looked at all the UCSD results from past years and there doesn't seem to be a waitlist so yeah email them.
Just wondering, but for UC San Diego, did your application page say 'Under Review' until you received your decision? Also, when you did get to see your results, what did your Application Status say?
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16 minutes ago, perpetualalligator said:
@FrigidSky701 I don't think it would hurt to email the department to see what's up, just be like "I was wondering when decisions would be released" or something like that. I also just looked at all the UCSD results from past years and there doesn't seem to be a waitlist so yeah email them.
Yep. I just did that because I am now really anxious and I have to sleep soon, as I live abroad and I must go to work tomorrow. Hopefully there is some good news when I wake up. Thanks for all the help. I really appreciate it and I feel more hopeful.
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1 hour ago, perpetualalligator said:
I got an acceptance email yesterday, which was probably automated but in the portal I found a letter of acceptance including funding and I also received an email from the department inviting me to the admitted students day so I think that not getting anything yet might mean you are on the waitlist? I hope this information is useful and that you get good news soon
That makes me feel better. Thank you for the information. I will just wait patiently again before I get any news.
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Okay, apparently some rejection letters were sent to applicants for UC San Diego. I have not received anything from them even though I applied a month ahead of their deadline. Maybe this is a good sign, hmm?
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Seeing all the acceptance posts make me feel miserable, even though I am happy for those who got accepted. Maybe I just need to wait a little longer and be optimistic. Hoping for good news for all of you!
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13 minutes ago, pmcol said:
Now that it's officially February, we should be seeing results throughout the month. Last week was quite eventful, but I am sure things will pick up on Monday.
I'm sure you're anxious about results, as am I. I would recommend trying to find ways to keep your mind away from something you can't control, try to be positive. Fingers crossed for us!
Thanks for the kind words. I will try my best to relax as I just purchased new desktop, new keyboard and new headset. I am on five-day holiday from today, so I will try to ignore everything by diving into virtual world. Wish you luck too! Fingers crossed
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I see the results page is flooding with results right now. This really gets me worried. Hopefully the results are out next week? Anyone else thinks I should think this way?
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Not hearing anything back kinda sucks, especially when I submitted my applications right in the beginning of December. Almost two months of waiting and nothing from the schools yet... I wish I applied to more schools(7 total).
PhD Applications Fall 2019 Season
in Religion
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So I sent email asking for specific decision date, and the director said that the adcom is still working on the apps and thus can't give set timeline for decision to be out. So I am guessing that the wait game is still here. I received the answer within 10 hours as I sent it like at 2AM PST (because I live in another country). Not a bad sign, as I was expecting something like "Oh we saw your app and you were instantly rejected'