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I'm in the same place with you... So odd. I'm gonna wait til March 10th and, if it's still quiet, email and solicit.

@SmugSnugInARug congrats! I'm waitlisted at Duq as well. I'm wondering how you came to know about your place on the waitlist, since my email has no mention of it.

im curious too

@Jenny01 Wow, congrats on your successes so far! So I guess holistic strength crowned with fit is the way to go.

@pyramidstuds Thanks a lot for the reading recommendations! I'll look into them after all of this chaos is over... Best of luck to the rest of your application season.

@j.alicea Thanks!! In hindsight, it does seem to be an ideal solution to apply to Lit or Phil, get the money, and take classes in Hist-Con. Alas, I applied to Hist-Con without a clear sense of their financial predicament and now I'm accepted with zero funding... I think I'll visit the campus and, if nothing miraculous happens, I'll simply have to decline the offer... so heartbroken, though.

Hey folks, A quick question: if the number of applications received by School A is two times the number of applications received by School B, what could it mean? Here's some context: Both are well-regarded programs. According to people I've talked to, there's no real difference in their academic strength. Nor is their placement records very different. Is it because of School A is more well-known? Maybe not. Both are continental philosophy programs, so both are relatively uncharted. Plus, their undergraduate institutions are not highly ranked, so the names of both schools aren't familiar to most people after all. Department size: The numbers of faculty are about the same, but the numbers of current students in School A is also two times the number in School B, although I doubt applicants know/consider this as a factor when they choose which programs to apply. Any thoughts why the discrepancy in numbers of applications is sooooo big??

Aww thank you! I hope you'll be hearing good news very soon :))

Claiming DePaul acceptance!!

Awesome! Thanks a lot.

Also wondering.

anyone out there

More interviews out from Berkeley??

@pyramidstuds Congratulations on your success! And thank you so much for your input. I looked up anthrozoology and it seems dope. Could you share with me some of your fav authors/theories in the field? It's indeed very helpful to know the strength of one's sample via conference presentations. Alas, my friend and I are from a hippie SLAC where people don't even talk about anything related to the professional world lol. Now, in retrospect, what would you say make your sample stand out, if you'd be so kind to share it with us? Like creative approach, solid theories, lots of fieldwork, etc.? And you're absolutely right about my mistakenly leaving out SOP haha (I'm from philosophy where sample is weighed much more than SOP). Given my friend's background and strength, I really hope adcoms read samples though...

Anyone else applied this year? I’ve heard all kinds of rumors about them (mostly negative, like they won’t exist for long etc.). Does anyone have some kind of inside knowledge about what’s really going on? (The lack of funding is pretty much confirmed) Their amazing history aside, is it now a bad idea to apply/attend that program?