Aithera
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17 minutes ago, Taorluath34 said:
UT-Austin hasn't released acceptances yet. But, for me at least, it is still an implied rejection since they just finished their student visits yesterday for the candidates that they interviewed and invited. I asked the director of admissions at UVA yesterday when they anticipate notifications going out and he said "shortly," since all the decisions have been made. UVA sent out acceptances and waitlists about a month ago. So as far as the nine schools I applied to go, I am done and moving on to other things and getting ready for the next application cycle. Hope you hear back from your schools soon.
Don't count your Texas chickens just yet. I was told by a current TX Ph.D. student that some profs want to meet/interview students before offering admission and some don't care to. So it isn't necessarily a bad sign if you weren't invited to the interview weekend.
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Has anyone heard anything on Pitt? There seems to be one acceptance on the results page from Sunday but radio silence since then.
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6 minutes ago, gorgogliante said:
I just got my Harvard rejection. Frankly, I am relieved to know at this point!
5 minutes ago, historygeek said:Whomp, there it is from Harvard.
Let the red flood begin
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1 minute ago, eks933 said:
I unfortunately predict it is as simple as they haven't hit "send" on the rejection email button on their application software
My thoughts as well. At this stage, I'm considering it a presumed rejection
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1 minute ago, thisisnew said:
Any thoughts on Harvard's art history rejection posts but (at least for me, though I think for others too) radio silence on general history apps?
To my knowledge, Harvard has already sent out all their acceptances, but not rejections. Not sure about waitlist though.
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1 hour ago, Jericho said:
Sorry!!! haha I'll let you know as soon as I know. And if you have any questions about Pittsburgh, I've lived here nearly my entire life
Do you know how many interviews Pitt gave?
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Does anyone know anything about Pitt's process, or if they do a visitation day for admitted students?
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21 minutes ago, Carltonjacobs said:
When does UT Austin come out with decisions?
According to the results page, usually early March/late, late February
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1 hour ago, villageelliot said:
On a slightly better note, I have a phone call coming up with William and Mary to talk about their MA program. Are there any questions I should ask? What is important to know? Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Ask about things the website can't really tell you. What is student life like? Are there any history grad student associations? How often do their students present at conferences or publish? Are there opportunities to do those things, and is there any funding for them? How are GA's assigned? Do GA's usually hold office hours? Is there any grad student lounge/lab/study space? What are the demographics of the campus? (side note: this question usually allows you to glen some information about campus politics if you're interested and know how to listen for it). Are there opportunities for interdisciplinary work with other departments? etc...
Mostly ask about things you're interested in. At this stage, W&M has said that they think you are a good fit for them, now you get to decide if *they* are a good fit for *you*.
2020 application thread
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For anyone applying to Pitt:
Decisions should be out sometime next week. Info I got was that committee is meeting this week, and then decisions will go to grad dean and be sent out, which means next week.
Also, Pitt saw something a 50% increase in apps this year. So if you are rejected or waitlisted, know it may have just been the class of apps they received.
Lastly, no Rediker does not really take students anymore.
I’m a current Pitt grad student, so if anyone has questions, I’m happy to answer to the best of my ability