wensz
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4 hours ago, foremaeq said:
I caved and emailed admissions and they told me they'd be releasing decisions today!
For which program?! I'm feeling the itch to call a few departments too at this point...
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7 hours ago, FiLoveU said:
I had to check my 'promotions" tab on my gmail to get a rejection/deferred to the MA, but I don't have a Decision Document link, so might be a good sign for you... good luck!
Thanks for the words of encouragement, but it's a no for them unfortunately =(
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9 hours ago, novella said:
@artsyrobot my form status also changed to "Required" (in red!) and I have not received any news of a decision
I see it too, although there was nothing there for me when you guys posted about it yesterday. The form itself just sounds like a safe-measure notification for all of us to sign but I have no idea if they would send this now to every person who applied in December. Sighhh...who knows
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Anyone else who haven't heard from U.Chicago yet see a link to Decision Documents in their portal? It's empty when I click on it though. Oh boy, I feel as if I should brace myself for a rejection letter tomorrow.
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Congrats @JAKH! May I ask if your application portal has been updated? Getting more and more nervous each day, and it certainly doesn't help that U.Chicago is one of my top choices if not my first choice...!
Realistic GRE scores for PhD applicants?
in Art History
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Hi @Lllok, previous applicant speaking. The first thing I would do is definitely make sure your verbal is competitive - reading from your post you should be able to get in the 165 range...which is great. As for quant, I know a lot of people with mid Q 150's who have gotten into top programs - although not anyone specific to Columbia phD with a sub-160, so I don't want to speak to that. Honestly, if you're already expecting around 155, I would recommend to put in around 20-30 hours give or take (I know it's stupid, but actually not too much time!) and try and get it up to around 160. I think it's definitely possible, and you're already close, so my recommendation is just to make the push.
Another considering is the AWA. For me, I viewed the AWA as maybe more important than what many admissions websites state. Though it's not demonstrative of your critical thinking or research skills, which your statement and sample should speak to, I think it does show that you have a good ability to argue clearly in writing. In my opinion, if your V is 165+ and AWA is 5-6, I wouldn't worry about Q -- this should definitely be alright for almost every university. But we never really how these things are weighted, and if a department explicitly publishes their recommendation, I believe it's best and safest to match them/get as close as possible.
Of course this is just my own take on it. Hope it helps!