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Thanks for your offer to answer any questions. I may be PMing you soon! I am pretty certain that I will be attending the prospective students day. Where are you planning to go this fall vega maudlin?

Just received an email from Chicago Div! I am in! Thank God. Wasn't expecting to hear at 11 PM...I am going to be up for awhile!

I too called last week and got the same response. They said they would even be sending them out over the weekend. My nerves have been out of control since the phone call. I check the "get mail" button on my mac mail ever 15 minutes--pathetic. I guess we just have to wait. If anyone hears please post! I will do the same.

MA program

I wrote an email asking about the status of my application and they told me they have made there decisions. I was not admitted . I received the email on Friday. I am waiting on Chicago. Anyone hear anything from them yet?

Did you get it through snail mail or email? And more importantly, congrats and thank you for letting us know !

Congrats!! How did you find out?

I received a call from Candler yesterday to notify me about a scholarship/funding. Just FYI for anyone else that is waiting to hear about funding from them.

Just wanted to share ASAP for those waiting on decisions from Indiana's RS program: I just opened a rejection letter for the MA program. Sent by mail, and received today, March 4th. This isn't a shock to me, last year they only admitted one MA student.

Good point however if I don't get into a strong MA program (with some type of funding) I will be REALLY stressing out when I am trying to get into PhD programs I hope you get the funding you need for Duke!

Anyone else freaking out!? *sigh. I just want to know RIGHT NOW! I am eagerly awaiting answers from Chicago, BU, and Indiana. What about you guys? Who do you hope to hear from next?

Thanks for sharing the info Tsuroyu! I am wondering when I can expect my rejection letter.

Can I have your spot at BU instead? haha! just kidding. Both programs would be good for me. Actually, I thought I had my top choices picked out but then I started thinking realistically about tuition, where my husband could find a job, etc. I don't want to make a decision until I know all my options. As for Candler, I am an MTS student so I do not think I can get the Leadership Candler award. I called Emory this morning and they said that a copy of your tax forms should be sent to them before March 1st and that will help them decide and should expect to hear about scholarships by the end of March. Just FYI for whoever is interested.

It seems that a lot of us got into Emory. That is great! Has anyone heard about when we will let us know about scholarships, etc?

Hurray!!! I just opened a letter from Vanderbilt and I was accepted into the MTS program. And let me just say that the scholarship makes the offer very appealing.

For those of you who have heard from Vanderbilt or have heard about people hearing from them: how do they let applicants know? Phone, email, letter?

Thank you for taking the time to write this very helpful response. I actually applied to the MTS program at Vanderbilt for the same reason. The person I spoke to in the office said the MTS was a strong program and many students that apply for the MA but do not get in (or do not get proper funding) apply to the MTS. But thanks again for your response, it helped me put things into perspective. What is your current focus at Vanderbilt?

I noticed a lot of people on this message board have applied to Chicago Div. Does anyone know when we should expect to hear? I believe I read beginning of March on their website. Anyone hear anything different?

I submitted my application the last week in January. How about you? I kept checking OPUS and it showed up this morning.

I just viewed my online decision from Candler...I was accepted into the MTS program! Nothing about funding yet but they said a letter was sent out this week and would include more information.

Thank you, your response was very helpful!

I received an email this week letting me know that I got into the University of Toronto's MA program in religion. This would be a great place for me to study and I am thrilled but I was also surprised that they could not offer any funding. Is this common for Canadian schools? Is it odd to be offered a spot in a competitive program but then not receive any funding? Do some students simply need to come up with the money on their own? I know the cost of Canadian tuition is cheaper but it is a three year program so I am still going to need to borrow (plus international fees are more expensive). Any insight or advice would be very welcome and appreciated.

I deal with anxiety too especially when it comes to big things like this (or Greek tests, or GRE's lol) - I drink a lot of chamomile tea (it seriously helps!) and try to burn off all the anxiety with exercise. It doesn't help that everyone in MN probably has some sort of cabin fever and Vitamin D levels are always low this time of year because we can't get out in the sun. Maybe try and get out and do something fun! I am going to take this advice myself And just think, no matter what happens you will make the best out of the situation and be where you are suppose to be!

If you don't mind me asking, are you at the U? I did my undergrad there and finished in 2009. Us Minnesotan 's are pretty tough when it comes to winter but I am over it this year.

YES! The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is check my application status...then email, and then eagerly await the mailman.