J.Z.Smith

Hi folks, I have been lurking this forum for a long time and I decided to go ahead and sign up to share what I know as of now. So far I was accepted to Harvard (CSR) and the University of Chicago Divinity School in a non-theological subfield (did an interview with the committee two weeks ago). And I also got an informal email from my POI in Princeton University (not PTS) last Monday and s/he informed me that I was accepted. They will send out a decision sometime next week according to the message I got. And @oh no, I’m the Princeton-poster on the result page who had an interview early January. Actually, there were two. And if I recall correctly, Princeton University invites all (potential) finalists to the interview process and all the invitations were sent out on January 8 or 9 (my colleagues in other subfields also received their interview-invitations from Princeton on either 8 or 9). I don’t think they do a rolling-basis, or they barely do. If you check the result page, the process is generally similar; Skype Interview in Jan, emails from professors in the 3rd week of February and official acceptance in three days. I cannot specify my subfield because of my personal reasons. So bear with me. Like many folks in this forum, it was my second cycle, after getting rejected from all six schools I'd applied to. I’ve been there and I know this waiting game can be really tough and cruel. My heart is with you. Don’t be discouraged if something is not in your favor today. Better opportunities are always waiting ahead. Pieces of advice will be. 1) Keep your head above water- it's just 'fit' and 'timing.' 2) Don’t stop. It's fine to apply for a program multiple times. I was accepted to my "dream program” - U of Chicago- after applying three times. Would you be interested in hearing my little experiences with Ph.D. applications- about what I did last year after getting rejected from all the schools I’d applied to?