[NELC / Near Eastern Studies Fall 2019]

54 minutes ago, sseire said:

Welcome to the thread!

Sorry to hear about your rejection. I just don't get why rejections aren't sent at the same time as acceptances or interview invites... I mean, they MUST know how anxious applicants are, right!?

Did you apply to other schools? How's the application cycle going so far? 

Thanks! I'm not really bummed about Princeton- it's just nice to finally have an answer. 

I applied to MA programs exclusively, and I've been accepted to 6 programs so far. I've narrowed it down to Harvard (half funded) and NYU (fully funded, thank you FLAS). Both programs seem like a good fit, so I'm just debating if I want to pay for the Harvard name or not. The decision is causing me a fair amount of stress, so if anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them! I don't plan on going for a PhD, so this MA would be it. 

[NELC / Near Eastern Studies Fall 2019]

Hi all! Long time lurker, first time poster. I emailed Princeton today to see what was up with my application (presumed rejection- I wasn't invited to interview). The response was "if you haven't heard anything by now, I would say consider other options or apply again in the fall." 

Just some info in case anyone else is waiting.