midcentury

is Michigan going to start calling tomorrow for sure, or is that somebody’s guess on the spreadsheet?

Thanks for the info! Not ancient – I’m actually not sure who’d be reading my sample, because it sort of spans two subfields (ethics and phil of lang), but a good reminder that I don’t really know what’s happening and that it definitely will not help my nerves to try to guess.

Does anyone know: is an interview necessary for admission to Chicago, or is there a possibility of getting in without one (i.e. if I know someone who got an interview request and I didn’t, is it all over for me)? Their website says, “In some years, a few of the final candidates for PhD admissions spots may have a brief, exploratory Skype interview with departmental faculty members,” which sounds to me like not all admitted students will be interviewed, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking.