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    Mathology reacted to TMP in 2022 Application Thread   
    FWIW, if you are anxious about the job market, it is worth having a conversation with the current graduate students and departments. How were people getting TT jobs? What did their CVs look like? Most graduate students start off wanting to be a professor but that number declines toward the end as graduate students begin to learn the ropes of academia and university-level teaching and/or have unexpected changes in their personal lives that make going into academia untenable. Out of 19 people in my cohort, I can say that less than half of us are still in academia.  Everyone else either jumped ship during the PhD or decided to leave after getting the PhD (one became a professional indexer, one went into working for a non-profit public history education organization, etc.). Those of us who were lucky enough to stay in academia have vastly different CVs.  There is no surefire way to "game" the system. You put your best foot forward and hope for the best while keeping your eyes wide open. So many things, such as diversity considerations and internal departmental politics, are beyond your control, just like PhD admissions right now.
     
    That' s all I can offer in the way of "solution" to concerns about the realities of the job market.
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    Mathology got a reaction from Maguire in 2022 Application Thread   
    Got into Wisconsin, this is my first admit since Stanford waitlist.
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    Mathology reacted to CoffeeCatsCorgis in 2022 Application Thread   
    Got into Wisconsin as well! First admit of the season and I am elated.
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    Mathology got a reaction from L13 in 2021 Application Thread   
    What a sad application cycle for me! Applied to Northwestern and Buffalo, PhD African history. Interviewed with my POI at Northwestern (though he warned of super-low admits based on research field), hence, not that sad but sad lol that i've got a reject. 
    The sadness doubled when I heard from an informal source few days ago that Buffalo (SUNY) have budgetary cut and won't be going forward with all application.... though no formal information about this yet...I had high hopes at SUNY as I've secured both Primary and  Secondary POI already!
    Those are the only schools I applied to! Any shoulders to  cry on here...lol
     
    (I just got a personal note from my POI at Northwestern, so emotional and motivational, Covid-19 really wrecked a lot) drops mic! Withdrawing to my closet!!!
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    Mathology got a reaction from coffeehum in 2021 Application Thread   
    What a sad application cycle for me! Applied to Northwestern and Buffalo, PhD African history. Interviewed with my POI at Northwestern (though he warned of super-low admits based on research field), hence, not that sad but sad lol that i've got a reject. 
    The sadness doubled when I heard from an informal source few days ago that Buffalo (SUNY) have budgetary cut and won't be going forward with all application.... though no formal information about this yet...I had high hopes at SUNY as I've secured both Primary and  Secondary POI already!
    Those are the only schools I applied to! Any shoulders to  cry on here...lol
     
    (I just got a personal note from my POI at Northwestern, so emotional and motivational, Covid-19 really wrecked a lot) drops mic! Withdrawing to my closet!!!
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    Mathology got a reaction from TagRendar in 2021 Application Thread   
    What a sad application cycle for me! Applied to Northwestern and Buffalo, PhD African history. Interviewed with my POI at Northwestern (though he warned of super-low admits based on research field), hence, not that sad but sad lol that i've got a reject. 
    The sadness doubled when I heard from an informal source few days ago that Buffalo (SUNY) have budgetary cut and won't be going forward with all application.... though no formal information about this yet...I had high hopes at SUNY as I've secured both Primary and  Secondary POI already!
    Those are the only schools I applied to! Any shoulders to  cry on here...lol
     
    (I just got a personal note from my POI at Northwestern, so emotional and motivational, Covid-19 really wrecked a lot) drops mic! Withdrawing to my closet!!!
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    Mathology reacted to TagRendar in 2021 Application Thread   
    I know one of my letters of rec told me that he ordinarily would have recommended that I look at SUNY Buffalo but that they weren't going to be taking history Ph.Ds this year so to not waste my time checking it out. I don't recall what his info source was (it might have been a contact there) but here's to hoping for your sake.  I know I avoided even looking at the whole SUNY system due to the budget crunches they'd be facing.  Also knocked Columbia off my shortlist because they at least announced that they weren't taking a cohort this year.
    Fingers crossed and good luck that he and I are mistaken though!
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    Mathology got a reaction from LtotheOG in 2021 Application Thread   
    What a sad application cycle for me! Applied to Northwestern and Buffalo, PhD African history. Interviewed with my POI at Northwestern (though he warned of super-low admits based on research field), hence, not that sad but sad lol that i've got a reject. 
    The sadness doubled when I heard from an informal source few days ago that Buffalo (SUNY) have budgetary cut and won't be going forward with all application.... though no formal information about this yet...I had high hopes at SUNY as I've secured both Primary and  Secondary POI already!
    Those are the only schools I applied to! Any shoulders to  cry on here...lol
     
    (I just got a personal note from my POI at Northwestern, so emotional and motivational, Covid-19 really wrecked a lot) drops mic! Withdrawing to my closet!!!
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    Mathology got a reaction from coffeehum in 2021 Application Thread   
    Concerning Northwestern, I emailed my POI few days ago, and he stated that decisions will be out in a week (next week).
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    Mathology reacted to cryloren in 2021 Application Thread   
    I just finished my applications but reviewed a personal statement and happened upon a typo.... cest la vie
    At this point, I'm working under the assumption I'm not getting in anywhere so I don't get my heart crushed too badly if I don't get into any of my 10 schools...
     
    Anyway, CHEERS to all of us who have submitted apps. This is a crappy year with crappy prospects; yet we still pulled through and submitted good stuff!
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    Mathology got a reaction from Menocchio II in Graduate Institute Geneva - 2020   
    I got the admission to international history also. But without scholarship
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    Mathology got a reaction from Akinleye Sodiq Abiola in University of Calgary Admission process (Funding for International students)   
    Is there anyone applying to U of C for Fall2020 admission intake. I'm applying for MA History, and I would like to know how they allocate funding (scholarships) and GA to International Students.
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    Mathology got a reaction from Menocchio II in Graduate Institute Geneva - 2020   
    Hello @Menocchio II I'm also applying to International History program, I have combed the past forums but not much of International History applicants so far........hope to see you in Geneva.
    Best wishes
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