Carrots112
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5 minutes ago, norellehannah said:
I'm one of them (though I still don't believe it's real)! I'm early modern Europe/gender and sexuality, and my email was from Findlen!
Massive congratulations!!!
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44 minutes ago, hadrianic said:
I'm also a combined PhD admit! Although mine was for the History and Classics
Are you going for admitted students day?
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5 hours ago, icanhavephdasatreat said:
Congratulations! Were you one of the dual PhD admits? The results page seems pretty empty for decisions to have gone to all History admits today versus those in smaller combined programs.
Yes! I got into the combined PhD for history and African American Studies ?
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Someone on the results page asked what the Yale interview entailed. To my knowledge the interview is required by all graduate programs (at Yale) and is used by the history department as a way to gauge interest. I was asked to talk about my interests, my current studies at oxford, past research experiences, who I worked with and how that impacted my work, etc. it was informal and honestly just an enjoyable chat. I followed up with questions about the structure of the program and source access.
Hope this info helps- historyofsloths and Sigaba
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14 minutes ago, svjfdbbre123 said:
Should I assume I’ve already been rejected by Yale if I didn’t get any email today..?
Did you have an interview? I don’t know whether all the emails have gone out yet or not
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13 hours ago, aaaddd said:
Does anyone know if Stanford has interviews？Thanks！
Not typically for the history department
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Does anyone know why the Stanford Application Status would read as incomplete if all the paperwork has been submitted and received? Just checked and am a bit worried ?
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16 minutes ago, Ellecon said:
Hi, Early US for me at both JHU and UVA.
Congratulations ✨
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Currently grappling with the reality that I probably didn’t get into Penn and UVA based on a lack of communication. I’m just reminding myself that I worked hard to get here and that no matter the result, nothing will change that. I hope it works out for myself and everyone else but just remember there’s always next year and if we are truly passionate about this field of study, nothing will keep us from eventually reaching our goals ? good luck everyone
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19 minutes ago, historyofsloths said:
Oh yes, absolutely. Watching those UPenn interview invitations come through last week and this week and not receiving any word or movement in my portal (still sitting at Ready to Review) was brutal.
Same here ?
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1 hour ago, Manana said:
Constantly waking up at night and checking your e-mail, since it is daytime in the US: The Foreign Applicant Experience™
I have an internal clock now for when the east and west coasts hit 9am-5pm ? the weekend was quite pleasant because I knew there was no possibility of receiving anything
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7 hours ago, Marier said:
Hello,
I have been lurking this thread for a while but didn't get the chance to properly post anything. Just wanted to say that this forum has been really helpful! It's good to know there's a graduate history community out there, that knows about this horrendous application process & the likely perspective of being a 30-y old unemployed dr. something, yet passionate about historical research.
Quick note about me, I am a EU student, graduated from an American institution though, and completed my MA in History at Durham uni.
For those who have applied to UCLA, some answers may have been sent out. I received my offer of admission yesterday, and personal emails from my POIs.
I am really happy as UCLA is one of my top choice and is fully funded, but I was wondering if it was acceptable to wait a couple of weeks before giving a final answer. I'd like to hear back from the other schools I applied to (mostly from NYU, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and the scholarships app. from Leeds (UK) before making any decision. UCLA have 'visit day' mid-february and encourage us to attend. I am excited for this, however I am wondering if you're supposed to have accepted your offer before attending the open-days. I do not think that I'll have heard back from the other schools by then. I had an informal interview for Columbia with my POIs and they told me I shouldn't hear back in a couple of weeks. They were, apparently, at stage 2 of the admission process (aka, candidacy being reviewed by ppl in your field). What are your thoughts on that? Is it okay to attend (and letting them pay for your flighhhht) while you haven't given a final confirmation?
Good luck to anyone!!
Congratulations on UCLA! I went there for undergrad and UCLA has one of the most wonderful and supportive departments! You’ll have a wonderful time and I would highly recommend going for admitted students day if you haven’t been to UCLA yet. If you have any questions about any of the American History faculty or living in LA, feel free to let me know
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Does anyone know which schools typically offer an admitted students visit?
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42 minutes ago, snackademic said:
Every day the radio silence gets more nerve wracking... Anyone have some good self-care tips in this stressful time? Presumably not obsessively checking email and Grad Cafe would be a good start.
Focus on other things you enjoy. Spend time with friends, talk about things that aren’t academia, read a book, Netflix, etc.
We have no control over the result now so What we can do now is just take a deep breath and wait for the emails to trickle in over the coming weeks.
Best of luck ? we’re all in this together
- historyofsloths, HardyBoy and Manana
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Just now, snackademic said:
Does that mean that if we haven't gotten an interview we won't be admitted?
I don’t know if this just applies for the American strand
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I just had my interview with Yale and they said the committee will make their final selections tomorrow. Then it will take up to two weeks to have it approved and released by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Hope this helps clarify things for anyone waiting on Yale.
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3 minutes ago, TMP said:
Just be honest. Tell them straight up right away that you are sick without a voice. Hopefully they'll accommodate you. If you have an interview without a voice, you're just wasting everyone's time, including yours.
They were accommodating and allowed me to schedule it later
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1 hour ago, Manana said:
People who applied in previous years: when did you get the answers/interview requests?
I have applied to the History programs at: Harvard, Brown, Chicago, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Rutgers, U-Mich, Chicago, Oxford and UCL. I am so freaking anxious, is this what being in limbo feels like
According to last year’s thread Harvard’s acceptances go out between 1/31 and 2/7 (aprox.) and rejection letters were received around 2/14.
I don’t believe they require an interview.
Wishing you the best of luck! I’m at Oxford and the decisions were rolling for Masters students, not sure about decisions and interviews for the Ph.D.
- Manana and historyofsloths
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Received an email from one of the committee members (US History PhD) at Yale requesting an interview. I currently have bronchitis and therefore no voice. They requested to have the call tomorrow but I don’t know if my voice will be back by then...is it ok to request a call later in the week to insure my voice has returned? Or will that impact anything? Thanks
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45 minutes ago, hadrianic said:
Just wanted to let you know that the history professor I talked with at Yale said that things are moving relatively quickly so the earliest we might hear back will be in the next 10 days. Good luck to everyone!
Thanks for this!
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13 hours ago, HistNerd said:
Definitely in the same boat. This wait is absolutely excruciating... It's frustratingly unclear as well whether it's standard practice for POIs from schools to reach out and whether lack-of-said-correspondence is something worth fretting about. So far I've only heard from two.
Also, I'm unsure how do a second quote, sorry! But @DanaJ how did you go about approaching your POIs about you visiting campus and wanting to chat? I would be interested in doing so but don't want to come off as overly forward. Or did you do this after getting an offer?
Do you mind me asking which programs you heard from for an interview? I’m trying to figure out when to assume the worst ?
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On another note, I worried myself by reading last year’s thread and checking my email obsessively to see if I receive any interviews. I know only two of the schools where I applied tend to require an interview. Is anyone else in the same boat?
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26 minutes ago, AP said:
Sorry @Carrots112, I agree with @Sigaba. The way you word your offer here ("services") and on your website looks like you are advertising your business.
If you are not, as you kindly claim, then join everyone in offering their time to respond DMs or give advice on forums, like almost most of us do. The whole point of the forum is precisely to offer advice from where we stand.
Of course. I apologize if I offended any of you. I am happy to help where I can and to be a part of this forum. I will remove that section of my previous post.
2020 application thread
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Received my rejection letter from Stanford and, while I’m disappointed, my first thought was that this means I can accept my offer to Yale ? I was waiting because I knew Stanford is so close to home and would be my family’s first choice and I thought it was mine too until I had my Yale interview.
I know in my gut that Yale is the place for me and I am so excited to accept my offer and make preparations for my move across the country. Has anyone had experience with a move cross-country move before? Would love any advice I can get ?
Good luck with the rest of decision season everyone. This has been the most nerve wracking experience but in the end we will all end up where we are meant to be. If you truly love research and contributing to your field of study, you’ll find a way ♥️