histofsci

Ah, they must be sending them out in waves then. I assume I've been rejected. Best of luck to you both!

Anyone else NOT received a rejection from NYU yet?

Since this is the second time I've been mistakingly tagged... @histosci wrote the post, not me ( @Sigaba also tagged me and meant to tag them- it's a very similar username).

I interviewed with NYU and haven't heard anything (waitlist or acceptance) and am assuming rejection! I imagine they choose acceptances from the interviewed pool but who knows.

Not me! I like your username

Also rejected from Brown, and nothing from NYU! Congrats to those admitted!

I had an interview with NYU. Still haven't heard anything!

I'm still waiting on Columbia, too! *obsessively checks SPAM folder* I don't expect to get in but the wait is killing me. Edit: Rejection is posted to the portal! No email.

Yes, I believe so! If you look at some of the other programs, it's much smaller.

In case anyone hasn't seen this, Yale has a great data viz tool for looking at acceptance rates and other stats: https://public.tableau.com/profile/ecf5839#!/vizhome/YaleGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciencesStatisticsWebNoBBS/Admissions

Nothing! I'm sort of assuming I won't hear back until next week or the following. (I applied to AmSt at Harvard and NYU). I think NYU did a second round of interviews this week.

Congrats on the interviews and acceptances!

Anyone want to claim the Penn interview?

They didn't ask specifically about faculty. They were more asking about fit (why their program, as they asked you) and how I wanted to expand on my research. My discipline is history of science, with an interdisciplinary bent. It sounds like they asked us the same questions!

Not me!

Intense because I knew I had 10-15 minutes to convince them I was a good candidate and provide some updates on what I'd been doing to fill the gaps in my research since I submitted my application. They also convinced me they'd be a great fit for me. But I really don't want to get my hopes up. Brown and Penn interviews! That's awesome. I applied to a different program at Penn as well (history of science) but didn't get an interview.

Short and intense describes it perfectly The committee was lovely- really kind and engaging and thoughtful. One of my POIs was on the call, actually, which was really great. The interview really sold me on the program/school and convinced me that this POI would be a great fit for me. I'm not sure how many people get interviews (vs. accepted) but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Is 5-6 admits high or low for their program? Do you know? Where did you interview?

I think it went okay? I definitely fumbled a few questions, but overall I think it was fine. I felt prepared. It was my only interview so I don't really have anything to compare it to! In general I'm trying really hard not to get my hopes up. I applied to a lot of very competitive programs and I'd rather assume the worst than spend a week in bed sobbing because I didn't get in anywhere (which I will likely do regardless). Trying to keep an even head about things. The next 2-4 weeks are AGONIZING.

I had one.

I mentioned POIs in my SOP but not by name in the interview as well. It didn't feel like a big deal to me.

I was lucky! I got connected through a friend who is a current PhD student there. I will say, though, that most of the conversations I had with professors in any dept (I applied mostly to History of Science programs) were brief and official. I didn't hear back from anyone in Am Studies at Yale (I didn't end up applying to that program) or NYU.

I did! I had conversations with a few professors at Harvard and one at Brown (who was kinda discouraging tbh).

Really interesting topic! Thanks for sharing! I assume the Penn invites went out already but I guess you never know.

Best of luck to you! Where did you reply? I wonder if Penn has sent out their interview invites yet and if anyone has received one?

Hi! Did you also apply for fall 2020?