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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from Slurricane in 2022 Results   
    angrily reading Adorno and realizing that all these adcomms are fascist.
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven reacted to captleibniz in 2022 Results   
    Ended up going with Baylor. Can't argue with that placement. 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from TEELI in Thoughts on Columbia MA in Philosophy   
    (1) Columbia is a very expensive school and (2) Columbia is, without a doubt, one of the best PhD programs in the world. You're competing for attention with doctoral students. Columbia doesn't often (ever?) accept students from the vast majority of highly-regarded terminal M.A. programs. You'll spend far more to get an M.A. from Columbia than you would at any of the highly regarded terminal M.A. programs - even if you weren't funded at them at all! And you'd get far more attention at those programs as well. What incentive does a faculty member at Columbia have to help you place well, mentor you, etc.? I'm not saying those faculty members are bad people, but that they have a whole crew of doctoral students already! A PhD is often a form of financial suicide to begin with!
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven reacted to TakingACarnap in 2022 Results   
    Thanks! I have accepted Minnesota, and removed myself from waitlists and acceptance offers 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from _blip_ in Best places for PhD in phenomenology + phil of mind?   
    Oh, and maybe also look towards people who are interested in philosophy of cognitive science specifically. So far as I can tell, a lot of the interesting confrontations between Husserlian phenomenology n such and analytic philosophy of science is found there.
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven reacted to Larry David in 2022 Results   
    We are about a month away from deadline day. Here are a few thoughts:
    1. With a few exceptions, the top 25 (and perhaps even the top 50) programs have released their acceptances (and waitlists). 
    2. Prospective student events are taking place now and during the next two weeks. I have already attended a few myself.
    Because of 1-2, at this point in time you should not be holding on to 7 acceptances. (I chose  7 because someone on the results page claimed to have this number.) You should absolutely decline a few of those offers asap. If you can honestly tell me that you are considering all 7 offers, then I am extremely disappointed in your lack of preparedness (learning about the programs you are applying to, meeting faculty and graduate students, and learning about the program including financial package) for this application cycle.
    For those that have around 3 acceptances. I imagine you are doing your due diligence the next couple of weeks (attending the prospective student event, meeting with faculty, etc.) and should be able to narrow your acceptances down to 2. 
    For those that have an acceptance and are waitlisted at multiple programs that they would not chose over their acceptance, you should take yourself off the waitlist asap. This action is trivial to you but potentially substantial to others. 
    If you have 0 acceptances and are on multiple waitlists, I hope you are staying mentally well during this difficult time!
    Finally, there are surely cases where it makes sense that someone is holding on to multiple acceptances. However, during the next week, I encourage everyone in this category to spend some time evaluating their acceptances and declining those offers that are realistically not in the running (including waitlists offers). I have spoken to a few of the programs I am waitlisted at and the DOG's state that their has been no movement. Since most of the (ranked) programs have released first round acceptances and some holding prospective events, the time is NOW to get the movement started.
     
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from _blip_ in Best places for PhD in phenomenology + phil of mind?   
    I might be able to help you with a bit more information on hand. For what it's worth, my interests are (probably) similar.
     
     
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven reacted to mindbodyproblem in 2022 Results   
    i'm pretty eclectic! i'm on the border of phil of mind and history of phil/religion, currently interested in attention and emotions -- but i'm slowly veering into phenomenology of love and ethics as a whole. i'm coming from a highly analytic department that is extremely strong in metaphysics, so it is possible that that has skewed my acceptances in a weird way. 
     
    in other news, has anyone heard from Cornell? i'm still holding out hope
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven reacted to mindbodyproblem in 2022 Results   
    received a waitlist offer for Harvard this morning (after assuming rejection -- goes to show you can't assume anything until you hear from them!). if anyone is interested in doing me a favor, please decline your acceptance ? it's my top choice, but i'm too much of a pessimist to assume i'll get a spot 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from TakingACarnap in 2022 Results   
    Honestly, I'd love to get them all at once. Rip the bandaid off
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from CompleatAutocerebroscopist in 2022 Results   
    rejected from Fordham. 
    Accepted: 
    Waitlisted:
    Rejected: Fordham, UC Berkeley, SUNY Stony Brook, Northwestern, Emory, Oregon, Boston U, Loyola Chicago, DePaul
    Pending: UC Riverside, Villanova, Georgetown, Duquesne, CUNY, Columbia, Kentucky, McGill, New Mexico.
    They all probably found my writing sample intimidating and that's why they won't let me in. They're afraid of my intellectual might and intestinal fortitude.
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from Hard times! in 2022 Results   
    rejected from Fordham. 
    Accepted: 
    Waitlisted:
    Rejected: Fordham, UC Berkeley, SUNY Stony Brook, Northwestern, Emory, Oregon, Boston U, Loyola Chicago, DePaul
    Pending: UC Riverside, Villanova, Georgetown, Duquesne, CUNY, Columbia, Kentucky, McGill, New Mexico.
    They all probably found my writing sample intimidating and that's why they won't let me in. They're afraid of my intellectual might and intestinal fortitude.
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven reacted to pillowsopher in 2022 Results   
    A: 
    W:
    R: UC Berkeley, NYU, Fordham, BU, BC, Georgetown, Stony Brook, Oregon, Penn State
    P: Columbia
     
    This is my first cycle of applications, and I received quite a shellacking, despite my referees saying that my application is very strong. Not sure what the reason could be, but I'll apply again next year with a different SoP and perhaps a different writing sample. 
    @you'll_never_get_to_heaven, hilarious posts, BTW!
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven reacted to captleibniz in Need some guidance on getting things in order prior to applying for graduate program - Seeking Advice   
    Do not pursue philosophy as a career if you would not be happy teaching it at a community college someday. Professor jobs at R1 universities are very, very, very difficult to attain and the job market only gets worse every year. 
    However, if you're a crazy person like me, then the other people are right -- sounds like an MA Philosophy is the way to go. Funded would be great, but those are few and far between. 
    If you could swing the MA, that could bolster your CV substantially, especially if you don't have much philosophical education already in-hand. 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven reacted to coreaffect in 2022 Results   
    Hi, Larry. Sorry to hear that you're still waiting for news from UBC. I did receive an acceptance (PhD) about a week ago, so they have certainly begun reviewing and deciding on applicants. I have been out of the online-admissions loop, but maybe others have more information on how many students they're looking to accept this year. I did take the offer, so that is one spot gone.
    I also rejected an offer from McGill, which hopefully speeds up the waitlist! For anyone that happens to get into McGill, I wanted to quickly note that at least two faculty members, Prof. Fiasse and Prof. Al-Saji, are, by my lights, quite kind and personable. (Of course, this is just one experience.)
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from TakingACarnap in 2022 Results   
    rejected from Fordham. 
    Accepted: 
    Waitlisted:
    Rejected: Fordham, UC Berkeley, SUNY Stony Brook, Northwestern, Emory, Oregon, Boston U, Loyola Chicago, DePaul
    Pending: UC Riverside, Villanova, Georgetown, Duquesne, CUNY, Columbia, Kentucky, McGill, New Mexico.
    They all probably found my writing sample intimidating and that's why they won't let me in. They're afraid of my intellectual might and intestinal fortitude.
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from CleoOfSicily in 2022 Results   
    I saw a funny tweet this morning, and I was about to give it a like. However, I quickly realized that the author of the tweet is a member of a department where I was recently rejected. 
     
    So, of course, I declined to like the tweet. 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from TakingACarnap in 2022 Results   
    I mean, given what applicants are hearing about numbers this season, I'd imagine many are feeling are desperate and - given that fact - a department would be acting rather dickish if they were to look down on an applicant for emailing them. The sheer amount of general anxiety among people under 40 right now is immense, and I'd imagine throwing this application season on top of that is quite a lot (even if PhD applicants are, of course, definitely no where near the most unfortunate of their peers)
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from ineffective-egoist in 2022 Results   
    I mean, given what applicants are hearing about numbers this season, I'd imagine many are feeling are desperate and - given that fact - a department would be acting rather dickish if they were to look down on an applicant for emailing them. The sheer amount of general anxiety among people under 40 right now is immense, and I'd imagine throwing this application season on top of that is quite a lot (even if PhD applicants are, of course, definitely no where near the most unfortunate of their peers)
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from thescientificmethod in 2022 Results   
    I saw a funny tweet this morning, and I was about to give it a like. However, I quickly realized that the author of the tweet is a member of a department where I was recently rejected. 
     
    So, of course, I declined to like the tweet. 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from Marcus_Aurelius in 2022 Results   
    I saw a funny tweet this morning, and I was about to give it a like. However, I quickly realized that the author of the tweet is a member of a department where I was recently rejected. 
     
    So, of course, I declined to like the tweet. 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from SmashedHazelnuts in 2022 Results   
    I saw a funny tweet this morning, and I was about to give it a like. However, I quickly realized that the author of the tweet is a member of a department where I was recently rejected. 
     
    So, of course, I declined to like the tweet. 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from thehuman in 2022 Results   
    I saw a funny tweet this morning, and I was about to give it a like. However, I quickly realized that the author of the tweet is a member of a department where I was recently rejected. 
     
    So, of course, I declined to like the tweet. 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from Hard times! in 2022 Results   
    I saw a funny tweet this morning, and I was about to give it a like. However, I quickly realized that the author of the tweet is a member of a department where I was recently rejected. 
     
    So, of course, I declined to like the tweet. 
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    you'll_never_get_to_heaven got a reaction from ineffective-egoist in 2022 Results   
    0a / 0w / 6r / 13p. Boston seemed like a really good fit, too. At least I feel like I got a good backup career plan now, which I did not have before I started my M.A. But, man, it's been rough in general and these rejections really hit harder than I'd expected! However, I think I got really good advice from everyone I asked, etc. I also applied pretty widely, because my interests are pretty wide-ranging: I picked my M.A. program largely due to its strengths in philosophy of science, cogsci, and philosophy of mind, but my "roots" are in 19th Century German philosophy, critical theory, phenomenology, etc. The upshot of this is that I work pretty well with just about anyone and enjoy helping other students a lot, and my writing does not feature the glaring omissions you often in see in a lot of 20th century philosophy of any tradition/school (or, at least, I try pretty hard for it not to do so). I hope that came off in what I submitted to one of these programs!
     
    pending: UC Riverside, Georgetown, Kentucky, Columbia, Duquesne, CUNY, Villanova, Fordham, McGill, New Mexico*, DePaul, Vanderbilt.
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