meesh98

I know this is a bit late of a response but I feel compelled to post on here just in case another prospective student is looking. My undergraduate degree is in Global Studies and Anthropology. I am a linguistic anthropologist and applied to linguistic anthropology PhD programs at approximately 7 schools. I had one hopeful waitlist position but COVID-19 resulted in the school losing funding and instead offering me an MA. I was rejected outright by everywhere else except for Chicago where they instead offered me a seat in MAPSS with full-tuition. I was thinking about staying local at my small-town university, however, I can't afford not to go to the University of Chicago.

Hello! Long time lurker. I applied directly from undergrad to PhD programs and while I got rejected from all of them, I did gain acceptance into the University of Chicago’s MAPSS. The University of Virginia was looking promising but they waitlisted need due to uncertainty of available mentors and then funding was decreased after the pandemic situation worsened. I was initially crushed but MAPSS offered full-tuition coverage and it was my first option for PhD so I decided to still attend!