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Idk much about AI ethics, but University of Oregon is strong in continental philosophy, and they have Colin Koopman who does stuff with data ethics (informed by his background in continental philosophy--it's pretty cool stuff) and they recently hired Ramon Alvarado, who just taught a graduate seminar on artificial intelligence in the fall. Of the two, Alvarado seems to work more on AI specifically. And one of my friends had Alvarado has her honors thesis advisor and she only had positive things to say about him!

I'd say Emory is best if you vibe with pluralism or if you consider psychoanalysis to be one of your top interests (Noëlle McAfee is there, and she directs the Psychoanalytic Studies certificate program, which you can do in tandem with your PhD in philosophy; Rocio Zambrana does work in Marxism, critical theory, and Hegel). That said, by my and my mentors' assessment, they lean *heavily* toward American pragmatism, so if that ain't your cup of tea, you might look elsewhere. But I do second what @Olórin said -- they really give their grad students a lot of incredible benefits (e.g., $31,000 stipend ? ). Emory was my top choice, and I have similar interests to you. Stony Brook and PSU are also both good options (Penn esp. for philosophy of race), I applied to both and was rejected, but I didn't see myself as a particularly good fit at these departments. I have heard of some infighting at PSU though. Echoing @PolPhil, University of Chicago would also be a great destination and I would also suggest Northwestern (both schools are PGR-ranked, so if you find that important, there ya go). Chicago also seems like a really cool city in which to study philosophy, e.g. the Chicago-Area Consortium in German Philosophy. I can't imagine you could go wrong with University of Toronto either (e.g., they have Rebecca Comay and a good amount of other scholars working in the continental tradition). I think a main draw--at least for me--about these programs in particular is that they really give you an opportunity to do philosophy in both the analytic and continental traditions. Obviously if you've been accepted to the three programs listed, my last paragraph doesn't really matter all that much, but ?‍♂️

Waitlisted at Villanova after my interview. Three interview invites, three waitlists ☹️

Thank you!!! It's been a tough application season, so it's nice to finally have some good news. ? Good luck to you as well!

I had only applied to the M.A. because to apply to the Ph.D. you need a Master's (which I do not have), but I guess they liked my application enough to petition the Graduate School to make an exception--a huge honor, and it still doesn't feel real. Guaranteed four years of funding, but exact details will be in the official letter (which I have not yet received)

So I was originally accepted to the M.A. at Western's Center for Theory and Criticism, but I received a surprising email from the director that they have decided to admit me directly to the doctoral program?? Idk, I got my hopes up too many times this cycle so I need to email to confirm, but I believe a tentative 'yay' is warranted nonetheless!

Not strictly a philosophy program, but I have been accepted to Western's Theory and Criticism program!

Oh yeah, and I was rejected from Penn State via email. Rats!

Rejected from CUNY via portal. Wasn't emailed or nothin'. Shoot dang.

Rejection from Emory via email yesterday. V sad, as this was my top choice. C'est la vie. Also assuming rejections from Penn State and Toronto.

Waitlisted at Boston College (via email yesterday) and DePaul (via email 2/7)

Cheers! And congrats to you as well ☺️ It's unfortunate that there isn't a lot of time to prepare, but seeing as the interviews are only 20 minutes long, I think over-preparing might've hurt me rather than helped. Mine will be on Wednesday morning ? so I will be sure to let you know what it was like once I'm done!

Invited to interview at Boston College via email today!

And they have like 5 PhD spots available? Yikes. Interviews are only supposed to be like 20 minutes long ... not a lot of time to show how (un)qualified I am ?

Just received an email from DePaul's DGS that I've been invited for an interview!