CaitlynM

I applied to the Columbia PhD but was not accepted. Today I received an email from the history department inviting me to apply for one of their master's programs.
Has anyone else received this email as well? Will you try it?

Mine was US

Mine was African History - wasn't accepted. Best of luck to you!

@CoffeeCatsCorgis I am an American student and haven't heard anything from Harvard (or Columbia) yet. Feeling super discouraged at this point, but still, good luck to all!!!

I was offered the same amount and a 5k work/study! I don't think appealing would lead anywhere, especially since they're being very conservative with funding this year; but it never hurts to try! 

I was able to get in just now totally fine. 

I think that they will! Honestly the whole admissions process is half luck. I’ll be super excited to see who gets in this year! Everyone is super amazing ? 

Sorry I misspoke! I meant that I talked about it in my personal statement and I know one of my professors for my LOR talked about it too! 
 
I got a C in stats, but that was during community college! My cumulative GPA with CC is a 3.79! 

Yeah of course, I’m happy to share! 
School: San Francisco State University
3.9 GPA, International Relations major and History minor. 

I transferred to SFSU from a community college in California so my stats are only what I did while at my main university.   
While at SFSU, I chaired the Academic Committee for the International Education Exchange Council, was a Presidents Leadership Fellow, and was a part of Sigma Iota Rho and the International Relations journal. My undergraduate thesis paper was 45 pages long and talked about how the US history education system is a form of propaganda and needs deep reform to resolve the cultural conflicts in the US. I submitted a piece of it for my writing sample. 

I worked on campus in the student government office and tutored multiple subjects, as well. I had an internship with the World Trade Organization, a research start up based out of London, volunteered at an art education non-profit, and am currently serving an Americorps position. 
I didn’t submit a GRE score to any schools. The timing was lucky for me and I didn’t ever have to take it.  
My LOR’s came from 2 professors (one IR and one History) and another professor who was also the supervisor for my student government job. 
I feel like my personal statement is fairly strong! Not 100% sure though ? I second guessed it a million times. Outside of school, I have a book published on Amazon and am an avid writer, I also have an blog where I write fiction stories!
Wow this post is long!!! Sorry about that ? what about you?? 

I definitely agree! From what I was looking at, the program didn’t seem very math heavy, but I wasn’t sure how they would weigh that when looking at applications! My worst grades were in math, I didn’t take anything but what was required ?

I also applied to EPA! Super nervous because I don’t have a heavy math background and I know that a lot of schools look for that when candidates apply for policy. Good luck!!!! I was also surprised to see not many people seemed to have applied for it! 

I was offered the same amount and a 5k work/study! I don't think appealing would lead anywhere, especially since they're being very conservative with funding this year; but it never hurts to try! 

I was offered the same amount and a 5k work/study! I don't think appealing would lead anywhere, especially since they're being very conservative with funding this year; but it never hurts to try! 

I was offered the same amount and a 5k work/study! I don't think appealing would lead anywhere, especially since they're being very conservative with funding this year; but it never hurts to try! 

@chai time if it is tonight, you gotta go back to campus and rub the shoe!!!! 

@chai time if it is tonight, you gotta go back to campus and rub the shoe!!!! 

Just got into TC for an MA in Comparative and International Education, no word on aid! I am SHOOK RN I HAVE NO WORDS
 
Just received scholarship information. Got both a regular TC scholarship and the TC Diversity scholarship! 

Just got into TC for an MA in Comparative and International Education, no word on aid! I am SHOOK RN I HAVE NO WORDS
 
Just received scholarship information. Got both a regular TC scholarship and the TC Diversity scholarship! 

How certain is it that we will hear decisions the first Friday in March??? I know that has been HGSE's general trend, but I am not sure if that is only for PhD applicants or for Master's, as well. Everything is so vague! 

How certain is it that we will hear decisions the first Friday in March??? I know that has been HGSE's general trend, but I am not sure if that is only for PhD applicants or for Master's, as well. Everything is so vague! 

@Trytryagain If it makes you feel any better, I am super nervous about my age too, especially after seeing the averages. I am currently 20 and will be 21 by the time the program starts; I definitely feel like my age will be a huge red flag during their admissions process, despite my experience and stats. The average entering age for my major at NYU is similar to HGSE though and I just got accepted. 
Whatever is supposed to happen will happen! Averages are only averages. Good luck! 

I also applied to CIE, Kylee! I didn't submit any GRE scores either due to financial constraints. 
I applied to a good amount of other schools too, and have been scouring the forums to find dates when we will hear back. It seems like the first few weeks in March will be the week! I'm so nervous and excited. 

Hi everyone! I'm applying to the MA in Comparative and International Education. I'm a candidate from a second- or third-tier state school but I have a relatively high GPA and some good independent research experience. I do feel like TC is a massive reach for me but I'm hoping to pull it off.
I'm not submitting GRE for financial reasons, and because it's just too difficult to take right now.  Also, CIE doesn't require it-- I have a lot of international experience through internships/working, personal travel, and study so I'm hoping that that, my statement of purpose, recs will get me in. Also, CIE is a pretty niche program so I don't think it will be as affected by the influx of grad candidates as more general programs may be.
Looking forward to following your journeys as well!