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15 hours ago, foxfire123 said:
Same here. They do have a “final” deadline in February, so maybe there is still a chance! If not, I am sure you will hear good news from your other choices
I’ve already had a cycle where I didn’t get in anywhere, and last year, I struggled with not taking the rejections personally and the lack of feedback (as in, not knowing where I “went wrong”). But this year, I’m trying to be more objective. I put a lot of work into my application, so maybe they just saw something that let them think I would thrive elsewhere. There is a lot that we don’t know, like how COVID has affected their funding situation, which faculty are planning to accept students, and how the faculty’s research interests have changed since writing their bio.
This is all to say, I hope you are not down for long! Like I said, we’ll hear back from somewhere (maybe even Irvine!). I really believe we’ll end up where we’re supposed to.
I see another person form Irvine TLEI was accepted. Hope it was you
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Just now, gnina said:
Hello, how do you deal with the "post interview anxiety"? Of 8 PhD apps, all with deadlines in early December, I only have heard from one so far (where I had an interview the last week). Do you recommend to reach out the POI after the interview? I did send the "thank you" email the same day.
You have nothing to lose by reaching out.
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2 hours ago, foxfire123 said:
Same here. They do have a “final” deadline in February, so maybe there is still a chance! If not, I am sure you will hear good news from your other choices
I’ve already had a cycle where I didn’t get in anywhere, and last year, I struggled with not taking the rejections personally and the lack of feedback (as in, not knowing where I “went wrong”). But this year, I’m trying to be more objective. I put a lot of work into my application, so maybe they just saw something that let them think I would thrive elsewhere. There is a lot that we don’t know, like how COVID has affected their funding situation, which faculty are planning to accept students, and how the faculty’s research interests have changed since writing their bio.
This is all to say, I hope you are not down for long! Like I said, we’ll hear back from somewhere (maybe even Irvine!). I really believe we’ll end up where we’re supposed to.
I guess you know that intellectually, but emotionally it does take its toll. I even followed up with the POI I spoke with initially, and now absolutely no answer. It really doesn't look good. I was generally hopeful when I sent in my applications, but one possibly negative result does indeed affect the momentum you had going in.
Also, I have read about very qualified people not getting in during a cycle for all the reasons you stated. A negative response really doesn't necessarily say anything about the individual, as you say. I'm hopeful for you too and I'm sure this year your applications were even much better.Good luck, and do keep me posted on where you get in!
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3 hours ago, foxfire123 said:
So I've been just trying to organize the information that's been posted on the Results page in the recent weeks as we ready our minds for the flurry of notifications that are to come. It's too difficult to break everything down by program, so I just created a list based on my personal interests or what I was seeing most often. If you find this helpful, please feel free to add on with any other information you may know + your program of choice! Corrections are also welcome
Current status as of 1/26:
- CU Boulder (Ph.D. in LSHD) - Recent result indicates that POI has sent invite for panel interview and Finalists Weekend (Guessing this means interviews are required)
- NYU Steinhardt (Ph.D. in Too many tracks) - According to website, interview requirements seem to differ by program / A couple of interview invites on the results page, and final results seem to come around late February ~ early March
- Ohio State (Ph.D. in FSML) - Acceptances seem to have gone out; don't know if it's sent in rounds
- Stanford GSE (Ph.D. in Too many tracks) - Website indicates there is no formal interview process and that they may be conducted on a faculty-by-faculty basis / A couple of people have posted about interviews, and results page consistently shows Stanford releasing most decisions by mid-February (around Valentine's Day)
- UC Irvine (Ph.D in Education) - Website indicates interviews are required / Results page indicates interview invites have been sent out and a few informal acceptances have been made
- UC Los Angeles (Ph.D. in HEOC) - Email from staff that HEOC does not conduct interviews and that results will be available by early February
- UC San Diego (Ph.D in Education) - Interviews are required / Email has been sent out to shortlisted candidates that program hopes to finish interviews by 2/2
- UMich, Ann Arbor (Ph.D. in Higher Education) - Interviews are required / Email has been sent out to shortlisted candidates
- U of Minnesota (Ph.D in Second Language Education) - Rejections seem to have been sent out
- U of Minnesota (Ph.D in CIDE) - Acceptances seem to have been sent out; don't know if it's sent in rounds
- USC Rossier (Ph.D in Urban Education Policy) - Website indicates interviews are required for semi-finalists and continue throughout January / Results page shows a few interview invites; website timeline says decisions will be out by early February
- Vanderbilt Peabody (Ph.D. in Special Education) - Rejections seem to have gone out
Irvine was one of my top choices. I don't feel good about not having heard anything from them...
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31 minutes ago, Scholarmama said:
Hey! Has your status of your application changed at all? Mine still says submitted. I’ve seen previous forums of people waiting in phases where their application said under review or being reviewed
Really? Mine still just says submitted. I guess that explains why no reply yet. Maybe this is a good thing. I applied TLEI
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On 12/8/2020 at 2:53 PM, art229 said:
Hey y'all! It feels SO good to find other Ed folks
I applied to: Stanford (SHIPS - history of ed), UIUC - (EPOL - history of ed)
Will be applying to: UW-Seattle (Social/Cultural foundations)
This is my first time applying to PhD programs so I'm pretty nervous especially because I am only applying to 3 schools, but whatever happens happens haha. Anyone else applying to these places? always happy to connect!
I applied to Stanford too.
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On 1/14/2021 at 11:33 PM, Scholarmama said:
Hi ! I just wanted to pop into this thread to follow if anyone had heard from UCI in regards to interviews, decisions, or status updates. I emailed the school of education last week. In the email, she stated “The admission process takes time and we have rolling admissions. If the admission committee feels strongly about your candidacy you will be contacted by an admission committee member with in the next month and a half or more or as the decisions are being made.” My status of my application hasn’t changed and still says submitted. Is anyone else in the same waiting situation? I applied to UCI’s PhD in Education (TLEI).
I applied to the same programme. Was informed of the same as well. I see that some persons have been accepted. It sucks to still be waiting.
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On 1/21/2021 at 10:51 AM, Toyo said:
I have to stop refreshing my inbox and applyweb pages. I only applied to three places thankfully so at least I know that I can only receive three rejections.
That's one way of looking at it
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2 hours ago, fliss59 said:
I heard back from one person who said she typically calls candidates in January. I haven't heard from her so that doesn't seem to bode well for me. ?
They hardly ever reply
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On 1/21/2021 at 7:37 AM, gnina said:
Hi, I want to ask the same now in 2021. There are three posts about interviews (UCI's PhD in Education program) in the results' page... Is time to lose hope or the interviews are still running? Thanks and good luck to all!
I noticed that too. Still hoping for the best :)
Applications for September 2021
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Posted · Edited by jk25
It depends on how long ago the interview was; if it was just last week I would wait, if weeks ago I would definitely check in.
In my opinion, you could just reiterate your enthusiasm about the program and politely enquire about when you should expect to get feedback. I did that, and one was kind enough to let me know that they are now reviewing. The other whom I thought I had a great interview with said nothing at all (not a good sign).
The way I see it, you have nothing to lose if you check in politely without adding any pressure.