Blane

Appreciated!

True ! However, I did also notice some time ago that typing 'NYU' in the result searchbar only suggests Steinhardt + Wagner + Stern, and there is no option for GSAS or even just 'NYU' (for which you have type the words 'new york university' in full). I noticed this when I at first I couldn't find the genuine NYU Sociology results from previous years, and reckon maybe some Sociology people might have just picked whatever option was available when they typed 'NYU'. (And yes, re-reading what I just typed I did feel a sense of shame for my compulsive pot-watching)

dude, if that is not how i'd summarize this entire process then I dunno what is haha. plz somebody who got an NYU offer provide some info and help end this torment.

yeah....On the one hand I feel like their is no logical reason they would have just said 'sociology' and not 'sociology of education'... But at the same time only 3 acceptances seems low for a program as big as NYU Sociology? The annoying thing is unless somebody claims them we won't know for another 2 weeks lol

It would be nice to hear from the NYU offer-holders if there are any around. Was it a formal email or one from POI? Did your status already update in the portal?

Fairly sure its GSAS. I don't think Steinhardt has a pure 'sociology' track, and this is the exact date GSAS released admissions last year.

they sent out a bunch late jan so i'm crossing them off for sure yeah.

That's great! Those are some wonderful options, coming from a UMD reject! Do you think your research SOP just had more relevant detail? Or was it an issue of finding a research topic which more alligned with researchers interests?

Hey, that was me. Interviewer mentioned some other candidates that they might look at, but tbh that was a few weeks ago and he has supposedly 'submitted his nomination' already. Sorry if that's bad news. However, the NYU side don't interview so you might still be in contention for the main track.

wow that's insanely impressive! I'd love to know more? what did you change? what's your profile like? where did you get in? Any info would be very helpful for those of us staring down the barrel of another potential trip around the block....

Anyone heard from U Penn PhD? Not seen anything in results, and unsure whether they interview.

I see. Similar enough situation to mine then, though no decisions have been released nor any reports of interviews etc. Fingers crossed for us both!

Yeesh, that must be tense. The Prof said they were nominating you? Are those admissions coming out in drips and drabs, or all at once?

Hi guys, wonder if anyone can help me make sense of something which is driving me crazy. A professor from a high profile sociology program (which doesn't use interviews as part of it's process) reached out to me for several conversations, and sort of excitedly told me that he will be 'nominating' me for admission (to the part of the course over which he primarily presides). That program generally sends out acceptances in the next few weeks, and I am stuck in a horrible limbo between tempering my expectations and getting carried away with thoughts about being in the program. Can anyone tell me, what does the weight of a 'nomination' from a Professor mean to the adcom? (The professor is on, or at least involved with, the adcom too).

just means you are being put into the pool of applicants for the masters

Recommended or 'forwarded for evaluation'?

Results up! As expected, rejection letter.

Well done!

Well done on the acceptance anyway, means they must have been damn close to giving you the whole package! Which school do you mind me asking?

Ever wonder if GSE Admissions come here for a laugh during lunch breaks?

yeah just realized after i posted haha. But on this subject. Does anybody know how the GSE might feel about somebody applying one year after beginning another program? A Professor at one less competitive school as offered me a place, under the assumption that I will be re-applying next year. For me, it's an opportunity to keep researching my area of interest for at least a year, and for them I think it's an opportunity to potentially convince me to stay in the long run, and worst case scenario have a student from the program who went on to Stanford, Harvard, Xyz. I'm concerned applying while I'm enrolled in another program won't look too great on my application, even with the professors blessing. Is it common for people to do stuff like this? It wasn't my idea, and I'm not all to familiar with how this stuff goes....

Thanks for this! It says 54% of the class have PhDs? Surely that is wrong, the majority of the class are MA students and even for a PhD applicant, I think it's rare to do one after having completed another. Anyone got an explanation for this? EDIT: My bad, I misread and it's just 'Advanced Degree', which I guess includes masters.

Anybody know roughly how many get admitted to SHIPS every year?

If you check the previous results, it seems like all the acceptances come a couple of days early, then there is a day with a mass email and al the results are rejections. My guess is they email or ring accepted people early in the week, and then at the end of the week they send out a mass email to everyone else. Congratulations to the admitted people! If we have any in our midst, I personally would love to hear about your profile and see what I might be able to do to better myself for next years applications

Interesting. So you mean they are hoping that you might be able to identify a research question that is right on the forefront of educational research, and whether you have or have't published is less important to your proposal and how you are qualified to address it. Something like that? Would definitely like to hear you expand on this, thanks! I'm applying to SHIPS, International Comparative Education. I have solid experience in education in the region of focus of one of my POI, a masters and some decent RA experience all converging around their area of interest. I feel that my shortcoming might be, at least on paper, some of the hard skills (quant, mainly) that are a big part of their research.