LtotheOG

To clarify, this PoI wasn’t on the committee though. She did however go through my file. The judgement is her own.

As much as I hate to say it, they could. Can I ask if it plays well with/complements your SoP?

I’d probably wait it out a bit longer, given the slow roll this year.

I sent in something similar that I also published in a peer-reviewed journal as a way of guaranteeing its presentability. One of my PoIs commented that the WS might have been too much of a “stretch” and could have posed a potential problem for the file.

While that is true, it can’t harm either way. As it often happens, they may not be available to work with you, or may not be taking on new students. Just ask if they are willing to advise you.

This is GREAT advice, although I confess it hasn’t worked for me so far. On the other hand what did work for me at the time was my research aligning with that of a specific faculty. Afterwards while doing my PhD the same ‘click’ unhappened in spectacular fashion and I was thrown off the program, solely because my advisor disowned me. (There was simply no one to step into their shoes) Sadly, the dream of working with ‘someone’ turning into a nightmare is a regular nightmare in itself!

1. I’ve heard faculty here advise, that they assume as well that you’d disrupt their work. 2. I did/could not. It can happen, but perhaps not so much in this particular context. (Imagine: cosupervision, etc.). 3. I did not ‘personally’ know anyone. The only person I did end up working with for a short while, was someone whose essay I read and cited in the SOP.

This should be made an entire thread out of.

That’s a great question, I don’t know the answer to which.

I’m sorry but I find this more than a bit hard to believe. From my experience, programs had some notion of the funding situation affecting the coming cycle, given that the pandemic had struck much earlier. The PhD program I was part of last year, suspended admissions for 2021 way ahead due to covid-caused reallocation of funds. While the decision may not universally apply, factors driving it do.

Btw, I’m asking this for my sanity’s sake.

Can I ask how you know this? If it’s true, this is nothing short of infuriating. Sadly and predictably, applicants weren’t given a clue.

I see two Rutgers-English acceptances on Results. Have all acceptances gone out, you think?

Congrats! If it were me, I’d probably seek clarifications from them directly. Good luck!

Many congratulations! Emory’s CL, is it?