Undeuxtrois

hiiiii i'm just wondering if anyone else who interviewed for UMD's PhD in Gender Studies has heard back yet? In my exit interview, they said it would be by the end of the month and I haven't heard anything : / I'm assuming it's a no at this point, but I'd love to know if anyone else who interviewed has heard anything (also if you did interview, you are amazing! I was so starstruck by everyone on that call- such a shame that they make these programs so elitest/small).

Hey, congratulations! I think this sounds pretty legit, I think if the director told you you've been admitted it's probably pretty solid. 

Hi i was admitted to Rutgers WGSS on Feb 9th- i was a wgs major in undergrad too, but I worry about the academic market (as anyone else might). I worry that i need a traditional discipline to make me an attractive PhD candidate. i applied to mostly anthro programs and then Rutgers WGSS. I'm accepting the offer, but I'm also wondering if anyone else is worried about interdisciplinary placement. Why did you guys choose WGSS over a discipline I guess? i'm curious.

here to say I also got told I was at the top of the waitlist at Rutgers.... did yall's emails say anything else ? 

So black people can't have 3.9+ GPAs, high GREs and Letters of Recommendation from top Professors at reputable institutions?
Why should there be a quota for how many people of a certain race or ethnicity should be admitted?
What makes 15% "overt affirmative action"?
 
 

Congratulations!! And yes, I think it should be legit. The delay probably just means that they are waiting on some funding confirmations or something. That's how it was for UIUC for me-- unofficial confirmation came first, and then an official letter. 

Hey, congratulations! I think this sounds pretty legit, I think if the director told you you've been admitted it's probably pretty solid. 

Hey, congratulations! I think this sounds pretty legit, I think if the director told you you've been admitted it's probably pretty solid. 

I received an offer of admission to the Women's Studies program at Rutgers via email from the DGS on February 10 - I've since been in touch with them and had a response, but my official portal is yet to be updated. I really don't have any insider information, though the email did mention that they are planning an admitted students' day, so I don't think that they are not accepting people at all, though again I could be wrong. That said, not having an official letter aside from the email has me a bit worried. 

Oh dear! That's so messed up. But yes, also from my experience from last year... with their Comp Lit program... same thing happened. PoI that I was in touch with told me that they offered admission to one person, who did not take it up... and they did not then move on to anyone else... which doesn't make sense?! So my guess is that they are simply too stretched for funding to admit people in a transparent manner... Which is so unfortunate coz Rutgers has some amazing people!

I also received an email from Rutgers today stating that I am at the top of their waitlist. Honestly, based on my experience with the program last year (my POI informally told me I was admitted but wouldn't respond for months when I followed up. Eventually they told me I was put on the waitlist, and ultimately I was rejected) and information I received this year (a mentor of mine heard from a good friend of hers, who is senior faculty r in the department, that they would not be accepting PhD students this year because they lacked funding), I am going to tell them to remove me from the waitlist. I've been accepted to top programs elsewhere and I don't want to enter a department that already feels messy. 

That’s me! I guess they said the same thing to both of us lmao? shady as hell imo! 

I hope so! Has anyone heard back from any of these universities? 

Hey, I was interviewed for Rutgers last week. My interviewer mentioned there was a shortlist and they would conduct interviews last week and this week. Based on GradCafe's info, it seems like 3 people have been contacted for interviews so far but i'm sure they're interviewing more people. 

Hi, I think it's so exciting that we're all looking to research such different things!!! My research interests surround queer African history and modern day issues that have been impacted by colonialism and neocolonialism (including the impacts of patriarchy, evangelicalism, and international organizations).