[Fall 2021 MTS]

3 hours ago, MaryHildegard said:

There was a BU accepted students day today and I know if it had been in person everyone else would go have lunch with their friends and partners and I’d be at the Comm ave Subway/convenience store being sad as hell and sitting on a bench eating by myself and then taking the trolley home and being sad. I hope I get rejected from Yale because I know if I got in I’d feel obligated to go there for prestige reasons but then I’d have to come home every weekend so I wouldn’t be lonely, and Amtrak tickets aren’t cheap. I’m just worried everyone else is already going to have friends and I’m going to be spending thirty minutes on the train to hang out with people I met when I was 15.

Is there a facebook group you can join for admitted students? Maybe you can introduce yourself there and chat with people before school starts!

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Accepted at YDS with scholarship as well!

@Joey_Jawad I would also choose Boston over New Haven, but I prefer the program at YDS because I think it's better suited for my concentration/field (arts).

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2 minutes ago, MaryHildegard said:

Since I’ve submitted my app I’ve been thinking about how I’m also interested in the liturgical arts in addition to the topic I applied for, so if I do somehow get into Yale I’ll consider them more now. 

I am, to be honest, anxious about making friends, so I applied to HDS and BU so at least I know I can hang out with people I went to high school/undergrad with. 

Crossing fingers for both of us! From the vibe I got from attending virtual events, I feel like the div community has a place for everyone, so I wouldn't worry too much. If we ever cross paths in real life, I'll be sure to say hi!?

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2 minutes ago, MaryHildegard said:

Mine is HDS, partly because I live in Massachusetts. I applied to YDS as well, though. (And Catholic University of America, in DC, which I think would be a good fit for my topic but I’ve heard their funding is really bad). What do you like about YDS? 

I'm from MA too!--been around Boston for too long, so HDS is my second choice haha. As for YDS, I'm especially interested in the arts and the courses they had fit my interests the most. Plus, I feel like my personal statement for YDS came out more naturally than for other schools (hopefully my writing reflected this!).

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1 minute ago, MaryHildegard said:

Thanks. I didn’t enjoy making a video, but when ‘full tuition + 10k stipend’ is on the table you can’t afford to not make one. They had a bunch of questions you could pick from, and I did ‘which class did you like most at your last institution and why’, ‘what are you looking for in a seminary community’, and then answering why I think I’m qualified for a specific named scholarship. 

Do you have a top choice of the four? 

Not a fan of videos myself, but at least the questions are interesting enough. Makes me think about how I would answer them myself lol. My top choice is definitely YDS because their program was the reason I even got interested in MTS from the start. How about you?

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21 hours ago, Deep Fried Angst said:

Where else did you apply and for what subfield? 

 

41 minutes ago, MaryHildegard said:

I don’t know where else you’re applying to, but yes, I would ask for an extension. I’m planning on asking BU for an extension (their deadline is March 7) because last year HDS decisions came out March 11. Have they given you a financial aid letter yet?

BU wanted us to make a video answering three questions as their merit scholarship app, and I know they’ve looked at mine (thanks YouTube Analytics for showing when you’ve gotten views). So I hope decisions for that come out this week. 

I applied to HDS YDS and UChicago in similar subfields as Emory, and I received the scholarship info along with the acceptance letter. And wow making a video must've been an interesting process--good luck!

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Hi all, first time posting here. I got into Emory Candler MTS just recently and the letter said I have until March 1st to accept the offer. I know that other schools won't have the results until mid March, so I'm thinking about emailing to ask for an extension to decide. Is this a good idea or should I wait at least a week for other results to come in? The two week deadline seems way too short to properly weigh my options..