TheWacoKid
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1 hour ago, Timewilltell said:
I emailed CUNY. They won’t be releasing decisions until sometime in April.
Is the DMA composition process different from the PhD one?
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1 hour ago, purposelessplayer said:
Waitlisted @ Northwestern - 2 others posted that today as well.
Same here! I get the feeling the week of April 15th is going to be especially hectic for decision-making this year ?
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On 3/4/2021 at 12:17 PM, Timewilltell said:
Congrats on all the acceptances!
Has anyone heard anything about when CUNY and Cornell will be releasing decisions?
CUNY sent some PhD composition interview emails this morning!
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1 minute ago, purposelessplayer said:
I really think that one update is not legit...
Dang, to think someone is clout-chasing on the anonymous Grad Cafe results board...
That does help with perspective, though - I remember at the general info meeting before interviews the assistant dean was fairly vague about when any program would make decisions. Have you reached out to the composition faculty since the interview?
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13 hours ago, purposelessplayer said:
I'm waiting to hear from Northwestern for composition and it's my understanding they're taking longer than most years to get results back. My interview was 2 weeks ago tomorrow so I'm expecting any day now...hang in there! The waiting is horrible!
I'm also waiting back for Northwestern composition! I saw on here that someone had logged an acceptance to the program, so I was a bit unsure of the current admissions status; I wonder if they're doing some sort of semi-rolling process, or if that was an erroneous status update (lol).
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11 minutes ago, SoTired1 said:
Do you know how the programs might have been impacted? I am just trying to understand.
To generalize with regard to most programs like these, there's been a huge jump in the number of applicants while funding either has stayed the same, at best, or declined, at worst. I have no idea how all of their admissions processes might play out, but if a program is relying on just a portfolio for admissions decisions with no interviews, they really have to take their time seriously reviewing and discussing each portfolio, and that time adds up!
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18 minutes ago, MatisseDuchamp said:
Hey! Awesome to hear! Congrats on making it to the interview stage! How did it go? Sincerely hope it works out for you! Curious, you mentioned that you talked to faculty before the interview... did you initiate those conversations? Or did they reach out on their own for informal chats? Just wondering about their level of contact and whether they would be open to someone getting in touch.
"Flexible and fluid" sounds about right for this program. At least that's the vibe I got during the Open House.
It looks like in 2015 there was an interview in late February, which is why I can't entirely throw in the towel. That was a long time ago, I know, and they might have been on a different timeline back then... but can't help but grasp for straws when you're sitting in the dark.
Thanks for sharing your status! Coming from someone who's heard nada, it's incredibly appreciated! (Helps me move on and focus on other projects and grant apps!) Good luck!!! ? ? ? Hope there isn't too much more waiting in yours and everyone else's future!
Thanks for all the positivity! The interview process was really so professional and engaging, so I would assume they're really sticking to some kind of process for admissions. I didn't really get the vibe that reaching out to them following the deadline would be of any benefit, which I think is one of the reasons that they told applicants about the March 15 decision date. I only interacted with faculty in open-to-all-comers situations; in this case, just the open house and some open colloquia. I do know someone in the program who talked to the faculty about me prior, so they had some introduction to my work, and thus those conversations maybe had a little more substance - but, I never had any sort of one-on-one meetings outside of scheduled events.
As long as you haven't gotten a rejection notice, I would assume you're still in the game! From what I understand, they got far more applicants this year than in any prior year, which just takes that much more time to go through them all. I hope you get some clarity and good news soon!
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50 minutes ago, sallee said:
My understanding is that these composition programs aren't doing interviews (EDIT: implying there's a good chance, no one has heard from them yet!) - I am also waiting to hear back from Stanford/Cornell...but I may be wrong?
I second this understanding! I applied to Stanford, CUNY, and Brandeis, and was told that this would be the case, so I doubt it's something to be concerned about. And, to say the least, COVID has really impacted a lot of schools' admissions processes for a lot of reasons, so it would be normal that we might be waiting on these programs a good while longer ?
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On 2/22/2021 at 4:56 PM, MatisseDuchamp said:
Has anyone else heard back from Brown's Music & Multimedia Composition program? It looks like there were interviews in January, but no Acceptances/Rejections posted here yet. I haven't heard anything myself!
Hope everyone's navigating the waiting period well!! Congrats to all who got into their program! Sending good energy to folks who are dealing with disappointment too! There will be something beautiful around the corner!
I interviewed for the Brown MMC program in mid January, and talked with faculty over Zoom a handful of times prior to that. I'm really not sure if they scheduled all of their interviews at once, or if they are doing a rolling thing - I saw on here that someone logged an interview request well after I got mine, so all this is to say that it seems like their process is very flexible and fluid.
They also said that they had a goal of sending decisions prior to March 15, so I assume they'll have those out between then and the end of March (lol).
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Interviewed at CUNY this morning and already got an email back - they only have a single fellowship open this year! Here's hoping the waitlist shakes out in such a way as to be favorable, but wow, that's a tough one.