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Incredible, congratulations on both your acceptance and your fellowship! Such a great program as well.
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Accepted the offer from Cornell. There should be movement on a couple waitlists (Eastman, Stony Brook, UMD, CUA, and UT Austin). How about you?
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Hey there! I'm no expert, but I've asked a lot of the same questions to profs before and here is what I can share: 1) I was told that contacting a POI before applying doesn't really increase your likelihood of an acceptance. At worst, it can be viewed as opportunistic. I avoided it entirely this cycle (unless I ran into someone at a conference, of course). 2) While the field is getting more and more competitive from an earlier stage, I was told by professors that having a revise and resubmit on one's CV was unusual for Ph.D. applications. For sure some applicants already have publications, but it is apparently rare. 3) I'll echo others in this thread in saying that the top consideration for admissions committees is fit. A rejection letter does not necessarily mean that you are not qualified; far more likely is that another applicant was a better fit for the program and their specific vision for that incoming cohort. 4) Finally, I can't tell you how many scholars (both graduate students and established professors) had to apply for multiple admissions cycles before they landed an acceptance letter. It's quite common to come up short one year and end up in a fantastic program the next. So even if none of the waitlists pan out for you this year, don't worry! When you're an established scholar 10 years down the road you won't even be thinking about one rough admissions cycle.
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Incredible, congrats!
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narwhat reacted to a post in a topic:
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Won the Stony Brook fellowship.
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BWV 211 reacted to a post in a topic:
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Congrats on landing so many fully-funded offers! I was counseled to consider job placement above all else, because faculty members retire or leave. But that is one person's opinion, and all factors (faculty, funding, fit, etc.) are of course important. I don't have as many outright acceptances, which does make my decision easier! I'm choosing the program I'm likely taking based on job placement, prestige, faculty, opportunities within the program, funding, location, and of course overall fit. It's also my top choice, so once I got the acceptance I didn't need to wrestle with too many decisions. Best of luck with your decision!
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Great news to all on the Musicology Ph.D. waitlist for Eastman! The letter assures that it is "a very short wait list." Furthermore, it is unranked, the waitlist response form reading "we do not rank our wait list. Instead, we make an effort to keep in touch with applicants on the wait list to stay aware of their ongoing level of interest in an offer of admission, should an opening become available." I've already told the faculty that I am likely taking the Cornell offer, unless Yale gives me a better one. This means that anyone else on the waitlist should be moved above me and get the offer first. Best of luck everyone, Eastman is a fantastic program!
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It's been a whirlwind of admissions decisions the past 24 hours — rejected from the University of British Columbia, waitlisted at Eastman, waitlisted at UT Austin, and given a 5th year of funding at Stony Brook. I'm only waiting to hear from UNC (which has got to be a rejection at this point) and a post-interview decision from Yale. Good luck, everyone!
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Official notification should be coming soon, but I received an unofficial email informing me that I've been waitlisted at Eastman! Congrats to whoever landed the coveted acceptance letter!
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My apologies, I completely misunderstood your situation! Glad to hear that you made such a good impression on your POI, which is a big deal! There have been a lot of rough cycles lately, unfortunately. Hopefully some other programs will come through for you!
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I'm so sorry to hear this, you deserve better. You had said earlier that NYU told you that they might not be able to fund any ethno admissions at all this cycle? I wonder if that's what happened, because it sounds as though they really want you. Don't know if this is helpful, but I've talked with faculty and top institutions (including NYU), and the admissions process was messy for them as well. Even some of the big names in our respective disciplines got tons of rejection letters and would have to take a couple years to land a fully-funded acceptance. But they made it through to the other side, and so will we!
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QueerTrumpeter reacted to a post in a topic:
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Sorry I'm so late in responding to this — for my own mental health I don't log onto GradCafe unless I have good news to report. I got a rejection letter from Harvard yesterday, and it seems that acceptance letters for musicology were sent out at the beginning of the month. But today I was accepted to Cornell, so I'm not at all concerned! Hoping that you are doing well throughout the admissions process!!
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narwhat reacted to a post in a topic:
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Huge congrats on the NYU interview!! I was also rejected for musicology last year, and it did take forever to hear. But generally after a first wave of definite rejections, programs will not send out any other rejection letters until they have a full cohort that has committed to the program. So if you are accepted outright you'll probably hear within a month of your interview, and if you are placed on a private waitlist or rejected you will hear closer to April. But I've read lots of instances of acceptance letters trickling down at the eleventh hour, so if you find yourself waiting don't give up hope!
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I've been accepted to the Ph.D. in Musicology at Cornell University with very generous funding! Unless I get a better offer from another Ivy, I am definitely going to take this.
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I'm not certain, but I got the email less than an hour ago — they could still be sending them out! It's also worth mentioning that some schools send out interview invitations over the course of a few days, and others send them out in waves. I wouldn't give up hope yet, especially as it sounds as though you are killing it elsewhere! Also worth mentioning that mine was a personalized email from a professor of interest. This is a less streamlined process than generic letters posted to the application portal, so it takes more time.
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