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zh_awk

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  1. For anyone who's been waiting to hear from UMich on the joint public policy/sociology program, I just got my decision via email! They really took their sweet time this year it seems like
  2. I was given an offer off of the waitlist myself but just turned it down, after receiving an offer from my top choice this morning! Best of luck to you!
  3. Will be turning down my offer from Brandeis/Heller's Social Policy PhD program, just a heads up to anyone on their waitlist! Was lucky to be admitted off of it myself but going with a much better fit that's offering me more.
  4. Thanks for the suggestion! Was it the graduate coordinator who you emailed, or someone else? Just making sure I'm directing this follow-up email to the right place, in case I got it wrong the first time around!
  5. Hey! Do you remember how long it took for you to hear back from UPenn when you emailed the program for an update? I'm curious as I still haven't gotten a response, and I emailed them nearly 2 weeks ago. I'm in agony waiting ugh this dragging of feet is driving me insane!
  6. I noticed that from an earlier comment and actually sent an email to them this morning! Thanks!! Hoping they get back to me soon so that I'm taken out of this misery haha ugh
  7. Anyone get a rejection from UPenn yet? I'm getting so impatient to get an official response so that I can move on with my life and know for sure that I'm out of the running for them!
  8. They're one of my last programs to hear back from too! Hoping they release decisions soon!
  9. Northwestern decisions are out. Another rejection for me. Now at 3 rejections, 3 waitlists, zero offers, 4 more to hear back from, though I know 2 of those are going to be rejections based off of what folks have posted here from those schools. Y'all, my hope is officially lost. Wishing others much better outcomes than I've gotten.
  10. Would you happen to know if NYU makes decisions on a rolling basis? Or is it all in one go
  11. Just got waitlisted at Brandeis. Third waitlist for me, after two rejections, with zero offers at this point. Five more to hear back from but at this rate my faith in myself is severely plummeting. Good luck to anyone else waiting to hear back from Brandeis, it sounds like it's going to be a small cohort this year!
  12. I applied to PhD programs this year for my second cycle in a row, but I’m about to be 31 and am currently after a job in academia which I know is insanely competitive. I’ve wanted to work as a professor in my field literally since I was 15, but I’m facing 2 rejections and 2 waitlists so far, so I’m not feeling very confident I’m going to be accepted anywhere (applied to primarily joint sociology/public policy degrees, and one education program). I’ve worked as a researcher for the past 10 years (6 years at my current job) and am trying to think of jobs to think about applying to while I wait to get the rest of my application decisions. I’ll be wrapping up my Master’s in Public Policy this spring and then really wanna get out of my current position which I have very much outgrown - have been underpaid and overqualified in this role for a couple of years now. If this cycle goes poorly and I don't get accepted to any PhD programs, I may just give up at this point. I feel sad thinking about that, but I simply don't know if I can afford (mentally or financially) to keep trying to get a doctoral degree in the face of so much failure. That being said, I'd like to consider applying to jobs I'll not only be qualified for with my MPP, but could be in for the long-term/have chances for moving up the ladder at. For others who have MPP degrees and work in research, what do you do and how much do you make? I’m in the education field if that helps, and I very much love studying education policy, but am open to other areas. Educational inequities are a big interest of mine. Thanks in advance!
  13. Thank you, I appreciate it. You summed it up well, I can imagine there are political pieces behind this that likely played a part, that had nothing to do with me or my qualifications I'm just kind of floored that the many years I've spent here busting my ass amounted to a waitlist spot, after so many high ranking professors/faculty claiming "we can't wait until you're a doctoral student here studying xyz with xyz." This is also my second waitlist, in addition to 2 rejections, so I think that's part of why this is hitting so hard.
  14. Anybody get good news from Brandeis's social policy PhD? Managed to somehow get waitlisted (email to check portal came through just now), though I've worked as a researcher (here, at Brandeis/Heller) for close to six years, published multiple times through said job, and am wrapping up my MPP here this semester. Literally had the dean of the school jumping up and down excited for me to join the program and all three of my rec letters were from professors I've worked with very closely here. I know it's all about the applicant pool and a little bit of luck, but damn. This one feels like a slap in the face.
  15. Anyone else apply to the joint public policy and sociology program? I think I technically applied to PP and then selected the soc subtrack, so I'm not sure if the review process will be different for me.
  16. Did any fellow CIS-ers for the PhD program ever hear back? @rmv21 @jackie987 @YoungGiftedBlack @whycollege +anyone else out there I missed? I'm really hoping we've got some representation in this year's batch of offers!
  17. That would be me! I had no idea they did interviews, but I'm excited! Received the email about 20 minutes ago, so my guess is they may be rolling more interview offers out tonight/in the coming days.
  18. I've been waitlisted (received notice this past Friday) and the program is my top choice. However, I imagine this is the case for the vast majority of folks who applied/have been given offers at this stage of the process. Has anyone here ever actually turned down at offer from Harvard? I'm trying to gauge my chances of getting off this thing, and do know from their email last week that they don't rank the list. I guess I just can't imagine anyone saying no to a fully funded PhD offer from one of the best programs/universities out there, likely based on the prestige, which bums me out - I'm invested in going primarily based off of research fit with my POI and would be gutted to lose out on the chance to work with her. Would love to hear from folks who have applied to this particular program (the Ed school's PhD), but also Harvard doctoral programs in general. Please give me some hope that my dream isn't dead!
  19. I received a personalized email from the adcom just now, offering me a spot on the waitlist. It was kinder than I expected, and then I got another email alerting me to the portal update, which led me to a page where I had to either accept or deny the offer - which I of course accepted. From what the personal email said, it seems they do see at least a little movement off the waitlist each year, so we'll see what happens. I hope there's good news coming to other CIS folks, and that at least some of us get some actual offers today!
  20. Don't know if asking this question will help or increase my anxiety, but I've seen some acceptances for UPenn this week. Anyone know what their pattern is like, with distributing decisions? If it's a rolling thing or all in one day? I've been rejected by Brown, still haven't heard from HGSE after interviewing, and these three are all my top choices so I'm counting down the days until they're all officially dead dreams I know there's no such thing as a safety school and you can't really predict what's going to happen, but I don't know how much hope I have for the remaining programs I'm waiting to hear from later this month if none of these work out. Edit: I applied and interviewed for the Harvard PhD in education, which is interdisciplinary with sociology. Forgot that doesn't really fall into this subthread!
  21. I just saw that too! And yes, definitely going to hold onto this hope to keep myself from going too crazy waiting haha I know this is a long shot, especially because HGSE keeps their stats under wraps pretty well, but would anyone happen to know how many folks they typically interview each year? I'm curious if anyone was bold enough to ask anyone they spoke with along their application/interview journey!
  22. Hmmm...I also interviewed for CIS and haven't heard back yet. Is it possible that they haven't yet fleshed out our concentration? From the looks of it, it doesn't seem like at least anyone here has been contacted as of today! Seems strange that not a single person wouldn't have gotten a bite at this point, and I know the program has historically called all admits on the same day, but perhaps this year something's up on their end? That's what I'm gonna tell myself at least, to maintain some hope!
  23. Congrats! Can I ask which concentration you're in?
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