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Getting multiple MA's will not help you beyond this point. Publications were my saving grace in my Ph.D. application cycle, and typically, grades won't matter too much, (assuming the poor grades are outside of the area you intend to focus on).

From the perspective of someone with less-than-stellar grades, who just made it through admissions this season, and who isn't from an ivy league school: You need to cast your net a bit broader than some, but you're in a pretty good place. It might be worth it to complete an MA first and hone in on your writing and pick a topical subject. This process of generating a writing sample goes best if you are working with a faculty advisor, and spending a good deal of time on it. Your writing sample, along with stellar MA grades can swing the outcome of applications drastically.

Please keep us updated. Rooting for you.

Well, I had thought I bombed the interview but I guess not... Accepted at UC Irvine LPS. I don't really see a reality where I won't be accepting their offer. I'm going to give myself a few more days to get all the info from each program I was seriously considering, but I have started declining acceptances and waitlists from places I'm sure I will not be attending now. It has been a wild ride and I haven't fully processed the acceptance. Any idea when that goes away?

5 waitlists! How incredibly stressful. I was just waitlisted at Boulder. I'm not too fond of uncertainty. Are you hanging in there?

I AM ELATED, EVERYTHING IS AWESOME. Accepted at UMass Amherst, AND Western Ontario!

Yep, this is exactly it. In at my safety, and it's a good fit for me. Have no room to complain... and yet.

Really need some good news this week. Too many rejections back to back. 🥲🍹

Wow, we’re twins. I’ve heard basically nothing, even from places that some have gotten rejections already. No clue going on. I also got in to my safety. Interview upcoming at a top choice.

Did anyone else get a confusing email from CU Boulder? i think I’m waitlisted, but i details to follow in the coming weeks, so we will see.

Seeing results from Johns Hopkins, Wisconsin - Madison, and Duke on the results page. Pretty sure I can stop checking those daily now, as they are most likely rejections. Oh well!

Update: pretty sure I can safely assume a rejection from Duke now, received a rejection from UChicago last night.

I’ve been going off of previous years’ notification dates. Hoping we both get good news from Wisconsin.

Anything today for anybody here? Saw a few acceptances and interviews go up.

Haven’t heard from Duke either. I’m going to hold off until the end of next week and if I don’t hear anything, I’ll assume it’s a rejection. seeing a lot of results posted for UChicago. Assuming a rejection there, but not devastated. It wasn’t the best fit for me anyway.

Knowing that I will end up somewhere and do not need to quit academia yet is a huge relief.

Update: Accepted at University of Cincinnati.

Not me, but really happy for who ever it is. Still holding out that my acceptance email is coming today since it's still somewhat early in the morning (it probably is not). ? Waiting until March to hear back from all these schools might kill me lol. It's so weird how quiet the philosophy forum and acceptances are.

I didn't apply there, but I've seen a couple of posts on the results page for interviews today.

Philosophy of science primarily. With some related interests in ethics of the practical sciences, and metaphysics of science.

Fingers crossed. Where are you applying to? What's your (hopeful) AOC?

Based on past years, should Duke be notifying this week?

Yes I struggle with some readings, I have also made, dare I say, a B in a philosophy class. None of these things will doom you. Pick an area to focus on, write, publish, go to conferences and make sure you're pursuing philosophy for the right reasons. It'll work out one way or another.

19 Philosophy PhD programs here. Anxiously waiting.

1. Can’t speak to GRE’s as they have mostly gone out of fashion for my field. 2. I am also first gen. I’ve found that rather than reaching out directly, which can feel a bit gimmicky imo, unless you have a very specific question that’s relevant to your research - go to academic conferences, workshops, meet ups - anything you can. Meet people. You will inevitably run into people at schools that interest you. You will also probably discover cool programs you wouldn’t have thought to apply to. 3. My SOP changed drastically. My researched got more honed-in, and I had a better idea of my interests. I also gained a lot of experience in my field during grad school. Get as involved in your department as possible. 4. I am currently applying to PhD programs, and on the way out of a MA. I used none of the same recommendations. For my area of study, you write a thesis. It would be very odd to not have your thesis advisor write you a letter. I don’t see anything wrong with otherwise using other recommenders, but their experience with you will be pretty outdated by the time you’re halfway through your masters degree. Again, a lot of this will come down to you being very involved, making connections, etc. hope this helps!