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I personally and unfortunately think the time for interviews have ended because based on previous years, there’s a high chance the decision will come out on either tomorrow or Tuesday.

Judging past years, HDS seems to release decision on the second Mondays of March, with it ranging from 15-16th depending on which one is the Monday and the earliest being the 12th. Theres was one year (2019?) where the 11th fell on a Monday, but they released it on the 12th instead of Monday the 11th. So im guessing theyre releasing everything either next Monday or Tuesday.

Congratulations! there are so many duplicate threads Im not sure which one to follow. Theres the Mdiv master thread, and the general 2024 M* thread which seems similar to this one

I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!

Im glad HDS sent out that email. It confirms they will probably still be sending out more interviews.

Thank you!!

Thank you, it’s scheduled for next week so I will let you know after

I went to a State School, nothing fancy. I described my background in the very first post I made if you go to my profile. Places like HDS are very finicky tbh, there’s no guarantee and it’s very much out of your control. I wish there was consistency but there isn’t. Also judging by previous years’ threads, they should still send out more interview invites. And they said they will continue to do so early March. To answer your Q, I submitted my application an hour before the deadline lol. Inshallah you will receive something soon.

For the MTS program

I received an interview invitation Alhamdulillah, the slots were available all through next week only. But according to their website they’ll continue doing interviews throughout all of February

I haven’t. Maybe it’s because I haven’t filled out the financial aid form and submitted the fafsa yet? I’m already starting to lose hope lol

Ohhh interesting. This week is probably going to be the biggest indicator. Thank you for letting me know.

Thank you for clarifying. I am probably overthinking at this point.

It’s worth asking if MTS candidates will be interviewed this year. In my “your application is completed” email it made no mention of an interview timeline, as has been done last year or the year before. Did anyone else receive a message abt an interview process this year, or perhaps I missed it in one of the webinars?

I received that e-mail on the 24th

Omg same, there’s no forum activity this year so Ive been stuck rereading previous years’ and it feels so ominous

Wishing you the best!

Hello everyone, I wanted to ask for those who applied for a Masters program at HDS if they got invited to an interview, and what they thought of it!

Thank you so much for the advice! and that’s the thing, I am interested in academic research in Islam and Gender Ethics, but I have more non profit experience than I do research, and that is why I am worried if a program like MTS at HDS would like me. My non profit experience is mainly because I was a pre law student before I decided on a career switch. I do have some research experience in Muslim American sociology like mentioned in my original post, but then what more research experience can someone accumulate in philosophy once they’ve graduated?

I recently made a career change from pre-law to religious/Islamic studies. Places like HDS, Columbia, etc. are perfect but I am very new to this field and desperately want to make my resume look better. BA: Social Policy BA: Philosophy (my undergrad was 5 years because I did two degrees) independent study: Islamic Philosophy Senior thesis related to U.S. Muslims won me an honorable mention at one conference and granted me membership to a religious studies symposium. Graduated: 2022 GPA: 3.8 SUMMARY: Muslim activism experience: I want to study gender and Islam, and have some advocacy work in the area. I held a lot of leaderships positions in feminist conference planning and numerous social justice student organizations. I am also facilitator for a Muslim womens book club, started a Muslim Womens Caucus at my college (a State school), created a Muslim Feminism panel event, and am a volunteer administrator for a Muslim Autism Resources group at my mosque. I have also been very involved for the past some years getting my local Muslim community to vote in elections through another Muslim non profit as a canvass organizer for several years, and overall I have held multiple internships positions at social justice non profits. HDS Mts has exactly everything I’d love in order to study gender and Islamic Philosophy. I am looking at other Ivies as well for religious studies, and am currently taking a beginner Arabic class at a nearby college while I work in another Muslim non profit and museum. what makes an applicant stand out? What can I do to increase my chances when I apply for Fall 2024? I know my background is not really relevant, but what do these divinity schools prefer?