JonesSJ

Thanks! SMU, which is where I am currently. I also realized I said MA.T. when technically it's a TH.M, but still.

Finishing up my M.T.S. this year. Just received word that my MA.T. is fully funded for next year!

Does anyone have any info regarding Vanderbilt?

You are okay, recruitment weekend is when the candidates who have made the final application cuts are brought in for interviews.

For those (like me) who have been waiting to hear something from Emory, the GDR page lists recruitment weekend as happening the weekend of February 7, which means it is likely interviews are already out. According to the website, that also means that we should be getting official application status notifications soon.

All is quiet on my front. You and I have Emory in common, but I've heard nothing. I saw someone say Rice interviews are out. I am not holding out much hope at this point, just waiting for more updates. In happier news, I got my ThM application in as a backup!

Buddy of mine made the interview list and showed me the email

Heard Notre Dame interview invites are out. Didn't get one, but I kinda guessed that since one of my recommenders forgot to submit their rec letter to ND 😂 it's okay though, I wasn't getting in there anyways.

Most of my stuff was due on the first. I could have edited those application materials for years to come, but it's all got to go in eventually. I have no idea what to think about my application. Now it's a waiting game until interview season.

They aren't admitting for the PhD in religious studies this year

Luckily, I had decided against applying to Boston early on in the process due to questionable program fit and cost of living in Boston. I did recently have to strike Brown off my application list because my person of interest informed me that he intended to retire and was no longer taking students. Losing programs to apply to makes the whole process more nerve racking.

I'm currently applying to Duke, Vandy, Notre Dame, Emory, and maybe Brown, though this list may not be final. Doing most of my work in Hebrew Bible.

Thanks y'all, I ended up taking an online course for German reading through the University of Wisconsin. If anyone is looking at summer language courses through universities but are worried about cost like I was, I highly recommend checking out Wisconsin as their prices are a lot better than anyone else's.

It's labor day weekend and I'm working on applications, so I'll go ahead and get the thread started. You know the drill. Who's applying for PhD programs this fall and where?

Congratulations! One piece of advice, take into account cost of living in each given area. If you are struggling to make ends meet, you won't be able to perform your best. For instance, Boston college is great but make sure you have a plan for crazy rent prices in Boston. That goes for any of the others too. Especially if you have dreams of doing doctoral work in the future, you won't be making any kind of decent money any time soon, if ever. Don't set yourself up for failure in the non academic aspects of your grad school journey. You will be happier for it.