alexandradelaurentiis

The IFA cut their admissions intake from 12 to 6 people so that may have something to do with that - the first 6 people on their waitlist would have been accepted under other circumstances

Columbia sent out rejections for Classics and Classical Studies on Friday as well, not sure why they're taking longer for History of Art

The IFA has not interviewed this year but they have already contacted accepted and waitlisted students I think

I'm in the same exact position with Columbia

Can I ask for people's opinions of the Classics PhD program at Yale? What are your impressions of the department, etc.? I have an offer from them, which I am very happy about, but a few of my current supervisors have suggested the program and department are not as academically strong as they may seem. Any opinions?

I received a waitlist email from the IFA on the 6th of February. I was also told that they did not interview at all this year and that apparently this year was particularly competitive (rather than the usual 12 offers out of 200 applications they list on their website, they only gave out 6 offers out of 300 applications!)

Congrats! Are you thinking of accepting or are you deciding between some other offers too?

@Sisinnes what program did you apply for at Columbia may I ask?

I don't know where Columbia is at in their process this year, but I know that last year they reached out to people on the 16th January inviting them for interviews. Obviously schedules may change from year to year, especially as Columbia had quite a late deadline this time compared to others, but just thought I'd share this info

Has anyone applied to the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU) for their PhD in History of Art and Archaeology and, if so, has anyone heard back?

I have also not heard anything from Columbia's Classical Studies yet. This is a long shot - but if any classical archaeologist has applied to the IFA (NYU) for their PhD in History of Art & Archaeology, have they heard back?