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Well, I think I'm done on gradcafe now. I'm going to chalk Columbia up as a "no," since a friend of mine still hasn't heard from them, two years later... Best of luck to everyone. PM if you need anything.

Well, I think I'm done on gradcafe now. Best of luck to everyone. PM if you need anything...

Thanks, sbyoda. I'm really psyched about NU (History Department, actually). I'm interested in the late-medieval Catholic church and lay piety leading up to the Reformation. Kieckhefer, Elliott, and Newman at NU are pretty much perfect for me. I'm still pretty giddy about that. My fianc

I live in Hyde Park and just got my MA acceptance yesterday, so I'm not sure that they do acceptances first. I wouldn't hit the bottle yet...

I just want to dispel this misinformation once and for all. This is either a misprint, or it counts their MAPS (MA) program. The PhD program has 10-15 students and will likely be smaller this year. For example, they admitted two medievalists and waitlisted one more. If you look elsewhere on the website, gives better numbers.

I was admitted to Fordham's History MA program (concentration in MS), so I can't speak to the MS program, but I assume they are on roughly the same schedule. I got a call Feb. 23 by a prospective adviser (Richard Gyug). He laid out the financial info and rattled off all of the reasons I should come. Really a wonderful guy. I will almost certainly end up "pursuing another opportunity," but it seems like a great place. I hope you hear soon and that it's good news.

I'll reiterate language-study if you're able to swing it. Applying as a medievalist, it is really important for me and, I think, perhaps the strongest part of my app.

OP, I wouldn't take anything off the board just yet - even talking to a faculty adviser. If you have someone whom you trust and feel comfortable discussing this with, I would recommend getting their perspective. Only, though, if you feel comfortable with them. As for actual recommendations: First, I would go have a glass of wine and celebrate that you have the choice. Next, I'd hope you'll visit Chicago before deciding - even bring your SO. Chicago is a great place and worth at least looking at (airfare will definitely be cheeper than a new round of apps...). You and your SO have to make the final call, but it might be easier if you make Chicago a reality first. One word of caution about Chicago: You seem pretty interested in practical issues, Chicago does not have a stellar track-record of catering to those (though I have no clue what the South American History faculty is like). If this is a concern for you, look into how much you could draw on the Law School or Public Policy School's resources; they are much more praxis-oriented. Just take your time and talk to everyone you trust about it. It is a great department, though, and a great city... And if it's any several friends of mind did the long-distance gig from Chicago and it has worked out for all of them so far, so it can be done. Good luck!

PhD or ThD? I applied to the PhD program and haven't heard word yet. It seems like those who have heard are mostly in the ThD program...

veilside, I saw that statistic the other day. But if you look around their site a little more, it says somewhere that they admitted about 17 or so (I can't remember) students in 2007. I know the history department pretty well and that sounds about right. I'd expect this year's class to be 10-15. Perhaps the 50-60 students refers to the PhD and MAPSS program? That said, no matter what the stats are, good luck!

You're right, they don't make a whole lot of sense for us, but they make somewhat more sense for the faculty and graduate school. At Chicago, for example, our medieval faculty was told they could only admit 2 students this year so the 3-4 of them have to decide who gets a student... Of course, medieval is a somewhat larger field than Byz, so I understand your frustration... :wink:

FormerFlyer, I had a "View Decision" link on Thursday and received an e-mail with funding info on Friday. I didn't get an e-mail that the decision was made, though, I just checked. Maybe they're doing them in batches? I have no clue, sorry.

I don't think there's a hard-and-fast rule either way. A friend of mine at Chicago was contacted by two profs as soon as he was accepted. That said, no one at Northwestern broke it to me before decisions were posted. It's not worth fretting about either way. Also, number's of 50-60 seem awfully high to me. I know that they are only allowed to admit 2 medievalists, for example. It's been a really rough year for Chicago.

Northwestern notified their decisions in History today, and it looks like Philosophy as well. Any news on Religion? Best of luck!

Accepted to Northwestern! First acceptance. First choice school. Now if my fianc