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  1. Yes, that's a good point. I'm not sure what I thought they would say, except maybe to offer some kind of inside information. Maybe everyone they admitted already accepted. I don't know why anyone would turn down a funded offer from Duquesne anyway! (Well, I can think of a few scenarios, but I certainly wouldn't have turned it down.) I wonder if the admissions committee reads this thread and thinks it's funny. If so I'm sure I've destroyed any chance I ever had with my asinine posts (provided they can match "eep" to my real-life handle, which based on writing style should be easy enough). Anyway, good luck.
  2. My understanding is that April 15th is more the deadline to let schools know about decisions. Unless I'm mistaken, then, it's possible that someone could refuse an offer from Duquesne on or just before 4/15, causing them to go to the waitlist. Presuming they don't make the decision instantly, the date when one could expect to hear for sure from Duquesne that (e.g.) "There's no chance of us admitting you at this point" would be somewhat later than that. And I certainly didn't want to give the impression that I wanted someone to e-mail the school on my behalf. I guess I was just under the impression that I wouldn't be the only person interested in that information. My mistake.
  3. I'm in the same situation regarding Duquesne's waitlist. For what it's worth, I was told that the waitlist isn't ranked, and if someone declines an a decision is made based on area of interest. (At least, that's how I interpreted what I was told.) I have an okay Ph.D. funding offer from a much lesser known department, and they (of course) want me to make a decision as soon as possible, but I would probably take partial funding at Duquesne over this offer if I got into the Ph.D. program. The MA offer sounds...expensive. And I don't know how well Duquesne treats its MA students. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but when I e-mailed to ask I was not exactly discouraged from hoping. What an incredibly frustrating situation. If anyone else does pester the people at Duquesne about the waitlist, I would recommend asking whether there's a date by which a final decision could be expected in the case of ultimate rejection from the Ph.D. program. I would ask myself but I feel like I've used up all my pestering capital with the multiple e-mails I've sent already. ANYWAY, thanks to whoever read my pointless venting.
  4. (I posted this before in a different topic but didn't get any replies... since the situation might be sort of specific to philosophy I thought I'd repost here just for fun.) So, while I wait for the rest of my rejection letters to roll in, I am faced with the following choice: I have been offered full funding for the Ph.D. philosophy program at a not-particularly-prestigious school to which I applied basically as a backup plan. Other pros of this place (henceforth School 1) include that it's a small department (i.e. lots of attention) that is highly specialized in almost exactly my area of interest. School 2, predictably, is a much more prestigious place with a lot of famous people working there, a good fit for me academically, and put me on the waitlist with an acceptance to their M.A. program. The M.A. option would offer a little funding, and I promised myself I wouldn't do the M.A. thing because I don't want to go into debt to be treated like second string. But, all other things being equal, I would rather go to School 2. So what do I do? Could I sign up for the M.A. for a year and then reapply for School 2's Ph.D. from within next year? Am I being silly to even consider turning down the only offer of full funding that I got?
  5. To me it seems perfectly reasonable to ask for clarification about funding if they can give any. But I think in a lot of cases the admissions committee actually doesn't have much control over what kind of funding you get, they just recommend you for funding to some other body that makes the finance decisions. Even if the committee can't tell you exactly how much funding you'd get, they may be able to tell you whether you have a good or bad chance of getting a number above the minimum.
  6. So, while I wait for the rest of my rejection letters to roll in, I am faced with the following choice: I have been offered full funding for the Ph.D. philosophy program at a not-particularly-prestigious school to which I applied basically as a backup plan. Other pros of this place (henceforth School 1) include that it's a small department (i.e. lots of attention) that is highly specialized in almost exactly my area of interest. School 2, predictably, is a much more prestigious place with a lot of famous people working there, a good fit for me academically, and put me on the waitlist with an acceptance to their M.A. program. The M.A. option would offer only token funding (like, 4 or 10 credits paid for over the course of the program), and I promised myself I wouldn't do the M.A. thing because I don't want to go into debt to be treated like second string. But, all other things being equal, I would rather go to School 2. So what do I do? Could I sign up for the M.A. for a year and then reapply for School 2's Ph.D. from within next year? Is that frowned upon? Am I being silly to even consider turning down the only offer of full funding that I got? Will I even be able to get a job if I go to School 1? (They have not a terrible placement record, but not a good one either.) Any advice would be fantastic.
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