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Unfortunately, not me

The results site was just updated: **Update** 5 April 2011: ALL HUMANITIES CLARENDON SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE NOW BEEN MADE. 28 successful applicants have been offered a scholarship and all of these candidates have been sent a funding offer letter from Graduate Admissions & Funding. Anyone here among the 28 successful humanities applicants? So far no updates about social science scholarships. They should probably be updating it in the next hour or so, or tomorrow?! Let's hope.

I think it's for both because the person that I called last week said that the results are going to take awhile because social sciences and humanities essentially get announced at the same time. Do you think that they've emailed out notices already and we just all happen to be among the unsuccessful lot? Sorry to sound pessimistic!

Same here, I havent heard back and I'm also in the social science division. I called them just now and the woman said that all results will be emailed this week, so if we don't hear anything by the end of the week then we know we didnt get the clarendon.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. My admission email came on a Saturday. It's just frustrating because they don't tell you if you don't get the Clarendon.

I havent heard either! I guess if we dont hear in the next hour or two (when their office closes), we'll have to wait over the weekend!

No I haven't heard back either! I called them this morning and the guy said that they're probably just finishing up making decisions today - which means that they wont send out the notifications until tomorrow or early next week. Btw congrats on getting into Georgetown! Did u get into the MSFS? I'm finishing up my BSFS now, hoya saxa!

Hey everyone, I know many people have brought up the Clarendon Scholarship in several threads, but I was just wondering if you could help me with a few unanswered questions. You see, the date (March 31) is fast approaching for the humanities and social science applicants and I am waiting nervously in anticipation. 1) What kind of applicants are they looking for? I know they say on the website that academic achievement and student motivation are some of the main qualities they are analyzing, but in 'real terms' what does that mean exactly? 2) How is the selection process made? I heard that for the Rhodes scholarship at Cambridge, each department makes a recommendation to the Rhodes committee listing their top 1 or 2 applicants. The woman in charge of fellowships and scholarships at my university told me this when I asked her for advice. Is this the same with the Clarendon scholarship? 3) If I got offers from two courses in the same department, and let's say I got the Clarendon... would I be allowed to choose between the two or would the Clarendon award be only for a particular course? For reference, the courses are MPhil in Development (2 years) and Msc in Global Governance and Diplomacy (1 year) 4) What's the ratio of one-year/two-year successful applicants versus PhD successful applicants? Does the Clarendon committee have a preference (ie: is it easier for one versus the other)? I would appreciate any insight you have to offer. Good luck to all the Clarendon hopefuls, let's cross our fingers! Thanks!