[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

I haven't heard anything yet, and I'm starting to lose hope. :cry:

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

Looks like people are starting to hear back from U Chicago, and so far I'm not one of them. :cry:

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

Man, I only applied to 6 schools...I'm out at one, probably out at two more, and the others I have no idea about. Ughh.

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

Is anyone else here waiting on UChicago and UPENN?

[Post here to whine about rejections]

Hey Everyone,

Ever since I was rejected from NYU, I've actually been feeling strangely relieved. It was my top choice, and the first school I heard about, and somehow I'm still alive and not a total mess. I guess I can handle a few more rejections. I just hope I get in somewhere. :|

[Post here to whine about rejections]

I emailed my potential adviser at WashU, and he told me I hadn't made the final list. He was very nice about the whole thing, but it was still one of the worst emails I've ever received. ?

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

UPENN sent out a notification this morning explaining that they are in the final decision making process...I freaked when I saw the email in my box, and thought, this is it, it is from the department administrator, I didn't get in...I can't take much more of this.

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

Has anyone heard from NYU? I'm waiting on that decision more than any of the others, and I think my hair is starting to fall out from the stress. :|

[Post here to whine about rejections]

Looks like there were also a lot of acceptances today, at least in the anthropology world.

I'm still without any info, and I've pretty much given up on Brown.

Still waiting on UPENN, NYU, UCHICAGO, JOHNS HOPKINS, and UVA... :cry:

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

A friend of mine heard from Brown today. She was accepted. No clue how it was received but I'm guessing email since she currently lives outside the country.

Oh dear, that doesn't bode well for me then, does it? :cry:

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

Oh, and more thing. I am one day away from when Brown first started sending out admissions decisions last year...I'm panicking and can't stop checking this forum. :shock:

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

blakkbug said:

Congrats to everyone who is getting acceptance letters already! My list of schools is:

University of Arizona

Johns Hopkins

SUNY Stony Brook

Tulane

WUSTL

Blakkbug, have you heard anything from WUSTL? Anything about interviews or admissions decisions?

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

Hey! Congrats to all who got in! Hope the rest of us hear soon too.

Nailbiter, am from India. Rest assured that there is a cyber cafe after every 200 meters of any city you go to, so checking mail will not be a problem at all. u can get a sim card here and divert your calls to the new number or you can also ask someone home to answer your calls and instruct them how to reach you. So don't worry!

And GOD!! Some school mail me! FAST!

Thanks nervouswreck.

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

I don't know what to do. I'm going to India next week, and will be away from my cell till March 8th and my mailbox till March 11th. I'm hoping to at least have access to my email, but what should I do? Do I contact the programs before I go, and let them know my situation, or do I just sit hope they don't think I'm ignoring their phone calls (if they call at all that is)?

[Things To Do While "Waiting It Out."]

I work during the day, attend night courses during the week, and I'm planning a wedding, yet I still seem to find lots of time to fret about grad school and check this forum several times a day :cry:

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

I spoke with the admissions sec from Johns Hopkins yesterday, and he told me the committee will be phoning and emailing students for interviews in March...March!!! Last year JHU started accepting anthropology students, without interviews, on Feb 15th. Has anyone heard anything from them...supposedly they already have some interviews scheduled... :x

[Post here to whine about rejections]

I just got my first response... rejected from history at UC Davis. Suddenly I'm not so excited to check the rest of the websites now.

I'm sorry aspiringdoc...I haven't received anything yet, but I'm sure there is no way to really brace for a rejection. Try to keep your hopes up. You only need one to accept you. 8)

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

Hey Everyone,

Okay, so last year Brown and JHU started sending out acceptances Feb. 14/15, and U Chicago and NYU the following week. I'm starting to really lose it. Has anyone heard anything from these schools? I also applied to UPENN and UVA, but I have no idea when those are going to start to go out. :cry:

[WHY WHY WHY!?!?! Stage I Meltdown LOL]

I am sorry to be reading all these back and forth comments about racism. I thought the purpose of these boards was to find others to commiserate with, not make enemies of. We are probably all just a bit over-stressed and making ourselves crazy, and I would ask that people try not to be so offensive or offended by these frustrations.

Oh, and as far as diversity issues and scholarships go, I honestly believe there are opportunities available for almost anyone these days -- including white males -- you just have to find them. I am a white female, with an MA in anthropology, so I looked mainly at things like language scholarships (I am studying Hindi) and social science research/writing programs (where I would be creating some piece of publishable work at the end of my first year). I'm also Jewish, so I looked a little at Jewish based funding. Stuff is out there.

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

I am in a similar situation as a returning/non traditional student looking for a program that I click with. I visited my top four choices, and spoke on the phone with faculty from the others.

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

My friends and loved ones keep telling me that if the school's don't accept me, it is their loss...funny, seems like I'll still be the one not getting her PhD, and out several hundred dollars in application fees. :x

[Things To Do While "Waiting It Out."]

Really guys, as apprehensive as we may feel about next month

[2008 Anthro PhD Applicants]

I am so happy January is almost over. I thought it would never end. My life is in limbo waiting for these results, and I just want March to hurry up and get here. I'm afraid to make any decisions in one way or another, and for better or worse I just want the wait to be over

[The Admissions Process: How it Works]

The professor who takes charge of the addmission just askes the secretary to post me as a strong candidate. Does it mean the possibility I get the offer is very large?

how did you even find out? What program did you apply to?

[Any ideas on what GRE/GPA cut-off scores are?]

This is true, I apologize. I was thinking more along the lines of my own field, anthropology, where generally the quant. sections doesn't count for much.