Eternal Student
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I agree with MathCat. It seems that there are no academic reasons for you not to go to Davis. You are close enough to San Francisco to go there frequently, if you can afford it. And besides, people also make the places. If you are working there now and like the people, you will probably be fine. But, as MathCat said, that is a very personal decision.
Good luck.
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Thanks Eternal Student, actually looking back at what they told me it isn't clear if they would officially rescind the fellowship. It was separate from the official offer letter (email from the dept head) though, so perhaps it would be legal for them to retract that part of the package?
The other issue is that I have a close relationship with the PI at A, and he told me if I don't accept soon he may lose out on getting any grad students this year, so I feel extra guilt about that, and I don't want to risk souring the relationship.
I understand. It is tricky, indeed.
With whom do you feel you would work better: supervisor A or B? Empathy is very important for a long term commitment such as this. Also, you probably want to consider which city/town fits better your personality and budget. These things are usually not taken seriously, but they make all the difference. If you do not feel comfortable at the place you live in or with you working environment, your work will certainly reflect that. Do you feel you could benefit from more experience before the Ph.D.? The answer to this question might also help you decide between doing the master's or going to the Ph.D. right away.
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I don't think there's any question of legality here... they can do what they want. The program may not have even signed on to the April 15 resolution.
This is a hard situation. I suggest being honest about the situation with your PI so he doesn't have false hopes or anything like that. But don't burn bridges either, as you may not get that waitlist offer.
Well, although I am not a lawyer, I was told by my supervisor and by faculty at other institutions were I was accepted, that they cannot force anyone to decide before the legal date. If April 15 is a "word in paper" legal date, I don't know, but forcing a decision before that it seems to be ethically questionable.
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I far as I know, you are allowed to wait until April 15 to give your final decision. It is natural that institutions pressure candidates to decide (I am on the same boat), but I do not believe is legal to revoke the terms of an acceptance to pressure a decision prior to the legal date.
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Hi,
I was admitted into two Ph.D. programs (still waiting for hearing from one university), one of them in the institution where I am currently in. I decided that a change would benefit my growth as a scholar, which means that I will have to reject the people who believe in me when nobody else did. I am feeling bad about have to tell them no, specially when they went to great lengths to offer me a very generous fellowship. I would like to write them soon, because I know there are people on the waiting list that will benefit from my rejection. Any advice on how to phrase this rejection?
Thank you!
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Nothing music-related from Stony Brook has popped up from 2015 on the results list so far.
I checked few minutes ago and I saw that someone posted an acceptance on the results list on Feb. 27. The person received the notification by phone on Feb, 24.
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Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement. Just a few moments after I wrote that post, I received an acceptance phone call! So happy about NYU--the faculty are wonderful, the fellowship package is extremely generous, it's part of a consortium that allows for studying at Columbia, NYU, CUNY, Princeton, etc., and it's in Manhattan. Hoping that each of you gets a call from your dream school soon.
Historical Musicology
APPLIED: 7 - Boston University, CUNY, Duke, Princeton, Northwestern, NYU, Rutgers
ACCEPTED: 1/7 - NYU
INTERVIEWS: 2/7
WAITLIST: 2/7 CUNY, Princeton
REJECTED: 2/6 - Northwestern
Congratulations!!!
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I've reached the point where it's acceptable to freak out. I've received 2 wait list notifications and no positive acceptances thus far. Should I be worrying? Is it still early?
Historical Musicology
APPLIED: 7
ACCEPTED: 0/7 [4 schools pending]
INTERVIEWS: 2/7
WAITLIST: 2/7 Princeton
REJECTED: 1/7 Northwestern
It is still early, depending on the institution, I guess. Of the 6 school to which I applied, I still have to hear from 4. I know that I am out of two of them because acceptance results were posted here, two weeks ago. The other two I have no news, but according to previous years, it should not take much longer until they contact the accepted students.
In my mind, if we do not hear from grad schools until mid-March, it is better to assume we will receive a rejection notification. Sometimes it happens that some schools notify accepted students very late (late March, early April) either because it is their policy or because it takes time to figure out the budget. This particular aspect is particularly pertinent for state universities.
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Finally got an acceptance!
5 rejections plus another school that is giving me a final decision late March (did not get invited to interview, so it is a presumed "NO")Hope everyone else is getting some type of good news!
Congratulations!!
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I agree with MathCat. You should be open and honest with your POI and explain that, even though you would love to work with him/her, you are having a hard time finding a way of meeting your budget responsibilities with the offer the department made.
I would not close the door just yet. I do not know your field of research, but in the sciences, if you are joining a particular project, the PI might have a way of taking an extra money from the grant for that project to complement the department fellowship.
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Anyone have updates on Harvard theory, Yale theory or Columbia?
I am very sorry to say this but I think those us who have not heard from Harvard should… well… think about other options. I have see that two people who applied to the musicology program and one who applied to the composition program posted acceptances on the results list here. So… the theorists may still hold on some hope (assuming that the non existence of results for theory means the decisions have yet to be made) but the rest of us should move on, I guess. Yale and Columbia are still silent, as far as I know. Composition at Yale already released the results 2 weeks (or more?) ago. So I am assuming the other programs should not take much longer.
Good luck everyone!
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Has anyone seen the Carnegie Mellon screw up? That's my worst nightmare! I heard that happened at the University of Michigan a few years ago with a few performance areas, too.
Whatever rejections will inevitably come in this week for me, I'll be thankful that (hopefully) won't happen.
What happened?
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Thanks eternal student for the positive vibes, I need them. When I got home from work today I found a lovely rejection letter in the mailbox. Geesh. Looks like this will be a big week for music applicants according to past search results. Hopefully good news for everyone. BTW, is anyone on this thread applying to grad schools for a second time around?
I am sorry about that rejection CP3. Their loss!!
When I was admitted in the masters program I am finishing now, that was the result of my third try. So, this application season is my fourth. Never give up CP3. Never give up.
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It turned out the interview was about those moments.
It turned out the interview was NOT about those moments.
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… my interview was sort of shaky.
Don't freak out about that. We always have the feeling that things went worse than they actually did when there is too much at stake and, therefore, stress takes over. You certainly did the best you could and that is all that matters. I had an interview last week and my memory betrayed me a few times. It turned out the interview was about those moments. Stay strong! Best of luck.
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But wait, you're not in for the weird dreams about bathing people in mayo?!
I don't want to steal your fun. And since that involves third parties, I think I may, eventually, use some mayo to cook my fabulous deviled eggs and leave the rest to you. -
I am also a full-fledged member of the crazypants club. I have a more than full-time job I hate, which right now mostly involves waiting for a higher entity to let us know about something I'm anticipating will be really painful and difficult. So...constant email and results survey refreshing, WEIRD dreams about bathing people in mayonnaise, World of Warcraft, and too much wine and chocolate...
I am in for World of Warcraft, wine, and chocolate! May I add cheese to the picture? I mean, what is wine without cheese?
Note: there is no such thing as "too much wine and chocolate". And cheese for that matter.
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In all honestly, I am facing the same problem. Atleast one acceptance letter will cure this issue.
Ms. Deadbrainfromanxiety here. It surely depends on people, but one acceptance and one interview invitation have not alleviated my severe inability to focus on the millions tasks I have at hand.
This is wait is ridiculous, particularly to what concerns programs that had deadlines at the beginning of December. Two and a half months are not enough to make up their minds about the randomness of their choices? Give us a break!
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i don't see anyone applying to CUNY. Nobody likes CUNY?
CUNY is great! I will be interviewing there next week. Yikes! Terrified but looking forward to it.
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I wonder if the same holds these days.
I am wondering the same…
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I interviewed at Columbia for musicology a few years ago.
Interesting… In that case, I guess I can convincing myself about that rejection.
Thank you for your input Karajan and Theory411.
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That's right -- Berkeley doesn't interview. Another one that does interview is Columbia.
Columbia interviews?! Do you mean they interview to Ethnomusicology only or to all programs music related?
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Hmm... Don't know much about Stony Brook, but the lack of funding sounds worrisome. If you apply there, you should be prepared for the possibility of not getting funding (hopefully that won't happen though!). Are you applying to other programs that do guarantee funding?
Hi Karajan,
Thanks for your reply and I am sorry for my silence. I have been away for quite some time. Yes, all other 5 institutions to which I applied have guaranteed funding. I ended up applying anyway. I still did not hear from them. We will see…
Rejecting current institution and advisor
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Thank you both for your input. It was helpful.
I will write them tomorrow. I need to move on.