phyanth
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Is the person that got the phone call acceptance for UT - Knoxville in this forum? Please PM me, I am interested in knowing your POI
Still waiting and hoping for some good news... :/
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5 minutes ago, AnthroChick21 said:
Never mind, I checked the results and see that you are bio. Who was your POI at UTK, if you don’t mind me asking?
@AnthroChick21 are you bio? And who were y’alls POIs? Feel free to PM me
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9 minutes ago, MJF said:
Just got rejected from UTK. Pretty bummed... thought I might have had it... oh well...
Noooo, I'm so sorry
Well, hopefully you have some positive news from other schools!!
Did you receive an e-mail? I checked my e-mail and the portal, but didn't see anything...
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@AnthroChick21, I feel your pain. I actually only work for two hours today and have the rest of the day off, so it’s going to be a looong wait.
Fingers crossed we at least hear something this week! I feel like this is the latest they’ve run, at least according to the results!
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@MJF and @AnthroChick21, I tried calling at 12:10 ish and just now, no response. I think that they are probably getting flooded with calls about admissions and aren't answering :/
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4 minutes ago, cebertxela said:
As far as I can tell, they have not notified anyone. I did hear there may be some issues with funding, but those are just are just rumors. I know that has been the case for other programs.
Ohhh, okay. Well, I'm sure that things have been chaotic with all of the administrative changes due to the Nassar incident. So that may have slowed things down too.
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6 minutes ago, AnthroChick21 said:
I don’t know with 100% certainly, but it doesn’t seem like they have. Anyone want to take one for the team and send an email or make a phone call?
I tried calling earlier, but I think they are at lunch... I'm going to try again here in 10 minutes or so. Will update!
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@MJF and @AnthroChick21, as much as I want to have hope, I'm not holding my breath. I feel like they released all of the results last week with the other acceptances. Does anyone know for sure that they haven't sent out results for biological anth?
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@cebertxela, thank you! So do you think they’ve even notified any people yet? I haven’t seen any change in my portal either. Hoping the committee is running late and maybe they’re sending acceptances this week
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19 minutes ago, MJF said:
Search anthropology in the results search, that is where I saw them. Neither of them stated their subfield. One MA student one PhD. My subfield is biological.
11 minutes ago, AnthroChick21 said:Mine too. Maybe they haven’t sent bio yet?
Same here. Do they even have anything separate from bio? I thought that was basically their only subfield
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Heartbroken to see the WUSTL results, was my top choice
Haven’t recieved any notice, so probably a rejection. Congrats to those who got in!!!
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11 hours ago, rising_star said:
You don't need to read recent articles of everyone you're meeting with. Have a general idea of their research area and be prepared to ask questions about the department, how they see grad students fitting into their research, etc. You aren't ever going to be expected to have a detailed knowledge of all the major areas of anthropology so this is a good time to start preparing to interact with anthropologists in fields vastly different from your own.
Thank you!
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6 minutes ago, AnthroChick21 said:
Has anyone heard from a POI at UTK?
No, but we're supposed to hear sometime later this week
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@waltzforzizi you would think that they wouldn’t make such an egregious error considering the app fee...
Has anyone heard anything from Michigan State?
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So, I have interviews coming up with professors in the same department, but with vastly different areas of research. How should I prepare for these interviews? Do I still become familiar with their research in depth (e.g. reading recent articles)? Or would it be okay to have general knowledge of what their research interests are? I don't want to be under prepared, but I also don't want to spend a wealth of time trying to decipher their research, which is completely different from my areas of interest.
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3 hours ago, MJF said:
I am wondering the same thing. I visited UTK near the end of January and they told me to expect a response by late February.
You had an interview? Or did you go and visit on your own?
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Thank you, this is all great advice! I’ve managed to calm down, and wi definitely make a point to ask the grad students when I get time with them
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3 hours ago, Piagetsky said:
When I applied in 2016, my student visa only took a week or two from the time of application. IRCC was very, very quick, so I didn't need an early decision. YMMV.
Thank you! That’s great to know
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So, I've seen threads in other groups where people share their funding packages for MA/PhD as a useful resource for people who want to apply for schools, but aren't sure what the funding may be like. Or you know, just for sheer curiosity too. Anyways, the google sheet is editable by anyone, so feel free to add your school. Cheers!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qoEVD2hIshffv07L00z0pDS0M25cKCB7PcjXpk-v5X0/edit?usp=sharing
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Little bit of background info: I'm applying to anthropology programs, and have one interview.
This particular school has the anthropology dept through the school of biomedical sciences. They sent an itinerary the other day and when I looked at the scheduled interviews, I noticed that none of the POIs I listed on my application are interviewing me. I e-mailed to clarify if these interviews are with potential future advisors and was told that I have the options of faculty. So there wasn't really any clarification.
So should I take this to mean that if I am admitted, then I could pick any faculty? Or are these interviews with faculty that are interested in me? I'm concerned because the faculty interviewing me have completely different research interests from my own, so I can't possibly see why they would want to advise me... Please help!
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On 2/1/2018 at 8:25 AM, Warelin said:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XNJR4IhOJ56zd7zLuVSUK7h054dBRNvyiC7iStCOsxo/
Last year, I started the process of making an updated version of funding packages with the help of students accepted into programs. The list isn't complete but I hope it provides a more complete version of what universities expect in exchange for their funding. It is open-access so edits are welcome.
Don't know how I stumbled upon this, but you should seriously consider posting this to the main page, so different disciplines could add to it!
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All of us waiting on decisions:
- posi+ivity, ~Mufasa~, suavesana and 2 others
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12 hours ago, indigopierogy said:
There is one program that is a dual Ph.D. in Geography and Women's and Gender Studies, which I haven't heard back yet, but I feel really good about it.
FYI, if you're referring to the program I think you are, they aren't sure if they will be able to fund anyone coming in this year for at least the first year. So I wouldn't count on that, if funding matters to you. PM me, and we can talk more!
2018 Interviews and Results Thread
in Anthropology Forum
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Y'all, I did an impatient thing. I couldn't wait any longer
I just went ahead and e-mailed my POIs at the schools I hadn't heard from, briefly reiterating my interest in the program and asking for a timeline on when to expect a decision.
Ask and ye shall receive, eh?