2018 Acceptance/Rejection Thread

[Goonasabi]

16 minutes ago, philosobro said:

I got an email to check the website. Very fortunate to have this opportunity! 

So far, I am 2a/1w/2r. Pretty good cycle for me so far.

Congrats!! What schools comprise those 5, and what is the status of each, if you don't mind me asking?

[philosobro]

8 minutes ago, Goonasabi said:

Congrats!! What schools comprise those 5, and what is the status of each, if you don't mind me asking?

Sure!

 

Acceptances: Brown and Berkeley

Waitlist: Northwestern

Rejected: Chicago (referred to MA) and Michigan

What do you mean by status?

[philosobro]

oh status as in which one is a, r and w. Got it. Sorry! 

[machineghost]

8 minutes ago, philosobro said:

oh status as in which one is a, r and w. Got it. Sorry! 

Congratulations! Did you receive a fellowship of some kind or was this a standard acceptance?

[philosobro]

Just a standard acceptance. Very excited!

[clownlacanian]

@philosobro perhaps (I know) it's a dumb question but were you accepted into the Brown Philosophy Department or the Modern Culture and Media Department?

Also, anyone hear back from Penn State?

Edited February 14, 2018 by clownlacanian

[Stencil]

5 minutes ago, clownlacanian said:

@philosobro perhaps (I know) it's a dumb question but were you accepted into the Brown Philosophy Department or the Modern Culture and Media Department?

Also, anyone hear back from Penn State?

By the looks of it, a bunch of decisions from Penn State went out today. Seems like it was mostly rejections, but one person says that they received an acceptance.

[philosobro]

Philosophy

[samsara2]

Hola, here to claim the posted acceptance to UW-Madison. Very excited!

[2a/0w/0r //16 applied]

[Goonasabi]

5 minutes ago, samsara2 said:

Hola, here to claim the posted acceptance to UW-Madison. Very excited!

[2a/0w/0r //16 applied]

Ah, very cool, congrats! I wonder if they are sending out all answers today. 

[samsara2]

3 minutes ago, Goonasabi said:

Ah, very cool, congrats! I wonder if they are sending out all answers today. 

Thanks! No idea; formal offers are being sent out tomorrow, so I suspect that the first round of replies will be finished by then.

[be.]

I can claim an acceptance to UW - Madison. Very excited about this one.

[prettyhorse]

9 hours ago, PhiloStorian said:

For an MA yes! Honestly I'm probably better off getting an MA before moving on to the PhD, and Milwaukee is a great choice for that, but I also applied to PhD programs. Are they up there for you too?

That's exactly how I feel. Yes, they're one of my top choices for an MA! 

[soproperlybasic]

I'm wondering if the Yale posting from today is relevant...I'm dying to hear back from them.

[be.]

10 minutes ago, soproperlybasic said:

I'm wondering if the Yale posting from today is relevant...I'm dying to hear back from them.

I suspect that rejection was from a theology applicant, although I may be wrong.

[Cogitodoncrien]

Waitlisted at UC Davis.  I'm extremely pleased to not be rejected from this program, because it's one of my top picks.

[Metanoia]

43 minutes ago, soproperlybasic said:

I'm wondering if the Yale posting from today is relevant...I'm dying to hear back from them.

No it's not. Although we should be hearing back from Yale soon if they're following anything like last year's timeline. 

[ButWhy]

Did anyone besides the person who got accepted to CMU heard anything from them?

 

[GuanilosIsland]

To those saying they just want to hear anything, even a rejection, just to make the wait easier – it helps for about 15 minutes. Then you just get anxious again.

[ButWhy]

4 minutes ago, GuanilosIsland said:

To those saying they just want to hear anything, even a rejection, just to make the wait easier – it helps for about 15 minutes. Then you just get anxious again.

Thank you :|

[SirPyros]

2 hours ago, GuanilosIsland said:

To those saying they just want to hear anything, even a rejection, just to make the wait easier – it helps for about 15 minutes. Then you just get anxious again.

I second this. I thought I'd feel a load off to hear something, and it did for a little while. But the anxiety came right back, LOL.

[soproperlybasic]

10 minutes ago, SirPyros said:

I second this. I thought I'd feel a load off to hear something, and it did for a little while. But the anxiety came right back, LOL.

Also agree. I thought knowing that I wasn't shut out would help...but now I've moved on from that worry to the next one: actually having a choice instead of having it made for me, especially because I have yet to get into a PhD...

[MarcelPr]

My POI at JHU told me I have good chances there and with the recent 75,000,000 (whew!) USD donation JHU is very likely to become one of the top programs within the next few years as they would at least double the size of faculty and provide better support for graduate students etc. Anybody has any thoughts about the news? Is JHU really going to become a top10 or even top5 program?

Edited February 15, 2018 by MarcelPr

[quinessloopypun]

20 minutes ago, MarcelPr said:

My POI at JHU told me I have good chances there and with the recent 75,000,000 (whew!) USD donation JHU is very likely to become one of the top programs within the next few years as they would at least double the size of faculty and provide better support for graduate students etc. Anybody has any thoughts about the news? Is JHU really going to become a top10 or even top5 program?

These kind of self-predictions are always a bit presumptuous, though there is a related example to this type of scenario (USC). JHU is already a good department and it will be better with the donation, no doubt, although I would not bet on its becoming top-5 in the next few years.

I also applied to JHU, but haven't stated any POI. All in all, my preemptive congratulations, since your POI's words seem like there is only official business to sort out for your admission.

Edited February 15, 2018 by quinessloopypun

[anonnn123]

1 hour ago, MarcelPr said:

My POI at JHU told me I have good chances there and with the recent 75,000,000 (whew!) USD donation JHU is very likely to become one of the top programs within the next few years as they would at least double the size of faculty and provide better support for graduate students etc. Anybody has any thoughts about the news? Is JHU really going to become a top10 or even top5 program?

I highly doubt that it's going to become a top 10 or top 5 program. If you compare the current PGR to the previous one, or the previous one to the one before that, programs rarely move more than 5 spots up or down the ranking within a decade. Given JHU's current rank, it'd be highly surprising for it to become a top 10 or top 5 program anytime soon.