Aqua1818 Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 I'm one of the people who got accepted into Oxford's BPhil program, and I'm still very much in shock. I've gotten official rejections from MIT and Yale so far, and I'm assuming rejections from Cornell, Rutgers, and Toronto, so I've been mentally preparing myself for a shutout. Still waiting to hear from NYU, UCONN, UMASS, and Tufts (masters). And Oxford won't give results about funding until April 13th, so it'll be awhile before I'll know if I can afford it or not.
quinessloopypun Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, yhkim said: Good to meet someone to share my feelings! All this unorganized process is difficult for students not living in urban areas in the US... though I know it's so lucky to have opportunities to visit at all. A flight from Seoul to the US takes around 11~16 hours, $600~900 for a one way ticket! Crazy. If you are currently employed, that must be crazier... I'll ask the programs as you recommended. Thanks and wish you good luck with the visits!! A lot of us share your feelings, I am sure. I am an international applicant (third-world, too) who is currently only waitlisted at Princeton and offered to visit. The flight prices are around the same here and with a downside, too. The flight price (say, $750 on the average) amounts to twice of the monthly minimum wage in my country due to exchange rates. Insane, right? I don't know whether I will be visiting (depends on what I will hear from other programs), but know at least that I share your feelings. Edited February 28, 2018 by quinessloopypun
Prose Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Anyone know anything about the MSt? Good bridge to PhD programs or not?
prtrbd Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Any DPhil news at Oxford, or just BPhil/MSt/etc. so far?
downwardabsolute Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) I got accepted by Oxford, for the BPhil in philosophy. I literally can't believe this, surely a mistake was made. Edited February 28, 2018 by downwardabsolute GuanilosIsland 1
hi_hello Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 If we haven't heard from Oxford for the BPhil, can we assume rejection? Do they usually all go out at once? soproperlybasic 1
quinessloopypun Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) Got waitlisted at Johns Hopkins. Edited February 28, 2018 by quinessloopypun
yhkim Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Declined the offer from Penn. Just before that I got an email about the visiting days (22-24th) so hope that this helps someone waiting plan her or his visit!
PowderedChigurh Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 49 minutes ago, quinessloopypun said: Got waitlisted at Johns Hopkins. Same. I'm wondering how realistic it will be to get off of the waitlist. Starting to lose all hope.
GuanilosIsland Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Why has... every single UC school... sent their decisions... except the ones I applied to >:( eigenname 1
seabiscuit87 Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, quinessloopypun said: Got waitlisted at Johns Hopkins. 26 minutes ago, PowderedChigurh said: Same. I'm wondering how realistic it will be to get off of the waitlist. Starting to lose all hope. JHU is my top choice. But I have not heard anything from them. Could I ask you some questions? 1. Are your emails from JHU generic? 2. Do you think that JHU has already sent their acceptances? Edited February 28, 2018 by seabiscuit87
PowderedChigurh Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, seabiscuit87 said: JHU is my top choice. But I have not heard anything from them. Could I ask you some questions? 1. Are your emails from JHU generic? 2. Do you think that JHU has already sent their acceptances? I don't think they've already sent out acceptances, at least not according to this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SRzi0yWPt4UUoGZWLhxAfIbquygHAIKoLyAyCN9j4BI/edit#gid=0 But I can't say for sure. The email I received was thorough but also read as generic. I would be curious to hear from others on the waitlist as to whether their email is generic. update: am seeing some acceptances come out now. Edited February 28, 2018 by PowderedChigurh update to grad cafe ararslan 1
seabiscuit87 Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, PowderedChigurh said: I don't think they've already sent out acceptances, at least not according to this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SRzi0yWPt4UUoGZWLhxAfIbquygHAIKoLyAyCN9j4BI/edit#gid=0 But I can't say for sure. The email I received was thorough but also read as generic. I would be curious to hear from others on the waitlist as to whether their email is generic. Thank you. An applicant has just posted his acceptance at JHU. But the applicant also said that he or she would likely reject the offer. Good luck to all! Edited February 28, 2018 by seabiscuit87 PowderedChigurh 1
Needle in the Hay Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) Is there anyone who was accepted or waitlisted at Fordham who plans to decline? I was waitlisted there and I'm really hoping to get an offer. It would be an excellent fit and I'm not sure if I'll have any other offers at this point. Edited February 28, 2018 by Needle In The Hay
Eudaimon Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, Needle In The Hay said: Is there anyone who was accepted or waitlisted at Fordham who plans to decline? I was waitlisted there, and I'm really hoping to get an offer. It would be an excellent fit, and I'm not sure if I'll have any other offers at this point. I know of someone who has been accepted but will (barring some strange unforeseen event) decline sometime soon. Needle in the Hay 1
Needle in the Hay Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Eudaimon said: I know of someone who has been accepted but will (barring some strange unforeseen event) decline sometime soon. wow, I'm so glad I asked; thank you, Eudaimon! May all of your activity exhibit virtue in accordance with reason.
soproperlybasic Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Needle In The Hay said: Is there anyone who was accepted or waitlisted at Fordham who plans to decline? I was waitlisted there, and I'm really hoping to get an offer. It would be an excellent fit, and I'm not sure if I'll have any other offers at this point. I've been waitlisted there and intend to turn Fordham down if they give me an offer...unless funding doesn't work out at NIU! Edited February 28, 2018 by soproperlybasic Needle in the Hay 1
philosobro Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 In at Johns Hopkins. Will turn down offer sometime next week once i get back all my decisions.
soproperlybasic Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Just rejected at the Oxford B Phil! On a roll here!
prtrbd Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 3 hours ago, prtrbd said: Any DPhil news at Oxford, or just BPhil/MSt/etc. so far? Just got my DPhil rejection.
there_is_a_so_long_wait Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, GuanilosIsland said: Why has... every single UC school... sent their decisions... except the ones I applied to >:( which one is that ?
dogman1212 Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, there_is_a_so_long_wait said: which one is that ? UCSD Philodoxia 1
SlumberingTrout Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 How do we feel about schools which have sent out acceptances but no rejections or waitlists? E.g., UC Riverside, Florida State University, and University of Virginia have all sent out only acceptances. Is this a pretty good sign that only rejections and waitlists will be forthcoming?
PhiloStorian Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Rejection email from Oxford for the BPhil.
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