_Athena_ Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, MattSolo said: Found out I was accepted at Princeton Theological Seminary. Will be turning down the offer however after what happened yesterday. Congratulations are still in order! edgedancer, MattSolo and HoyaX17 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgedancer Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 @sambam did you hear back from Columbia yet? Just got an email from them today! HoyaX17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incredulous_stare Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Anybody here apply to Oxford's MPhil or MSt program in Philosophical Theology? I applied to both but have yet to hear from either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbietheologian Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, incredulous_stare said: Anybody here apply to Oxford's MPhil or MSt program in Philosophical Theology? I applied to both but have yet to hear from either. I applied to Oxford but for an MTh. However, I didn't hear anything yet either. I expect an answer by end of April. UK schools have a different system of admissions. Also, some schools have their deadlines open for a lot more time than the US schools. When did you apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incredulous_stare Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I applied mid-January. The deadline for both applications was Jan 19th! How about you? I think it says that they typically make decisions 6-8 weeks after the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSolo Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) I applied for Oxford's MPhil in Judaism and Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World (basically, the UK Second Temple Judaism program), and I'm interested in hearing back from them. Last year they alerted a lot of applicants to their decisions by March 17. So maybe Monday? Edited March 18, 2018 by MattSolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Athena_ Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, MattSolo said: I applied for Oxford's MPhil in Judaism and Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World (basically, the UK Second Temple Judaism program), and I'm interested in hearing back from them. Last year they alerted a lot of applicants to their decisions by March 17. So maybe Monday? I applied to Jewish Studies in the Graeco-Roman period, and I heard back last week. It's likely different for the Judaism and Christianity course, though. MattSolo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejectedndejected Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Dinged from Yale MAR(Bible). Has anyone heard from Notre Dame affirmatively yet? I have it on good information that we will be hearing tomorrow by the end of the day. But I am wondering if that's when they tell all the rejects, or whether some admitted applicants hear then as well. Do we still have a chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KA.DINGER.RA Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 hours ago, rejectedndejected said: Dinged from Yale MAR(Bible). Has anyone heard from Notre Dame affirmatively yet? I have it on good information that we will be hearing tomorrow by the end of the day. But I am wondering if that's when they tell all the rejects, or whether some admitted applicants hear then as well. Do we still have a chance? They have already notified a lot of people for the MTS. They've already told at least one biblical studies person (HB). Are you HB or NT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejectedndejected Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 1 hour ago, KA.DINGER.RA said: They have already notified a lot of people for the MTS. They've already told at least one biblical studies person (HB). Are you HB or NT? I'm liturgical studies for Notre Dame. My interests fall right between liturgical studies and NT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KA.DINGER.RA Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, rejectedndejected said: I'm liturgical studies for Notre Dame. My interests fall right between liturgical studies and NT. Ahh ok. I have no idea how LT does stuff, but I can ask people on that side if they have any info tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejectedndejected Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 So basically, if we haven't heard, we're dinged? I guess I don't see why they would let some people know they were accepted early, but only let some know at the last possible minute. I guess I can hope for the waitlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejectedndejected Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I'd be much obliged. That's a very gracious offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KA.DINGER.RA Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, rejectedndejected said: So basically, if we haven't heard, we're dinged? I guess I don't see why they would let some people know they were accepted early, but only let some know at the last possible minute. I guess I can hope for the waitlist? As far as I know for the MTS, the departments decide independently of one another. I've heard of people knowing WAY before others. ND also likes to extended MTS offers to a lot of people they interview for PhD stuff. I'd be patient for another week and hopefully some news will pop up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejectedndejected Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, KA.DINGER.RA said: As far as I know for the MTS, the departments decide independently of one another. I've heard of people knowing WAY before others. ND also likes to extended MTS offers to a lot of people they interview for PhD stuff. I'd be patient for another week and hopefully some news will pop up. Again, thank you for the information. That is somewhat comforting. Trying to get in to ND's MTS is like drawing for the inside straight. Do you know if they send denials in real-time? At least, in that case, I could take my "pending" status as an indicator that I haven't been rejected with vigor. Edited March 19, 2018 by rejectedndejected Illiterate punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSolo Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Just got notified by email that I was rejected from Oxford's MPhil. Humbled to be going to Yale (paid the deposit). HoyaX17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Athena_ Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 5 hours ago, MattSolo said: Just got notified by email that I was rejected from Oxford's MPhil. Humbled to be going to Yale (paid the deposit). Aw, shoot. The amazing thing is that you're Yale-bound, though! Yay! MattSolo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incredulous_stare Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Though rejected for their MPhil, I was accepted for Oxford's MSt in Philosophical Theology. I was torn between which of the two I'd prefer, so it's kind of nice that they ended up making the decision for me. Super stoked. Will probably end up going there! MattSolo, edgedancer and HoyaX17 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Athena_ Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, incredulous_stare said: Though rejected for their MPhil, I was accepted for Oxford's MSt in Philosophical Theology. I was torn between which of the two I'd prefer, so it's kind of nice that they ended up making the decision for me. Super stoked. Will probably end up going there! Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSolo Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, incredulous_stare said: Though rejected for their MPhil, I was accepted for Oxford's MSt in Philosophical Theology. I was torn between which of the two I'd prefer, so it's kind of nice that they ended up making the decision for me. Super stoked. Will probably end up going there! Congrats! That's awesome! 25 minutes ago, _Ariadne_ said: Aw, shoot. The amazing thing is that you're Yale-bound, though! Yay! Yes! It feels incredible! I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incredulous_stare Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 hours ago, _Ariadne_ said: Congratulations!! 5 hours ago, MattSolo said: Congrats! That's awesome! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejectedndejected Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 So here we are...It's going on Thursday and I have not heard back from Notre Dame's MTS program about results. They assured me that results would be promulgated by Monday. Obviously, for whatever reason, results were not posted as scheduled. I am not an idiot, so I have largely given up hope of being admitted. However, my idiotic, optimistic side is urging me that perhaps, maybe, possibly, I have been waitlisted--which I'd take as a moral victory at this point. Does anyone out there, lurker or otherwise, know what is going on? Why is it taking so long for results to come out this year? This was my number one program and I've basically been watching "Rudy" every night in anticipation of my unlikely acceptance. Only two acceptances have been posted for this year's MTS class on Grad Cafe's survey section. Both candidates had insanely high numbers (close to 170 V and 4.0 ugpa). I have a 3.95 ggpa and 164V/4.5W, BTW). No rejections have been posted yet. Has everyone who has not heard been rejected? Could we be waitlisted? Is there still an outside chance that we might be accepted straight up? Please, someone give me some closure. ND gets 180 applicants per year. Surely, someone out there is interested in this topic also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejectedndejected Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Are there any sympathetic brehs out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcclainm Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, rejectedndejected said: Are there any sympathetic brehs out there? I completely understand. Their admissions process seems rather a mess. As I hold a couple advanced degrees the GRE was supposed to be waived, but, it was never waived in the system till the end of February. I have no clue if my application even made it to the department of theology. Regardless, it is almost the end of March and still no word. It is beyond frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejectedndejected Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) It is. I can't keep checking my e-mail every thirty seconds. My daily productivity has been atrocious for the past two weeks now. Are you still hopeful about your chances, or have you (like me) resigned yourself to self-funding a degree in "paralegal" from Devry or Keller Graduate School of Management? ^^^Actually, the way my application season is going, I don't think I'd get in to either program. Edited March 22, 2018 by rejectedndejected Corny Joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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