mks114 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Yeah, I was really frustrated when ND and UChicago wouldn't let me submit my writing sample. It was easily the strongest part of my application. More than GPA, GRE scores and LORs, a strong writing sample seems to be the part of any application that would be most indicative of potential success at the graduate level (especially in a field like Theology). Oh well, it's their program and they can choose to admit applicants based on whatever criteria they want to use. Still, the fact that they wouldn't consider a writing sample coupled with the major issues on their end with processing my application (my status still says "Incomplete"), and I'm neither surprised nor particularly disappointed to receive a rejection notice. It's too bad though, because they have an excellent faculty. I got rejected for the biblical studies MTS as well.. I dont mean to sound presumptuous but I was very surprised at the rejection. I felt that I was more than qualified for the program... weird! Not too bummed about it but still, makes me wonder what it is they were looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Horner Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 I got rejected for the biblical studies MTS as well.. I dont mean to sound presumptuous but I was very surprised at the rejection. I felt that I was more than qualified for the program... weird! Not too bummed about it but still, makes me wonder what it is they were looking for Yeah, I felt that I was more than qualified for the program as well. Truth be told, Notre Dame probably wouldn't have been a perfect fit for my personality and research interests, and I was trying to make it work because of the subsidized tuition. Maybe my application made that abundantly clear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenorcervantes Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I got acceptance letters today from Union Theological Seminary in New York (MDiv) and Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA (MDiv). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe40 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I got acceptance letters today from Union Theological Seminary in New York (MDiv) and Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA (MDiv). Congrats! Also, I just received a phone call from Duke saying that I've been accepted to their MTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndiligent Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Accepted to MA in Religion at the Univ of Toronto today. Good luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateAntique Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Congrats to you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaTO Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Accepted to MA in Religion at the Univ of Toronto today. Good luck to everyone else! I got accepted to the MA at Toronto too! I suspect that's where I'll end up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whubbla Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Has anyone who has heard from Duke MTS heard about scholarships? I asked on the phone when they told me of my acceptance and said that if I received anything, I would get a call from the director of admissions. If you know whether such calls have already gone out, it would satisfy my craving for information. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndiligent Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I got accepted to the MA at Toronto too! I suspect that's where I'll end up. I suspected you did! I'm glad the "shortlisted" e-mail was a good omen, despite its weirdness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaTO Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I suspected you did! I'm glad the "shortlisted" e-mail was a good omen, despite its weirdness... Let me know if you're going-- we might be classmates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Horner Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Has anyone who has heard from Duke MTS heard about scholarships? I asked on the phone when they told me of my acceptance and said that if I received anything, I would get a call from the director of admissions. If you know whether such calls have already gone out, it would satisfy my craving for information. Thanks. I know that this doesn't provide any insight about your question, but Duke's MTS program is notoriously underfunded (at least that's the picture that I've been getting from a variety of different sources), so I wouldn't hold out much hope for a substantial award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndiligent Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Let me know if you're going-- we might be classmates! For sure. I'm not even close to deciding, but I'll let you know when I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndiligent Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Also accepted to the University of Calgary MA Religious Studies this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AN74 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Does anyone know if Boston College STM posts results online at all? I'm fairly sure that they'll reject me, but it is taking an awfully long time to hear back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Q13 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Has anyone who has heard from Duke MTS heard about scholarships? I asked on the phone when they told me of my acceptance and said that if I received anything, I would get a call from the director of admissions. If you know whether such calls have already gone out, it would satisfy my craving for information. Thanks. Wait, how did you already hear from duke about the MTS? as far as the funding goes, essentially consider yourself applying for one of 5-6 spots which offer full tuition scholarships. The rest give you like 33% funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Horner Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Does anyone know if Boston College STM posts results online at all? I'm fairly sure that they'll reject me, but it is taking an awfully long time to hear back. I received an acceptance package almost a week ago, only 5 days after my application was complete. They seemed to be pretty on top of things every time I contacted them (unlike Notre Dame). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katholou Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Rejected by Indiana - I wasn't the single MA admittance. I'm starting to sense the handwriting on the wall for this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenorcervantes Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Congrats! Also, I just received a phone call from Duke saying that I've been accepted to their MTS. Thank you!! Congrats to you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whubbla Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Wait, how did you already hear from duke about the MTS? as far as the funding goes, essentially consider yourself applying for one of 5-6 spots which offer full tuition scholarships. The rest give you like 33% funding. Check the results board...there are a few people who have heard via phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thepoetsdaughter Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Has anyone heard anything from Chicago? Apparently, they were going to send out letters on Friday. I'm guessing they'll be trickling in between now and next week. Also, I'm guessing that Harvard will be posting their decisions either on Friday or Monday (unless they decide to put them up late night Thursday like they did last year). Ugh, this week is crawling by... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickPD Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I completely agree that this week is crawling by. After that person posted on the results page that Chicago would send out letters last week, I have been on pins and needles. Maybe today is the day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thepoetsdaughter Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I completely agree that this week is crawling by. After that person posted on the results page that Chicago would send out letters last week, I have been on pins and needles. Maybe today is the day.... My fingers are crossed. After I saw that post, and then one advising people to call, I called UChi, and they said that letters hadn't yet gone out. At this point, I have no idea whether that means that just acceptance letters have gone out, or whether they just thought that they were going to send out letters last week and then didn't. I guess I hope that we both get letters today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Q13 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I wish I knew they were calling. The number I provided was my grandparents who dont have an answering machine and I spent the entire day in the hospital with my grandpa so I have no way of knowing if they called. I'm too chicken to call them up and ask. I just got a n email from Candler offering me a merit scholarship award of even less than the minimum advertised on the website, so I'm a bit discouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacib Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 My fingers are crossed. After I saw that post, and then one advising people to call, I called UChi, and they said that letters hadn't yet gone out. At this point, I have no idea whether that means that just acceptance letters have gone out, or whether they just thought that they were going to send out letters last week and then didn't. I guess I hope that we both get letters today! I was the one who posted the thing about withdrawing from U Chicago and being told I was accepted. That was for the AM program. The one that said to call was for the PhD program. They do each degree separately I think; so while you might be able to call for the PhD program results, they might well wait a few days for the other results. Or, for all I know, they admit people to the AM program by interest. Anyway, notice that all the PhD acceptees were contacted on the 26/27th. No one has posted an AM result yet from Chicago so until like two days after that happens (because apparently it's by postal mail) I wouldn't worry too much about it. In past years, as I'm sure you know, people heard in past years more like the 13th than the 10th. Good luck to you all! Don't fret yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathētēs Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Has anyone on the forum received a written decision concerning Duke's MTS? Has Duke sent status emails, letters, or online updates? Congrats Giraffe and Whubbla on being accepted! Did you post the Duke MTS phone calls on the Results Page, or are those from two others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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