Declining Offers 2018

[PhiloStorian]

I just declined Tufts's exceptionally late offer.

Edited April 13, 2018 by PhiloStorian
Singular possessive.

[Spirit-Seer]

I declined offers from Stanford, Toronto, Georgetown, Riverside, and Johns Hopkins, and removed myself from wait-lists at Brown and UCSD (AOI: Kant, German Idealism, German philosophy, history of philosophy).

[Goonasabi]

Removed myself from Ohio State’s wait list

[fizzycalism]

Removed myself from CUNY's waitlist (though they said they're quite unlikely to make me an offer) and declined Brown.

[Kantattheairport]

Finally caved in to the fact that I wouldn't be able to afford Tufts, and declined their offer. Apologies for doing it so late - it was a difficult decision to make, and I kept clinging on to the hope that they might be able to offer a bit more funding.

Oh well. Good luck to whoever gets the spot!

[Descartes blanche]

3 hours ago, Kantattheairport said:

Finally caved in to the fact that I wouldn't be able to afford Tufts, and declined their offer. Apologies for doing it so late - it was a difficult decision to make, and I kept clinging on to the hope that they might be able to offer a bit more funding.

Oh well. Good luck to whoever gets the spot!

So what schools are you looking at now? 

[JeshZhavvorsa]

Will be declining assistantships at NIU and UW-Milwaukee shortly. Hopefully that helps some MA students 

[Descartes blanche]

49 minutes ago, JeshZhavvorsa said:

Will be declining assistantships at NIU and UW-Milwaukee shortly. Hopefully that helps some MA students 

What was the AOI of your sample over at Milwaukee if you don't mind me asking?

[SophiaIsBae]

Declining Yale, USC, and UNC today. 

*Sigh*

[eigenname]

Declined CUNY.

[JeshZhavvorsa]

2 hours ago, Descartes blanche said:

What was the AOI of your sample over at Milwaukee if you don't mind me asking?

Political Philosophy

[Kantattheairport]

3 hours ago, Descartes blanche said:

So what schools are you looking at now? 

Waitlisted at NYU, MIT, GSU - so beginning to look at next year's cycle.

[Descartes blanche]

23 minutes ago, Kantattheairport said:

Waitlisted at NYU, MIT, GSU - so beginning to look at next year's cycle.

Really!? Like skip this one out and try to fine-tune your sample so you can catch the big one next year? Those are exciting potential offers though. Let me know what happens.

 

[Kantattheairport]

46 minutes ago, Descartes blanche said:

Really!? Like skip this one out and try to fine-tune your sample so you can catch the big one next year? Those are exciting potential offers though. Let me know what happens.

 

I'd be very happy to get to take any of those options - we'll see!

[MtnDuck]

My roommate (isn't on here) just turned down funded offers from UPenn, Georgetown, and turned down Cornell earlier this week. Mostly works on feminist philosophy and social/political.

[soproperlybasic]

It was tough but...just declined NIU! I had a tuition waiver and was #8 on the list for an assistantship so hopefully this helps someone a little or increases their chances in some way.

[falafelizer]

On 4/9/2018 at 4:38 PM, iunoionnis said:

Did you do it through the website, or email them? 

the site

[Xia1]

Took myself off the waitlist for UVA. I believe I was pretty high on it as well, so hopefully that helps someone!

[SlumberingTrout]

9 hours ago, Xia1 said:

Took myself off the waitlist for UVA. I believe I was pretty high on it as well, so hopefully that helps someone!

I received an email from Walter Ott just now saying it was likely I would receive an offer this afternoon. Thank. You. So. Much. @Xia1.

[Franzkafka]

Anyone plans to decline an offer from WUSTL? I've been stuck on the wait list for 50 days. Many thanks!

[mynameismyname]

 

3 hours ago, Franzkafka said:

Anyone plans to decline an offer from WUSTL? I've been stuck on the wait list for 50 days. Many thanks!

 When I visited WUSTL, it seems that there were several admitted prospects that were planning on declining their offer. But of course I can't say for sure, and I don't even know how many were admitted. 

[Franzkafka]

6 minutes ago, mynameismyname said:

 

 When I visited WUSTL, it seems that there were several admitted prospects that were planning on declining their offer. But of course I can't say for sure, and I don't even know how many were admitted. 

Thanks! But just got a rejection there.