CopperBoom Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 anyone applied to UCSanta Barbara? Have you received any response. I heard that they were going to start announcing by end of February/early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 anyone applied to UCSanta Barbara? Have you received any response. I heard that they were going to start announcing by end of February/early March. Same question applies for ICR at U IL (Urbana/Champaign) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewave Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 There's one acceptance note for Penn State Mass Comm, PhD on the results page. Any info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
always_spring Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Check PSU Status. It seems they made a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 you are fine. Anyone else, any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dischordinthegarden Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I'm an upper junior in NYU's undergrad MCC program. (I'm a double major in the Politics program.) I'm trying to figure out whether I want to go for my MA, and then move onto a PhD. All I know right now is that I went to a career roundtable last night and all it did was thoroughly depress me. I'm not interested in Marketing (unless I'm on a creative team), Public Relations, Event Planning or broadcast journalism. I am interested in media studies and research. (I'm really enjoying the Video Game class I'm taking.) I'm curious to know how people decided to go on for the PhD. I just feel a huge push to go into certain fields with a media degree. Am I jumping the gun by thinking about the PhD now? Should I just worry about getting into an MA program first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 dischordinthegarden I don't think this is the right forum for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikatopia Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Am I jumping the gun by thinking about the PhD now? Should I just worry about getting into an MA program first? Admittedly, I don't know much about the area of Comm you are interested in...but I will say this - some institutions won't allow you to apply for their PhD program until you've successfully completed their MA degree. It's not like that everywhere, but you may also want to look into the possibility of doing your MA and your PhD at two separate institutions...but that is a matter of preference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediaphd Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Hey dischordinthegarden if you are talking about the twitter chat, don't let that depress you. Plenty of people get comm degrees and don't want to go into marketing or advertising. If you like media research try volunteering with a research team in your university, see if you can go to one of the conferences (ICA, NCA, AEJMC, or ECA because it's near you) and check out who is doing stuff you like. Read the journals and see who writes stuff that interests you. Its late now to apply for next year but that gives you plenty of time to prep. Find out what the programs where people you like are working would want in an applicant and try to get that experience or test scores. If you have high scores and research experience, you might be able to get funded for your MA (I did). The MA is also a good place to figure out if you a) like research and want to continue before taking the leap to a phd program. Most people I know in comm programs did one before applying to the phd program. Of course some people knew they wanted to go for the PhD at the onset, and for them applying directly to a PhD program (or one that incorporates a MA, like UCSB, or MSUs MA/PhD track) was a good option. I know people applying this year have already done all this, but I was totally clueless when I started looking for programs and doing everything listed above helped me out a ton. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Please share your results., thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaGirl Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I have been accepted to Denver and Oklahoma - waiting on funding though. I haven't heard from Nebraska or Ohio. Has anyone applied to any of these schools? I haven't seen anything about them on here. Good luck to anyone who is waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 You must be reliefed. Congrats on your acceptances. I am sure the funding will be fine. I am waiting from UMass Amherst, Pitssburgh, UIUrbana/Champaign, Corenll and UCSB. Still haven't heard but will know this coming week, for sure. I am so depressed and pessimistic at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaGirl Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 You might try contacting a person at one of the schools that you have gotten to know a little bit to check on your status. I was going crazy waiting so I decided to call and it turns out that they had a flood in one of their buildings and were just behind sending out notifications. Most likely you don't have anything to worry about (I know you've heard that before - but it is true). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thank you, Gorilla girl. Every piece of optimism counts at this point. I hope to share the good news. And hear yours. Good luck everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Any Ph.D applicants out there who've heard anything from UIUC ICR? I haven't seen anyone post anything about this program, so just wondering. It looks like their spring vaca starts on the 21st, so hopefully we'll be hearing before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hey Yay; I am waiting on ICR as well. It says on their site that they will contact applicants starting March 1st, however I have not heard anything. I checked last year's results and seems like they announced their decisions the second week of March. So, I am confident that this coming week, i will hear from all 5 schools, including Urbana/Champaign ICR. If not, before the spring break, the latest. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imleaving Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Has anyone heard from UCSB? I had thought they were going to be notifying last week...thanks! rejections: 3 accepted: 0 waitlisted: 0 still waiting: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Imleaving; I spoke with UCSB as well, the application decisions will be announced this week or next week. I am waiting on 5 schools and I called each one on Friday. They all gave me the same response: The announcements will be made within the next 2 weeks. I think we will learn this week or before they leave for the Spring Break ,the latest. After I heard that Northwest only accepted 4, my pessimism reached the ultimate high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imleaving Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks! I unfortunatly share your pessimism (for my own chances)...I am also waiting on Miami and when I spoke with someone in the office at the begining of March they said they had not yet started reviewing applications yet...isn't April 15 the decision day when everyone owes schools a commitment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I, personally, chose not to apply to any schools in the State of Florida; as they did not leave a very good impression on me. Not returning emails, having unrealistic exam score expectations, etc. So, long story short, I am not about Miami. I did not apply to Northwest but I am still pessimistic about my schools. I really hope to get the results this week. I know Pittsburgh is not announcing until the last week of March or beginning of April. At least that is what they told me. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperBoom Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Got rejected from ICR. Very nice. 2nd notice, 2nd rejection. 4 more to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikatopia Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Have you updated the Results board with that (unfortunate) news yet? I'm just asking because it will be helpful to next year's applicants. Sending you many positive thoughts for your remaining applications... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaGirl Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Where did everyone apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlthcommgrad Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Sorry to inform you but if you applied to the Communication program at UCSB, they have already had their recruitment weekend and have already notified those accepted... good luck with the others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecones Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I noticed there was a posting on the results board for a PhD acceptance at Pittsburgh. Does anyone know if they notified MAs as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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