beautifuladrenaline Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 3:42 PM, HighStrangeness said: Just got an email from Dr. Groff at Temple saying that I am not offered one of the funded positions right now, but in the next few weeks they hope that I will be! I guess I’m on the waitlist for a funded spot. I may still go even if I don’t get funded. Expand Wow! It sounds like they are pretty confident they'll be able to offer you a funded spot, but I don't know if you should take an unfunded offer... you may never get funding and owe a lot of money by the end of the Ph.D., wouldn't it be better just to strengthen your application and reapply next year? I don't think you want to pay out of state at Temple for at least 4 years.
HighStrangeness Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 5:18 PM, beautifuladrenaline said: Wow! It sounds like they are pretty confident they'll be able to offer you a funded spot, but I don't know if you should take an unfunded offer... you may never get funding and owe a lot of money by the end of the Ph.D., wouldn't it be better just to strengthen your application and reapply next year? I don't think you want to pay out of state at Temple for at least 4 years. Expand Yeah, my mentors told me I really shouldn’t accept an unfunded position. I was just excited when I wrote that so I feel now as if I won’t accept it if it is unfunded.
beautifuladrenaline Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 10:15 PM, HighStrangeness said: Yeah, my mentors told me I really shouldn’t accept an unfunded position. I was just excited when I wrote that so I feel now as if I won’t accept it if it is unfunded. Expand No, it is definitely still exciting! You are so close, but don't let that excitement get in the way of logic. I read a bunch of opinions on whether it's a good idea to accepted an unfunded Ph.D. and most people said definite no and that the majority of unfunded Ph.D. students never get funding after the fact and actually drop out due to the cost. I would just take another year and try again! I have been hearing great success stories of taking a year and fixing parts of their application that were weak and getting accepted into every program they apply to! But don't give up hope it sounds like they are working to get you funding!
HighStrangeness Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 10:19 PM, beautifuladrenaline said: No, it is definitely still exciting! You are so close, but don't let that excitement get in the way of logic. I read a bunch of opinions on whether it's a good idea to accepted an unfunded Ph.D. and most people said definite no and that the majority of unfunded Ph.D. students never get funding after the fact and actually drop out due to the cost. I would just take another year and try again! I have been hearing great success stories of taking a year and fixing parts of their application that were weak and getting accepted into every program they apply to! But don't give up hope it sounds like they are working to get you funding! Expand I really think they are trying to get me a funded position. I actually talked to Jerry Rattcliffe today and he told me he wouldn’t even let me come and work with him if it wasn’t a funded position because it would be too much of a burden.
BLM ✊ Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 3:54 PM, RipCityBaby said: Just waiting on McGill Sociology...hopefully will hear in the next week or two. I will have to email them and ask for an update if I don't hear soon as Canadian schools don't follow the whole April 15th deadline. Expand Nice...I applied to U Ottawa & been emailing one of the professors about my research proposal. I’m also still waiting on 7 schools to reply! SMH!
HighStrangeness Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 7:36 AM, newyorkmets188 said: Still waiting on UMass Expand What was your Temple answer?
newyorkmets188 Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 3:12 PM, HighStrangeness said: What was your Temple answer? Expand Got in but same as you with funding. That they did not have any right now and they might have some....
HighStrangeness Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 3:39 PM, newyorkmets188 said: Got in but same as you with funding. That they did not have any right now and they might have some.... Expand Waitlist is better than no
newyorkmets188 Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Accepted to GSU w/o funding. BLM ✊ 1
BLM ✊ Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 9:42 PM, newyorkmets188 said: Accepted to GSU w/o funding. Expand Congrats on getting in!
newyorkmets188 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 11:26 PM, BLM ✊ said: Congrats on getting in! Expand Have you heard anything? What is the status update for you? BLM ✊ 1
BLM ✊ Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 1:15 AM, newyorkmets188 said: Have you heard anything? What is the status update for you? Expand I didn’t get into Albany, ASU (due to GRE scores), Cincinnati, MSU, UCF. Still waiting to hear back from UM, UCI, FIU, UL, FSU. Also waiting to hear back from UK school University of Leister (6 weeks) & UOttawa (Canada). Only place that I’ve gotten into so far is Capella lol. ??
RipCityBaby Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 Has anyone attempted to negotiate their offer? How did that go?
BLM ✊ Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 I’m getting sick of waiting to hear back from these 6-7 programs...like it has been 3 months + & they said they would let me know by late feb.
newyorkmets188 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 10:55 PM, BLM ✊ said: I’m getting sick of waiting to hear back from these 6-7 programs...like it has been 3 months + & they said they would let me know by late feb. Expand I don't mean to bring bad news but some programs have already accepted people and have denied people without telling them. BLM ✊ 1
BLM ✊ Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 11:40 PM, newyorkmets188 said: I don't mean to bring bad news but some programs have already accepted people and have denied people without telling them. Expand It’s not bad news lol...I think you are right!
BLM ✊ Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 11:40 PM, newyorkmets188 said: I don't mean to bring bad news but some programs have already accepted people and have denied people without telling them. Expand What programs do you know of?
newyorkmets188 Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 12:17 AM, BLM ✊ said: What programs do you know of? Expand A lot of programs have made decisions by now because the deadline to accept is April 15th. Some have not released decisions but most have.
BLM ✊ Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 12:23 AM, newyorkmets188 said: A lot of programs have made decisions by now because the deadline to accept is April 15th. Some have not released decisions but most have. Expand Yea, I don’t even care anymore...??
BLM ✊ Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 12:23 AM, newyorkmets188 said: A lot of programs have made decisions by now because the deadline to accept is April 15th. Some have not released decisions but most have. Expand I’m just frustrated...I’m gonna call and see what’s up!
beautifuladrenaline Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 On 3/3/2019 at 4:21 AM, BLM ✊ said: I’m just frustrated...I’m gonna call and see what’s up! Expand any news??? BLM ✊ 1
BLM ✊ Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 11:40 PM, beautifuladrenaline said: any news??? Expand Didn’t get into UOttowa cuz a certain professor didn’t like my research proposal! I can’t catch a break man! Didn’t get into UMD. Still waiting for FSU, Uci, UL & University of Leicester. At this point, I’m not gonna get in anywhere!
newyorkmets188 Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 On 3/6/2019 at 10:39 PM, BLM ✊ said: Didn’t get into UOttowa cuz a certain professor didn’t like my research proposal! I can’t catch a break man! Didn’t get into UMD. Still waiting for FSU, Uci, UL & University of Leicester. At this point, I’m not gonna get in anywhere! Expand I am so sorry....
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