Oulomenen Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, Sextus Propertius said: Princeton or Berkeley? Princeton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sextus Propertius Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, Oulomenen said: Princeton. No idea. I had a few meetings with their faculty during the SCS and one Skype conversation after, but those are mainly the product of me having a very eager advisor. I don’t think I’m going to get an interview but that doesn’t mean they won’t do them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafailz Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Princeton is my home institution and its very behind on applications for some reasons. I had a conversation with the DGS and he also mentioned mid to end of February. Also please remember that Princeton accepts some people he does not interview, unlike other institutions. Marcus_Aurelius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuercusAltus Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Rafailz said: Princeton is my home institution and its very behind on applications for some reasons. I had a conversation with the DGS and he also mentioned mid to end of February. Also please remember that Princeton accepts some people he does not interview, unlike other institutions. Thank you for the heads up on Princeton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxav Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I see some people have had interviews with Harvard Classics (congratulations!). Does this mean all hope has faded for the rest of us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oulomenen Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, bxav said: I see some people have had interviews with Harvard Classics (congratulations!). Does this mean all hope has faded for the rest of us? Would be interested to hear what PIs responded with interviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caecilius Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Oulomenen said: Would be interested to hear what PIs responded with interviews! The interview requests were sent out (in my case at least) from the graduate coordinator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellanicus Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Yep. From the graduate coordinator. It should be an interesting interview at fifteen minutes allotted: by far the shortest that I've done. "Hi my name is Hellanicus and I study.... - TIMES UP." I wouldn't be totally freaked out if you haven't heard from them yet. It isn't entirely clear what is happening on the Harvard front at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubisater Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Long time lurker. Philology. Got an interview request from Harvard (from the graduate coordinator as well). Congratulations to others who got interview as well! Anyone knows whether the interview means anything at all?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caecilius Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Have Harvard gotten back to anyone about specific interview times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubisater Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 29 minutes ago, caecilius said: Have Harvard gotten back to anyone about specific interview times? Nah only know its on sat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caecilius Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, nubisater said: Nah only know its on sat. Thanks! I don’t know about all of you but I get super paranoid, I keep waiting for them to say ‘We’ve made a mistake and don’t actually want you...’ imposter syndrome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubisater Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just now, caecilius said: Thanks! I don’t know about all of you but I get super paranoid, I keep waiting for them to say ‘We’ve made a mistake and don’t actually want you...’ imposter syndrome! omg thats exactly what I'm thinking!! Thats why I asked whether the interview means anything haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudiusRex Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 39 minutes ago, caecilius said: Thanks! I don’t know about all of you but I get super paranoid, I keep waiting for them to say ‘We’ve made a mistake and don’t actually want you...’ imposter syndrome! LOL same when I got my visit weekend invite I actually delayed responding for a couple hours in case they sent me an "oops wrong person" email! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxav Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 mm still nothing from Harvard. Ah well, at least I guess that missing out on the interview prepares me for the inevitable rejection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus_Aurelius Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) Rejected from Michigan via email today. Edited February 8, 2019 by Marcus_Aurelius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus_Aurelius Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Chicago rejection also came in by email yesterday, Friday 2/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubisater Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Interviewed with Harvard today. It was extremely short (14mins). Not sure whether it’s a good sign:/// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oulomenen Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 hours ago, nubisater said: Interviewed with Harvard today. It was extremely short (14mins). Not sure whether it’s a good sign:/// What was it like? And did they tell you anything about timeline/what type of people were interviewed/etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caecilius Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Oulomenen said: What was it like? And did they tell you anything about timeline/what type of people were interviewed/etc? They told me a couple of weeks to finalise results, late Feb or early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubisater Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Oulomenen said: What was it like? And did they tell you anything about timeline/what type of people were interviewed/etc? Standard questions i guess (why harvard why Classics etc). Nothing too specific. Results are gonna come out in 2-3weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellanicus Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, nubisater said: Interviewed with Harvard today. It was extremely short (14mins). Not sure whether it’s a good sign:/// I wouldn't interpret the length as a bad sign at all. They're just being businesslike, probably. Mine also fell in the ~15 minute zone (as they predicted). I definitely found it one of my more pleasant interview experiences. Mine was essentially 10 minutes of writing sample talk and then 5 for the meta (why Harvard) type questions. Last year Harvard put out offers two weeks after interviews. I guess we can start getting anxious around the 24th. Best of luck to everyone! This was my last interview in the cycle (with the exception of whatever might happen with Princeton). Should be an interesting few weeks Edited February 10, 2019 by Hellanicus nubisater and caecilius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonneFeminae Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Been lurking for a while so I figured I might post. I’m an undergrad applying in Philology. So far I’ve been accepted by UWisconsin Madison and CU Boulder, rejected by Chicago, and interviewed at USC and UIllinois U-C. I haven’t heard anything from the ones who interviewed me, but I know USC sent out offers about a week ago and I haven’t heard anything from them, so I’m assuming I’m waitlisted. Has anyone heard from UT Austin or from UToronto’s MA program? I know someone mentioned they got a funded offer from Toronto a while ago, but I didn’t know if they did PhD and MA funding/decisions together or separately. Congrats to everyone getting acceptances and good luck to those of us still waiting for news! Marcus_Aurelius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Withnail Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Figure I'll chime in: I've heard from Boston and was told I'll be contacted presently (hopefully for an interview). I interviewed with Rutgers last week and Johns Hopkins on February 1st. I was accepted by Hopkins informally from the chair via email two hours after that. That is my first choice because of their strong burgeoning Neo-Latin programme, and I'm elated to work with Shane Butler. I'm waitlisted at UVA and UCLA. The latter is a tempting prospect. Still nothing from Cornell or Chicago. Sounds like others have heard from both of those schools, though, so I'm not expecting anything positive from those. All in all, I'm fairly sure I'm going with JHU, but I'll have a better idea when I visit in March. Good luck to all. This process is hellish, but not as hellish as a job outside of academia. NonneFeminae 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus_Aurelius Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Accepted to Yale (classics track of ancient philosophy program)! Rafailz and FlosVeterisVini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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