Anyone accepted to SMU/Perkins for PhD?

[Postbib Yeshuist]

If so, do you mind sharing your financial offer?

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If so, do you mind sharing your financial offer?

I was accepted under the Systematic Theology sub-field and was offered tuition plus a $16k fellowship for three years, to be followed by a $10k dissertation stipend for at least one year. So far, it's my only funded acceptance but I'm pretty pleased with it.

[Postbib Yeshuist]

Did you get a sense of how many others had been admitted? With this being a tight year, I'm thinking my wait-listed status likely won't change.

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Did you get a sense of how many others had been admitted? With this being a tight year, I'm thinking my wait-listed status likely won't change.

No, there wasn't anything said about other admits or how many had applied or the like. I'm not sure what a typical year looks like for them in terms of how many get accepted into which sub-fields or how populated the wait-list is. Last year, at any rate, a buddy of mine was wait-listed (who I thought was a shoo-in) and I got turned down flat, so I'm not sure what to make of their process. I hope they come through for you, though.

[Postbib Yeshuist]

I checked their site and they have a list of how many get in and how many graduate each year. Looks like 5/year and the completion rate is barely 40%.

I am debating trying again next year, since I'd like to work with Rieger. I'm at Brite Divinity in Fort Worth, so the ability to visit is a strong point, though that didn't help much this year. Of course, Iliff is a straight-up acceptance, so there's the whole "bird in the hand" thing.

[Postbib Yeshuist]

A bit of an update:

Apparently someone, somewhere turned down their offer. Since I was #1 on the wait-list, it looks like I'm in. Dr. Wood sent an acceptance letter today. Assuming I get the financial package suggested on the website, I'll be accepting within minutes of opening the letter