nickxk Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Haykel. I think that they usually cut the interviews down to 1/3rd of applicants but it may be that an abnormal amount of people applied. I'm kind of anxious about the prospect of a harrowing interview, but it makes sense: we're a bunch of qualified nerds but the school is tiny. I'm sure they'd love to have a lot of us but just don't have resources. IsA indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samaasl Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I had contact with him through work and found him to be super nice. The POI I contacted also was super nice and in general I love all their bios on the website. Some of them are at times hilarious as are the instructions to the fact sheet (“Some applicants expect us to be flattered if they apply only to Princeton; in fact it makes us uneasy. It is much better for you to spread your risk. Even if you have set your heart on coming to Princeton, you should at least apply to Harvard as a safe school.”) and parts of their prospective students page (“The Department does not actively prevent a student living the life of a recluse, but it offers numerous alternatives [...].”) I think I’d love that environment ? I have an interview on Tuesday for a school here (not US). So at least I would already have gone through one harrowing interview. nickxk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickxk Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I think I'm just happy to know that I'm not an immediate rejection. Maybe it means I have a good shot down the line even if I don't get into any PhD programs and go with an MA. I feel like I'm on the periphery of having good and excellent credentials and to be a contender for top programs, but it feels like everyone I'm applying with to these programs has perfect 4.0s, GREs, and could speak ten languages from birth AND is/was a president of a small country. And I'm just here like "I'm kinda smart, I think." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samaasl Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 @nickxk Heard anything from Princeton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickxk Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) @samaasl, no, did you? I assume it may take a day or two unless you heard back. If invited go out today it’ll likely be later tonight as I imagine their meeting is when all on the adcom is available. But, things can always take a day or two to go through the department or make proper arrangements. Edited February 4, 2019 by nickxk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Obscura Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hey peeps, I got my Princeton short list email tonight. Yay/terror! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samaasl Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, Atlas Obscura said: Hey peeps, I got my Princeton short list email tonight. Yay/terror! Just woke up in the middle of the night to an invitation as well. Yay/terror for real! Seems like we are having tests. Hope it’ll go well @Atlas Obscura we will see each other there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Obscura Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 @samaasl Good luck to both of us! Should we devise a secret handshake or something to recognize one another?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samaasl Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, Atlas Obscura said: @samaasl Good luck to both of us! Should we devise a secret handshake or something to recognize one another?? Haha. Maybe we should, so we at least know one person to talk to But my name will also make sense once I present on my topic ?. If you do want to get in touch before the weekend, let me know! @nickxk will you be joining us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickxk Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 @samaasl, no, I don’t think I made it. Best of luck to the both of you! I assume that the email came through the program director, Mr. LaRegina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Obscura Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 @nickxk It was from Michael Cook, the DGS, for PhD students, and from Haykel for MA students, I heard. Anyone else waiting to hear on Cornell/have any updates from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alizeh55 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Hi everyone! Just saw this. I applied to Oxford for an MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies, SOAS for an MA in Gender Studies with a MENA concentration, and NYU for a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies. Feeling pretty confident about them all, honestly. I've yet to hear from anyone but I keep stalking each application page. Ideally, I wanted to apply to PhD programs only in USA but the GRE scores weren't good enough. NYU doesn't require a GRE, so I went with that, and UK doesn't require GRE scores period. 3.6/4.00 GPA, and an upcoming internship with the UN in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickxk Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Texas just sent out their decisions for the MA program. I got in! Not too shocked or surprised as my stats were above average for admitted students, but it's a relief to get a response from somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samaasl Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 4 hours ago, nickxk said: Texas just sent out their decisions for the MA program. I got in! Not too shocked or surprised as my stats were above average for admitted students, but it's a relief to get a response from somewhere! Yaaay! Mabrooouuuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenrefreshbutton Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Has anyone heard back from Cornell or Yale? I know a poster got admitted (congrats!) to Cornell but I see nothing on Yale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Obscura Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Don't know about Yale (I applied to Religion there and am expecting it's a no), though I will somewhat abashedly admit I was the Cornell accept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Has anyone applied to Hopkins or UCLA? Still waiting to hear from them... I saw someone posted an interview invitation for Hopkins NES program, so I'm taking that as an implied rejection... On the bright side, I was shortlisted for Brown! @nickxk Mabrouk!!! Also, congrats to the Cornell and Chicago NELC admits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Atlas Obscura said: Don't know about Yale (I applied to Religion there and am expecting it's a no), though I will somewhat abashedly admit I was the Cornell accept! wow! congrats for Cornell!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenrefreshbutton Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Atlas Obscura said: Don't know about Yale (I applied to Religion there and am expecting it's a no), though I will somewhat abashedly admit I was the Cornell accept! Congrats! Was there an interview at all? If so, how soon after it were you notified? (I ask only because if interview invites went out a long time ago then I am likely rejected!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Obscura Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Thank you!! There wasn't any interview for Cornell, AFAIK. I know it's usually a small cohort, so I'm wondering how many people they admitted this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenrefreshbutton Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Thank you. I had heard that there were interviews being conducted but perhaps I heard wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seshat Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Applied to Chicago, Penn, Brown, and JHU for Egyptology. No good news so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenrefreshbutton Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Keep your head up! It's such a stressful time (I don't think I've ever obsessively refreshed my email this much in my life!). I also think it has been a particularly competitive year and there are some things- like a close, personal relationship with a potential advisor- that some simply cannot compete with. All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickxk Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 hours ago, seshat said: Applied to Chicago, Penn, Brown, and JHU for Egyptology. No good news so far... Agreed, keep your head up. A lot of NES/NELC/MES programs are late relative to other programs. Chicago and Texas are one of the few I can think of where PhDs are announced around this time. Plus, if you’re doing an MA, you may not know until March with some schools- that’s when Michigan’s MENAS MA usually decides, for example. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: we’re all pretty darn qualified for these programs. We pretty much have years of research and/or language experience with multiple languages, awards, honors, etc. It can come down to luck or relationships or an AdCom having some issue with minutae in a personal statement. Don’t undersell yourself or feel bad for a minute! I sincerely believe you’ll get good news somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickxk Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Anyone hear anything from Arizona yet? I saw that someone got accepted into the MA, but it was marked as ‘S19’ and I haven’t seen any other responses including acceptances or rejections for Fall PhD OR MA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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