Rose-Colored Beetle Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 6:00 PM, ringoandme said: Rejected from Duquesne but offered consideration for MA. Feeling pretty bad at 2 rejections in a row. Cue existential crisis. On 2/17/2019 at 6:18 PM, SexandtheHaecceity said: Duquesne said nay, but a nice email from Dr. Selcer with an MA consideration offer. Sorry to hear that. I know they're Catholic, but what are their philosophical strengths? (I don't see them on PGR [not that PGR is everything!]). Fun fact, I just learned the right way to pronounce Duquesne... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingtown Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Beetle said: Sorry to hear that. I know they're Catholic, but what are their philosophical strengths? (I don't see them on PGR [not that PGR is everything!]). Fun fact, I just learned the right way to pronounce Duquesne... lol it's a weird spelling for sure. They're really strong in continental philosophy, which is likely why they're not on PGR, which ranks more analytic schools. At least that's my take. I was personally interested in the German continental factor. Rose-Colored Beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingtown Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Can anyone claim the Arizona rejection and give more details about whether it was personalized or a mass email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_Causation Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I was rejected at Arizona. Email seemed mass, but was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingtown Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Agent_Causation said: I was rejected at Arizona. Email seemed mass, but was nice. Gotcha. Thanks for the update, and I'm very sorry about your rejection. Good luck with your other schools! Agent_Causation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arageniues Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Weird. I haven’t heard anything from Arizona... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingtown Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Litgenstein said: Weird. I haven’t heard anything from Arizona... Same. What does it meeeaaan?! arageniues and Kantattheairport 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexandtheHaecceity Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Rose-Colored Beetle said: Sorry to hear that. I know they're Catholic, but what are their philosophical strengths? (I don't see them on PGR [not that PGR is everything!]). Fun fact, I just learned the right way to pronounce Duquesne... For me it was that they had so many Deleuzians in their faculty. And I don't know if they still do (haven't checked) but you used to be able to take classes with Bruce Fink, the Lacan guy. Nothingtown and kakaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arageniues Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, ringoandme said: Same. What does it meeeaaan?! Tempted to email, but idk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingtown Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Litgenstein said: Tempted to email, but idk... I'm going to wait until tomorrow at least to do anything. They've sent out notifications late in the day for the past couple of days, so I don't want to appear too anxious. Even though I totally am. arageniues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluwe Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 55 minutes ago, ringoandme said: I'm going to wait until tomorrow at least to do anything. They've sent out notifications late in the day for the past couple of days, so I don't want to appear too anxious. Even though I totally am. I've not been notified either and I'm kinda happy about it ? arageniues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akraticfanatic Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Arizona rejection email: Dear [applicant], Thank you for your application to our doctoral program in philosophy. I regret to inform you that, despite your excellent qualifications, the Graduate Admissions Committee has determined that they are not likely to extend an offer to you for the 2019-20 academic year. Unfortunately, our doctoral program receives many more applications than there are openings for students. Thank you for your interest in our doctoral program. We wish you every success. Sincerely, Sandra Kimball Program Coordinator, Sr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingtown Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, akraticfanatic said: Arizona rejection email: Dear [applicant], Thank you for your application to our doctoral program in philosophy. I regret to inform you that, despite your excellent qualifications, the Graduate Admissions Committee has determined that they are not likely to extend an offer to you for the 2019-20 academic year. Unfortunately, our doctoral program receives many more applications than there are openings for students. Thank you for your interest in our doctoral program. We wish you every success. Sincerely, Sandra Kimball Program Coordinator, Sr Just got that too. thisguy2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akraticfanatic Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, ringoandme said: Just got that too. Yeah, as someone just commented in Results, they seem to be rolling them out slowly. Weird praxis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kantattheairport Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Also just got the Arizona email! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Beetle Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 What does everyone think about the content of rejection letters? Do you feel good when schools try to soften the blow ("despite your excellent qualifications!!1!!!1!"), or does that rhetoric ring hollow for you? Would you rather they shoot straight? Maybe something like "In the scope of all the applications we received, yours was downright mediocre." Abstractly, I don't care much for "fake happy" (Hayley Williams et al., 2017). The rejection letters I appreciated most were those with concrete information, like "We received an unusually high number of applications this year." I guess it's nice that they try to let us down easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingtown Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just now, Rose-Colored Beetle said: What does everyone think about the content of rejection letters? Do you feel good when schools try to soften the blow ("despite your excellent qualifications!!1!!!1!"), or does that rhetoric ring hollow for you? Would you rather they shoot straight? Maybe something like "In the scope of all the applications we received, yours was downright mediocre." Abstractly, I don't care much for "fake happy" (Hayley Williams et al., 2017). The rejection letters I appreciated most were those with concrete information, like "We received an unusually high number of applications this year." I guess it's nice that they try to let us down easy. I just gloss over them. If they're sent out as a mass email, I doubt they have anything meaningful to say about me individually. On the other hand, I did receive the nicest rejection email from Duquesne. I think Dr. Selcer went through the list of people who would be offered consideration for the MA instead and emailed them all individually, as they didn't come out at once. He had a huge spiel about the MA program and its benefits, and it really felt like the MA was being offered as a fair alternative, rather than a throwaway consolation prize, as so many schools do. Marcus_Aurelius, Rose-Colored Beetle and kakaz 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prose Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 39 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Beetle said: What does everyone think about the content of rejection letters? Do you feel good when schools try to soften the blow ("despite your excellent qualifications!!1!!!1!"), or does that rhetoric ring hollow for you? Would you rather they shoot straight? Maybe something like "In the scope of all the applications we received, yours was downright mediocre." Abstractly, I don't care much for "fake happy" (Hayley Williams et al., 2017). The rejection letters I appreciated most were those with concrete information, like "We received an unusually high number of applications this year." I guess it's nice that they try to let us down easy. My second cycle, had my fair share of rejections - honestly, I really don't care about them. If I get rejected, I was rejected. Not much more to think about. soproperlybasic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akraticfanatic Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Can anyone claim the BC rejection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjammin997 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 anyone rejected from Duquesne & seriously interested in their MA program? I am really hoping to get into their MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eheydon Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 has anyone else heard from the University of Pittsburgh HPS program? So far I have only found four posters on the results page (2 accepted last week, one wait listed Monday, one rejected today) smusab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexandtheHaecceity Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 1 hour ago, benjammin997 said: anyone rejected from Duquesne & seriously interested in their MA program? I am really hoping to get into their MA I'm of two minds. If Purdue rejects me, and I elect to go the MA route then it's the perfect fit for my AOI (not many Deleuzians at the MA level elsewhere). But it depends very much on whether I'm getting 70% vs the obligatory 25% discount. I'm not going into debt for an MA in philosophy. benjammin997 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluwe Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 rejected from Irvine via email @ 3:30 am EST. Sweet dreams..... Prose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingtown Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 11 hours ago, SexandtheHaecceity said: I'm of two minds. If Purdue rejects me, and I elect to go the MA route then it's the perfect fit for my AOI (not many Deleuzians at the MA level elsewhere). But it depends very much on whether I'm getting 70% vs the obligatory 25% discount. I'm not going into debt for an MA in philosophy. Same. If all I have to go for is the MA at Wake Forest and the MA at Duquesne, I'd take the one with the better funding, as I like both programs (I would still really love to attend Duquesne). But I have a few good chances at a PhD program so hopefully it doesn't come to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fontanabush Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Well rejected from BC and 3 div schools. Anyone hear anything more from Univ of Oregon like if they are going to get to number 96 on the waitlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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