2020 Religion Application Thread

[duckie0817]

Hoping and praying for any kind of news today - the waiting is destroying me!!

[lwr]

1 hour ago, kenshiro said:

I have to say I'm pretty surprised that there was a Skype interview process for the GPR; that's a significant change of protocol. Was your interview with people you listed as your potential POIs, or faculty chosen at random? Invites for on-campus interviews have gone out already, and in years past that has been a soft acceptance; it remains to be seen whether that's still the case.

The email invitation for the interview was from the convener for the subfield, and the interview was with my potential POI, subfield convener, and another professor in the subfield.

[Rauschenbusch]

Yes! It turned out I didn't have to languish on the wait list too long; I just got the email that I was accepted to my No. 1 choice (FSU)! Now I'm all shaky ... having trouble processing that this is actually happening.

[SAH08]

5 hours ago, Rauschenbusch said:

Yes! It turned out I didn't have to languish on the wait list too long; I just got the email that I was accepted to my No. 1 choice (FSU)! Now I'm all shaky ... having trouble processing that this is actually happening.

Congrats! Wonderful! 

[SAH08]

10 hours ago, Eshearer said:

Still looking for that BU rejection.  Bound to happen soon!

Are they finished with interviews? I'm guessing no interview at this point means a rejection? 

[Eshearer]

I would say no interview probably means a rejection.  But truly I don't know the process for BU at all

[professionalmethodist]

Hi, total newb here. This was my first time applying this round for PhDs in Religion. Applied to Duke ThD, Vandy PhD, BU PhD, SMU PhD, and GETS PhD in Christian History (or its equivalent). I got in years ago when I did an app for a PhD in Urban History, but I had to withdraw from the offer because of a health issue. 

Today was the first day I heard a peep, and it was a rejection letter from Duke DDS in the ThD program. 

The waiting is miserable.

Edited February 11, 2020 by professionalmethodist

[kenshiro]

Duke ThD reject... See (some of) you guys again next cycle!

[batyah]

 

36 minutes ago, professionalmethodist said:

 

The waiting is miserable.

The waiting is soooo hard. Everyday I think this will be the day I hear, and then nothing!

[fingerscrossed1240]

Rejected from Duke ThD! Disappointed, but holding out hope. 

[JDD]

I know of one Duke NT phd acceptance who is waiting to hear back from another program - in case someone here is on the waitlist for that sub field. 
 

My understanding is that if they are accepted at another program, they will decline the Duke offer.

[NTNerd]

condolences to all who were rejected from Duke ThD today ?

@JDD is the Duke NT acceptance you know of to the GPR/PhD or DDS/ThD?

Edited February 12, 2020 by NTGal

[JDD]

I am assuming ThD - I will try to find out.

[SAH08]

Condolences to all who received rejections today. 

 

Does anyone know about the following programs? 

1. BUSTH? (Ph.D. Practical Theology)

2. PTS? (Ph.D. Practical Theology)

3. Harvard? (Ph.D. Religion, Christianity) 

 

Thank you! 

[professionalmethodist]

Awoke to my rejection letter from SMU this morning. Maybe the rest will come today and I’ll have closure and can work on my next plan. 

[Eshearer]

39 minutes ago, professionalmethodist said:

Awoke to my rejection letter from SMU this morning. Maybe the rest will come today and I’ll have closure and can work on my next plan. 

I am so sorry my friend. 

[pax et caritas]

2 hours ago, professionalmethodist said:

Awoke to my rejection letter from SMU this morning. Maybe the rest will come today and I’ll have closure and can work on my next plan. 

I'm sorry to hear this. I'm glad you're already looking ahead, though. I believe in you!

[NyarkoSan]

Rejected from BU. Starting to really get stressed.

[batyah]

2 hours ago, NyarkoSan said:

Rejected from BU. Starting to really get stressed.

Sorry to hear that I haven't heard anything from them yet, but I'm School of Theology, not Religion. 

[Fiat]

Hello everyone! I am new here. Just discovered this thread yesterday. I am currently a senior applying for an MA in History of Christianity/Church History (Pre-modern) as well as in Art History (Medieval). I am waiting to hear back from Yale Divinity, UChicago Divinity, Notre Dame (both MTS and ECS), and the Catholic University. Does anyone have any insight into these programs? (When we should expect to hear back, acceptance rate, etc?) Thanks!

[OmniscienceQuest]

I applied almost exclusively to PhD programs in History this year but also applied to Princeton's PhD in Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity in the Dept of Religion. Based on past years it looks like the results for that will come out at the end of next week (i.e. around Friday 2/21). I graduated recently with an MDiv from HDS -- as I recall, when I was accepted their notification went out on March 15th and I believe they release all masters-level results -- good news or bad news -- around that date every year. The waiting has been agonizing for me this year -- I only started to feel better this morning when I decided that I'll try again in the fall if I strike out again (I applied to two programs last year which were way too far outside of my field of training, PoliSci, and thought I'd be safer this year with 8 programs closer to home, but I didn't get any interviews or waitlist notifications and fear for the worst while continuing to hope for the best).

[duckie0817]

2 hours ago, Fiat said:

Hello everyone! I am new here. Just discovered this thread yesterday. I am currently a senior applying for an MA in History of Christianity/Church History (Pre-modern) as well as in Art History (Medieval). I am waiting to hear back from Yale Divinity, UChicago Divinity, Notre Dame (both MTS and ECS), and the Catholic University. Does anyone have any insight into these programs? (When we should expect to hear back, acceptance rate, etc?) Thanks!

To my knowledge, many of these schools come out with results around March 15.

Edited February 12, 2020 by duckie0817

[NervousAndNerdy]

Hi everybody! I just received an acceptance from Vanderbilt for their MA in Religious Studies program. I'm feeling motivated and positive for the rest of this result season. Best of luck to everyone awaiting responses!

[Fiat]

3 hours ago, duckie0817 said:

To my knowledge, many of these schools come out with results around March 15.

I know Yale's decisions come out on March 15, and I have heard that ND would call those who are accepted in late Feb don't know if this is true...

[rejectedndejected]

9 hours ago, duckie0817 said:

To my knowledge, many of these schools come out with results around March 15.

If you are in at Notre Dame, you will hear back around Feb. 22/23.  If you don't hear back then, you got dinged.  I was waitlisted last year to their MTS.  The year before that I was dinged.  Hence I know.  From experience.