soitgoes Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 46 minutes ago, xypathos said: Yale also doesn’t interview. Yale (Religious Studies) does interview. I had an interview a few days ago. I cannot claim they interview everyone they are interested in, but that's not to say they do not interview.
Dewey Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 Technically, all PhD departments at Yale are supposed to interview, assuming this policy is still in effect. That said, I'm sure there are professors out there who don't do it. My interview is later today, but it seems like it will be just a brief chat on the phone.
NyarkoSan Posted January 29, 2020 Author Posted January 29, 2020 Anyone apply to UPenn? According to a few people there, interviews will be sent out mid Feb.
theofan Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Anyone know when Catholic U of America sends out their acceptances/invites or how their process goes?
xypathos Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 20 hours ago, soitgoes said: Yale (Religious Studies) does interview. I had an interview a few days ago. I cannot claim they interview everyone they are interested in, but that's not to say they do not interview. Apologies! They weren’t interviewing when I applied and didn’t know that it had changed.
soitgoes Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 3 hours ago, xypathos said: Apologies! They weren’t interviewing when I applied and didn’t know that it had changed. Don't worry!
batyah Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 I got an email invite to a Skype interview for BUSTH today (Theology, Ethics, and Philosophy track). I'm excited but super nervous. I don't feel like interviews are my strength, but we'll see. Also applied to UVA and Drew, but nothing from them yet. I'm so thankful to have found this forum!
duckie0817 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 6 hours ago, batyah said: I got an email invite to a Skype interview for BUSTH today (Theology, Ethics, and Philosophy track). I'm excited but super nervous. I don't feel like interviews are my strength, but we'll see. Also applied to UVA and Drew, but nothing from them yet. I'm so thankful to have found this forum! Same!! Sending you best wishes batyah 1
Eshearer Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 @batyah I also applied to Boston and UVA! I haven't heard anything from either of them yet. Congrats on Boston! batyah 1
foucaultsturtleneck Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Do people know whether Harvard interviews/when decisions come out?
blitner Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, foucaultsturtleneck said: Do people know whether Harvard interviews/when decisions come out? Harvard does not do official interviews for the CSR , and last year they released 2/14 foucaultsturtleneck and SAH08 2
batyah Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Eshearer said: @batyah I also applied to Boston and UVA! I haven't heard anything from either of them yet. Congrats on Boston! From what I can see, UVA doesn't typically interview, just emails, and that maybe next week or so is usual time, and that they have wait lists too. Boston seemed to have a less clear pattern. Hope process goes well for you. I think Drew (my MDiv alma mater) is my first choice but I know they accept only about 2 students in the division (Religion and Society) out of about 18 applicants, so I'm very anxious about my chances.
duckie0817 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 51 minutes ago, batyah said: From what I can see, UVA doesn't typically interview, just emails, and that maybe next week or so is usual time, and that they have wait lists too. Boston seemed to have a less clear pattern. Hope process goes well for you. I think Drew (my MDiv alma mater) is my first choice but I know they accept only about 2 students in the division (Religion and Society) out of about 18 applicants, so I'm very anxious about my chances. Do you know when Drew usually gets back to people?
Eshearer Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 @saab and @batyah I love Drew! I hope that you both get in. I love UVA's program so much I would marry it so fingers crossed! Hoping to do Public Theology. I regret not applying to Vanderbilt and SMU. Oh well. batyah 1
elizbiz Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 I'm applying for the M.A. in Religion at Syracuse, but also M.A. programs for Southeast Asian Studies at Cornell and Wisconsin-Madison with concentrations in religion/history of religion. Excited, but also deeply wracked with stress and nerves on a daily basis lol. my background is a double major undergrad in history and religious studies (with a broad concentration of "asia") from an R1 university that isn't super well-known but it is a good school.
batyah Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, saab said: Do you know when Drew usually gets back to people? At least from what folks posted last year, it seemed to be via email in mid February. duckie0817 1
NyarkoSan Posted January 31, 2020 Author Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) UPenn just sent me an email regarding an interview this upcoming week. Good luck to anyone else also going through the process. (Also if anyone has advice for this sort of thing, please hit me up) Edited January 31, 2020 by NyarkoSan
gls2814 Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) I have an interview with Columbia Religion soon. Y'all wish me luck. This is my #2 choice Edited January 31, 2020 by gls2814 NyarkoSan 1
foucaultsturtleneck Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, NyarkoSan said: UPenn just sent me an email regarding an interview this upcoming week. Good luck to anyone else also going through the process. (Also if anyone has advice for this sort of thing, please hit me up) Was the email from a POI or the department at large?
NyarkoSan Posted January 31, 2020 Author Posted January 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, foucaultsturtleneck said: Was the email from a POI or the department at large? POI, but phrased that the admissions committee would like to interview. Does this change things?
Dewey Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, gls2814 said: I have an interview with Columbia Religion soon. Y'all wish me luck. This is my #2 choice Congrats! What subfield? I did my MA at Columbia and still know a lot of the students there. There are some great folx around.
gls2814 Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 21 minutes ago, Dewey said: Congrats! What subfield? I did my MA at Columbia and still know a lot of the students there. There are some great folx around. Thanks! North American Religions. I am really excited about the program and my stomach is in absolute knots right now. I just know my nerves will get the best of me and I will sound crazy and incompetent.
SAH08 Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 Anyone know if Princeton Theological Seminary interviews for the PhD program?
duckie0817 Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, SAH08 said: Anyone know if Princeton Theological Seminary interviews for the PhD program? I don’t believe they do, but it’s possible I’m wrong (or that things have changed). I also applied and am eagerly waiting to hear back!! Edited January 31, 2020 by saab
blitner Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, NyarkoSan said: POI, but phrased that the admissions committee would like to interview. Does this change things? I got the same email, and it was not from my POI.
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