2020 Acceptance Thread

[Schrödinger's_Doge]

I've seen these threads in past years but no one has started one for this cycle yet. So, post here for acceptances!

[KarlX]

Cool! I've been admitted to SUNY Buffalo (with TA)

[Coconuts&Chloroform]

Congrats to those accepted! You must have really stood out in order to be accepted this quickly.

[platonetsocrate]

I just got a Stony Brook acceptance!

[Eheydon]

In at Univ. Minnesota. 

[UndergradDad]

Congrats platonetsocrate!

Any idea if all the acceptances are out at Stonybrook? It seems about a week early for them.

[W. V. O. Quinine]

I'm going to the Australian National University! 

[KarlX]

  On 1/24/2020 at 2:44 AM, W. V. O. Quinine said:

I'm going to the Australian National University! 

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ANU has an excellent philosophy program, congrats! 

[MtnDuck]

  On 1/23/2020 at 9:17 PM, UndergradDad said:

Congrats platonetsocrate!

Any idea if all the acceptances are out at Stonybrook? It seems about a week early for them.

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It looks like it's around the correct time for them (I mistyped the estimate as Jan 27 on the spreadsheet, but it would have been around the 24th based on past years so they're right on time).

Past years 2015-2018 (last year was on the 23rd as well):

February 4

W

January 23

S

January 28

S

January 23

T

[UndergradDad]

Thanks MtnDuck-I stand corrected. Was hoping there was still a chance at Stonybrook.

[platonetsocrate]

  On 1/23/2020 at 9:17 PM, UndergradDad said:

Congrats platonetsocrate!

Any idea if all the acceptances are out at Stonybrook? It seems about a week early for them.

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  On 1/24/2020 at 6:26 AM, MtnDuck said:

It looks like it's around the correct time for them (I mistyped the estimate as Jan 27 on the spreadsheet, but it would have been around the 24th based on past years so they're right on time).

Past years 2015-2018 (last year was on the 23rd as well):

February 4

W

January 23

S

January 28

S

January 23

T

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For what it's worth, I have no idea whether any or all other acceptances are out. In my acceptance I was informed that I was nominated for an additional fellowship, which I mention just because I hear that sometimes those notifications come out earlier than others. 

Edited January 24, 2020 by platonetsocrate

[UndergradDad]

Okay thanks- and great job on getting the fellowship!

[UndergradDad]

SO more general question: in what order do most schools do this: Send out acceptances first followed by waitlist and then rejections or is it all over the board on how they do it? Is it done in a trickle or all rejections for instance at once?

[Glasperlenspieler]

  On 1/24/2020 at 4:58 PM, UndergradDad said:

SO more general question: in what order do most schools do this: Send out acceptances first followed by waitlist and then rejections or is it all over the board on how they do it? Is it done in a trickle or all rejections for instance at once?

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That's pretty much right. Waitlists are often (but not always) shortly after acceptances. Rejections can be a fairly significant wait depending on the programs. Since acceptance and waitlist emails are sometimes personalized, there can be a bit of a trickle, but usually it's all on one day. Occasionally it extends for a couple days. Rejections normally come all at once, since it's usually a form letter (some of which are better than others). 

Edited January 24, 2020 by Glasperlenspieler

[Quaaliaa]

  On 1/24/2020 at 5:21 PM, Glasperlenspieler said:

That's pretty much right. Waitlists are often (but not always) shortly after acceptances. Rejections can be a fairly significant wait depending on the programs. Since acceptance and waitlist emails are sometimes personalized, there can be a bit of a trickle, but usually it's all on one day. Occasionally it extends for a couple days. Rejections normally come all at once, since it's usually a form letter (some of which are better than others). 

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I'll add to this that some schools will release a round of rejections first before doing any acceptances, though I think this is a bit rarer than what's already been described. (For instance, Brown did a first round cut pretty early on last year, from what I can remember). 

[Absurd'sTheWord]

Can anyone confirm receiving news from Michigan State? If we haven't heard something, should we solicit or is it still too early?

[UndergradDad]

Thanks Glasperlenspieler- makes sense.

[BabyFarmer]

  On 1/24/2020 at 8:42 PM, FearNTrembling said:

Can anyone confirm receiving news from Michigan State? If we haven't heard something, should we solicit or is it still too early?

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I was the first-on-the-WL notif in the results section! Got an email from Dr. Schwartzman on Wednesday night.

[Estudiante Graduado]

Posted this on the FB group but will also post here. I was shortlisted about a week and a half ago at both UC-Santa Barbara and Washington U. in St. Louis. For those confused about the 'shortlist' terminology, what they both said was that I am on a 'shortlist' of candidates for admission, and that it is too early to give out offers of admission, since those require administrative approval (from e.g., the dean of the graduate school). I take this to mean something like "you're in, but we can't officially tell you you're in."UCSB invited me out for a visit and will cover the flight/hotels/food, and WUSTL strongly encouraged me to apply for one of their university-wide fellowships (more dinero), and mentioned that they are recommending me for it once the application is complete.

 

[Coconuts&Chloroform]

  On 1/24/2020 at 10:17 PM, Estudiante Graduado said:

Posted this on the FB group but will also post here. I was shortlisted about a week and a half ago at both UC-Santa Barbara and Washington U. in St. Louis. For those confused about the 'shortlist' terminology, what they both said was that I am on a 'shortlist' of candidates for admission, and that it is too early to give out offers of admission, since those require administrative approval (from e.g., the dean of the graduate school). I take this to mean something like "you're in, but we can't officially tell you you're in."UCSB invited me out for a visit and will cover the flight/hotels/food, and WUSTL strongly encouraged me to apply for one of their university-wide fellowships (more dinero), and mentioned that they are recommending me for it once the application is complete.

 

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Congrats. How did you hear from them - email, phone call?

Oh, and re: WashU: did you apply to the PNP program, or the straight philosophy program?

[Estudiante Graduado]

  On 1/24/2020 at 10:21 PM, Coconuts&Chloroform said:

Congrats. How did you hear from them - email, phone call?

Oh, and re: WashU: did you apply to the PNP program, or the straight philosophy program?

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Both were in email form. UCSB actually had an unofficial acceptance letter, while WUSTL was just an informal email from their chair. 

I applied to the PhD program!

[Schrödinger's_Doge]

Can anyone claim the Penn State interviews posted in the results?

[Absurd'sTheWord]

Waitlisted at Michigan State. Received email from graduate program director this morning.

[MtnDuck]

  On 1/25/2020 at 5:19 PM, Schrödinger's_Doge said:

Can anyone claim the Penn State interviews posted in the results?

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There was a claim over on the FB group (or rather a friend of the person told the group about it)

[Schrödinger's_Doge]

  On 1/26/2020 at 6:23 AM, MtnDuck said:

There was a claim over on the FB group (or rather a friend of the person told the group about it)

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Thanks @MtnDuck!