2021 Application Thread

[tulips23]

2 minutes ago, Ryan_The_Grogu_Fan said:

I don’t think hearing that from the DGS is any indication either way. The DGS may have an internal deadline for result notification or generally know the history department’s timeline. 
 

I think it would be much more beneficial to reach out to the history department directly if you want more information because the DGS won’t know the specifics of what’s going on with each department. 

Thank you! Sorry, I meant the DGS of Harvard's History department, so I guess this might confirm my suspicions.

[Ryan_The_Grogu_Fan]

7 minutes ago, tulips23 said:

Thank you! Sorry, I meant the DGS of Harvard's History department, so I guess this might confirm my suspicions.

Ahh okay! If anything, I think this is actually a sign that you shouldn’t worry too much. I know a few people claimed waitlists on the survey page, but I don’t think anyone here has actually claimed them? And if waitlists and presumably acceptances have been sent out, why wait another couple weeks for rejections? Waitlists on the survey page could have been trolls (political science has a real problem with people posting troll results). 

[tulips23]

6 minutes ago, Ryan_The_Grogu_Fan said:

Ahh okay! If anything, I think this is actually a sign that you shouldn’t worry too much. I know a few people claimed waitlists on the survey page, but I don’t think anyone here has actually claimed them? And if waitlists and presumably acceptances have been sent out, why wait another couple weeks for rejections? Waitlists on the survey page could have been trolls (political science has a real problem with people posting troll results). 

Thank you! This is a really helpful way of looking at it. I was sort of going off of past years where people said the DGS or POI contacted them in advance of the GSAS, so if the DGS told me that GSAS would be in touch within two weeks I felt it might be a rejection. But I suppose there is always hope...

[generalstrike]

23 minutes ago, Ryan_The_Grogu_Fan said:

Waitlists on the survey page could have been trolls

People really do that? That is profoundly inscrutable behavior.

[Ryan_The_Grogu_Fan]

4 minutes ago, generalstrike said:

People really do that? That is profoundly inscrutable behavior.

Oh yeah, the political science survey page is filled with results for programs where people on the forum have reached out to the departments who have confirmed results haven’t even been released yet 

Edited February 5, 2021 by Ryan_The_Grogu_Fan

[Maguire]

I spy a Yale acceptance on the survey results. Anyone here claiming it?

[wfchasson]

3 minutes ago, scarletwitch said:

I spy a Yale acceptance on the survey results. Anyone here claiming it?

yeah that was me. international/global, got an email. 

[Maguire]

Just now, wfchasson said:

yeah that was me. international/global, got an email. 

Congrats! Did you have an interview? Just trying to prepare myself for the fact that for me it’s probably another rejection.

[wfchasson]

4 minutes ago, scarletwitch said:

Congrats! Did you have an interview? Just trying to prepare myself for the fact that for me it’s probably another rejection.

yeah i interviewed. i didn't think that i did particularly well but i guess it worked out. 

[brownrose95]

3 people now accepted to Yale in the space of 10 minutes.. guess that's done. Well done to those who got in!

[Ryan_The_Grogu_Fan]

3 minutes ago, wfchasson said:

yeah i interviewed. i didn't think that i did particularly well but i guess it worked out. 

Congrats on the acceptance! Was it an email from the department or from your POI?

[TagRendar]

Congrats to the folks who got into Yale!

 

On the subject of U Chicago, was anyone here confirmed to the waitlist or are we thinking that they're trolls? (If someone's already said they were one, I missed it).

Edited February 5, 2021 by TagRendar

[Maguire]

9 minutes ago, brownrose95 said:

3 people now accepted to Yale in the space of 10 minutes.. guess that's done. Well done to those who got in!

yup, lol. Unless they are going by field in which case we may have a small window, but seems likely most acceptances are going out today. I guess at the very least we can hope that more schools will be getting back next week since Yale is now not that significantly behind schedule. 

I’ve already adopted the attitude that if I get any positive news it will be a major shock and surprise. I’m mentally preparing myself for the likelihood that I will be attending Cambridge to get my MPhil this upcoming year (which in many ways is great, I just didn’t want to wait an extra year and the financial costs associated with it also) which will hopefully make my application more competitive next year and some other schools I wanted to apply to will be accepting again!

[wfchasson]

31 minutes ago, Ryan_The_Grogu_Fan said:

Congrats on the acceptance! Was it an email from the department or from your POI?

from someone in the dept., wasnt from the person i interviewed with

[HRL]

45 minutes ago, TagRendar said:

On the subject of U Chicago, was anyone here confirmed to the waitlist or are we thinking that they're trolls? (If someone's already said they were one, I missed it).

I don't think anyone's claimed the 4 Chicago waitlists. But gosh I would be astonished if any, let alone all, were trolls.  I just wonder where any of the other acceptances are if waitlists have gone out. (I have been assuming acceptances typically precede or are concurrent with waitlist notifications, but don't really have anything concrete to base it on.)

[TagRendar]

2 minutes ago, HRL said:

I don't think anyone's claimed the 4 Chicago waitlists. But gosh I would be astonished if any, let alone all, were trolls.  I just wonder where any of the other acceptances are if waitlists have gone out. (I have been assuming acceptances typically precede or are concurrent with waitlist notifications, but don't really have anything concrete to base it on.)

I mean, when I checked the application portal a bit earlier this evening, there was no change, and considering how every other school seems to handle this, it's weird that there wouldn't be some kind of notification on the portal, too.

[doubleo]

I also got a Yale acceptance a couple of hours ago (interview request in late December, interview in early January).

[flowersandcoffee]

6 minutes ago, doubleo said:

I also got a Yale acceptance a couple of hours ago (interview request in late December, interview in early January).

Congratulations!! That’s amazing. Do you mind sharing your sub field? Was it from DGS? 

[exitiumax]

...and a wild UC Davis acceptance appears on the results page! I really do question the legitimacy of a lot of these results -- but like @Ryan_The_Grogu_Fansaid, easier said than done to ignore that page and your email!

[generalstrike]

15 minutes ago, HRL said:

I don't think anyone's claimed the 4 Chicago waitlists. But gosh I would be astonished if any, let alone all, were trolls.  I just wonder where any of the other acceptances are if waitlists have gone out. (I have been assuming acceptances typically precede or are concurrent with waitlist notifications, but don't really have anything concrete to base it on.)

I also doubt that they're trolls, but then again I only just learned that this was a common phenomenon here. In any case, it is a bit strange that waitlists would go out first (if that is indeed what happened).

[doubleo]

22 minutes ago, flowersandcoffee said:

Congratulations!! That’s amazing. Do you mind sharing your sub field? Was it from DGS? 

Thank you! It's Modern Europe. I was feeling a bit pessimistic because of all the talk here about the Europeanist bloodbath (and even during the interview my POI kept talking about the popularity of "Global History" and how departments want to pick students who will do well on the job market), but hey, I guess there was room for at least one!

 

And yes, it was from DGS. My admissions portal actually hasn't been updated yet lol

[TsarandProphet]

15 minutes ago, doubleo said:

Thank you! It's Modern Europe. I was feeling a bit pessimistic because of all the talk here about the Europeanist bloodbath (and even during the interview my POI kept talking about the popularity of "Global History" and how departments want to pick students who will do well on the job market), but hey, I guess there was room for at least one!

 

And yes, it was from DGS. My admissions portal actually hasn't been updated yet lol

Congratulations! I am a Europeanist at Yale, so feel free to ask any questions

[wfchasson]

1 hour ago, flowersandcoffee said:

Congratulations!! That’s amazing. Do you mind sharing your sub field? Was it from DGS? 

i toggle between international/global methodologies, thematically my emphasis is on IPE and the environment

[aco2]

1 hour ago, TagRendar said:

I mean, when I checked the application portal a bit earlier this evening, there was no change, and considering how every other school seems to handle this, it's weird that there wouldn't be some kind of notification on the portal, too.

I was accepted and there is no change to my portal either, so I wouldn’t say that means anything. 

[cakeandcats]

Does anyone know if the acceptances have gone out from Yale for American already? ☹️

Congrats to those who got acceptances! So exciting.

Edited February 6, 2021 by cakeandcats