2021 Application Thread for Communications Program

[phdplease101]

FYI, there are more than 350 applicants competing for 10 spots in Upenn Comm. The program is too competitative. 

[Kim2016]

3 hours ago, phdplease101 said:

FYI, there are more than 350 applicants competing for 10 spots in Upenn Comm. The program is too competitative. 

I thanked one of my POI at Penn for taking the time to correspond with me prior to the admissions and she wrote me back by saying this:  

"I'm very sorry we weren't able to offer you a spot, it was an *incredibly* tough year for admissions.  I appreciate the note and I hope you're able to continue your research interests nonetheless.

Warmly,"

 

I feel like at least she knows my existence in the world and even I end up elsewhere else maybe our paths can cross again in the future? who knows!? 

 

 

 

[Larik001]

I got rejected from UW-Madison

3 rejections from (NC State, Corenell, and UW-Madison)

Here is what is left (CU Boulder and Florida State)

I applied to American University (AU) but I doubt if they will even look at my application because I did not submit the evaluation  course (Too much expensive!)

I got accepted to Arizona State but waitlisted for funding though! 

Edited February 16, 2021 by Larik001

[veraciraptor]

4 hours ago, phdplease101 said:

FYI, there are more than 350 applicants competing for 10 spots in Upenn Comm. The program is too competitative. 

good thing I didn't even bother to apply then ?

[Larik001]

2 minutes ago, veraciraptor said:

good thing I didn't even bother to apply then ?

Me too ?

[WaitingGame2021]

Is anyone feeling depressed by this process? I’m finding it impossible to focus

on anything else.

[lew334]

4 minutes ago, WaitingGame2021 said:

Is anyone feeling depressed by this process? I’m finding it impossible to focus

on anything else.

Me.. Impossible to focus on my thesis. pretty anxious..

[twolucky]

35 minutes ago, lew334 said:

Me.. Impossible to focus on my thesis. pretty anxious..

Hi Y'all!

I know we are all pretty nervous recently during this application season. Although I am not sure if this is a good idea, I plan to host a short Zoom hangout "COMM DOWN" for people who are currently waiting for their program decisions and feeling stressed. I plan to have this event tonight at 6 pm (EST) and here is the registration link: https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUodOqorj0vH9bk6TZ7demzy4lGVbruNRqy

Feel free to share it to people you think who might be interested. If no one registered by the time the meeting starts, I won't start the meeting anyway. However, through this hangout, I hope we will feel more hopeful. Also, I will encourage people to have their videos on just in case we have no Zoom bombers and make sure our conversations are within the group.

[WaitingGame2021]

40 minutes ago, lew334 said:

Me.. Impossible to focus on my thesis. pretty anxious..

 

1 minute ago, twosweet said:

Hi Y'all!

I know we are all pretty nervous recently during this application season. Although I am not sure if this is a good idea, I plan to host a short Zoom hangout "COMM DOWN" for people who are currently waiting for their program decisions and feeling stressed. I plan to have this event tonight at 6 pm (EST) and here is the registration link: https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUodOqorj0vH9bk6TZ7demzy4lGVbruNRqy

Feel free to share it to people you think who might be interested. If no one registered by the time the meeting starts, I won't start the meeting anyway. However, through this hangout, I hope we will feel more hopeful. Also, I will encourage people to have their videos on just in case we have no Zoom bombers and make sure our conversations are within the group.

I’ll def be there! 

[Larik001]

20 minutes ago, twosweet said:

Hi Y'all!

I know we are all pretty nervous recently during this application season. Although I am not sure if this is a good idea, I plan to host a short Zoom hangout "COMM DOWN" for people who are currently waiting for their program decisions and feeling stressed. I plan to have this event tonight at 6 pm (EST) and here is the registration link: https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUodOqorj0vH9bk6TZ7demzy4lGVbruNRqy

Feel free to share it to people you think who might be interested. If no one registered by the time the meeting starts, I won't start the meeting anyway. However, through this hangout, I hope we will feel more hopeful. Also, I will encourage people to have their videos on just in case we have no Zoom bombers and make sure our conversations are within the group.

Definitely attending 

[TaylorScott]

New to the thread --- Applied to MA/MS programs and the waiting is absolutely killing. Have no idea what to do anymore to calm down. I feel like all I do is check my email/portals for no updates. Has anyone heard from any of the following for a Masters program?

 

Applied to: 

BU

Columbia

NYU

Fordham

Hopkins

Edited February 16, 2021 by TaylorScott

[Larik001]

1 minute ago, TaylorScott said:

New to the thread --- Applied to MA/MS programs and the waiting is absolutely killing. Have no idea what to do anymore to calm down. I feel like all I do is check my email/portals for no updates. Has anyone heard from any of the following for a Masters program?

 

Applied to: 

BU

Columbia

NYU

Fordham

Hopkins

Hey there,

You can check the results page and check which applicants got accepted. I am in the same boat as you are, different schools though. The wait is killing me too. Have you tried emailing the departments of your universities?

[MZC]

Hi!

Has anyone heard from NYU MCC? On the results page there are (only) two entries for interview requests, but wanted to see if anyone on this thread has been contacted/heard anything?

Was also rejected from UPenn -- a very competitive year indeed!

[Larik001]

7 hours ago, Larik001 said:

I got rejected from UW-Madison

3 rejections from (NC State, Corenell, and UW-Madison)

Here is what is left (CU Boulder and Florida State)

I applied to American University (AU) but I doubt if they will even look at my application because I did not submit the evaluation  course (Too much expensive!)

I got accepted to Arizona State but waitlisted for funding though! 

Just heard back from CU Boulder and they told me that they will get back to me in two weeks! I have seen on the result page that some students have already been accepted into the program ten days ago or so. I emailed the department back and asked them if it is a rolling admission process or a regular admission process. Their answer was regular admission and that the department has not yet finalized their decisions. 

Does that mean I have a chance or two weeks mean a preparation for a rejection email?

 

Edited February 16, 2021 by Larik001

[commnerd]

Hey y'all! I applied to 5 programs in total, 4 PhDs (UPenn, TAMU, UCSD, Cornell) and 1 MA (UNM). So far, I have been rejected by all programs but Cornell. Yet I highly doubt that I will get in since people have already been accepted and they only have 7 spots. It is super odd because, if they would consider me, I do feel that they would have sent me an email but I have heard nothing so far. Also, why would they not let me know that I got rejected like everyone else on February 5th? I'm also scared about just emailing them because I don't want to seem pushy, just in case. Is there any way that they would accept me later on? I do not have my hopes up but asking doesn't hurt. Btw, I am also an international applicant but I doubt that there is any difference.

[Larik001]

26 minutes ago, commnerd said:

Hey y'all! I applied to 5 programs in total, 4 PhDs (UPenn, TAMU, UCSD, Cornell) and 1 MA (UNM). So far, I have been rejected by all programs but Cornell. Yet I highly doubt that I will get in since people have already been accepted and they only have 7 spots. It is super odd because, if they would consider me, I do feel that they would have sent me an email but I have heard nothing so far. Also, why would they not let me know that I got rejected like everyone else on February 5th? I'm also scared about just emailing them because I don't want to seem pushy, just in case. Is there any way that they would accept me later on? I do not have my hopes up but asking doesn't hurt. Btw, I am also an international applicant but I doubt that there is any difference.

Hi there,

There is no harm in emailing the program coordinator at Cornell. Just a simple email and they would respond. As long as you are not emailing a POI or the head of the dept, then you are fine. Email the graduate coordinator of the program.  

[Larik001]

6 hours ago, twosweet said:

Hi Y'all!

I know we are all pretty nervous recently during this application season. Although I am not sure if this is a good idea, I plan to host a short Zoom hangout "COMM DOWN" for people who are currently waiting for their program decisions and feeling stressed. I plan to have this event tonight at 6 pm (EST) and here is the registration link: https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUodOqorj0vH9bk6TZ7demzy4lGVbruNRqy

Feel free to share it to people you think who might be interested. If no one registered by the time the meeting starts, I won't start the meeting anyway. However, through this hangout, I hope we will feel more hopeful. Also, I will encourage people to have their videos on just in case we have no Zoom bombers and make sure our conversations are within the group.

GUYS JOIN US!

[Larik001]

On 2/15/2021 at 9:48 PM, LCZ said:

Communications Department

Was there an interview?

[LCZ]

Damn, I fell asleep cuddling with my dog and I had it on my calendar and everything...

[LCZ]

1 hour ago, Larik001 said:

Was there an interview?

Nope!

[twolucky]

2 minutes ago, LCZ said:

Damn, I fell asleep cuddling with my dog and I had it on my calendar and everything...

No problem! We will have another session soon.

[AnonymousOops]

On 2/15/2021 at 1:39 PM, 79ers said:

Congrats on your acceptances! I was wondering when/how you heard from UCLA? Did you receive email the school or did you check with your POI? Thanks!

I first heard back from UCLA in the early January and was invited to their PhD visit day roughly one month ago. 

[AnonymousOops]

On 2/15/2021 at 11:15 AM, KatGrad757 said:

Congratulations on your acceptances! When did you hear from UMD regarding an interview? I applied to their information studies PhD program but I haven't heard back from them at all yet. 

I received an interview invitation from UMD in the early January. 

[AnonymousOops]

On 2/15/2021 at 11:08 AM, KkKkYes said:

Hi, thank you for sharing and congratulations on these great programs! I am wondering did you receive email from UCD or did you check with the POI to know the decision? Thanks!

Thank you! I was invited for an interview three weeks ago and receive an unofficial offer one week later. 

[doctoralwannabe]

Thought I would update: 

Still waiting for USC and Columbia.

However, USC did send out acceptance offers to some people according to the results page. Haven't heard anything from Columbia J-School though. I saw a Columbia acceptance post from last year's thread around this time so maybe I'll hear from them sometime this week. 

I also applied to NYU, but pretty sure I was rejected since I did not get an interview offer. 

I was waitlisted for UT Austin Journalism & Media program and rejected for UMich. 

I know getting off the waitlist especially for funded PhD is extremely rare.

What a tough cycle...