HomoLudens Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 I think I will remove myself from Bloomington's waitlist soon. Their department seems to be having a lot of problems. A friend of mine was ABD there and they completely fucked him over. His supervisor left the department, and no one was willing to take over for him due to infighting and department politics. They also seem to be lacking fresh blood on their faculty. Also, who wants to live in an Indiana cornfield for 6 years anyway? PolPhil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurkingfaculty Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I don't know anything about drama in the department, but they've hired three people quite recently who are all great. That's better than most departments are able to do right now with respect to hiring, so I'd say they have a fair amount of "fresh blood". PolPhil and PHILOKEV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomoLudens Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 3 hours ago, lurkingfaculty said: I don't know anything about drama in the department, but they've hired three people quite recently who are all great. That's better than most departments are able to do right now with respect to hiring, so I'd say they have a fair amount of "fresh blood". Fair enough, my contact left the department quite a while ago and things might have changed. I am just giving a report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olórin Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 19 hours ago, lurkingfaculty said: I don't know anything about drama in the department, but they've hired three people quite recently who are all great. That's better than most departments are able to do right now with respect to hiring, so I'd say they have a fair amount of "fresh blood". 19 hours ago, HomoLudens said: I think I will remove myself from Bloomington's waitlist soon. Their department seems to be having a lot of problems. A friend of mine was ABD there and they completely fucked him over. His supervisor left the department, and no one was willing to take over for him due to infighting and department politics. FWIW, there's different versions of this scenario in every department. In my department, one intended advisor left, and a second intended advisor retired. We have new hires, but they're too green to direct a dissertation and having non-tenured faculty on a dissertation committee is risky. Departments usually look different at dissertation stage than they did at admissions stage, and you'll probably be different by then too. PhilCoffee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilBlast Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Accepted to Kent State's MA, but had to contact about the funding and I'm waitlisted for the assistantship. I was also told that I'm high on the list. Anyone know the odds on this sort of thing? I'm not really sure what to expect and I'm on edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsseEstPoop Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 9:39 AM, Hamid.ir said: Waite listed in Miami. Is this Miami U. (OH) or U. of Miami (FL)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absurd'sTheWord Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Waitlisted at Purdue via email. PHILOKEV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamid.ir Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 15 hours ago, EsseEstPoop said: Is this Miami U. (OH) or U. of Miami (FL)? It is UM, located in Florida. EsseEstPoop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_bad_philosopher Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) Waitlisted at UWMilwaukee MA program. This is my only semi-positive response I've gotten this cycle so if anyone accepted is not interested in the program and is planning to decline please do so as soon as possible, it would be greatly appreciated! Edited March 9, 2021 by A_bad_philosopher Awkward wording/phrasing Marcus_Aurelius, washabirva, potato juice and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkepticFutile Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Also waitlisted at UW-Milwaukee MA program which is the best one I had positive response so far. It seems that NIU accepts many students this year. I hope this is a good new for both of us, dude. PHILOKEV and ShadyCarnot 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_bad_philosopher Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 3 hours ago, SkepticFutile said: Also waitlisted at UW-Milwaukee MA program which is the best one I had positive response so far. It seems that NIU accepts many students this year. I hope this is a good new for both of us, dude. Yes hopefully this works out for both of us! I also applied to NIU but Brandeis/UWM are my top choices for now. Of course I'd be happy to go to NIU if they accept me. Fingers crossed! PHILOKEV, ShadyCarnot and washabirva 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCoffee Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 3/10/2021 at 1:36 AM, A_bad_philosopher said: Waitlisted at UWMilwaukee MA program. This is my only semi-positive response I've gotten this cycle so if anyone accepted is not interested in the program and is planning to decline please do so as soon as possible, it would be greatly appreciated! I've seen some being on the waitlist at UW-Milwaukee (including myself) and many being high on the waitlist. I also know some get rejected there. But I haven't seen anyone reports that she gets accepted, which seems weird. SkepticFutile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkepticFutile Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 8 hours ago, PhilCoffee said: I've seen some being on the waitlist at UW-Milwaukee (including myself) and many being high on the waitlist. I also know some get rejected there. But I haven't seen anyone reports that she gets accepted, which seems weird. But in the Acceptance Thread, @MtnDuck said that he seemed to track from FB and there are already 4 acceptance. Well, he is not sure though, I think. PhilCoffee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_bad_philosopher Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 11 hours ago, PhilCoffee said: I've seen some being on the waitlist at UW-Milwaukee (including myself) and many being high on the waitlist. I also know some get rejected there. But I haven't seen anyone reports that she gets accepted, which seems weird. I know personally at least one person who got accepted to UW-Milwaukee. I think they did send out acceptance offers. Also according to the FB group there were a bunch of people claiming that they are going to decline the offers soon, so I am hoping that that opens up some spots for us. PhilCoffee and PHILOKEV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCoffee Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 53 minutes ago, A_bad_philosopher said: I know personally at least one person who got accepted to UW-Milwaukee. I think they did send out acceptance offers. Also according to the FB group there were a bunch of people claiming that they are going to decline the offers soon, so I am hoping that that opens up some spots for us. Cool. Wasn't on the FB group. I am taking myself off the waitlist (was not high from the fitst place), as I will probably decide between SFU and Texas Tech. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_bad_philosopher Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 26 minutes ago, PhilCoffee said: Cool. Wasn't on the FB group. I am taking myself off the waitlist (was not high from the fitst place), as I will probably decide between SFU and Texas Tech. Good luck! I see. Thanks for letting me know! Hopefully I will get bumped up to a higher position on the waitlist then. Good luck to you with SFU and TT! PhilCoffee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDuck Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 hours ago, SkepticFutile said: But in the Acceptance Thread, @MtnDuck said that he seemed to track from FB and there are already 4 acceptance. Well, he is not sure though, I think. Can confirm at least 4 folks over on FB have As ?. I'm going to try to figure out a way to add when folks are declining to the stats but might take a while ? PHILOKEV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkepticFutile Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/12/2021 at 1:27 AM, MtnDuck said: Can confirm at least 4 folks over on FB have As ?. I'm going to try to figure out a way to add when folks are declining to the stats but might take a while ? Thanks for your efforts to gather and present information, which is a great benefit to us international applicants. Salute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiai Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) Edit : I'm sorry I think I just commented at the wrong forum :") . I got waitlisted at my top gradschool and tried to connect with people who feel the same. Edited March 13, 2021 by aiai Wrong forum section eleatics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absurd'sTheWord Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Waitlisted at Marquette (Ph.D.). PHILOKEV and ShadyCarnot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILOKEV Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, Absurd'sTheWord said: Waitlisted at Marquette (Ph.D.). Strange that it is taking them so long this year. Last year all first round offers went out on Feb 5th, just 4 days after the application deadline. If my experience from 2020 is conveyable, you may have good chance to get an offer. I will be sending good wishes on your behalf to the spirit-saints of good fortune. Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contingent Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I, along with the rest of the waitlist at UCSD, was invited to a virtual open house for them. Does anyone have experience with this? Will it be awkward to try to make connections as a person on the waitlist? Will there be different expectations for those accepted already versus those waitlisted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObamaIsGuiltyOfWarCrimes Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 48 minutes ago, SmithM97 said: I, along with the rest of the waitlist at UCSD, was invited to a virtual open house for them. Does anyone have experience with this? Will it be awkward to try to make connections as a person on the waitlist? Will there be different expectations for those accepted already versus those waitlisted? I did it with Minnesota. It was not weird at all, but I didn't go out of my way to make further contact or schedule individual meetings. Marcus_Aurelius, PhilCoffee, ShadyCarnot and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetlight21 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Question on professional correspondence. I am on the waitlist at Duke. Back in February, the director of grad studies encouraged me to reach out to him if I had questions about the program. I have emailed him twice since then expressing continued interest in the program and asking general questions. Have not received a response to either email. How should I interpret this? Keep emailing or take his lack of response as indication that I will not be accepted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olórin Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, streetlight21 said: Question on professional correspondence. I am on the waitlist at Duke. Back in February, the director of grad studies encouraged me to reach out to him if I had questions about the program. I have emailed him twice since then expressing continued interest in the program and asking general questions. Have not received a response to either email. How should I interpret this? Keep emailing or take his lack of response as indication that I will not be accepted? The unresponsive grad director is one of my least favorite archetypes. I think all this tells you is that this particular person is unresponsive over email. I wish people realized how hard and confusing this is for applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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