fossati Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) Also, if it makes anyone feel any better, one Professor from PhD admissions said they had 100 more applications than they did in previous years. Therefore, this year was indeed more difficult for admissions. Edited February 26, 2021 by fossati Kim2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaharim Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Hi! I registered yesterday and thought I might drop a line here. I have applied for UW Film & Media MA but I am worried about my chances because I did not receive news until now and I see some people are already being interviewed... however, as I applied for the MA instead of the PhD, maybe I am not being interviewed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylee0427 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 7 hours ago, Kaharim said: Hi! I registered yesterday and thought I might drop a line here. I have applied for UW Film & Media MA but I am worried about my chances because I did not receive news until now and I see some people are already being interviewed... however, as I applied for the MA instead of the PhD, maybe I am not being interviewed? Based on the results from a couple of years ago, one of the respondents said s/he did an interview and still got rejected. But I might be wrong, so don't give up hope! What's your research interest, if you don't mind me asking? Kaharim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaharim Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 11 hours ago, andylee0427 said: Based on the results from a couple of years ago, one of the respondents said s/he did an interview and still got rejected. But I might be wrong, so don't give up hope! What's your research interest, if you don't mind me asking? Hi! Thank you for the encouraging words. Audiovisual Gothic, Gender in Media and Queer Theory. What's yours? ? andylee0427 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylee0427 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Kaharim said: Hi! Thank you for the encouraging words. Audiovisual Gothic, Gender in Media and Queer Theory. What's yours? ? Mine's postcolonial documentary films and US imperialism in East Asia. Good luck and I hope you get an offer! Kaharim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim2016 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Can't believe Feb is almost over already! I'm still waiting to hear back from following programs NYU Tisch UT Austin RTF UW Seattle Cinema and Media Studies UIUC ICR Let's hope March will be less brutal than Feb! Good Luck to everyone who's waiting like me! andylee0427, ACKru and jkv152 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkv152 Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Happy Monday and March everyone! It seems with COVID, many schools are taking a bit longer than usual. I'm wishing the best for us all. Hopefully we all get some good news this week! Best of luck ShivD, Kim2016 and phdinoverthinking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylee0427 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 9 hours ago, jkv152 said: Happy Monday and March everyone! It seems with COVID, many schools are taking a bit longer than usual. I'm wishing the best for us all. Hopefully we all get some good news this week! Best of luck Likewise! Have you conducted the interview with UW? If so, I hope it went well. If it's alright with you, would you share some questions that came out during the interview? I'd greatly appreciate that! Happy March, and best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkv152 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 9 hours ago, andylee0427 said: Likewise! Have you conducted the interview with UW? If so, I hope it went well. If it's alright with you, would you share some questions that came out during the interview? I'd greatly appreciate that! Happy March, and best of luck! Yes, I did interview with UW. The questions were very personal as they pertained to my decision to study one thing over another. I imagine the questions changed depending on who they were interviewing. They stressed that this was an informal interview, so it felt more like a casual conversation. What I can say is that decisions go out this month, but they did not specify when. It all depends on when they get through interviews. I hope it’s this week but who knows! Kim2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShivD Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Hello! Did anyone hear back the final result from Northwestern's Screen Cultures program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00dyjewel Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Just got word from Yale and it was a rejection. Unfortunate but expected! I applied to the Film and English combined program, if that’s helpful for anyone to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkv152 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 minute ago, m00dyjewel said: Just got word from Yale and it was a rejection. Unfortunate but expected! I applied to the Film and English combined program, if that’s helpful for anyone to know. Same here. I also received a rejection for FMS/CompLit. Bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysfaye_ Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Hi, just discovered this forum! I'm waiting on UW's PhD decisions but I'm assuming that maybe it's not a great sign if we haven't heard yet... Or maybe they do interviews in waves (to try and stay optimistic). Have rejections gone out yet? Kim2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim2016 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, lysfaye_ said: Hi, just discovered this forum! I'm waiting on UW's PhD decisions but I'm assuming that maybe it's not a great sign if we haven't heard yet... Or maybe they do interviews in waves (to try and stay optimistic). Have rejections gone out yet? I haven't heard anything back from UW yet either. Not sure if it means rejection or not. On the portal it says decisions will come out by mid-March though! lysfaye_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaharim Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) I've started to fear (considering how other unis have proceeded) that UW might accept only one or two students in the MA program aiming to prioritize PhD students' funding. I mean, I would get that, but I feel that we are competing with the PhD applicants even if we did not apply for the same program and it kind of feels unfair? Edited March 3, 2021 by Kaharim Typo lysfaye_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylee0427 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 6 hours ago, lysfaye_ said: Hi, just discovered this forum! I'm waiting on UW's PhD decisions but I'm assuming that maybe it's not a great sign if we haven't heard yet... Or maybe they do interviews in waves (to try and stay optimistic). Have rejections gone out yet? I asked the UW graduate coordinator and this is what she wrote back to me: We are aiming to make admissions decisions (along with waitlist decisions) around mid March. Although I don't know the exact plans for the admissions committee, I would expect the committee will want to speak with folks on the waitlist before making a final offer. I hope this helps. Best of luck, everyone! Kaharim, Kim2016 and lysfaye_ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysfaye_ Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 15 hours ago, Kim2016 said: I haven't heard anything back from UW yet either. Not sure if it means rejection or not. On the portal it says decisions will come out by mid-March though! I've got all my fingers and toes crossed for us!! Kaharim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysfaye_ Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 12 hours ago, andylee0427 said: I asked the UW graduate coordinator and this is what she wrote back to me: We are aiming to make admissions decisions (along with waitlist decisions) around mid March. Although I don't know the exact plans for the admissions committee, I would expect the committee will want to speak with folks on the waitlist before making a final offer. I hope this helps. Best of luck, everyone! Thank you so much! Really any information during this crazy process is helpful so much appreciated andylee0427 and Kim2016 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaharim Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 It seems like our only option is to hope to hear something by the end of next week. Keep your hopes up! I'm rooting for us to receive some goods news ?? Kim2016, andylee0427, ACKru and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACKru Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The wait is excrutiating ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagerinla Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, ACKru said: The wait is excrutiating ? Agreed — It's grueling. Still waiting to hear something from CU Boulder. I keep telling myself no news is good news but wow, this is tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACKru Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 official rejection from UT arrived at 12am Texas time! Kim2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim2016 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 hours ago, ACKru said: official rejection from UT arrived at 12am Texas time! Same.. got my rejection today and I'm heart broken! It was my top choice and I had extensive communications with 2 of my POIs + 1 current PhD student prior to the application deadline yet I guess it was all good for nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoosh93 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Hi! Did anyone receive an admission offer from UT Austin yet? I just went through all the result postings and it seems like around 10 people got waitlisted, me included of course. Does anyone know if that's how it usually is with UT Austin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biupiupiu Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Hey all the peers of cms! Just kind of going off a little bit, I am a junior undergrad double major in French and Film studies, and I want to kindly ask if it is possible in general for an undergrad to be accepted by a phd program? If yes, what are the essential/imperative factors that will lead to consideration of admission office? Besides, any advice for the writing sample to be submitted for application? In particular, is it necessary/better to align my writing sample with my research interests reflected in the personal statement? I am planning to apply for master programs in the fall, but I would also like to give it a shot for phd programs. I would appreciate it for any response and advice! And of course, best of luck to ALL of you! What is yours will eventually come by your side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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