Stats for those accepted into programs

[ddsdevil]

I was hoping that people would post their stats who got into PhD programs for comparison purposes. Will you post:

1. Stats

2. Programs accepted (school and field)

3. waitlisted

This would be very helpful. thanks!

[ChristopherB]

2.3 Anthropology B.A.

4.0 Religious Studies 2nd BA

4.0 History M.A.

680 V 550 Q

5 Published Peer Review Articles, 12 Conference Presentations including ASCH, CESNUR, SSSR, and AAR.

Accepted FSU and UCSB both with excellent funding (American Religious History)

Waitlisted Columbia and Vanderbilt

Rejected by more than I care to remember.... many of which offered very encouraging comments during the application process.

I was hoping that people would post their stats who got into PhD programs for comparison purposes. Will you post:

1. Stats

2. Programs accepted (school and field)

3. waitlisted

This would be very helpful. thanks!

[acedia]

On 5/18/2010 at 2:30 PM, ddsdevil said:

I was hoping that people would post their stats who got into PhD programs for comparison purposes. Will you post:

1. Stats

2. Programs accepted (school and field)

3. waitlisted

This would be very helpful. thanks!

3.9 Religion B.A.

4.0 Theology M.Phil.

4.0 M.Div.

770V, 730Q, 6.0

Accepted: Yale, Catholic University, Rice

Waitlisted: Notre Dame,

Rejected: Duke, Harvard

[Postbib Yeshuist]

1. Stats

-3.97 GPA (Th.M.)

-3.2xx GPA (M.Div.)

-690V, 720Q, 5.0

1a. The important "stats"

-VERY strong Letters of Recommendation (I was very deliberate in who I asked)

-Strong SoP (~40 hours spent over 2 months)

-Strong writing sample

2. Programs accepted

-Southern Methodist University, Religion & Culture (attending (full funding + stipend & Diss. funding))

-Iliff School of Theology, Religion & Social Change

3. waitlisted

None

4. Rejected

Drew University (I didn't do the legwork of introducing myself to profs)

Basically, if I can get in, anyone can.

Edited May 20, 2010 by Postbib Yeshuist

[thisistheyear]

I was hoping that people would post their stats who got into PhD programs for comparison purposes. Will you post:

1. Stats

2. Programs accepted (school and field)

3. waitlisted

This would be very helpful. thanks!

1. 3.5 UG Religion and English 3.4 MDIV 3.8 ThM 600 V 600 Q 5.5 W

2. Garrett (deferred - low funding), Drew

3. Vanderbilt

I'm planning on waiting until next year to see about some other schools...husband's job situation is a major factor, too, so I want to apply to 1-2 other programs. Otherwise, it's Chi-town!

[Musili]

1. BA (Liberal Arts): Graduated from a college with no grades or tests, so no GPA. Very, very strong narrative evaluations.

I did complete one semester at Harvard College and had a 3.6 from that.

640V/590Q/6A on GRE. Letters of rec from well-respected people for both the programs that accepted me.

2. Accepted: Harvard Divinity: MTS; NYU MA - Religion and Journalism (both programs offered full funding, more or less)

3. Waitlisted: none. Rejected: UMN and Brown, for non-religion PhD programs, which were HUGE longshots.

Edited May 31, 2010 by Musili

[jacib]

BA: Private R1 University, Religious Studies BA, 3.26 (overall), 3.57 (in major)

GRE: 800 verbal, 780 math, 6.0 writing

Recs: strong (a lot of "this guy should go into a PhD")

Writing sample: decent, used some French and German sources.

Languages: some French, German, Turkish

Results: Chicago MA (1/2 tuition remission)

Rejected at Duke PhD in an obscure subfield that I'm not sure took anyone last year

(withdrew other apps once I got into a sociology PhD program)

It's a real crap shoot. Make sure to apply broadly. And it's really not the stats that get you in. It seems like it's more stats get you crossed out, other things get you in.

[Infinite Monkeys]

Hope I'm not too late to the party!

1. Stats

• BA double-major in English & Religious Studies, 3.97
• MA English, 3.96
  • My thesis was heavily focused on a religious studies-focused explication of a pop culture novel
  • I took extra religious studies classes and worked for our RS department while doing my MA work
  • 680V, 480Q, 6.0 (I'm a strong writer, but I have math issues)
    
    • Accepted at Claremont (Interfield PhD in English & Religion), U Denver/Iliff School of Theology (Joint PhD, Theology, Philosophy, and Cultural Theory), and UC Riverside (PhD, Religious Studies)
    • Rejected from Princeton (PhD, Religion in America), Ohio State (PhD, Comparative Studies), and Yale (PhD, American Religious History)

  3. Waitlisted/Other

  [*]Waitlisted at UCSB (MA/PhD, Religion in America)[*]Removed from applicant pool at UC Riverside (PhD, English--I'd already been admitted and accepted the offer at UCR, so they pulled me)

  I really think I got in where I did on the strength of my writing and the oddity of my area of interest, because it sure wasn't my test scores. I also had some strong letters of recommendation, thankfully. I had folks writing for me from two different departments.

  I think that may have helped as well; when faculty I talked to heard I had a grounding in both fields, they seemed more interested in me as an applicant. If you have the option to take a minor, or even a double major in a closely related field, I'd say it's worth the time and effort.