TheGradCocaCola Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Someone posted the result of Georgetown, in which they did not offer admission to the PhD but secured a spot on MAGIC (MA in Global, International, and Comparative History). First, congratulations to the candidate! I imagine it may not be the most desired result, but I see it as a victory. I'm not American and I would like to ask a question: Master's programs in the USA are usually paid and there are few scholarships available, is that right? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinlutherbitch777 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, TheGradCocaCola said: Someone posted the result of Georgetown, in which they did not offer admission to the PhD but secured a spot on MAGIC (MA in Global, International, and Comparative History). First, congratulations to the candidate! I imagine it may not be the most desired result, but I see it as a victory. I'm not American and I would like to ask a question: Master's programs in the USA are usually paid and there are few scholarships available, is that right? Thanks. This was me. Thanks for your kind words! MAs in the United States are not funded most of the time. You'll really have to fight for funding, some packages are negotiable if the school offers assistantships, and you'll have to rely heavily on outside funding if you can't finance it yourself. Postgrad education in the US is definitely not accessible financially, you really have to work for it. TagRendar, TheGradCocaCola and charmsprof 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradSchoolAndSuch Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hello all! I'm new here =). Stupidly decided to lurk 2-3 weeks ago, realized I was likely going to get rejected from Berkeley, and then vowed to take a few weeks off the forums so I don't drive myself crazy. I got my first acceptance yesterday, so am feeling like I can come out of the woodwork and celebrate everyone's good news! And cheer on everyone else! My stats and background are oddly specific, so I'm more than happy to answer questions but please PM me if you do have them. I'm paranoid that professors are lurking here (as if they don't have actual research and teaching commitments to attend to, amiright?) Anyway, all of that long preamble to say: hello! I got accepted at Princeton yesterday and a few hours later rejected from Berkeley. TagRendar, Akinokaze, flowersandcoffee and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowersandcoffee Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, GradSchoolAndSuch said: Hello all! I'm new here =). Stupidly decided to lurk 2-3 weeks ago, realized I was likely going to get rejected from Berkeley, and then vowed to take a few weeks off the forums so I don't drive myself crazy. I got my first acceptance yesterday, so am feeling like I can come out of the woodwork and celebrate everyone's good news! And cheer on everyone else! My stats and background are oddly specific, so I'm more than happy to answer questions but please PM me if you do have them. I'm paranoid that professors are lurking here (as if they don't have actual research and teaching commitments to attend to, amiright?) Anyway, all of that long preamble to say: hello! I got accepted at Princeton yesterday and a few hours later rejected from Berkeley. Woohooo! Congrats!! What a massive achievement! Please tell me how you managed to stay off this website. Would like my life back x emeraldsapphire and Maguire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradSchoolAndSuch Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, flowersandcoffee said: Woohooo! Congrats!! What a massive achievement! Please tell me how you managed to stay off this website. Would like my life back x Thank you! Honestly, it probably helped that I was only on here that one time (for several hours, but still!) And then I told my friends and sister that I will not go on for another 2 weeks (hoorah accountability!) And what's the point of going on here if you can't cry to your friends and family that clearly you're getting rejected from X school because "THEY ALREADY ACCEPTED FIVE PEOPLE AND I DIDN'T EVEN GET AN INTERVIEW." That's probably very oddly specific to me, so probably not helpful =P. flowersandcoffee and Mad Scientist Malfrost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Scientist Malfrost Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 3 hours ago, tyg91 said: First application round for me... how do you deal with the rejection/how many seasons have you experienced? It's way harder than I thought it would be. As someone in his third cycle( really only my second since I only applied for two programs my first time around and had no idea what I was doing at first) I will say that the rejections will always sting but you should never take them too personally. Departments are fickle and sometimes it really does boil down to a matter of luck of if you get in or not. Sometimes the department is only taking one admit for the subfield you are in or sometimes the faculty you want to work with is getting ready to go on sabbatical. I think understanding that helps cope with the sting of being rejected and not being discouraged to go again if you don't get into a program your first time around! I hope that helps somewhat! AlQayzar, TagRendar, flowersandcoffee and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Scientist Malfrost Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Congrats to the NYU admit as well if you are on here! Maguire and flowersandcoffee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nws Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 FYI to people still waiting for Chicago, I just got an email from the Graduate Affairs Administrator. Still technically an unofficial acceptance, as the official one is supposed to come out "soon" from the Dean of Students. But it appears as though they have sent out these unofficial acceptances beyond just the random POI's who have given people a heads up. Mad Scientist Malfrost, aco2 and CoffeeCatsCorgis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history110 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) On 2/1/2022 at 1:47 PM, aurelie426 said: Not yet! From going through results for last year it doesn't seem like UToronto will be releasing decisions until March? Which Canadian programs did you apply to? just UBC! If I don't get in I plan on doing a much wider net next year, but I just did UBC this year for various reasons. I did talk to my POI yesterday and I'm basically waitlisted, so some offers may start showing up for those that are on the top of the list...good luck with your programs! Edited February 2, 2022 by history110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medievalpeasant Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, nws said: FYI to people still waiting for Chicago, I just got an email from the Graduate Affairs Administrator. Still technically an unofficial acceptance, as the official one is supposed to come out "soon" from the Dean of Students. But it appears as though they have sent out these unofficial acceptances beyond just the random POI's who have given people a heads up. Ahh, so I wonder if its bad news if we didn’t get an unofficial notice yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Scientist Malfrost Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, medievalpeasant said: Ahh, so I wonder if its bad news if we didn’t get an unofficial notice yet. As sad as it is to say it, I would say that is most likely the case at this point for Chicago. Congrats to all who got an acceptance though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeCatsCorgis Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, medievalpeasant said: Ahh, so I wonder if its bad news if we didn’t get an unofficial notice yet. Same A little disheartening since Chicago is a top choice. Congrats to those who've received notice of acceptance. I guess it's unlikely at this point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWitWitch Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatildaMedievalist Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 If the Stanford interview and/or acceptance is on here, care to share any more details? And congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatic_peas Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 8 minutes ago, MatildaMedievalist said: If the Stanford interview and/or acceptance is on here, care to share any more details? And congratulations! Hey! I didn't have an interview but just got word I got into Stanford— it looks like one person in most fields got in except for in US two people got in. Trail_Blazer, jpbends, charmsprof and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe0294 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, automatic_peas said: Hey! I didn't have an interview but just got word I got into Stanford— it looks like one person in most fields got in except for in US two people got in. Hey did you get an official notification from Stanford? Or is it your POI who told you this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatic_peas Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 minute ago, cafe0294 said: Hey did you get an official notification from Stanford? Or is it your POI who told you this? Thanks. No official notice yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATAH Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 hours ago, nws said: FYI to people still waiting for Chicago, I just got an email from the Graduate Affairs Administrator. Still technically an unofficial acceptance, as the official one is supposed to come out "soon" from the Dean of Students. But it appears as though they have sent out these unofficial acceptances beyond just the random POI's who have given people a heads up. What do you mean by "Graduate Affairs Administrator"? Admin from the history dept? or admin from the college? CoffeeCatsCorgis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldsapphire Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 6 hours ago, flowersandcoffee said: Please tell me how you managed to stay off this website. Would like my life back x Hear hear flowersandcoffee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowersandcoffee Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Okay an oddly specific question - any Australians on here, who applied to Harvard and received an email this morning about the Robert Gordon Menzies Scholarships?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akinokaze Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) Hello, first time poster here! Just a question - I see four (I think?) Princeton accepts, does it mean we should relinquish any reasonable hope (the unreasonable hope staying alive, of course, until we get a written rejection ?)? It's my first round of applications so I don't know how they do it at Princeton. Are those informal offers (i.e. emails kindly sent by their POIs), or are we talking about official offers, in which case I suppose this particular ship has sailed? ps. Is there any other unfortunate soul who, like me, has applied to NYU's joint PhD in History and French Studies and knows anything about their decision schedule? As far as I understand, the IFS (Institute of French Studies) gets to decide first, right? GradCafe archives are not very helpful on this particular topic... And, of course, congratulations to those who already received some good news, and good luck to everyone else! Edited February 3, 2022 by Akinokaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nws Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 6 hours ago, ATAH said: What do you mean by "Graduate Affairs Administrator"? Admin from the history dept? or admin from the college? Honestly I'm not completely sure, but from her email signature, it sounds like admin from the history dept, and that the official-official email will come from admin from the dean's office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe0294 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 7 hours ago, automatic_peas said: No official notice yet! Can I ask which sub field is yours for Stanford History? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maguire Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Does anyone know what the status is right now with Yale? I saw an interview request on the results page, which seems a bit late for them, but if anyone knows generally when they are going to send out decisions that would be great. Also, if we haven't had an interview with them shall we expect that's not a great sign (even if we've had contact with POIs before)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatic_peas Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, cafe0294 said: Can I ask which sub field is yours for Stanford History? Hey! Happy to talk more via DM (don't want to dox myself since there is only one admit per field). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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