prospectiveafricanist Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 1 hour ago, porcelainruby said: With today's rejection from Harvard's HOS, I'm officially out for this year. Getting the "you were so close, surely you'll get a great offer from somewhere else" rejection from Cornell this morning too makes the feelings even more complicated. I'm an older candidate (30's, I guess that is old?) but have a BA in history from a top-20 university. Was battling chronic illness for the past 3 years and am now feeling even more behind at the prospect of not being able to start a new degree until 2024. Anyone else considering changing disciplines for another try? I'm only now wondering if I'm a better fit for anthropology MAs/PhDs and STS MAs. Finally, sending good vibes out to all the waitlisted people! I got in off the WL for my Masters and am all too familiar with the unique stress of it. Fingers crossed for ya'll and your funding $$ Never give up, King. Out of curiosity, how many schools did you apply to. Also: if anything, switching to anthropology might make your path more difficult since the top schools have an even lower acceptance rate in anthropology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcelainruby Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, prospectiveafricanist said: Never give up, King. Out of curiosity, how many schools did you apply to. Also: if anything, switching to anthropology might make your path more difficult since the top schools have an even lower acceptance rate in anthropology. Thank you, I appreciate it! I applied to 8 PhD programs at 7 schools, a mixture of US history, history of science, and one American Studies. I know anthro doesn't really have better stats compared to history, but I'm wondering if my Master of Fine Arts/writing background might be valued more over there in the ethnographic sense more vs History. prospectiveafricanist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospectiveafricanist Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 48 minutes ago, porcelainruby said: Thank you, I appreciate it! I applied to 8 PhD programs at 7 schools, a mixture of US history, history of science, and one American Studies. I know anthro doesn't really have better stats compared to history, but I'm wondering if my Master of Fine Arts/writing background might be valued more over there in the ethnographic sense more vs History. Ahh that makes sense. There are also lots of good visual arts programs which let you do historical/antrhopological stuff. (I am thinking specifically about a book I read which used a visual arts approach to look at change in Swahili coast urban areas). Anyways, good luck and all the best porcelainruby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmingymnast Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Hi folks, hope everyone's hanging in there! Has anyone heard from Penn History of Science? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckYesJules Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Out of curiosity, has anyone heard anything from Umass Amherst? I saw a rejection posted last week, but that's all I've seen during this cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfurry69 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Hi everyone! I just got accepted into Kent State's history PhD program with a four year, $16,000 per year stipend. I am so happy! CheckYesJules and ladydobz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydobz Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 3 hours ago, badfurry69 said: Hi everyone! I just got accepted into Kent State's history PhD program with a four year, $16,000 per year stipend. I am so happy! Congratulations!!!!!!!! Bubfun and badfurry69 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydobz Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Has anyone else heard from UIUC? I only saw the first two acceptances and one WL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcinusorca Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Hey everyone! Do you know if there are two separate waitlists at Georgetown - one regular and one "priority"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumnersort Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 On 2/25/2023 at 1:22 PM, ladydobz said: Has anyone else heard from UIUC? I only saw the first two acceptances and one WL... I can't actually remember if I was one of the ones who posted my acceptance on the decisions page or not but I heard from them in early Feb I think. I do know the admitted students visit day is coming up this week so they've probably sent out all the acceptances by now but maybe not waitlists? In any case I hope you get good news! ladydobz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinOfKafka Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 On 2/25/2023 at 1:22 PM, ladydobz said: Has anyone else heard from UIUC? I only saw the first two acceptances and one WL... Yeah I got waitlisted a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfurry69 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, KinOfKafka said: Yeah I got waitlisted a few weeks ago. Are you going to the recruiting event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinOfKafka Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, badfurry69 said: Are you going to the recruiting event? No, I live too far away and honestly the 300 $ reimbursement their offering wouldn't cover hotel + travel. I am also not super interested in the program (although faculty is great - why I applied), I just don't really want be in middle of nowhere Illinois for 4+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydobz Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Well, I'm out for this season. Congrats to all the admits, and I'll be trying again next season! CheckYesJules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfurry69 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 18 hours ago, KinOfKafka said: No, I live too far away and honestly the 300 $ reimbursement their offering wouldn't cover hotel + travel. I am also not super interested in the program (although faculty is great - why I applied), I just don't really want be in middle of nowhere Illinois for 4+ years. Fair enough. Illinois is my top school so I'm pretty excited for the recruiting event tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowersofindia Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 who will be at harvard's gsas admitted student day? excited to link up with others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psstein Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/21/2023 at 7:19 PM, porcelainruby said: Thank you, I appreciate it! I applied to 8 PhD programs at 7 schools, a mixture of US history, history of science, and one American Studies. I know anthro doesn't really have better stats compared to history, but I'm wondering if my Master of Fine Arts/writing background might be valued more over there in the ethnographic sense more vs History. What's your research area in history of science? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcelainruby Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 21 hours ago, psstein said: What's your research area in history of science? 20th century US with environmental and STS interests. I think I'm more just sad my previous masters didn't count 'enough' to work out this season haha (because I'm already in my thirties), but I am coming to terms with it and now considering some 1 year masters programs for next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhittle Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 What do y'all think about emailing schools to ask when to expect a response? I have a few schools left who I haven't heard from, and of course it's not considered "late" until after March 15th, but I am a little worried about one. I applied to UMass Amherst for a PhD in English, and I saw about 5 different posts about responses back in late January, but I still haven't heard anything, which makes me wonder if I should email them, in case there was some issue and they meant to send my rejection or something lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psstein Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 7 hours ago, porcelainruby said: 20th century US with environmental and STS interests. I think I'm more just sad my previous masters didn't count 'enough' to work out this season haha (because I'm already in my thirties), but I am coming to terms with it and now considering some 1 year masters programs for next round. Yeah, that would explain some of the issues. A lot of history of science departments are adamant that STS is not the same thing (though I'd argue the line between the disciplines is much, much thinner than it used to be). I would encourage you to think about your future in terms of your goals. History of science is a tiny sub-field in the ever-shrinking pool of history. STS is even smaller. Would earning a 1 yr MA/MPhil bring you closer to your goals? Or would you be better served narrowing your focus and improving your application materials? Realistically, a one-year program is closer to a two-year time investment, if you wanted to make the most out of it to get into a top-tier PhD program. Time is the most precious resource we have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psstein Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 7 hours ago, swhittle said: What do y'all think about emailing schools to ask when to expect a response? I have a few schools left who I haven't heard from, and of course it's not considered "late" until after March 15th, but I am a little worried about one. I applied to UMass Amherst for a PhD in English, and I saw about 5 different posts about responses back in late January, but I still haven't heard anything, which makes me wonder if I should email them, in case there was some issue and they meant to send my rejection or something lol You might be better served asking this in the English sub-forum, but FWIW, some programs have waves of acceptances. They'll send a first, then a second, then a third round, based on priority/which students have chosen to come/funding. Alternatively, some programs do wait until the last minute to send out rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinOfKafka Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Has anyone heard anything from Umass Amherst, University of Pittsburgh, NYU, or Northeastern? I went to the Northeastern event for those on the shortlist, they said it would be 1-2 weeks with a decision (which it has been), but I still haven't heard anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckYesJules Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 5 hours ago, KinOfKafka said: Has anyone heard anything from Umass Amherst, University of Pittsburgh, NYU, or Northeastern? I went to the Northeastern event for those on the shortlist, they said it would be 1-2 weeks with a decision (which it has been), but I still haven't heard anything. I’m waiting on UMass as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsandpuffballs Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Does anyone have any idea when University of Toronto will be released? I saw a couple mid-February but haven’t seen since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitingforresults Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 11:05 AM, timurdidnothingwrong said: who will be at harvard's gsas admitted student day? excited to link up with others I will be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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