delirious Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 9 hours ago, historyneaonnim said: Hi Everyone! Anyone got any news from Harvard and Emory? I would also like to know this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50CentParty Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 15 hours ago, historyneaonnim said: Hi Everyone! Anyone got any news from Harvard and Emory? I applied to Harvard as well but hasn't heard anything yet! Based on what I read from past year's results, it seems Harvard will directly give decision and won't do interview (at least no formal interviews). I zoomed with my POI in November and he encouraged to email and talk with other professors in my field if possible as one students has to gain at least 2-3 faculty support in order to be nominated for the admissions committee to consider. delirious and historyneaonnim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcinusorca Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Seems like a few Humanities people are getting decisions. Hope to be one of them soon and wishing everyone the best of luck! CheckYesJules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckYesJules Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Out of curiosity, what's everyone's research area, and if not listed as your signature, where are you applying? My focus is Modern Europe, specifically Germany, and my research focuses on the legacies and memorialization of German anti-Nazi resistance groups from the 1940s to the present day. ladydobz, 50CentParty and delirious 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirious Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Did anyone apply to Yale/have updates on interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtj1257 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 4 hours ago, delirious said: Did anyone apply to Yale/have updates on interviews? Same question. Are interviews mandatory at Yale? I saw conflicting posts from previous years. Some ppl received offers after interviews but some received offers without interviews. Very confused now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcinusorca Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 To the person who posted about Yale, congratulations! How did you hear about the decisions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtj1257 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Most likely fake. My POI told me the AdCom isn't even meeting till late Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcinusorca Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 hour ago, vtj1257 said: Most likely fake. My POI told me the AdCom isn't even meeting till late Jan. Oh I see. Do you know anything about UPenn and Cornell as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50CentParty Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Does anyone know if UChicago does interviews? Based on past years' results, it seems there's conflicting information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralJetty Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I saw that someone was accepted to Princeton, have acceptances already gone out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan12 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) Based on the Princeton acceptance dates from prior years (early February), I'm inclined to think (hope) that was a troll... Edited January 12, 2023 by jordan12 50CentParty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayitao Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 3 hours ago, 50CentParty said: Does anyone know if UChicago does interviews? Based on past years' results, it seems there's conflicting information. Depends on the department, but at least on their social sciences division website they state: “Only a few programs interview applicants. Those that do will issue invitations via the online application system in January or February. At the time interview invitations are issued, applicants who are not selected to move forward are notified of their decisions. The following programs conduct interviews: Anthropology (PhD) Comparative Human Development (PhD) Political Economy (PhD) Psychology (PhD) Sociology (PhD)."  Hope this helps, but even for the departments listed above, they don't quite seem to interview all admitted students so I guess we never know 50CentParty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50CentParty Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 6 hours ago, jordan12 said: Based on the Princeton acceptance dates from prior years (early February), I'm inclined to think (hope) that was a troll... I tend to believe that's 70-80% a troll. Past gradcafe results show Princeton only did three interviews in 2008, 2012, and 2015 respectively; not a single interview was conducted during the past three cycles. Of course, the data is self-selected, but based on this, I have no reason at all to believe Princeton History does interview on a regularly basis. jordan12 and historyneaonnim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtj1257 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 19 hours ago, orcinusorca said: To the person who posted about Yale, congratulations! How did you hear about the decisions?  4 hours ago, 50CentParty said: I tend to believe that's 70-80% a troll. Past gradcafe results show Princeton only did three interviews in 2008, 2012, and 2015 respectively; not a single interview was conducted during the past three cycles. Of course, the data is self-selected, but based on this, I have no reason at all to believe Princeton History does interview on a regularly basis. 100 percent fake. Faculties are just returning from holidays and most still haven't even started reading applications. AdComs at Chicago, Yale, and Stanford usually meet in late Jan and early Feb to make decisions. My best advice is stay off grad cafe. U will hear what u need to hear when the decisions arrive. orcinusorca, 50CentParty, jordan12 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaofelix Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) Hi everyone, I recently heard back in an informal email from a POI that I wouldn't be successful this cycle. I had spoken to him before applying and he was super thoughtful in the email to me this week. I might be reading too far into this, but it seemed he was implying that he and the other professor in the subfield tried to advocate on my behalf but were unsuccessful. Just wanted to ask if it is common to hear back this way and if I can extrapolate anything from this situation as I wait for other decisions? Doesn't seem a great sign (if I'm reading this correctly) that I had two professors on board, but they weren't able to get my app off the ground. Edited January 14, 2023 by joaofelix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirious Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, joaofelix said: Hi everyone, I recently heard back in an informal email from a POI that I wouldn't be successful this cycle. I had spoken to him before applying and he was super thoughtful in the email to me this week. I might be reading too far into this, but it seemed he was implying that he and the other professor in the subfield tried to advocate on my behalf but were unsuccessful. Just wanted to ask if it is common to hear back this way and if I can extrapolate anything from this situation as I wait for other decisions? Doesn't seem a great sign (if I'm reading this correctly) that I had two professors on board, but they weren't able to get my app off the ground. I'm not sure what other people will say, but I'd think this is not necessarily a bad sign. If the prof reached out unprompted to update you, I would suspect they saw something in your app and research that they valued and were genuinely disappointed they couldn't convince the rest of the committee. You might just be a better fit in another program. All this to say - sounds like your research is probably valuable, the prof sees it, and hopefully a different program will have more faculty on board. Edited January 15, 2023 by delirious joaofelix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaofelix Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 17 hours ago, delirious said: I'm not sure what other people will say, but I'd think this is not necessarily a bad sign. If the prof reached out unprompted to update you, I would suspect they saw something in your app and research that they valued and were genuinely disappointed they couldn't convince the rest of the committee. You might just be a better fit in another program. All this to say - sounds like your research is probably valuable, the prof sees it, and hopefully a different program will have more faculty on board. Yes, I suppose you very well could be right. He did reach out unprompted. And it is a good point that other programs might be a better fit and have more room for persons of my subfield. Thank you @delirious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcinusorca Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Do you guys think it's a bad sign not to have received any interview requests until now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckYesJules Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 45 minutes ago, orcinusorca said: Do you guys think it's a bad sign not to have received any interview requests until now? I think it's still too early since some of the schools don't even start their semester until tomorrow. Also, there's only been a handful of interview results posted on here and Reddit. I feel that starting the last week of January is when we'll start to see more interviews, and possibly acceptances sent out. At least, I'm hoping that's the case; however, that has not stopped me from worrying about it. If others know differently, feel free to correct me! orcinusorca and historyneaonnim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimedieval Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 2 hours ago, CheckYesJules said: I think it's still too early since some of the schools don't even start their semester until tomorrow... At least, I'm hoping that's the case; however, that has not stopped me from worrying about it. If others know differently, feel free to correct me! This is my experience, too! Notre Dame doesn't get back until tomorrow, so no interview requests have gone out yet orcinusorca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydobz Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 3:37 PM, CheckYesJules said: Out of curiosity, what's everyone's research area, and if not listed as your signature, where are you applying? My focus is Modern Europe, specifically Germany, and my research focuses on the legacies and memorialization of German anti-Nazi resistance groups from the 1940s to the present day. History of Medicine, specifically focusing on Women in Medicine/Women's Health History. CheckYesJules and kimedieval 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcinusorca Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 I wish I could sleep until February because the wait is definitely taking its toll on me! ladydobz and CheckYesJules 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimedieval Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 1:37 PM, CheckYesJules said: Out of curiosity, what's everyone's research area, and if not listed as your signature, where are you applying? My focus is Modern Europe, specifically Germany, and my research focuses on the legacies and memorialization of German anti-Nazi resistance groups from the 1940s to the present day. In brief in my signature, but my focus is medieval religious/gender history, and my research is on the sensory experience of pilgrimages/saints' cults and women's emotional reactions to those sensory experiences! I want to focus on the Florence to Rome stretch on the Via Francigena between 1250-1400 AD Side note, my thesis advisor in undergrad does a lot of post-war German memory work-- Dr. Ruff at St. Louis University. He's a super nice guy with very interesting work! CheckYesJules and ladydobz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Della Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Hi everyone, I got an email from my POI to schedule short conservation. Based on the data of past three years this program doesn't do interview, and it seems more like an informal meeting with the POI than a formal and standard interview with the committee. I'm a bit confused now and not sure how to prepare for it. I was wondering if anyone knows what kind of interview is it and would appreciate any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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