Acceptance Chances? (YDS, HDS)

[Hesed2023]

Hello. 

I'm from South Korea and I graduated from 4-year university located in Seoul, majored in Theology. (GPA 4.35/4.0)

And I earned my M.div degree from Andrews Theological Seminary in 2019. (GPA 3.9/4.0)

Since 2019, I've been pastoring for 3 years in US.

I'm applying to YDS S.T.M program, and HDS MTS program as an international student.

What are the possible acceptance chances for me?

I have several leadership experiences and 2 years of missionary experiences in several countries around the globe. 

I don't know about the general acceptance rate for YDS S.T.M program and HDS MTS program.

If you give any idea about the acceptance rate for both programs or my acceptance chances, I would really appreciate it. 

Thank you!..
 

[sacklunch]

Neither have terribly difficult admissions. In fact, compared to most M* programs, their acceptance rates are unusually high even for non-elite schools (e.g. acceptance rates are lower at many MA's in Religion at state schools in the USA than at YDS, HDS, et sim.). My guess is that acceptance rates are now higher than they've been in decades, since so many people are a) pursuing degrees that lead to a real job (the MTS is primarily useful for continuing onto a Ph.D., which will certainly not guarantee a relevant job post graduation) and/or b) realizing that an M* degree and to a certain extent higher ed degrees in general are not worth pursuing unless you're studying to acquire some kind of technical degree (STEM) or unless you're following those degrees that can, mostly, secure high paying and in demand professional careers (MBA, JD, etc.).