roarie Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 On 2/4/2011 at 2:46 PM, cranberry said: Does Penn do interviews? No.
roarie Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 On 2/4/2011 at 4:32 PM, anonymous- one hopes said: Oh god, I'm so sorry. That's the application nightmare. (Consolation prize: Stanford?) It's not a consolation prize! It's Stanford. I'm still extremely happy, of course. I just wanted to weigh all my options. I'm going to send an email to Chicago, explain the situation, and ask for consideration for the at least the wait-list. It doesn't hurt to try, right?
anonymous- one hopes Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 On 2/4/2011 at 6:21 PM, roarie said: It's not a consolation prize! It's Stanford. I'm still extremely happy, of course. I just wanted to weigh all my options. I'm going to send an email to Chicago, explain the situation, and ask for consideration for the at least the wait-list. It doesn't hurt to try, right? Sorry, that was meant as a joke! Stanford as a "consolation prize" would be a little absurd. I think that's a completely reasonable course of action.
DrOrpheus Posted February 4, 2011 Author Posted February 4, 2011 Does anybody have any info on UF's number of spots or anything like that? I had mentioned earlier about my weird status page but haven't gotten any response as of yet from the DGS. Not that I'd be surprised if rejected, but until I receive a confirmation from him directly I'm going to hang on to the tiniest sliver of hope.
sidereal Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 On 2/4/2011 at 8:16 PM, DrOrpheus said: Does anybody have any info on UF's number of spots or anything like that? I had mentioned earlier about my weird status page but haven't gotten any response as of yet from the DGS. Not that I'd be surprised if rejected, but until I receive a confirmation from him directly I'm going to hang on to the tiniest sliver of hope. UF typically takes in around 5 new students, but sometimes it ends up being less or a little more depending on how many TAships they have. They have also been accepting a couple of unfunded students. I wouldn't worry about the status page unless you know that you don't meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into the graduate school.
roarie Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 On 2/4/2011 at 7:00 PM, anonymous- one hopes said: Sorry, that was meant as a joke! Stanford as a "consolation prize" would be a little absurd. Ah, no, I apologize. That was supposed to be mock indignation, but, in light of such a stressful day, I didn't think twice about tone. Do let us know how Michigan goes!
anonymous- one hopes Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 On 2/4/2011 at 11:15 PM, roarie said: Ah, no, I apologize. That was supposed to be mock indignation, but, in light of such a stressful day, I didn't think twice about tone. Do let us know how Michigan goes! No worries; it's been stressful over here, too. I will! I'm kind of curious, though; two people have posted to Results with an acceptance and a waitlist at IPGRH. I know I'm interviewing early, though (the visit weekend is in mid-March, but I can't make it), and my email said they hadn't made any decisions yet. How'd that happen?
aletheuein Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 FYI. Just got the Stanford rejection. It looked like a mass email.
DrOrpheus Posted February 5, 2011 Author Posted February 5, 2011 On 2/4/2011 at 11:04 PM, sidereal said: UF typically takes in around 5 new students, but sometimes it ends up being less or a little more depending on how many TAships they have. They have also been accepting a couple of unfunded students. I wouldn't worry about the status page unless you know that you don't meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into the graduate school. Good to know, thanks! I do meet the minimums, my only concern was the fact that they were taking FOREVER to link my transcripts (which were sent in December) to the application I completed just before the deadline in mid-January. Admissions' response was "don't call us, we'll call you if there's a problem". I think I'm going to trust my gut and not pester them yet, since the DGS said they wouldn't be sending out decisions until March. I should hear from my other school (my UG) within the next two weeks. If I end up getting in to UF but not my UG, I would be OK with taking the position unfunded so long as I could apply for funding after my first year. I have some resources to cover it.
nemo189 Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 On 2/5/2011 at 4:16 PM, roarie said: Penn is out. Did they send an email?
roarie Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 On 2/5/2011 at 5:50 PM, nemo189 said: Did they send an email? Email. Although, I have to add, that it was for the Ancient History group, so Classics might not be out yet.
nemo189 Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 On 2/5/2011 at 6:24 PM, roarie said: Email. Although, I have to add, that it was for the Ancient History group, so Classics might not be out yet. Oh well, I suppose I am not getting into Penn (I also applied to the Ph.D. in Ancient History program).
ilgatto Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 On 2/5/2011 at 6:24 PM, roarie said: Email. Although, I have to add, that it was for the Ancient History group, so Classics might not be out yet. I too have received an email (waitlisted) from the Ancient History group. But I have a good friend applying to Classics who has already been contacted as well.
peppermint tea Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) I just got my acceptance to UGA! That at least relieves some of the anxiety due to this wait One down, three to go! Edited February 5, 2011 by peppermint tea
peppermint tea Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 On 2/4/2011 at 1:59 AM, celph said: I got my first result in last night and it was a yes from UGA. Waiting for 7 more results... Not to pry, but did your result say anything about funding? My letter came with no mention of it, and I'm curious whether this means I'm definitely not getting funding or if they just haven't sent out information about it yet.
celph Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Nope, nothing. I already contacted them and asked. Lets see... On 2/5/2011 at 10:09 PM, peppermint tea said: Not to pry, but did your result say anything about funding? My letter came with no mention of it, and I'm curious whether this means I'm definitely not getting funding or if they just haven't sent out information about it yet.
peppermint tea Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 On 2/5/2011 at 11:56 PM, celph said: Nope, nothing. I already contacted them and asked. Lets see... Thanks!
ilgatto Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Out of curiosity, has anyone here heard from or about Princeton and Columbia? At the very least it seems like Princeton should've already notified people, since they interview.
cranberry Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 On 2/5/2011 at 6:30 PM, ilgatto said: I too have received an email (waitlisted) from the Ancient History group. But I have a good friend applying to Classics who has already been contacted as well. Was this good, bad, nor neutral news? I applied for Classics but haven't heard anything.
aletheuein Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 On 2/6/2011 at 2:01 AM, ilgatto said: Out of curiosity, has anyone here heard from or about Princeton and Columbia? At the very least it seems like Princeton should've already notified people, since they interview. Just noticed that someone posted a Columbia interview on the results page today. I can't give any real information, however, as I didn't apply to Columbia or Princeton. Or Penn for that matter. In fact, the only Classics department I have still outstanding is Harvard, so I won't be of any use til then.
ilgatto Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 On 2/6/2011 at 4:36 AM, cranberry said: Was this good, bad, nor neutral news? I applied for Classics but haven't heard anything. The individual I know was waitlisted for Penn Classics. Not sure if that means they've contacted everybody.
cranberry Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 On 2/6/2011 at 4:04 PM, ilgatto said: The individual I know was waitlisted for Penn Classics. Not sure if that means they've contacted everybody. Oh well, I suppose this means I've probably been rejected, assuming they sent out admits along with waitlists.
Rendar Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 Many congrats to everyone that was accepted to some fantastic programs. There was definitely a lot of heavy competition this year. I'll be waiting on possible funding at UCLA and I guess, worst case, I go back for open studies for a year or two and get my Latin and Greek up. Just wondering if anyone in the thread is in archaeology - if I'm tracking things correctly it seems most posters have been language or history paths thus far.
nemo189 Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 On 2/5/2011 at 4:16 PM, roarie said: Penn is out. If you don't mind me asking, were you accepted to Penn?
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