Bukharan Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Congratulations to you! This is excellent news!
katemiddleton Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Bukharan, I found out early because I have 'ins' in both departments. You are absolutely not at all out of the running!! They will send out waves of decisions some time this week, so keep your fingers crossed! I specialize in gender and modern, you? Wannabee, CONGRATULATIONS! Did you do a happy dance? I pulled a muscle in my back from my happy dance, lol!
sidiosquiere Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Ah, so this is where all the Near Eastern Studies/History people are hanging out. I'm waiting for a few schools still. Good luck to everyone! Congrats Kate!
wannabee Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) Does anyone have any information on the Princeton short list? It should have gone out some time ago, and perhaps it did. But I am surprised that no one has posted anything. Over the weekend there were two queries about this on the "results" database that were subsequently removed as spam. Last year, by this time, the short list notifications had gone out plus a number of rejections. Edited February 14, 2011 by wannabee
samarkand Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Congratulations to whoever got the Yale acceptance! Does anyone know how many they accept each year and how many apply?
katya Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 I found out today that Chicago has completed their admission decisions. Unfortunately, they don't send out letters until mid-March. But, if your adviser/a letter writer is friendly with Chicago's faculty, they can always ask a faculty member to check the list and see if you were admitted (but can't give word on funding). I'm seriously shocked that Princeton has sent nothing out to anyone. Either we're all shortlisted or we're all rejected.
katya Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Hi, all! It's good to see others in our small field. I applied for ancient Near Eastern studies at UCLA, Michigan, Penn, and Chicago but haven't heard anything from any of them. Patience is a virtue, I guess. I applied to UPenn for the 2009 cycle, and they were the dead last school that I heard from -- well into March/early April. They could have rejected me much earlier. I know someone who has heard (positively) from Michigan already.
MDarwish Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Which program at Chicago? I found out today that Chicago has completed their admission decisions. Unfortunately, they don't send out letters until mid-March. But, if your adviser/a letter writer is friendly with Chicago's faculty, they can always ask a faculty member to check the list and see if you were admitted (but can't give word on funding). I'm seriously shocked that Princeton has sent nothing out to anyone. Either we're all shortlisted or we're all rejected.
samarkand Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) I found out today that Chicago has completed their admission decisions. Unfortunately, they don't send out letters until mid-March. But, if your adviser/a letter writer is friendly with Chicago's faculty, they can always ask a faculty member to check the list and see if you were admitted (but can't give word on funding). I'm seriously shocked that Princeton has sent nothing out to anyone. Either we're all shortlisted or we're all rejected. That's weird...doesn't that go against the whole trajectory of acceptances posted on the results page from recent years? I really hope they don't wait until March if they already know who's in and who's out. Edited February 16, 2011 by samarkand
samarkand Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 In terms of Michigan, if you weren't invited to recruitment weekend you're most likely out, cause they interviewed a bunch of people in jan and then condensed that into a shorter list of interviewees for their recruitment weekend in feb. I think they'll choose acceptances from among them.
Malumat Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 This is true, but usually either a POI or the chair will send an informal acceptance by email before the official letters go out. I would expect those emails to be going out this week or next week at the latest if they haven't already been sent. Good luck everyone! I found out today that Chicago has completed their admission decisions. Unfortunately, they don't send out letters until mid-March. But, if your adviser/a letter writer is friendly with Chicago's faculty, they can always ask a faculty member to check the list and see if you were admitted (but can't give word on funding). I'm seriously shocked that Princeton has sent nothing out to anyone. Either we're all shortlisted or we're all rejected.
katya Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Has anyone contacted Princeton about the short-list? i mean, you'd think at least they'd notify you of being rejected by now. I almost want to send an email to the department to inquire about it, but I don't want to seem rude, or you know, end my delusions of grandeur.
wannabee Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) Regarding Princeton....I have not contacted them. In my case, I was waiting for the notification that my program was resuming in Cairo. I thought I would add that question into my email when I explained I was returning to Egypt. Unfortunately, we do not yet have word on the program and I am still in a holding pattern. I don't think a polite inquiry would be out of line. Last year, a day or two after the short list notifications went out, those who were rejected were also notified. Still, I fear that it's possible Near Eastern Studies is cutting back on admissions and none of us made the cut (or at least I didn't). Edited February 16, 2011 by wannabee
princeton_nes Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Sorry to bring bad news, but princeton NES short listed applicants were already notified. They were told about a week ago and will visit princeton at the end of next week.
wannabee Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Sorry to bring bad news, but princeton NES short listed applicants were already notified. They were told about a week ago and will visit princeton at the end of next week. Thanks very much. It is good to know this so we can mentally move on.
katya Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Sorry to bring bad news, but princeton NES short listed applicants were already notified. They were told about a week ago and will visit princeton at the end of next week. thank you!
bahibak Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Is it usually the case with Princeton that if you weren't contacted for an interview, you're rejected?
Bukharan Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Sorry to bring bad news, but princeton NES short listed applicants were already notified. They were told about a week ago and will visit princeton at the end of next week. Thanks a lot for letting us know.
Tiglath-Pileser III Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Sorry to bring bad news, but princeton NES short listed applicants were already notified. They were told about a week ago and will visit princeton at the end of next week. University of Toronto has done the same thing.
The Green Bean Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 University of Toronto has done the same thing. I've applied to the master's program there and I'm still waiting... eagerly
Tiglath-Pileser III Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 I've applied to the master's program there and I'm still waiting... eagerly If you applied for the MA program, then you have a chance. But all those accepted to the PhD program have been notified.
sidiosquiere Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 If anyone is wondering, UCLA is in the middle of assessing a second round of applicants - where they are exactly, I don't know. Does anyone know when acceptances and/or rejections from Chicago are supposed to go out? Is this for NELC at UCLA?
Malumat Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Acceptances for Chicago NELC have been sent out. Not sure when rejection letters will be sent though. If anyone is wondering, UCLA is in the middle of assessing a second round of applicants - where they are exactly, I don't know. Does anyone know when acceptances and/or rejections from Chicago are supposed to go out?
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