foodie24 Posted December 15, 2023 Posted December 15, 2023 Hello! Starting this to share PhD Application decisions/interviews/updates for the 2024 season! I applied to 6 schools: WUSTL, Chicago, Michigan (Dual with Sociology), BU, Columbia, and UW. Good luck to everyone!
pebbleboy Posted December 18, 2023 Posted December 18, 2023 Hello! My applications are similar! WUSTL, Michigan (SW/Soci), Chicago, BC, UW foodie24 1
Jozp408 Posted December 21, 2023 Posted December 21, 2023 Hello, I am applying to two doctorate programs. The first one is UC Berkeley Ph.D. Social Welfare. The second program is University of Utah Ph.D. Social Work. My stats: 6 publications in peer reviewed journals. 3 of those publication I am the first author. 6 conference presentations, and I have 3 invited presentations under my belt. 6 years of experience experience, and 2 months away from taking my licensing exam.
catmom187 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Thank goodness I'm not alone, I felt like I was the only person in the world applying for social work PhDs! I applied to Michigan (SSW/Sociology), NYU, Penn, BU, and Loyola (Chicago). I truly have no idea what the timeline is or what chances are. It's just nice to know there are others out there...good luck, everyone!
PrincessOfThemyscira Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Hallo! I applied to Michigan State's Social Work PhD and Case Western's Social Welfare PhD. I'm working on my MSW now and I'm licensed, but I don't have any published research, so we'll see how this goes.
SilentCipher24 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 First cycle applicant to Ph.D. in SW programs and I was looking high and low for this thread. Nervous is an understatement but wish us all the best this cycle. Applied to UGA & USC
foodie24 Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 Any news from schools yet? I was notified last week I'm a finalist for Wash U, and have an interview tomorrow. Still waiting to hear from the other 5 programs! U Chicago said they would send decisions in mid-Feb (they don't do interviews), but not sure about the other places I applied! PrincessOfThemyscira 1
catmom187 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 I haven't heard anything yet, but each day I get a little more nervous haha! Good luck in your interview tomorrow!!!
PrincessOfThemyscira Posted January 17 Posted January 17 also haven't heard anything from mine; trying (and failing) not to be anxious til the end of the month. good luck with your interview, don't forget to take a breath before each answer and don't be afraid to ask if they can come back to a question later.
PrincessOfThemyscira Posted January 17 Posted January 17 i'm curious; what's everyone's top choice/research interest? I'm looking to go to MSU for prison policy for trans adults, with a focus on violence prevention. i've talked with a POI there and she's doing work at Riker's so i hope to work with her
thotleader Posted January 17 Posted January 17 7 hours ago, foodie24 said: Any news from schools yet? I was notified last week I'm a finalist for Wash U, and have an interview tomorrow. Still waiting to hear from the other 5 programs! U Chicago said they would send decisions in mid-Feb (they don't do interviews), but not sure about the other places I applied! Can you give the initials of the P.I.(s) you indicated interest in/ who the interview is with? 🙏🏼 I'm still waiting to hear back from WUSTL.
SilentCipher24 Posted January 18 Posted January 18 (edited) 11 hours ago, foodie24 said: Any news from schools yet? I was notified last week I'm a finalist for Wash U, and have an interview tomorrow. Still waiting to hear from the other 5 programs! U Chicago said they would send decisions in mid-Feb (they don't do interviews), but not sure about the other places I applied! Congratulations on getting this far best of luck on your interview. Edited January 18 by SilentCipher24 foodie24 1
foodie24 Posted January 18 Author Posted January 18 14 hours ago, thotleader said: Can you give the initials of the P.I.(s) you indicated interest in/ who the interview is with? 🙏🏼 I'm still waiting to hear back from WUSTL. Absolutely! Interview is with two associate professors (did not mention either in my application). P.I.s I indicated interest in were M.G-W., M.R., and D.H.! Hope this helps! thotleader 1
PrincessOfThemyscira Posted January 18 Posted January 18 On 1/17/2024 at 10:53 AM, foodie24 said: Any news from schools yet? I was notified last week I'm a finalist for Wash U, and have an interview tomorrow. Still waiting to hear from the other 5 programs! U Chicago said they would send decisions in mid-Feb (they don't do interviews), but not sure about the other places I applied! I just got my acceptance into CWRU's part time program! Still waiting to hear from MSU
SilentCipher24 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 12 hours ago, foodie24 said: Absolutely! Interview is with two associate professors (did not mention either in my application). P.I.s I indicated interest in were M.G-W., M.R., and D.H.! Hope this helps! I guess this is a trend. Had an interview for UGA by two associate professors ( did not mention either). Hope your interview went well
Phdvibez Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I applied to 3 programs: university of Denver PhD in social work; Berkeley PhD in social welfare; UDUB PhD in social welfare. i got admitted to DU in December and I just got invited to interview at UDUB.
iglevitt Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Glad to finally track down this thread. I've been soooo nervous, I applied to ten different places and god willing I'll get into one! I applied to Wayne State, Michigan State, Loyola, Rutgers, University of Pittsburgh, UC Berkeley, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Indiana University - Bloomington, Ohio State University, and Maryland University. Got a rejection from Maryland but have not heard from anyone else. Good luck everyone! We can be anxious together!
PrincessOfThemyscira Posted January 26 Posted January 26 14 hours ago, Phdvibez said: I applied to 3 programs: university of Denver PhD in social work; Berkeley PhD in social welfare; UDUB PhD in social welfare. i got admitted to DU in December and I just got invited to interview at UDUB. good luck on your interview! don't forget to take a deep breath
iglevitt Posted January 26 Posted January 26 On 1/17/2024 at 3:15 PM, PrincessOfThemyscira said: i'm curious; what's everyone's top choice/research interest? I'm looking to go to MSU for prison policy for trans adults, with a focus on violence prevention. i've talked with a POI there and she's doing work at Riker's so i hope to work with her I want to do work around food insecurity, specifically in the queer community if possible! Fingers crossed for you!
catmom187 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 How's everyone holding up? I had an interview at NYU a few weeks ago, and just got accepted to Loyola Chicago. Hopefully we all start hearing more soon!
PrincessOfThemyscira Posted February 1 Posted February 1 1 hour ago, catmom187 said: How's everyone holding up? I had an interview at NYU a few weeks ago, and just got accepted to Loyola Chicago. Hopefully we all start hearing more soon! congrats on your acceptance! still waiting to hear from Michigan State, getting a lil anxious but I know they said 10 weeks and its only been 8
SilentCipher24 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Honestly this has been the longest 8 weeks of my life. I applied to two programs that I believed I was a great fit for. So far one interview and they said I will hear back in a few weeks. The other nothing so for sure nervous. I did meet with the person I listed on my PS and sat in on a class before I applied but still its still hard waiting. Congratulations everyone with a confirmed acceptance! Best of luck to the rest of us.
BamaorBust Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Did anyone reach out to current students? Or professors before applying? I read mixed reviews on whether or not that was a good idea to do.
SilentCipher24 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 The programs I applied to connected me with current students; the students were third-year students. I don't know if it's required but since I was asked I took the opportunity.
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