shadesofblue Posted December 23, 2023 Posted December 23, 2023 Hi all! I wanted to make a thread for this year since there wasn't one yet. This is cycle two for me... this time I'm applying to 1 WGS program (UMD) and others in other fields. How's everyone feeling?
Pickle555 Posted December 31, 2023 Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Hello! This is my first time applying to a PhD program, so I'm a little out of my element. I only applied to one program, Yale's combined African American Studies & WGSS. Not sure what to expect but crossing my fingers! Edited December 31, 2023 by Pickle555 Meichao 1
dramaqueentears Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Hi! I applied to four PhD programs in WGSS (UCSB, UW-M, IU, Rutgers) and one MA (UT Austin). I also applied to UIC's disability studies PhD. I'm feeling okay about it! Wishing you all the best. 😁
venefica Posted January 17 Posted January 17 I applied to Yale WGSS/American Studies combined Ph.D, it's the only WGSS program in my stack. haven't heard anything but their site says feb/march Pickle555 1
Roshan Roy Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Hello, I am an international applicant. I have applied to around 7 WGSS/Feminist Studies programs in the states. I have been invited for an interview at Stony Brook and Indiana so far. Waiting to hear from the rest!
lrbss Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Hello, international applicant here. I have applied to Yale WGSS/English. I’m anxiously waiting for updates. do you guys know if they are holding interviews or something? Thanks and good luck!
JElla Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Hi! International applicant too! I applied to six WGSS programs in the US and haven't heard anything from five schools. Has anyone heard from UW or Rutgers this year? Thank you in advance!
Roshan Roy Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Hello, @JElla! UW and Rutgers haven't gotten back. I don't know much about UW but I've heard and read that Rutgers sometimes conducts interviews with shortlisted applicants. However, they're also known to give an offer without an interview. I reached out to Professor Kyla Schuller at Rutgers, whom I've been in touch with, for updates. If I get any, I'll let y'all know. Ciao! JElla 1
JElla Posted January 23 Posted January 23 2 hours ago, Roshan Roy said: Hello, @JElla! UW and Rutgers haven't gotten back. I don't know much about UW but I've heard and read that Rutgers sometimes conducts interviews with shortlisted applicants. However, they're also known to give an offer without an interview. I reached out to Professor Kyla Schuller at Rutgers, whom I've been in touch with, for updates. If I get any, I'll let y'all know. Ciao! Thank you so much for the updates! Good luck everyone!
venefica Posted January 23 Posted January 23 23 hours ago, lrbss said: Hello, international applicant here. I have applied to Yale WGSS/English. I’m anxiously waiting for updates. do you guys know if they are holding interviews or something? Thanks and good luck! I haven't heard anything and haven't seen any Yale humanities interviews posted on here yet besides history lrbss 1
Roshan Roy Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Hello everyone! If anyone has applied to UCSB, it might be wise to contact the grad coordinator Prof Richardson. I heard back about an interview.
Manolya Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Has anyone heard back from Yale's WGSS and anthropology combined PhD? Saw someone got an interview from the WGSS and African American Studies yesterday.
Pickle555 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 On 1/25/2024 at 5:11 PM, Manolya said: Has anyone heard back from Yale's WGSS and anthropology combined PhD? Saw someone got an interview from the WGSS and African American Studies yesterday. Oh wow... I didn't realize they sent out interviews for WGSS and AFAM already. Guess it is not looking good for me. Do you know if a professor contacted this person or through the portal? I am only asking because I am currently finishing my master's at Yale, and from what I know about their admissions process is that they typically send out all results through the portal at the same time. For example, when they sent out interviews when I applied they also sent out rejections at the same time. However, there is a chance this may differ for PhD programs. I haven't been able to find anything too specific about that process on their website.
Manolya Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Sorry I don't know the details, I just randomly saw that update in the admission results section a few days ago
Roshan Roy Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Update from UW-Seattle: "We plan to notify all applicants by early to mid-February whether they have been selected for a Zoom interview." Urgh, I am so done waiting. Feeling the pressure of it all.
JElla Posted January 31 Posted January 31 On 1/30/2024 at 9:53 AM, Roshan Roy said: Update from UW-Seattle: "We plan to notify all applicants by early to mid-February whether they have been selected for a Zoom interview." Urgh, I am so done waiting. Feeling the pressure of it all. Thank you for sharing this! I know the waiting is hell and I just started preparing for the 2025 cycle lol (zero offers until now). Hopefully everyone can get to wherever yall wanna be!
Roshan Roy Posted February 1 Posted February 1 @JElla, I understand! But I don't think anyone has gotten an offer yet, it is still quite early!! I hope you get in, and don't have to think about this again! All the best, everyone.
Roshan Roy Posted February 4 Posted February 4 (edited) I think there's an update on the main page (GradCafe) about an interview with the African American Studies And Women, Gender, And Sexuality Studies at Yale. The waiting period is extremely difficult. But I hope each of us are able to get whatever we have worked towards. got to know, informally, that I am not going to be moving forward in the admissions process at Rutgers because they only want to admit 2-3 students, and having an international student is apprently expensive for them, this year. Edited February 4 by Roshan Roy
JElla Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/4/2024 at 7:12 PM, Roshan Roy said: I think there's an update on the main page (GradCafe) about an interview with the African American Studies And Women, Gender, And Sexuality Studies at Yale. The waiting period is extremely difficult. But I hope each of us are able to get whatever we have worked towards. got to know, informally, that I am not going to be moving forward in the admissions process at Rutgers because they only want to admit 2-3 students, and having an international student is apprently expensive for them, this year. Same here. Two of my friends got interviews from Rutgers and they are both domestic students.
dramaqueentears Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Hi all! I was accepted into the WGS MA at UT Austin. Has anyone received any rejections at this point? It's been radio silence from all of the other programs I applied to.
Roshan Roy Posted February 7 Posted February 7 I think Rutgers has already made up their mind. I emailed them, and Ed Cohen (the grad director) said, "we are going to admit at most 3 students." And I think they are not going to pick any international students, because he underscored funding issues. I got accepted at UCSB. The department has recommended me for admission and the graduate division has to now get back to me with a letter and funding details. Also, I wrote to all the schools I applied to for an update. Try doing that!
Pickle555 Posted February 15 Posted February 15 (edited) Curious about any updates on this end... It has been scarily quiet on my end. Edited February 15 by Pickle555
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