Fall 2025 PhD Religion

[shsheen]

Any UK applicants here?

[Joey049870]

has anyone received interview from Yale? Or does anyone know if Yale is doing interview this year as a regular part of the process?

[Pink Meerkat]

I applied to PTS, Notre Dame, Baylor, Asbury Theological Seminary, and Duke (GDR and divinity school). I got the interview invite from Notre Dame on Friday, and I heard that the Baylor invitations are coming out next Monday!

[DavidX]

20 hours ago, Pink Meerkat said:

I applied to PTS, Notre Dame, Baylor, Asbury Theological Seminary, and Duke (GDR and divinity school). I got the interview invite from Notre Dame on Friday, and I heard that the Baylor invitations are coming out next Monday!

Is this for masters level or PhD?

[Pink Meerkat]

@DavidX, PhD in OT/HB!

Edited January 14 by Pink Meerkat

[bhofmann24]

Any Brown or UPenn applicants out there? 

Other schools on my list include Yale, Columbia, UVA, and Princeton. No word as of yet from any programs. 

[DavidX]

19 hours ago, Pink Meerkat said:

@DavidX, PhD in OT/HB!

That was such a quick turn around for them to get back to you already. I wasn't expecting anything this month. I applied to their history program. Hopefully I hear something soon too then.

[bhofmann24]

It seems interviews for Princeton are out, at least in Religion, Ethics, and Politics. 

[Pink Meerkat]

@bhofmann24I heard from a friend that they are also out for OT!

[Ocean5]

Just found this thread. I applied to Brown, Columbia, and Stanford. I wish I had applied to more. Does anyone know if they interview? 

[Joey049870]

5 hours ago, Ocean5 said:

Just found this thread. I applied to Brown, Columbia, and Stanford. I wish I had applied to more. Does anyone know if they interview? 

it's difficult to tell ahead. it depends on your subfield.

[bhofmann24]

Penn interviews are out. 

[tryme4]

@bhofmann24 Have you had any interviews yet? How did it go?

[bhofmann24]

I had an interview with Princeton that I feel went well! All the faculty were very nice. It was pretty conversational and overall a positive experience. 

[Joey049870]

1 hour ago, bhofmann24 said:

I had an interview with Princeton that I feel went well! All the faculty were very nice. It was pretty conversational and overall a positive experience. 

Congrats, may I ask how many faculty were there for the interview..?

[bhofmann24]

46 minutes ago, Joey049870 said:

Congrats, may I ask how many faculty were there for the interview..?

All the faculty affiliated with the track (four total) were present in the interview. They did a kind of popcorn style interview where they each asked a couple of questions. 

[TTries]

I applied to Duke (GPR and Div), Princeton, Yale, ND, Emory, and Baylor for Systematic Theology, anyone here from any of these schools yet? (I see some people have heard from Yale, Princeton, and ND so far, but anyone else?) Getting a little nervous over here lol.

[JonesSJ]

2 hours ago, TTries said:

I applied to Duke (GPR and Div), Princeton, Yale, ND, Emory, and Baylor for Systematic Theology, anyone here from any of these schools yet? (I see some people have heard from Yale, Princeton, and ND so far, but anyone else?) Getting a little nervous over here lol.

All is quiet on my front. You and I have Emory in common, but I've heard nothing. I saw someone say Rice interviews are out. I am not holding out much hope at this point, just waiting for more updates. In happier news, I got my ThM application in as a backup!

[TTries]

3 minutes ago, JonesSJ said:

All is quiet on my front. You and I have Emory in common, but I've heard nothing. I saw someone say Rice interviews are out. I am not holding out much hope at this point, just waiting for more updates. In happier news, I got my ThM application in as a backup!

I appreciate your message, I am glad that you got your ThM application in, and I hope that all goes well for you along the rest of the process!

[bhofmann24]

2 hours ago, TTries said:

I applied to Duke (GPR and Div), Princeton, Yale, ND, Emory, and Baylor for Systematic Theology, anyone here from any of these schools yet? (I see some people have heard from Yale, Princeton, and ND so far, but anyone else?) Getting a little nervous over here lol.

I know that Yale interviews are out for Religious Ethics, but I can't speak for other subfields. Some of the faculty for Yale's Systematic Theology subfield overlap with the Religious Ethics faculty, so they are likely taking things at a different pace in the Systematic Theology group. 

Can't be in two places at once! I hope that offers a bit of reassurance. 

[TTries]

5 minutes ago, bhofmann24 said:

I know that Yale interviews are out for Religious Ethics, but I can't speak for other subfields. Some of the faculty for Yale's Systematic Theology subfield overlap with the Religious Ethics faculty, so they are likely taking things at a different pace in the Systematic Theology group. 

Can't be in two places at once! I hope that offers a bit of reassurance. 

Thank you very much, that is definitely reassuring and helpful, I appreciate your kind message!

[GradCafeNPC]

3 hours ago, TTries said:

I applied to Duke (GPR and Div), Princeton, Yale, ND, Emory, and Baylor for Systematic Theology, anyone here from any of these schools yet? (I see some people have heard from Yale, Princeton, and ND so far, but anyone else?) Getting a little nervous over here lol.

I applied to Baylor, PTS, Harvard, and Duke (GPR and Div) for New Testament. I also have not received anything. According to @Pink Meerkat, Baylor was maybe going to send out invites yesterday (Monday, the 20th), but I don't know if that came to pass.

UPDATE: It looks like someone recently posted a rejection from Baylor on the main page: https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/?q=&sort=newest&institution=&program=&degree=&season=&decision=&decision_start=&decision_end=&added_start=&added_end=.

Edited 10 hours ago by GradCafeNPC
New information

[TTries]

39 minutes ago, GradCafeNPC said:

I applied to Baylor, PTS, Harvard, and Duke (GPR and Div) for New Testament. I also have not received anything. According to @Pink Meerkat, Baylor was maybe going to send out invites yesterday (Monday, the 20th), but I don't know if that came to pass.

UPDATE: It looks like someone recently posted a rejection from Baylor on the main page: https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/?q=&sort=newest&institution=&program=&degree=&season=&decision=&decision_start=&decision_end=&added_start=&added_end=.

I appreciate your update, thank you!

[Pink Meerkat]

@GradCafeNPC Sorry for the inaccurate information—they actually ended up coming out today (I believe since yesterday was a holiday). I got an invitation to the preview weekend in February!

[tryme4]

31 minutes ago, Pink Meerkat said:

@GradCafeNPC Sorry for the inaccurate information—they actually ended up coming out today (I believe since yesterday was a holiday). I got an invitation to the preview weekend in February!

Congrats babes 🎉