PhD Applications Communication Studies Fall 2025 Cycle

[elontries]

Did anyone else get a request to upload official transcripts for USC? They requested mine on February 6. 

Edited Tuesday at 07:19 PM by elontries

[Auto13]

Has anyone heard from Purdue University? I did my interview last month and have not heard anything. I emailed the grad coordinator, and they mentioned that they had 130+ applications and are still considering possible admission decisions.

[aiyakashi]

20 minutes ago, Auto13 said:

Has anyone heard from Purdue University? I did my interview last month and have not heard anything. I emailed the grad coordinator, and they mentioned that they had 130+ applications and are still considering possible admission decisions.

I believe they’ve invited applicants to a Welcome Weekend event! From what I can gather, it’s like a second round of interviews but in-person, and this also allows applicants to gauge the campus/department culture 

[c202]

2 hours ago, Martyna said:

Did anyone get into NYU MCC department? 

Have the rejections already been sent out? I saw two, but I haven’t received anything yet. I also didn’t get an interview, so I assumed I’d be rejected.

[Martyna]

2 hours ago, elontries said:

Did anyone else get a request to upload official transcripts for USC? They requested mine on February 6. 

Nope, but I did have my university send them my official transcripts directly to them by post. It was a requirement stated on their website. 

[Martyna]

32 minutes ago, c202 said:

Have the rejections already been sent out? I saw two, but I haven’t received anything yet. I also didn’t get an interview, so I assumed I’d be rejected.

Yeah, I got rejected. 

[c202]

2 hours ago, Martyna said:

Yeah, I got rejected. 

😔 I hope you get acceptances from other universities, I am sure I'll receive my rejection soon--I was almost expecting it from the beginning since they get so many applicants each year (I think over 300)

[nd_1998]

Has anyone heard back from the Department of Media Technology and Society at Northwestern? 

[Martyna]

1 minute ago, nd_1998 said:

Has anyone heard back from the Department of Media Technology and Society at Northwestern? 

I think some people posted either on this forum here or on grad cafe updates. Some people got decisions already. 

[Martyna]

10 hours ago, c202 said:

😔 I hope you get acceptances from other universities, I am sure I'll receive my rejection soon--I was almost expecting it from the beginning since they get so many applicants each year (I think over 300)

Fingers crossed for you 🤞

I'm already preparing applications for the next intake. It is what it is. I've got 6 more chances, but I'm being realistic. 

[theadoragradstudent]

I see some people updated acceptance/ rejection for Communication Disorders and Media & Technology, but I haven't heard anything from Rhetoric, Media, and Publics in Northwestern University 😭 😭

[Martyna]

2 hours ago, theadoragradstudent said:

I see some people updated acceptance/ rejection for Communication Disorders and Media & Technology, but I haven't heard anything from Rhetoric, Media, and Publics in Northwestern University 😭 😭

They haven't released for this department yet, I'm still waiting too. Good luck to all of us! We can make it guys, I know we can, we've worked so hard for this! 

[theadoragradstudent]

2 hours ago, Martyna said:

They haven't released for this department yet, I'm still waiting too. Good luck to all of us! We can make it guys, I know we can, we've worked so hard for this! 

Thank you so much for your encouragement 😭 It's genuinely a stressful time, especially those days when all results would be released.

[cmnapplication]

3 hours ago, Martyna said:

They haven't released for this department yet, I'm still waiting too. Good luck to all of us! We can make it guys, I know we can, we've worked so hard for this! 

ugh the wait is killing me! i wonder what's taking them so long...

also wondering if anyone knows if any american students have heard from umass amherst? ik decisions have gone out for international students, but i'm still waiting for anything!!

[Martyna]

10 hours ago, cmnapplication said:

ugh the wait is killing me! i wonder what's taking them so long...

also wondering if anyone knows if any american students have heard from umass amherst? ik decisions have gone out for international students, but i'm still waiting for anything!!

They're taking longer than usually because of funding issues. They probably have fewer spaces than what they hoped for at first. They'll be going back and forth on certain applicants until everyone is in agreement. Also, they're waiting for people to decline offers, so they can extend offers to other students who are their maybes.