John_E Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I just got into Harvard! Emailed by an advisor this morning. Full funding for five years, four years of guaranteed summer funding, the whole bit. My field is Russian history. Congratulations slawkenbergius! Is that your first choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawkenbergius Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Congratulations slawkenbergius! Is that your first choice? No, it's Princeton. But we'll see. Thank you all for the kind words! I hope you'll hear good news from your remaining programs very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Congratulations again, slawkenbergius! And I wish you well with Princeton. Looks like UIUC has made their decisions; I'm out. Fields were Global Histories and Colonial/Postcolonial. They weren't high on my list, but I'm really ready for some good news. Last night I read Jorge Luis Borges' short story "The Lottery in Babylon." It felt strangely appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnee68502 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Congrats Harvard Admits!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurePhD Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Also out at Illinois. It was one of my top choices, so this one really hurts. 0-2 now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomezdm Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 So I'm dying waiting, with one rejection down and two more notifications to go. I know that Rutgers has an online thingy where you can check application status, but I haven't been able to find such a thing for CUNY. I suspect that CUNY doesn't have one - but does anyone know for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technocat Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 UPenn is emailing decisions, although I don't recall too many applicants to that program here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortiesgirl Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hi, I'm new to this site. I've been catching up on the history board posts and it's nice to hear that I'm the only one fretting over the application process, though I'm sorry that we all have to agonize over it :wink: I applied to Penn (one of my top choices). My status page changed this morning from listing all parts of my application to just stating "Submitted." Hopefully I'll hear something today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technocat Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hi, I'm new to this site. I've been catching up on the history board posts and it's nice to hear that I'm the only one fretting over the application process, though I'm sorry that we all have to agonize over it :wink: I applied to Penn (one of my top choices). My status page changed this morning from listing all parts of my application to just stating "Submitted." Hopefully I'll hear something today. Nothing on my status page has changed despite the email notification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohheygradschool Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Just got the call from Yale History of Science and Medicine - I'm in! I feel so overwhelmed right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawkenbergius Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Just got the call from Yale History of Science and Medicine - I'm in! I feel so overwhelmed right now. Congratulations, that's fantastic news! I'm applying to the History of Science program at Princeton (part of the history department)--are you, by any chance, applying there too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooleeya Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I just got an email from the head of the Medieval Studies cluster at Northwestern saying that I've been awarded a fellowship in additional to full funding, etc. She said I should be receiving an official letter next week after the history department finishes its admissions decisions. I am beyond thrilled as this was by far my top choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortiesgirl Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Nothing changed in terms of the "status." That remained the same. For some reason, the sub-components are no longer listed. Oh well. If my application was rejected, I am prepared to hear that news. I would still like to know in either case. edit: Congrats on your acceptance! I "literally" just put two and two together that you were the one who was accepted. Better go eat something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohheygradschool Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Congratulations, that's fantastic news! I'm applying to the History of Science program at Princeton (part of the history department)--are you, by any chance, applying there too? Nope, sorry. I'm the other history of science person on who_got_in, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawkenbergius Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I just got an email from the head of the Medieval Studies cluster at Northwestern saying that I've been awarded a fellowship in additional to full funding, etc. She said I should be receiving an official letter next week after the history department finishes its admissions decisions. I am beyond thrilled as this was by far my top choice! Awesome, congrats! Northwestern is a great school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthla Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I just got into Harvard! Emailed by an advisor this morning. Full funding for five years, four years of guaranteed summer funding, the whole bit. My field is Russian history. Congratulations, that's great! ... Although I've now lost the only person I was going to know at Indiana (so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthla Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Just got the call from Yale History of Science and Medicine - I'm in! I feel so overwhelmed right now. Overwhelmed in a very good way, at least. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychomachia Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I just got an email from the head of the Medieval Studies cluster at Northwestern saying that I've been awarded a fellowship in additional to full funding, etc. She said I should be receiving an official letter next week after the history department finishes its admissions decisions. I am beyond thrilled as this was by far my top choice! Congratulations! Are you coming in directly from undergraduate, or as an MA? I'm still waiting to hear back on my application to the same department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooleeya Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Congratulations! Are you coming in directly from undergraduate, or as an MA? I'm still waiting to hear back on my application to the same department. Thanks! I'm coming in straight from undergrad, so no idea whether that helped or not. Good luck - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawkenbergius Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Congratulations, that's great! ... Although I've now lost the only person I was going to know at Indiana (so far). I'll still visit, maybe I'll even go... I don't know if I can handle Ivy League snobbery for five years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthla Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I'll still visit, maybe I'll even go... I don't know if I can handle Ivy League snobbery for five years. I certainly didn't enjoy it at Columbia. Of course there I received the deadly combination of New York City pretentiousness and Ivy League snobbery. Hence why I fled to California shortly after completing that degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiselab Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 A rejection doesn't take away from my acceptance, right? So why do I feel like it does? 'Cause I have serious issues and being rejected by the same school twice kind of bites the big one. possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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synthla Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Just found out I was admitted to UCSB... nominated for funding, but that info won't come until later this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterpat Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Just got my rejection e-mail from Illinois (UIUC): Dear Applicant: The Department of History Admissions Committee has now met regarding applications to our graduate program. We received a near-record number of applications this year, and the quality of the applications was very strong, making it very difficult to select from among so many highly qualified applicants. We sincerely regret that we are unable to offer you admission. Please forgive the impersonality of this letter, but we wanted to convey our decision as speedily as possible. We thank you for your interest in the graduate program in history at Illinois. Diane P. Koenker Professor Director of Graduate Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Kind of bummer, but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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