Germaine123 Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 I'll be there Gene Parmesan, your username is almost as good as my THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR SUIT, C'MON. No seriously, love it. Gene Parmesan and stablecamel 2
Gene Parmesan Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 Gene Parmesan, your username is almost as good as my THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR SUIT, C'MON. No seriously, love it. I've always considered buster's desire for juice similar to our desire for funding... C'mon! Germaine123 1
suzzzanna Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 The above is making me want to write a dissertation entirely on Arrested Development.
genesisy Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Just had the skype interview with NYU. They were interviewing about a dozen students to select the last of their admits, and from what I understood select a waitlist as well. The admission committee asked me to share where else I had been admitted. I told them truthfully and they said they found this information "very helpful." Does that mean they just crossed me off their list?
Gene Parmesan Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I'd say at the very least it gives them a sense that it'll be a competitive process to get you. It might help for funding, for example, knowing they'd have to offer you a competitive package and give you first class treatment. Don't necessarily think it will hurt you, but that's my sense. Maybe email them in a day thanking the person you interview with for the interview and suggesting that you're happy you are being considered at school ranked high among your list (if they are). Congrats!! suzzzanna 1
Gene Parmesan Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 So, anyone else heading to West Lafayette to visit Purdue's American Studies program next week?
NoYork Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 So, anyone else heading to West Lafayette to visit Purdue's American Studies program next week? Have you received any sort of schedule yet? I'm curious as to what they're going to have planned for the day and a half.
Gene Parmesan Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 Have you received any sort of schedule yet? I'm curious as to what they're going to have planned for the day and a half. Not yet. I was told very generally there would be a meeting with some faculty I want to work with, tour of the city/univ, meeting with grad students, etc. But no formal schedule yet
suzzzanna Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 Received an email response from Michigan (Ann Arbor) - American Culture regarding when the decisions will be announced: "I hope to get them out tomorrow."
Clou12 Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Just got rejected from USC ASE a few minutes ago. 127 apps, 9 acceptances. Good luck to you all!
wintergirl Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Just got rejected from USC ASE a few minutes ago. 127 apps, 9 acceptances. Good luck to you all! Me too. And it seems like Michigan's American Culture notfications have started going out? I haven't heard anything yet though.
alh Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 does anyone want to claim the wait-list post for harvard? it's interested that they were contacted via snail mail... nenanubes 1
TripWillis Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 I'm starting to get nervous about Yale... think they'll come out this week?
genesisy Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 I'm starting to get nervous about Yale... think they'll come out this week? I hope so, but I have no idea how to predict this stuff...seems to change every year.
sciencegirl Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 @tripwillis.. I'm applying into a different field, but this was discussed on our forums. Apparently, every department at Yale arts and sciences needs to call/skype and conduct an interview with the students they want to admit before they admit them. I wish someone had told us about this so as to not give us false hope... so you would get a phone call or e-mail setting one up before any of the formal admissions/rejections happen from Yale: http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/jan/11/grad-school-divided-over-interviews/ stablecamel 1
Hicks Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 I would assume you are correct. However, someone in Art History just posted an acceptance from Yale and there had been no discussion or postings over there about interviews. I don't know i this means that the interview happened but wasn't posted or if the interview process isn't fully implemented yet.
sciencegirl Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 In sociology, only one person who posted got a phone call, and then was wait listed. We haven't heard rejections yet though... so its hard to say. We had the same thing happen where no one posted about phone calls on the board... then suddenly after the fact people were like "oh yeah, I had a phone call last week" -- I don't know if they might be politely telling applicants not to talk about the interview with anyone. From what we are gathering though, they definitely implemented it in some fashion in this round. But this is in social science, and American studies might be under different purview.
Pencil&Paper Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 I'm currently a student in American Studies at Yale and, remembering how anxious I was about the process just a few short years ago, I wanted to address the question of interviews. As you've probably seen in the YDN, not everyone is happy with the new admissions policies set forth by Dean Pollard. American Studies' faculty members have been especially vocal in their disagreement with the interview requirement. With that in mind, I wouldn't be surprised if the admissions committee refused to call applicants in protest. Personally, while I disagree with almost all of Pollard's report, I think interviewing prospective students is a fair policy, but my opinion doesn't matter. Anyway, my point is, if you haven't heard about an interview, I wouldn't give up hope. They may also just call people, ask them how they are, and then tell them they've been admitted -- it would fulfill the requirement set up by the graduate school without influencing their decisions. Also, given the way events are being scheduled in the department, I would assume that acceptances should be going out in the next few days, my bet is Tuesday, but that's just a guess. Stay sane everyone and best of luck! stablecamel 1
Hicks Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Thank you for the information. It is appreciated.
rjsmith1031 Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 @alh I don't focus on a region just yet. But, yes, I'm very excited about Minnesota. Looking forward to my visit next month.
Meg22 Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Hi there, it doesn't look like anyone here applied to BU for the fall? But I thought I'd ask. I believe that they notify via snail mail? It has only been a month or so since the application deadline, and they don't appear to notify until March (thanks, results search!) but of course I am terrible with the waiting game.
omahairish Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Hi all, I e-mailed Brown about when there would be a decision (because I have to make a decision soon on a fellowship - I'm not just super impatient!) Anyway, word on the street is that there will be a decision made this week. nenanubes 1
jsoliver Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 I applied to Brown as well, and from the look of the results page they haven't sent word to anyone yet. I'm also on tenterhooks about Yale -- I think I was a really strong fit with some of the faculty, had good GRE scores and did my M.A. at Chicago, so I was thinking I at least stood a chance. Same goes for History of American Civ at Harvard -- this has been an extraordinarily long few weeks, especially given that I've received three rejections thus far. So, you know, fingers crossed
genesisy Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Brown and Yale...you're killing meeeee. Hopefully they post results tomorrow eeeek! nenanubes 1
samesimilar Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Does anyone know the deal with the accept from NYU yesterday by "Other"?
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