Lizzle Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hey, Just wondering if anyone has received acceptances or rejections yet. I know it's early, but I received a letter this week saying that I was on a waiting list for one PhD program. My MA advisors had already warned me that waitlisting would be common this year, due to funding cuts at universities. Has anyone else had this so far? Cheers, Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine6 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Nothing here... just the eternal waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Nothing yet for me, out of eight programs. I'm a little surprised that you have heard - I'm truly not even planning on checking the mailbox with any real anxiety until March 1 or so. Mind if you hint at what school it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miratrix Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Wow, that's quick. I'm still getting "your application has been received" and "you are missing a letter of recommendation" type emails from programs with December and January due dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_heart_fieldwork Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 No news here yet either. I'm just anxiously checking my e-mail Anyone applying to the same programs? As a bioanth I've applied to a variety. Applied: WashU St. Louis (Anthro), U Mass Amherst (Anthro), USC (Biology), Duke (Biology), U Michigan (Env) Accepted: Rejected: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anythingtwice Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Wow, that's quick. I'm still getting "your application has been received" and "you are missing a letter of recommendation" type emails from programs with December and January due dates. Same here. And the last one of those I got was over a week ago, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Fieldwork, I've applied to Amherst. Maybe we will be colleagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Obviously the OP is a master's students, but are the rest of you applying with an MA or BA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I'm applying with a BA and fieldwork research experience. My professors advised me that if I knew I wanted a doctorate, it was best to just go for it directly. I took a lot of graduate classes my junior and senior years of undergrad, so I feel like doing an MA would be repetitive at best (not to mention unnecessarily costly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_heart_fieldwork Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Tonights- That's fantastic!! I wish you all the luck. Hopefully they won't leave us hanging for too long. Keep me posted!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygomatic Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I am applying with a MS. I have not received any replies yet, and some programs deadlines are not until the end of the month (more waiting). It is almost painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I am actually a little bit insecure about applying with only a BA. I hope it will not count against me that I don't want to pay to repeat classwork I have already had. Some days I convince myself that I will be rejected outright because I'm not applying with a masters. Today is one of those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I've heard that most students apply with just a BA...I'm currently a master's student as well, but just because we're the majority (so far) on this board doesn't mean that it extends to reality (it probably just means we're procrastinating and should be writing our theses). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzle Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 I wouldn't sweat the BA/MA thing. I got my MA, but it was mainly because I was so undecided about my areas (immigration or religion? Africa or Latin America?). Of my friends who pursued PhD work in Anthro, there was definitely a mix of educational backgrounds. As for my waiting list situation, I'm going to talk to some of the profs in the department and get the scoop. I know there have been funding cuts across the board, so some departments are admitting smaller classes this year. That said, I've also been told by former profs that some schools with traditionally larger cohorts are cutting back, while others that typically have less funding are actually ramping up on acceptances. Huh??? Anyway, trying not to twiddle my thumbs and stay positive...I imagine there's quite a bit of waiting left to do! Cheers, Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miratrix Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'm applying with just a BA as well. It might hurt our chances but I don't think it will destroy them anywhere, none of the schools I visited take only people with MAs. More depressingly, at one of my schools, they said they only have a couple of fellowships each year, and they're trying to offer them to people with just BAs more often but the MA students are often just so well-qualified. Oh well! I'm also applying to 3 MA programs Honestly, I'd be surprised by rejections everywhere, but I'm quite concerned about funding.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'm concerned about funding too, but I'm sure that if I get accepted somewhere (which is the first hurdle), I'll at least be given something and I'll be able to make up the rest with loans. It doesn't have to be a full ride as long as it's something, you know? Glad to see someone else trying with just a BA. I might be overly paranoid about it, but then again I'm overly paranoid about everything at this point in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine6 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I only have a BA too. I applied to some masters and some PhD s. I would certainly prefer the straight path, but I figure if it takes proving myself in a masters program to get funding in a top PhD program, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_86404 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Did anyone else apply to LSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erudite crudite Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm coming out of undergrad with a BA and a BS, but I've got a considerable amount of fieldwork/research under my belt. Most of the programs I'm applying to are PhD, but I'm applying to 3 MA programs as well because: A) One is in a non-anthropology discipline, but ultimately related to what I want to study One won't let me apply for the doctoral program straight out of undergrad C) One department lost my paperwork and I missed PhD consideration because of it (DEATH :twisted: ) Oh, I'm physical BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 You can tell that your specializing in physical based on the programs you're applying to Just like I bet 'sunshine' is interested in forensic anth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erudite crudite Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 You can tell that your specializing in physical based on the programs you're applying to Just like I bet 'sunshine' is interested in forensic anth... Touche, Dubya. By that rubric you can probably guess which specialty I'm interested in as well. Although I'm sure I have little to no idea where the good cultural schools are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 it's a lot harder with cultural because there are so many sub-specialties...I'm sure many that I don't even know exist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine6 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Astute observation Holmes... kinda makes me want to set up an anthro poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Well, even though many of the posters on here are phys anth, we still have it easier (with regard to admission competition) than our cultural anth friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I do a weird fusion of three subfields. Bohhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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