allmhrt Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Has anyone/everyone here been notified of the final responses yet for Harvard's Sociology/Social Policy PhD program? I haven't been invited for an interview regarding my Sociology/Social Policy application and so I guess I am not under consideration but I would like to know if they have notified any Sociology/Social Policy candidates yet. I don't see that on any other posts. Thanks!
beeswax Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Hi. I have a friend in the social policy/ sociology program and she says they do not typically do not do interviews for the Social Policy people (she wasn't interviewed). Not sure if that is any help.
allmhrt Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Very helpful beeswax - you have rekindled a glimmer of hope for me. Trying to keep the hope alive....
ejuliast Posted February 16, 2009 Author Posted February 16, 2009 Has anyone/everyone here been notified of the final responses yet for Harvard's Sociology/Social Policy PhD program? I haven't been invited for an interview regarding my Sociology/Social Policy application and so I guess I am not under consideration but I would like to know if they have notified any Sociology/Social Policy candidates yet. I don't see that on any other posts. Thanks! I'm in the same situation: still waiting, haven't been interviewed or heard anything. I haven't seen anything around here about the Social Policy program, so maybe there is still a chance...?
samoth Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Hey the results page shows someone who got accepted today without an interview (to sociology). There is still hope then!
migrationdude Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Sorry, but that does sound like some sort of game. Harvard interviewed all its short-listed applicants for Soci.
samoth Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Sorry, but that does sound like some sort of game. Harvard interviewed all its short-listed applicants for Soci. You're probably right. I see that there is another entry right below that one by someone claiming to have received notification from Princeton by phone today, while all other decisions have been given by email.
ejuliast Posted February 16, 2009 Author Posted February 16, 2009 If it was a joke, it wasn't funny... I second that.
neutiquamerro Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 I e-mailed my interviewer, and I'm out of the running. It makes sense since I'm ethnography-focused, but it still sucks. : (
ejuliast Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 Do you happen to know, are they totally done with all admissions in soc and in soc policy too? I should just email them, but I can't get myself to do it...
jschroed Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Where is the Harvard Results page? Is it listed on the online application page? thanks!
slothy Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 I should just email them, but I can't get myself to do it... I can't either...
hardboiledegg Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I would email the grad coordinator if you really want your answer before they send out the notifications. I'm pretty sure they've made all of their decisions by now.
neutiquamerro Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I'd e-mail your interviewer or the grad coordinator. They've already made their decisions, so it won't affect your chances. Plus you need to start thinking about visits, decisions, and all of that. Most schools' visit days are during the few two weeks of March (at least from what I've seen).
samoth Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Where is the Harvard Results page? Is it listed on the online application page? thanks! Harvard claim to send decisions only by mail, which is probably why those who were accepted received phone calls. I'm not very optimistic at this point...
nyghtfalls Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 apparently, though Harvard doesn't seem to keep its word about anything. First it was the interviews, and now it's about acceptances and denials... stop playing with my heart, Harvard University!! lol
samoth Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 They also have a strange admission process. Did anyone else find it weird that they don't bother to send an email confirming that they have received the supporting material, that they don't post the materials' arrival on the application site and that the admissions office rarely answers emails? (at least in my experience) They were nice and helpful once I managed to get them on the phone (an international call, mind you). However, answering the phone only between 2 and 5 when there are thousands of anxious applicants isn't very efficient.
Applicant X Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 So, I got sick of waiting around for them to get back to me and just wrote to my interviewer - who was sweet enough to write me back instantly with a reasoned rejection letter (no ed soc. at harvard, much fewer admits than before, only the ones with the right fits, etc). I think Harvard has made all its decisions and he seemed surprised that I had not heard a beep. Anyway, point is, you should write to your interviewer. The grad comm. almost never responds to general admission questions as quickly.
nyghtfalls Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 apparently, hardboiledegg is the oracle of Harvard graduate admissions... :roll:
choco80 Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 I apologize for my ignorance, but does this discussion include Harvard Social Policy/Government program? I saw on the results page that one person said they were accepted to this, however I have not heard anything else (about interviews, etc.). Good luck to those of you still waiting . . .
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