jake777 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I have a question, and I hope anyone can shed some light. If I have not heard anything from Harvard (Anthropology and MES), does it mean that I have not been admitted? I did contact a couple of individuals in the department, and I received the same reply: official results will be sent by the Graduate School. Do you think they are avoiding to be the bearers of bad news? Or should I still have some hope? Any feedback would be great!! Especially from people that were accepted to Harvard, is there a possible way to get accepted without receiving informal notification? Thanks. Jake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-tray Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 This probably is a rarity, but I never ever received a rejection from Tulane when I applied there in 2009. When I contacted my POI in March, she told me that I had been accepted, but emailed me a couple days later to tell me that she was going off of meeting notes from the first round of application reviews, and that they had ultimately decided against admitting me (I'm not kidding, the subject of her email was "My Bad," soooo heartbreaking!). And ... then I never heard anything from them again; no official rejection, no letter, no email, nothing. I know someone else who applied for a MA program, never heard from them again, and then received a letter in the mail letting her know that she had been accepted ... three years later. Ah, the fun we put ourselves through! I used to work for graduate studies in UG, and our policy was that the admissions decisions were sent to us from the departments, and we were responsible for sending out the appropriate letters/forms. So, as others have suggested, it's possible that some admits/wait listed people have been informally contacted, and official letters are in the mail. If they've sent out admits and rejections, I say it's probably okay to email your contact in the department to see what's going on. If nothing else, you'll be sure where they are in the decision-making process if they can't give you a definitive answer. Hope this helps! Worst nightmare - I would be so sad. She gave you just enough time to tell everyone you know then take it back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoneedsfreetime Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Hey babyiobabe- I messaged you a response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkg2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Hey everyone I'm a bit off-topic, but there's a question I wanted to ask. Is it possible for schools never to send you a rejection email/letter? Acceptances for two of the schools I applied to came out last week, and I didn't hear a thing, which means I didn't get in (according to people on the Grad Café, all admitted students have been told). But do you think it's possible that they'll never tell me? That they'll just throw my file without bothering with an email or status update? Do I have to email them to get the confirmation that I've been rejected? It's just that I want to tell my advisor and she won't believe me if I tell her that I found out through Grad Café. She always thought I'd get in everywhere (but I've only got rejections so far). Another of my schools, U Arizona, has accepted some students and rejected some students last week. Again, I haven't heard a thing. Does it mean I can count myself out? If I haven't had any positive news... Should I email or patiently wait? Sorry to annoy you with my stupid concerns... I just want to move on with my life I still don't think U of A has actually sent out official acceptances (unless someone wants to claim it). I was just asked to fill out a scholarship app by Friday if I hadn't already done it (that's my post on the results). At the very least, they have not figured out their funding. They don't normally notify until pretty late (second week of March last year), so don't start worrying yet. If I hear anything more about what is going on, I'll let you know. As for other schools, it took nearly 3 weeks for two of my rejections to come after interview invites were sent out. They will tell you...eventually. Sometimes I wonder if adcoms enjoy knowing how we suffer waiting for rejections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thepoetsdaughter Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I have a question, and I hope anyone can shed some light. If I have not heard anything from Harvard (Anthropology and MES), does it mean that I have not been admitted? I did contact a couple of individuals in the department, and I received the same reply: official results will be sent by the Graduate School. Do you think they are avoiding to be the bearers of bad news? Or should I still have some hope? Any feedback would be great!! Especially from people that were accepted to Harvard, is there a possible way to get accepted without receiving informal notification? Thanks. Jake. Hey Jake--sent you a pm in response. It should be in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
306 & 100 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) Hey Jake--sent you a pm in response. It should be in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Hi Thepoetsdaughter, Can I also have your opinions or info on this? I'm caught in grilling suspense too... thanks a lot!! Edited February 23, 2012 by 306 & 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Anyone any info on Boston University??? I just saw on the results page Boston University (BU)Archaeology (Classical), PhD (F12) they were accepted today via email I believe. If you are the accepted person I would love it if you could pm me, I applied to for old-world (as they put it) historical archaeology concentration and it's the only school I could apply to due to lack of money. I've almost accepted that I will probably be rejected and have a plan for next year but any tips or suggestions would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake777 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Hey Jake--sent you a pm in response. It should be in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. I did not receive any message? Can you please resend it? Jake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumbarmoose Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I still don't think U of A has actually sent out official acceptances (unless someone wants to claim it). I was just asked to fill out a scholarship app by Friday if I hadn't already done it (that's my post on the results). At the very least, they have not figured out their funding. They don't normally notify until pretty late (second week of March last year), so don't start worrying yet. If I hear anything more about what is going on, I'll let you know. As for other schools, it took nearly 3 weeks for two of my rejections to come after interview invites were sent out. They will tell you...eventually. Sometimes I wonder if adcoms enjoy knowing how we suffer waiting for rejections. Huh, interesting, thanks for the info and good luck to you. And to you and all the other U of A applicants, whether or not I am admitted I do happen to be an Arizona native, so if any one gets in and has questions about Tucson I'd be more than happy to chat =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckiesandbees Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Is the person who posted the UNLV rejection on here? If so, could you tell me how you received notification? My online application still says "Forwarded to Department for Review." Thanks (and best of luck with your other apps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ89 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Hey Jake--sent you a pm in response. It should be in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Would really appreciate to hear this info as well. Does it pertain to archaeology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthronerd Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 GWU Masters people - has anyone gotten any funding? I got my masters at GW. With the new PhD program, the odds of you getting funding are slim. Anyone who had funding had it as a TA, and all that funding is now going to the PhD admits. There are other non-department funding opportunities however. PM me if you want to know more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthronerd Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I have a question for the group... How many of you are in Master's programs applying to PhD programs? My undergraduate GPA wasn't so great, so I figured that if I finished a Master's program first my chances for getting into a good school for a PhD would improve significantly. I also thought that maybe I could out-compete a lot of applicants because they would only have Bachelor's degrees. However, it appears as though I've been chatting with people who have Master's degrees on here! This makes me nervous, because I don't think I can "out-compete" you guys, lol. Also, I'm more used to dealing with science-y programs, where going from bachelor's to PhD is standard now. In anthropology, it must be more common to get a master's then apply for a PhD. Or is that just for cultural, not biological? I got my master's first, mostly because I tried applying to a couple PhD programs right away and got rejected (low GPA, low GRE, no experience). So after that I regrouped and found MA programs that offered spring admission. I didn't want to wait an entire year to try again for MA programs. An MA isn't necessary, people get accepted without it, but its good to have some type of research experience on your record. It might be different with bioanth too (I'm cultural). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkg2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Anyone any info on Boston University??? I've heard from archaeology, but I don't know anything about the anthropology department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeSetBsy Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Anyone going to UChicago here? flowerblitz, I think I am. I'm def. going to visit at the end of March and think in the end it is probably my best fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aydın Özipek Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Anyone any info on Boston University??? I sent an email to the department and got the following reply :"Our Admissions Committee was buried with almost 160 applications (two years ago it was less than 100!). So it is taking longer than expected." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternateAllele Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Re: Penn State As suspected, recruitment and interviews have already taken place for BioAnthro. Rejections will be mailed out tomorrow. I'll be getting one of those :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumbarmoose Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Out of curiosity, has anyone heard anything from University of Colorado Boulder? I had an informal Skype interview with a POI on February 10th and (in typical flakey anthropologist fashion!) I was told that they would make decisions in "One week...or two weeks...or a month." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurissimo Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Re: Penn State As suspected, recruitment and interviews have already taken place for BioAnthro. Rejections will be mailed out tomorrow. I'll be getting one of those :-/ Were you the one who emailed and asked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternateAllele Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Athens: Yes. I e-mailed and asked, took them 3 days for a response. Whoever is getting into the bio program already knows by now, but unfortunately, they didn't post on GradCafe which gave me false hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibuku Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 re CUNY, from assistant program officer: The cultural subfield is the largest in our program and receives the majority of applications, which means that the decisions for cultural anthropology require a longer timeframe. My understanding is that the admissions committee for cultural anthropology will report a first round of decisions by the end of the week; these are reported to the admissions office, which then sends out notices to applicants as soon as possible. Because my office is not usually involved in these communications directly, we do not necessarily know when notices have gone out - so I’m afraid that I can’t be more specific, but I hope this general explanation of the process is helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newleaf Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 It would be fantastic if there is a deluge of news tomorrow...the sharp differences in notification dates make it difficult to coordinate visitations/decisions/tears lumbarmoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumbarmoose Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 It would be fantastic if there is a deluge of news tomorrow...the sharp differences in notification dates make it difficult to coordinate visitations/decisions/tears Amen to that! It's difficult to schedule a nervous breakdown about your future when you have no idea at what point you should officially give up hope =P anxiousanthro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aforman1 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Out of curiosity, has anyone heard anything from University of Colorado Boulder? I had an informal Skype interview with a POI on February 10th and (in typical flakey anthropologist fashion!) I was told that they would make decisions in "One week...or two weeks...or a month." I'm kinda/sorta a student at UC-Boulder, and the only information that I've heard so far is that there were 104 applicants this year between the three subdisciplines. I think this is a little less than the past couple of years, so they should be mailing out decisions soon. Also, probably a large percentage of those students are applying for the MA programs rather than a PhD, so that may make some difference. They like to have their decsisions mailed before spring break; I believe it was the first week of March in 2009 when I got in. Hope this helps! Out of curiousity, who did you interview with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixiestick Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Does anyone have any news on when Syracuse will release their decisions? I know there's been one so far, but that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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