Anthropology Waiting/Results 2012

[kaikai]

Hi everyone, new here. There seem to be three interview calls from Chicago. Has anyone heard anything here?

[leapfrog]

I've seen that NYU interviews people - does anyone know whether this is for social/cultural anthropology as well as bio?

Thanks!

[jerzygrl]

It's Groundhog Day, and like every other day I check my email every 10 minutes and TGC results page every hour. I feel like BIll Murray ::sigh::

[anotherapplicant]

Hi all,

Admitted at Davis, interview with Yale soon.

Also applied to Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Penn, NYU, Columbia, Chicago, MIT, WashU.

[Boaty McBoatface]

Congratulations and best of luck with your Yale interview!

[MakeSetBsy]

Re: Chicago: I was told that they are interviewing ~28 people for 15 slots and plan to finalize decisions by the end of next week. Sounded like different professors are interviewing different applicants. ~300 applicants total this year.

[kaikai]

@MakeSetBsy Thanks! That's a large pool of applicants, fingers crossed.

[adrem]

Hey everyone. I applied to several PhD Anthro programs, some of which seem to have already invited prospective students to interviews and/or sent our rejection letters.

However, I got zip. Nada. Nothing? Neither Yey or Nay...

Anyone in this situation?

I'm referring especially to Duke, Stanford and Yale, for now.

[barnabas]

adrem,

I haven't heard anything yet as well and cannot tell what does it mean...

especially Duke and Chicago that have already sent out interview invitations

let's hope they are not inviting all prospective students at the same time and our invitations are on the way

[anotherapplicant]

Thanks Anzaria!

Invitation to interview from Chicago this morning. From one professor.

[adrem]

Barnabas, thank you for your reply!

I'm bitting my nails over here.

I feel like I've been already rejected but they just don't care that much about "rejects" to let me know as soon as they let know those accepted...

[wheninhell]

Hey everyone. I applied to several PhD Anthro programs, some of which seem to have already invited prospective students to interviews and/or sent our rejection letters.

However, I got zip. Nada. Nothing? Neither Yey or Nay...

Anyone in this situation?

I'm referring especially to Duke, Stanford and Yale, for now.

Stanford? Who's heard from Stanford?

[anxiousanthro]

why is the anthropology results page dead!?

[jerzygrl]

Most of my programs stated they notify by March 15... that means five more Fridays! I have never in my life hated Friday afternoons so much.

[newleaf]

Most of my programs stated they notify by March 15... that means five more Fridays! I have never in my life hated Friday afternoons so much.

The good and the bad is that if you're accepted, you generally know way before March 15. ! indeed

[wheninhell]

Berkeley !!! :lol: :lol: No word on funding yet...but this'll definitely make my vacation to Mexico in two weeks even more sweet!

[BlackHatGuy]

Does anyone know if all Berkeley admits have been contacted?

[anthro.fish]

For those who got interviews with Yale . . . do you folks already hold Master's degrees?

[anotherapplicant]

Congratulations Berkeley admits! I've been in the department at UCB for 5 years so email if you want some thoughts!

Through the grapevine I know that Berkeley Anthro. made their decisions Thursday. But they might not have emailed everyone yet.

Anthroman... I don't have a MA.

[anotherapplicant]

wheninhell... let me know if you want to chat about UC-B.

[leapfrog]

Hey Anthroman, I have a Masters degree. What's your thinking?

[anthro.fish]

I was just wondering . . . sometimes it seems like an unwritten rule that a person pretty much has to already have a Master's degree to get into top anthropology graduate programs. I wonder what percentage of Ph.D. track admits (at say Stanford, Yale, Harvard, NYU, etc.) come straight from undergraduate studies.

[saveagemind]

I was just wondering . . . sometimes it seems like an unwritten rule that a person pretty much has to already have a Master's degree to get into top anthropology graduate programs. I wonder what percentage of Ph.D. track admits (at say Stanford, Yale, Harvard, NYU, etc.) come straight from undergraduate studies.

Yes, but it's also a liability at some programs (word on the street is, for example, that NYU generally prefers that candidates not have MAs), so I really don't know that it's a good indicator of everything.

[leapfrog]

Yeah, it's a hard one. I did a very specific Masters, which I then went on to use professionally. Having known I wanted to do a PhD, I would have found it hard to justify a more general anthropology one, as the coursework is included as part of the PhD program anyway.

It would definitely be really helpful if schools posted a few sample profiles of admitted students as a matter of course. Perhaps in years to come we can make such suggestions!

[anthropologygeek]

Anthroman- You are missing a very important variable, fit. You may assume your fit with poi is perfect but they may not think so. Or something I have discovered a couple years ago, one of your recommenders may have made an enemy with an admission committee member. Or someone is just better than you. It happens to everyone. Or you may need a master degree. Who knows. You try your best and that's all you can do.