isol3 Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Does anyone go to Stanford and know when they'll be sending out interview requests? It looks like last year they sent them out at the end of January.
0000000000AAA Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 I'm always a bit mystified by the interview process for English Phds. I guess I don't see the point. For schools that do do interviews (Emory, Stanford), do they tend to interview everyone who they will eventually admit, or do they tend to interview people who they think need another round of vetting? Regardless, I guess I'm now hoping for a Stanford interview!
thestage Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Regardless, I guess I'm now debating self-immolation fixed
0000000000AAA Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Regardless, I guess I'm now debating self-immolation Pretty standard.
KingLear14 Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 Did you ever hear anything more about Stanford interviews?
0000000000AAA Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 So it's Feb 4 and no news of interviews. Might it be possible that Stanford gave out interviews and they happened not to fall to anyone on the board?
screamingacrossthesky Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 Last year the applications were due on December 7. This year they were due on January 3. Presumably the date for interviews will also be significantly later.
thestage Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 I do doubt that adcoms ever meet in December regardless of application dates, however. It would seem to me that interview dates would have to be fairly soon if the committee is going to use them for any kind of decision making purpose, as I just don't see them waiting until March to send out admissions offers. It is possible that the interviews are only a formality, of course, at which point I don't think there would have to be any kind of buffer period. Who knows.
wintergirl Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 Last year the applications were due on December 7. This year they were due on January 3. Presumably the date for interviews will also be significantly later. Ah! Thanks for pointing that out -- I didn't know that change occurred. Will mentally move Stanford to the back of the line for my "when I might have my hopes crushed" calendar. :| and...and...and... 1
ophelia9 Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 I got the interview email today. Nervous! Does anyone know how many finalists there are (and how big the incoming class usually is)? takethiswaltz 1
takethiswaltz Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 Congrats, Ophelia! I received an invitation to interview as well. I'm also curious to know more about their admission stats...
wintergirl Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Cue the "wah wah wahhhhh"... been a pretty bad week Yup. I can tell this week's gonna be a doozy already. Berkeley AND Stanford in one day???
isol3 Posted February 7, 2012 Author Posted February 7, 2012 Does Stanford accept applicants who don't get interviewed, or are the interviewees the only ones in the running?
lyonessrampant Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 The last few years the acceptances have only come from the pool of interviews. This is also a rough memory, but last year I think about 2/3 of the interview pool were accepted. Good luck to those of you interviewing!
ophelia9 Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 This is NOT an acceptance post, so please don't die. I'm just wondering who else on the boards interviewed, and if you asked your panel or have heard anything more about the decisions timeline. I know the original email said they would be making decisions after interviews ended on the 22nd -- I'd just love to know which day of this week or next I should plan to spend glued to my phone. (Since I spend so much time away from it as it is.)
hazelbite Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 I saw one interviewee claim to be "short listed"... Have the others gotten such feedback? No formal acceptances or rejections yet?
ophelia9 Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Ahh, where'd you see that, hazelbite? I haven't heard anything.
hazelbite Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 In a signature in the acceptee banter thread.
wassermelone Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Out of curiosity, have all those accepted at Stanford also had interviews this year?
lyonessrampant Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 I can't speak for the accepted people, but in previous years all acceptances and, I believe, all waitlists come from the interview pool.
ophelia9 Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 No call. This has been a rough day. I'm having a hard time not taking it personally -- at least the other schools never had a face-to-face meeting with me. Stanford, this sucks!
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