this-sucks Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 anyone else waiting to hear back from columbia? historically, they seem to take the longest to make admissions decisions, so i figured there ought to be a special topic for those of us in waiting .
anthcat Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 I'm right there with you - but it'll be a long haul. What is it that drew you to apply to Columbia?
this-sucks Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 hey anthcat - a combination of factors drew me to columbia. resonances with a number of faculty who are trained anthropologists and those trained in other disciplines but teaching in the anthro department . faculty in departments outside of anthro (mealac, english, comp lit, phil), as well as student interests/research. importantly, i also love nyc. how about you?
this-sucks Posted February 20, 2009 Author Posted February 20, 2009 i just spoke to someone in the anthro dept at columbia and they said that decisions will take another 2 weeks at least. i think i need yoga in my life.
anthcat Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 Yeah, I'm not holding my breath over it. For me NYC is important not just because I've always wanted to live there (for a while, at least), but because my research interests make a big metropolis the ideal place to do incidental research. The other reason I applied to Columbia is because of the faculty who work in Asia.
smo2102 Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 Good luck to all the Columbia Anthro applicants. Although I am not in the anthro department, I am a current Columbia grad student (and applicant). I can tell you that it is an exciting place to be right now. Over the past decade, they have amassed a fine group of scholars under the direction of Nick Dirks. From my understanding, things were pretty dismal in the early nineties. What are your sub-fields/areas of interest?
this-sucks Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 did anyone else get a feeler phone call from faculty last week?
this-sucks Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 thanks so much anthcat. i need good vibes. this is such a nerve wracking time.
gallipoli Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Any updates? I've applied to socio-cul. I wrote to a faculty member recently and he said he was impressed with my application but that it was a tough year with shrinking positions so it was all up in the air. I don't want to lose hope but I'd like my life back.
this-sucks Posted March 5, 2009 Author Posted March 5, 2009 hey there - i know they've notified some students via phone calls, but i'm not sure if that's just the students who have direct contacts in the department. if i were you, i'd go with what the prof you emailed said. if he didn't mention anything about a rejection, they're probably still deliberating over some students. i'm sure if they had decided, he would have told you more. good luck!
gallipoli Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Oh so they have notified some students? Were they all accepts? I hear they take only about 10 for the PhD. Yes, I heard back from the prof on Sat the 28th. So hopefully they are still deliberating. Hopefully one of us here will hear something soon.
this-sucks Posted March 5, 2009 Author Posted March 5, 2009 as far as i know, those contacted were given offers, but i also think the process is not quite complete yet. it's a strange year, and depending on who accepts/declines, i think they have a waiting list. there are less than 10 fellowships this year, so they're doing things a little differently from previous years...i think. i noticed you've also applied for history phd's. how's that going and which of the disciplines would you prefer. i know i was a little confused about which dept to apply to as well, thought about comp lit and his of conciousness programs, but ended up with anthro.
gallipoli Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 this is the only anthro program i applied to. applied to 4 history programs. still waiting to hear from two. given the odds this year, and from what i already hear about the programs i haven't heard from as yet, i am preparing myself for reapplying next year. i'll have my MA thesis done by then too which might improve my application. i regret not applying to more schools.
medianerd Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I haven't been reading the forum, but I weakened because I am curious about news from here.... :/
gallipoli Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 so i gather that no one here has heard yet. weird man... its march 11th. its such a small program at 10 people that i'm surprised they dont have a list already.
anthcat Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 If you look at the results search, you'll see that they are always late notifiers, and my advisor confirms that.
anth78 Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Haven't heard anything yet. Anybody know if there is still a chance to get accepted???
medianerd Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 They haven't notified anyone yet. They typically don't until next week, and there will be a flood of emails in that case.
anth78 Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 I wrote to the head of the PhD program. Got no reply. How do you know they will only send the notifications next week?
anth78 Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Anybody knows anything, whats going on in Columbia?
ann Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Hi, I'm also applying to Columbia. Anyone knows whats going on with them? any notifications yet?
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