Princeton Classics

[veilside]

I have jsut gotten of the phone with the graduate cooridinator at Princeton and was told that they are still in the middle of the review process, and have not yet begun to make their last acceptance.... She stated that even though the amount of apps this year has increased since last year, the admitted amount will still be about the same, and that waitlisting will also be a factor this year.

Nervous since I did not receive an invite to have an interview in Jan/Feb when I asked about this she said that there are still more interviews to come, and that not all profs will contact via e-mail or phone, and that all official answers yes, no, or waitlist will be notified at the same time, prob by mid March.

This is my first choice, and I know that by applying to a "Classics" dept. for ancient history is setting myself up for a slim chance, due mainly to the fact that many applying to the PhD in classics there will have 10+years in Latin, 5+ in Greek and 5+ in French and German, have published articles and maybe already an MA... so this is by far the longest of my long shots, but we'll see.

Has anyone here that has been contacted for an interview been applying for ancient history???

[ndelprete]

Hi Veilside. Unfortunately I've got absolutely nothing constructive to say but thought I'd commiserate. Princeton is my top choice too, and I am applying to the Ancient Philosophy program within the Classics dept. I've heard absolutely nothing from the majority of the schools I applied to, which is unnerving to say the least. I'm applying directly from an undergrad program as well, and I can't tell whether this fact works against us or not. I thought my apps were pretty good, since I've got a decent undergrad record at a good school, but the fact that other people have had interviews is a tad worrying. The good news is that we haven't been rejected yet, right? In any case good luck, and hopefully we'll hear something soon.