crackthesky Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Congrats! Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Q13 Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) So, just bouncing ideas off you smart folks... Apart from the academic side of things, which I'm also hammering out, I'm trying to weigh my options in terms of where I'd like to be with social/family life during and at the end of my doctoral program If you were a single, relatively young guy, probably looking to start a family hopefully before this decade ends, who is about to begin a doctoral program where you would be stuck for 5 or 6 years, would you rather: Be in an expensive, big, fairly youthful, exciting city with lots to do, where you will have to live modestly and rent a room in an apartment you'd share with three other people (presumably strangers) or Be in a smaller, university town, live modestly perhaps, but modestly after having enough money to buy a small home and/or car with your stipend... Edited February 15, 2013 by 11Q13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Body Politics Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I'd lean towards Boston. AA is great and all but it is somewhat limited in size and its distance to other larger, more interesting areas in Michigan. Boston has a lot more going on both as a city and as a nexus of higher ed. You'd have no shortage of resources and scholars to potentially tap between BC, BU, and Harvard. And let's not forget about the great accents and getting to be the quiet Boston intellectual who gets the girl's number and shouts through the window "HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?" I mean, seriously, Boston sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackthesky Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Not to diminish how important funding is....but is one program a better fit for you (in terms of research, relationships to professors, socially, etc.) than the other? Money is certainly important, but finding a program that you feel that you can contribute to and be (generally) happy with is vital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Q13 Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 I'd lean towards Boston. AA is great and all but it is somewhat limited in size and its distance to other larger, more interesting areas in Michigan. Boston has a lot more going on both as a city and as a nexus of higher ed. You'd have no shortage of resources and scholars to potentially tap between BC, BU, and Harvard. And let's not forget about the great accents and getting to be the quiet Boston intellectual who gets the girl's number and shouts through the window "HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?" I mean, seriously, Boston sounds awesome. In my experience there was a palpable schism between the "Boston girls" and the women associated with Harvard (don't know if it would be true for the other universities like BC, BU), alas, the former weren't interested in/impressed with us intellectuals...perhaps a phenomenon related to growing up with Harvard in your back yard. Boston is a fun city, though. Not to diminish how important funding is....but is one program a better fit for you (in terms of research, relationships to professors, socially, etc.) than the other? Money is certainly important, but finding a program that you feel that you can contribute to and be (generally) happy with is vital. Yeah as I mentioned, I'm still sorting out those details. I've only received the one offer email from BC with few details, but Michigan is essentially throwing money at me for travel and summer funding, so that aspect is at least relevant to this quality of life issue, which is what I'm getting at I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriGeek Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I just got the call from the Duke Th.D. program. ACCEPTED!!! I could not be happier. No GRE . . . EVERY AGAIN!!!! bondsdw, NTstudent, Vaniti and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Q13 Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 I just got the call from the Duke Th.D. program. ACCEPTED!!! I could not be happier. No GRE . . . EVERY AGAIN!!!! Congrats!!! Did you tell them to tell the PhD committee to go suck lemons on behalf of the rejected applicants from the gradcafe? bondsdw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Body Politics Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 In the span of ten minutes, I was notified that I was accepted at one school and rejected at another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubi charitas Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I just got the call from the Duke Th.D. program. ACCEPTED!!! I could not be happier. No GRE . . . EVERY AGAIN!!!! Congratulations! Was that you who posted on the results page? I'm just trying to get a feel for how many people they've notified already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackthesky Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) Anyone want to claim the University of Chicago Religion wait list and specify the program? Edit: looks like someone else just posted from Amer. Religions so it might be the same program. Edited February 16, 2013 by crackthesky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackthesky Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Sorry for the excessive posting. Looks like U Chicago is listing results for Religious Ethics. I was waitlisted! Going Insane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Insane Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Chicago?!!? What's going on?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la sarar Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Chicago?!!? What's going on?!?! obviously we are rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Insane Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 There is one acceptance, 2 rejections, and 2 waitlist. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!??!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la sarar Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 There is one acceptance, 2 rejections, and 2 waitlist. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!??!?! assumed rejections? but acceptances are true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecotheology518 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 In the span of ten minutes, I was notified that I was accepted at one school and rejected at another. Sorry about Brite, but congrats on LSTC! I still haven't heard anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogles Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 assumed rejections? but acceptances are true? Mine is not an assumed rejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Body Politics Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Sorry about Brite, but congrats on LSTC! I still haven't heard anything yet. Thanks, man I think I would have flourished at Brite, but my wife was not keen on TX at all. Even if I had gotten in, I might've had to turn it down to honor her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Insane Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) Chicago: I won't lie. I am freaking out a bit. Any second now... Edited February 16, 2013 by Going Insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogles Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Chicago: I won't lie. I am freaking out a bit. Any second now... I was an internal candidate, if that makes any difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewalks Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Looks like someone just found out about UVA via website, congrats! anyone want to claim it/ do you have any info about whether other offers were sent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Insane Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I was an internal candidate, if that makes any difference... I'm sorry. That happened to my professor at Chicago and he ended up at Santa Barbara. Which track did you apply to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogles Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I'm sorry. That happened to my professor at Chicago and he ended up at Santa Barbara. Which track did you apply to? My track was Hebrew Bible. I had heard that about 40 people applied to the HB track in NELC/Divinity School combined and of those 40, only 3-4 were "admissible". I know nothing more than that and that "fact" came to me through a reliable source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogdia Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Looks like someone just found out about UVA via website, congrats! anyone want to claim it/ do you have any info about whether other offers were sent? That would be me! No e-mail or anything yet; I just randomly checked the website and it had a decision posted with a link to a form letter saying that I'd been accepted and more info would be forthcoming. Sorry, no info beyond that, but I'd recommend checking your online app status. And it's always possible that different programs are posting notifications at different times, so take this with a grain of salt. bondsdw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Insane Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 My track was Hebrew Bible. I had heard that about 40 people applied to the HB track in NELC/Divinity School combined and of those 40, only 3-4 were "admissible". I know nothing more than that and that "fact" came to me through a reliable source. Do you have the option of speaking to faculty to find out why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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