American and New England Studies - BU

[grey]

I've seen a couple of rejections posted for the Phd program. I thought notifications weren't going out until late March. So who's heard back? How far do you live from Boston?

[melancholyway]

I received the notice on Friday via snail mail and I live in New York. I would guess that if you have heard nothing yet then you are most likely in a good position, but of course this does depend on where you live.

[grey]

Thanks for the info. Good luck on your other applications, melancholyway!

[melancholyway]

Thank you, luck to you as well. If I may ask... what is your concentration in American Studies?

[mcd2003]

Thanks for all of this info - Grey, I was wondering the same thing about the program notifications. Melancholy - good luck! Have you had news from anywhere else yet>

[grey]

It seems like there are a lot more rejections posted this year than previously. I don't know if that just has to do with who is and isn't using gradcafe, but it also makes me wonder if they are rejecting people they can't fund rather than accepting without funding. hmmmm.....

[melancholyway]

I have received acceptances from SUNY Buffalo and Michigan State. I received those at the end of January and have not heard a thing from the other programs I applied to with the exception of course being BU. Have either of you heard anything yet?

Good luck to you both!

[mcd2003]

Hi all! I got rejected via postal service from BU yesterday. C'est la vie. Still waiting on a few others but leaning towards going to BC. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!