Elk Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Congrats! By UTS, you mean Union...? I was accepted, but it was MAR in NT. I also got into Yale's concentrate in Bible, and if I get good enough funding there, or get into ND, I'll be turning down Union's offer, which was full tuition for 2 years. But I have to tell Union yea or nay by Friday... so I'm getting just a little bit anxious : / If I don't get good enough funding from Yale, and if I don't get in to ND, I'll likely be going to Union with that offer. Yeah, Union. I've seen it commonly referred to as UTS to distinguish it from other Unions (e.g. Union Presbyterian Seminary). My impression is that the YDS applicants, or at least the MDivs, are supposed to hear back about aid by Friday. Best of luck! Yale's response will also help me determine how seriously I'm considering Union.
JMyers Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Congrats! Those are the two I've been admitted to so far... what concentration did you apply for? Thanks! For Union - Interreligious Dialogue. For Yale - Asian Religions. On the Yale front, they called me and said that the Asian Religions faculty wasn't sure I had the full prep for that concentration so they admitted me into the comprehensive M.A.R. but said I could transfer to the Asian Religions concentration after a semester of coursework - which was fine with me! What concentrations did you apply for? Do you know where you going?
drechie Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 wow - congrats on your union scholarship. that is very impressive considering their funding allocation capabilities. i bet many wish they were in your shoes!
TTG49 Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Thanks! For Union - Interreligious Dialogue. For Yale - Asian Religions. On the Yale front, they called me and said that the Asian Religions faculty wasn't sure I had the full prep for that concentration so they admitted me into the comprehensive M.A.R. but said I could transfer to the Asian Religions concentration after a semester of coursework - which was fine with me! What concentrations did you apply for? Do you know where you going? I applied for the concentration in Bible at yale, and NT at Union. I don't know where I'm going--funding will be a big deal for me (already have plenty of student loan debt...). I would love to be going to Union with a full scholarship if that's where I end up, but I would definitely choose Notre Dame if i get in or Yale if they offer me comparable funding. Guess I'll have a better idea on Friday. Until then, the wait is killing me! Edited March 14, 2013 by ttgannett
TTG49 Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Yeah, Union. I've seen it commonly referred to as UTS to distinguish it from other Unions (e.g. Union Presbyterian Seminary). My impression is that the YDS applicants, or at least the MDivs, are supposed to hear back about aid by Friday. Best of luck! Yale's response will also help me determine how seriously I'm considering Union. Best of luck to you as well! Yeah, my email from them said funding info would come through on Friday. Elk 1
Bamse Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I got in to HDS!!! I'm so happy right now! This is a dream come true for sure! Tomorrow is the big day though since admitted students will hear about funding. I keep my fingers crossed. By the way, can I assume that I got into the concentration I applied for?
Elk Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I just learned that HDS isn't offering me any sort of scholarship, so it's off the list. Fingers crossed that everyone else on here who received an email got more exciting news than that!
JillUMASS Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I just learned that HDS isn't offering me any sort of scholarship, so it's off the list. Fingers crossed that everyone else on here who received an email got more exciting news than that! I'm sorry to hear that. Still nice to be able to say that you got in though! Is anyone else offering you money?
matthew2725 Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 It's always disheartening to find out that your top school isn't offering you enough money...I was so elated when I heard from HDS yesterday too. Whomp. Does anyone know whether it's standard practice to ask for more when it comes to HDS, and/or to leverage other schools' offers against theirs? I feel like there are rules to this kind of thing that I just don't know, know what I mean? Hope others got better news about that whole pesky funding situation!
Josh J. Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I have been accepted to Duke's MA program! Congrats!
JillUMASS Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 It's always disheartening to find out that your top school isn't offering you enough money...I was so elated when I heard from HDS yesterday too. Whomp. Does anyone know whether it's standard practice to ask for more when it comes to HDS, and/or to leverage other schools' offers against theirs? I feel like there are rules to this kind of thing that I just don't know, know what I mean? Hope others got better news about that whole pesky funding situation! Did HDS not offer you anything either?
matthew2725 Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 They gave me 50% tuition, but that still leaves me with nearly 30k to pay up...not the greatest.
la sarar Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 It's always disheartening to find out that your top school isn't offering you enough money...I was so elated when I heard from HDS yesterday too. Whomp. Does anyone know whether it's standard practice to ask for more when it comes to HDS, and/or to leverage other schools' offers against theirs? I feel like there are rules to this kind of thing that I just don't know, know what I mean? Hope others got better news about that whole pesky funding situation! I did ask them 2 years ago but it didn't help.
matthew2725 Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Do you mind my asking how you ended up being able to go?
kairotic Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Got 75% percent tuition to HDS... 100% at BC seems more attractive at this point toby42 1
Josh J. Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I am pretty sure Duke said notifications would be done by March 15.... Are they seriously gonna go down to the wire?
sacklunch Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Got 75% percent tuition to HDS... 100% at BC seems more attractive at this point Strange that even HDS is feeling the recession. I had a couple friends at BC who gladly denied at HDS/YDS because more money was offered at BC. Though, if the fit is better it may be worth it to go wherever, as long as the debt isn't crushing. Also, if you do end up not going to HDS, but another BTI school, you can quite easily take up to 50% of your courses at any of the Boston schools (includes of course HDS). Edited March 14, 2013 by jdmhotness
sacklunch Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I have been accepted to Duke's MA program! Congrats! I hope to see you this fall!
la sarar Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Do you mind my asking how you ended up being able to go? Two years ago it seemed that they had more funding for MTS students. Most of the people I know here have full tuition+around $10000 stipend. I was encouraged to ask for more by a friend on that basis, so although they didn't add anything to that, it was already pretty good. It's strange that HDS is offering less and less in the past two years. It seems that full tuition is already quite rare. If I recall correctly I saw many tuition+stipend reports on Result Search in 2011.
ForTheGreaterGloryOfDog Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Congrats to everyone everywhere - Duke, Harvard, ND, BC, ABCDEFG....! I also received acceptance to Harvard with 50% scholarship.... Yale's financial aid comes out tomorrow (YIKES!), so I will decide between: Duke (no scholarship, though I was implored to wait out the second round) Yale (no news til tomorrow) Harvard (50% tuition) Vanderbilt (80% tuition) Big things happening for all of us! Edited March 14, 2013 by ForTheGreaterGloryOfDog
taycross Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 If I haven't heard anything about the Yale MARc by Friday, is it safe to assume I probably didn't get in? TTG49 1
CrisDonlon Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Just got accepted to Duke's MTS! I'm very excited. I think they're sending financial info in a letter, so we'll see what they have to offer. GL to everyone else who applied. Josh J. and TTG49 2
TTG49 Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Cris: first, congratulations! That's awesome. I just got a call too--accepted! Very excited, and Duke would be by far the best fit for me... but I'm probably going elsewhere, unless I get a big surprise funding offer from them. I've heard it's generally a 22% funding offer for MTS. Edited March 14, 2013 by ttgannett Therewillbeluke and Josh J. 2
Thomist Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Any news about the Notre Dame MTS, other than the highly suspect posting on the results page from last week?
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