Katzenmusik Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) You should be careful about over estimating grad cafe's influence in the pool. We make 35ish officers a year and less than 25% show up on the results board and even less in the forums. Yes -- about one third of my department's acceptances last year showed up on the Results board. Edited January 29, 2014 by Katzenmusik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistThrift Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Mine was even less than that -- in the year I applied only two people claimed acceptances in my program (one was me, and the other person went elsewhere or declined their offer). My cohort numbered nearly 20. It really depends on a number of factors, but I wouldn't rely on the results board for anything more than indicators of general activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofysheep Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Makes sense. I had just been wondering because it sounded like Berkeley was interviewing people, but it's kind of unclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr99 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) After you get accepted to a school, what is the first thing that you should do if funding was not mentioned in the acceptance letter? Contact your POI? Relax because the funding will most likely be announced later? Contact the DGS? Drink some Tequila? Edited January 30, 2014 by Zephyr99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czesc Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Up to you whether you relax and wait for more info, but from the moment you're given an offer the program is usually gunning to have you accept, so you shouldn't feel bad about contacting them. Usually the DGS will know the most about funding in a given year but I'm sure you could also ask your POI if you're more comfortable reaching out to him or her (though s/he may just wind up directing you back to the DGS, or asking the DGS him/herself). Edited January 30, 2014 by czesc Zephyr99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New England Nat Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 This time i'm very skeptical of the NYU result. Without the mad interview process they've done the last several years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistThrift Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 NYU has done interviews already, I believe. Somebody in my department had one with them and there are a few posted. But you're probably right to be skeptical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New England Nat Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 In past years they've also had a bunch of people not yet admitted travel to NYU for 2 days of cattle call interviews. It's the most infamous process in all of history grad school admitting. If they've done away with it good ridden, I'm just skeptical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levoyous Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I know from people in the NYU dept that they invite their preliminary candidates for a prospective student weekend in February. That's been the official policy, but I suppose always could have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofysheep Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Does anyone know if NYU only accepts those they have interviewed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New England Nat Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 In the past, no. That's one reason the process was so weird. They would invite people to campus who they hadn't admitted, interview them there, and than they would admit a slate of people, some who had gone to the weekend, and some who hadn't. And they informed very late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofysheep Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Strange... And now I see another admit. NYU is high on my list and I haven't heard anything, but the only thing to do is wait it out of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdavid Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I understand all schools have their own system, but it doesn't make sense that a school wouldn't make all offers at once. I imagine most people who receive an offer would likely wait until late March / early April before accepting, right? Unrelated question: How do schools try to sell themselves to students to whom they've offered a position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampopo ramen Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 This time i'm very skeptical of the NYU result. Without the mad interview process they've done the last several years? Just wanted to confirm that I was indeed accepted into NYU's history program—after Skype and phone interviews last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loc2 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I was also accepted into NYU's history program with a concentration in Atlantic World after a Skype interview about two weeks ago. I also have an upcoming interview with UPenn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loc2 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Just wanted to confirm that I was indeed accepted into NYU's history program—after Skype and phone interviews last month. First off congratulations! Second, what is your proposed field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampopo ramen Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 First off congratulations! Second, what is your proposed field? Thank you! And congrats as well. I'm hoping to study modern American history with an emphasis on business and economic thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedig13 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 If I haven't received any e-mails from NYU, should I take this to mean that I won't be admitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampopo ramen Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't have any inside info, but I would continue to hold out hope. It's still early and there's the possibility they'll send you an offer next month. Not everyone is interviewed, I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New England Nat Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 If they've ended that crazy cattle call good for them! It was real torture for the applicants and wasteful of resources. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Finicky Bean Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Oh...now a GW acceptance...and another empty email box for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedig13 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Oh...now a GW acceptance...and another empty email box for me. Fear not. We can panic together. samsales 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcclellan08 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 What areas/Who did you all apply to work with at GW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisoch Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 when will Stanford post!!!!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdavid Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) when will Stanford post!!!!???? Wrong question. Correct question: When will Stanford send me my acceptance? Positive visualization ftw. Edited February 1, 2014 by kdavid Brisingamen, junotwest and thedig13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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