FaultyPowers Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Got my rejection from Brown today. How wonderful Boo! Was this for Anthro or the Joukowski Institute?
Melian4 Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Got my rejection from Brown today. How wonderful Oh no! Sorry to hear it -- I hope good news will come your way soon!
emmaatquoins Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 I also had my Brown rejection - not surprised by it given the news about the on-campus interview, but still not what you want to hear. Both colourless and I had applied to Joukowsky.
Khannnn Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Hi guys! I'm doing Mesoamerican archaeology (Maya). I've gotten two responses (both acceptances) and am waiting on 3 more schools. Good luck!
letmein14 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Hi Khannnn, where were you accepted and where are you waiting? As for me, waiting on Yale and BU.
colorless Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 Seems like everyone applied to Boston Uni.
FaultyPowers Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Seems like everyone applied to Boston Uni. For all the Boston Archaeology applicants, I'm curious as to what your thoughts are on future placement. Assuming we get in....which I feel is a HUGE assumption at this point since no one has heard anything from anyone!!...do any of you have misgivings about the fact that we'll be graduating with PhDs in Archaeology, rather than Anthropology? Do you think, or have you been advised, that this will make us any less employable in the future, for those departments looking for four-fields instructors?
colorless Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 For all the Boston Archaeology applicants, I'm curious as to what your thoughts are on future placement. Assuming we get in....which I feel is a HUGE assumption at this point since no one has heard anything from anyone!!...do any of you have misgivings about the fact that we'll be graduating with PhDs in Archaeology, rather than Anthropology? Do you think, or have you been advised, that this will make us any less employable in the future, for those departments looking for four-fields instructors? Ha I don't think anthropology is good at getting you jobs either but compared to archaeology yeah you might be right. With anthropology you get a holistic education and most schools require you to take general courses from all sub-disciplines. But I gave up all my hopes of finding a job anyway, if I do a PHd it it'll be for the pure joy of it. And no I'm not a billionaire. Plus I'm 30!
colorless Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 For all the Boston Archaeology applicants, I'm curious as to what your thoughts are on future placement. Assuming we get in....which I feel is a HUGE assumption at this point since no one has heard anything from anyone!!...do any of you have misgivings about the fact that we'll be graduating with PhDs in Archaeology, rather than Anthropology? Do you think, or have you been advised, that this will make us any less employable in the future, for those departments looking for four-fields instructors? Btw whic Brown did you apply? Anthropology or Joukowsky?
catsrgods Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I also had my Brown rejection - not surprised by it given the news about the on-campus interview, but still not what you want to hear. Both colourless and I had applied to Joukowsky. I'm riding that Brown rejection train as well. I thought I was a pretty good fit, but I didn't even get an interview. Time to reevaluate what I perceive as a "good fit"!
colorless Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 I'm riding that Brown rejection train as well. I thought I was a pretty good fit, but I didn't even get an interview. Time to reevaluate what I perceive as a "good fit"! I was more than a fit actually, it was a safety school but guess what happened! So sad.
FaultyPowers Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Ha I don't think anthropology is good at getting you jobs either but compared to archaeology yeah you might be right. With anthropology you get a holistic education and most schools require you to take general courses from all sub-disciplines. But I gave up all my hopes of finding a job anyway, if I do a PHd it it'll be for the pure joy of it. And no I'm not a billionaire. Plus I'm 30! So am I!! And I applied to regular ol' Brown, not the Joukowski. So I'm still twiddling my thumbs and waiting.
Melian4 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I was more than a fit actually, it was a safety school but guess what happened! So sad. If you don't mind me asking, what made you consider it a safety school?
colorless Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 If you don't mind me asking, what made you consider it a safety school? I don't know, correspondence with POI I guess, but I was wrong. There might be different factors though in their decision. Anyway let's wait the other 6.
Khannnn Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Hi Khannnn, where were you accepted and where are you waiting? As for me, waiting on Yale and BU. I'm waiting for BU as well (just like everyone else! ). I got accepted to UAlbany's PhD program and Brandeis' MA program. Still waiting on Cornell, BU, and UC Riverside. pears 1
emmaatquoins Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Columbia acceptance is up on the boards... that's my first choice :S worried!
Forsaken in LA Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Columbia acceptance is up on the boards... that's my first choice :S worried! huh, i didnt see it. *found it. Edited February 12, 2014 by Forsaken in LA
imwalkingwest Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Any UCSD arch people heard anything yet?
imwalkingwest Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Scratch that, rejected from ucsd. Ucr is my only hope now!
Khannnn Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Scratch that, rejected from ucsd. Ucr is my only hope now! I'm waiting on them too. Good luck!
NicoleNeolithic Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Hi All, First time poster here. I am applying to UK based archaeology PhD programs. Melian4 I notice that you are registering an acceptance to Oxford's DPhil - did you apply by the early deadline? I applied for the Jan 24th and haven't heard anything, just trying to work out if I should stop obsessively checking the results board!
Melian4 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Hi All, First time poster here. I am applying to UK based archaeology PhD programs. Melian4 I notice that you are registering an acceptance to Oxford's DPhil - did you apply by the early deadline? I applied for the Jan 24th and haven't heard anything, just trying to work out if I should stop obsessively checking the results board! Hi NicoleNeolithic, I applied by the November deadline. Don't worry if you haven't heard anything yet, it's still very early for them. They will probably send out answers around the beginning of March! Where else have you applied in the UK?
NicoleNeolithic Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Hi NicoleNeolithic, I applied by the November deadline. Don't worry if you haven't heard anything yet, it's still very early for them. They will probably send out answers around the beginning of March! Where else have you applied in the UK? That's great, congratulations on the offer! I wish I had been organised enough to apply by the Nov deadline. I have applied to Durham, York and Manchester. I have been accepted to Durham and York, waiting to hear from Manchester. All contingent on funding of course... the UK system, sigh.
novacancy Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Complete Boston wipe-out. Hang in there, everyone!
colorless Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 Complete Boston wipe-out. Hang in there, everyone! Yeah terrible. Poor us.
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