Cottagecheeseman Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Okay, this week I'm hoping to hear something back, either good or bad who cares. The silence is deafening!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltgeist Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 If we could just hear from Notre Dame and Georgetown this week I'd be content. ta_pros_to_telos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandajune Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thanks for the inputs, magog. I am very worried because I did not do it and I may be disadvantaged. Sorry, I started a new thread on this issue. Thanks again. I didn't mention a single POI in my application or contact them before the admissions process, and I've received several offers. In some cases I've received acceptance emails from faculty with similar interests to mine, which I imagine is what happens when you don't make specific mention of faculty or contact them beforehand. Don't let this worry you. Contacting POIs may be a good idea, but it is definitely not a prerequisite to admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ungerdrag Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I didn't mention a single POI in my application or contact them before the admissions process, and I've received several offers. In some cases I've received acceptance emails from faculty with similar interests to mine, which I imagine is what happens when you don't make specific mention of faculty or contact them beforehand. Don't let this worry you. Contacting POIs may be a good idea, but it is definitely not a prerequisite to admission. I should add that this is the norm for contacting POIs. While it may give you brownie points if you mention them in your personal statement, it's not a good idea to contact them before or during admissions. In fact, most departments discourage you from doing so, since it might give your application an unfair advantage. (This is why you're only supposed to visit after you've gotten in.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deverettf Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I didn't mention a single POI in my application or contact them before the admissions process, and I've received several offers. In some cases I've received acceptance emails from faculty with similar interests to mine, which I imagine is what happens when you don't make specific mention of faculty or contact them beforehand. Don't let this worry you. Contacting POIs may be a good idea, but it is definitely not a prerequisite to admission. Same here. I would add that it's probably sufficient that one gives a somewhat detailed, honest, and plausible account of one's interests. Mention classes you've taken, the topics of your term papers, what you've researched outside of class. Ad comms should be able to deduce from such an account whether you'd be a good fit for their program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humean_skeptic Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 First 2014 rejection from NYU PhD program posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophe Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 First 2014 rejection from NYU PhD program posted. And a postal service rejection from Harvard, apparently... I should check my mail and get back to you guys. I live in Boston so I imagine if they were actually sending rejections by mail I would receive that immediately. Regarding NYU, I'd want another to confirm. I haven't received anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavngoose1 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Harvard post is likely a fake... They don't deliver mail on President's Day. Edited February 17, 2014 by Mavngoose1 greencoloredpencil and mrs_doubtfire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophe Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Harvard post is likely a fake... They don't deliver mail on President's Day. Very good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar_scene_gambler Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Social Thought acceptance posted. Not really relevant to this thread but it sucks because it wasn't me. It's times like this that make people alcoholics. First thing I did when I got home from classes today was make myself a drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgswaim Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 A piece of information that might be relevant to ianfaircloud's blog: I just remembered earlier today that Illinois-UC's online application had a bug in it that caused them to push their application deadline from the 10th of January to the 14th. This might have had some effect on their process and the projected date for initial notifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 A piece of information that might be relevant to ianfaircloud's blog: I just remembered earlier today that Illinois-UC's online application had a bug in it that caused them to push their application deadline from the 10th of January to the 14th. This might have had some effect on their process and the projected date for initial notifications. Thanks for this information! Good to know. Regarding Harvard, it's not out of the question that people could have received rejections via postal mail on Saturday, February 15. Perhaps this person didn't specify the date of the receipt of the rejection letter. Still, as I said in the 'rejection thread', I find it hard to believe that the Harvard rejection is legitimate. I live a mile from Harvard. Surely I'd be among the first to receive a rejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 First 2014 rejection from NYU PhD program posted. I missed this, too. This NYU rejection doesn't look legitimate. We'd see quite a few more than this. Many of us applied to NYU, and no one has posted about it. So unless this person was rejected through a personal contact in the department, then it's almost certainly not legitimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVineyard Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Another fail Monday. dgswaim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgswaim Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Another fail Monday. Paltry, indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Table Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I missed this, too. This NYU rejection doesn't look legitimate. We'd see quite a few more than this. Many of us applied to NYU, and no one has posted about it. So unless this person was rejected through a personal contact in the department, then it's almost certainly not legitimate. Hey, maybe we're all getting into NYU. v_e_r000, Ryura, greencoloredpencil and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humean_skeptic Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hey, maybe we're all getting into NYU. I'll start looking for an apartment right away. Edit_Undo and Table 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVineyard Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Harvard rejection by phone.... I can't imagine how roller-coasterey I would feel during that. "Hello my name is Professor Importantguy and I'm DGS at Harvard University. I'm here to tell you about the status of your application. You're rejected. gg." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelfHatingPhilosopher Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Harvard rejection by phone.... I can't imagine how roller-coasterey I would feel during that. "Hello my name is Professor Importantguy and I'm DGS at Harvard University. I'm here to tell you about the status of your application. You're rejected. gg." "You know that signed book I sent you? Yeah, The Metaphysics of Being and Nothingness... I'm going to need that back." dgswaim, bar_scene_gambler and Edit_Undo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMayhem Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I just got an acceptance to WashU's PNP program. I was literally jumping for joy! alethicethic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 WashU is sending acceptances to Philosophy PhD (and PNP) tonight. Just confirmed with a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgswaim Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 "You know that signed book I sent you? Yeah, The Metaphysics of Being and Nothingness... I'm going to need that back That's funny. Quite funny, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDest Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 On 2/17/2014 at 7:35 PM, ianfaircloud said: WashU is sending acceptances to Philosophy PhD (and PNP) tonight. Just confirmed with a friend. Good luck all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golem Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Does anyone have info on the other Midwest schools? I'm particularly interested in anything concerning Indiana, Purdue, or Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgswaim Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Does anyone have info on the other Midwest schools? I'm particularly interested in anything concerning Indiana, Purdue, or Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I know that neither Purdue or Illinois-UC have sent me anything yet... and I wish they would... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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