DHumeDominates Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm afraid it won't be particularly helpful to you, but here's the email I got: Dear [First name] (if I may),I write briefly on behalf of the philosophy department at Notre Dame to offer you admission to our PhD program in philosophy. I'm hoping that we can talk on the phone, to discuss particulars of the support package and the possibility of a campus visit; could you please send me a number at which I can reach you, as well as a sense of when it might be convenient to call? (I'm afraid I am traveling; I will try to get hold of you this week, though it may not be until early next week.)In any case I hope this message finds you well; I look forward to talking to you soon.best,Sean lol. Yep. Got the exact same email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philstudent1991 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'll claim the second MIT post. Are you a human being? MattDest and ModalFictionalist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophia14 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 here's hoping we might be colleagues at ND, philosophia! Weltgeist, I ran out of upvotes for the day, but I would upvote this thrice if I could! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDest Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I was just admitted to Notre Dame! So pumped! Sean Kelsey told me (via email) that I was admitted and wants to schedule a time to chat on the phone about my support package and the possibility of a campus visit. Splendid!!! Nice, I didn't know you applied there but I was pulling for you. Congrats! DHumeDominates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platonist Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Everybody knows that fit plays an important role in admission. But what exactly counts as a good fit? Suppose I am interested *only* in medical ethics, and there is *only" one professor in my department of interest who specializes in medical ethics and who takes PhD student (that is, the department is not very strong in medical ethics). I want to work with her. Would this be a good fit? (Of course, if a person has also interest in other areas of philosophy besides his primary interest in medical ethics, he would be a better fit than mine. But let's put aside this.) Edited February 20, 2014 by Platonist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgswaim Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Congrats to all the Notre Dame acceptances! I suppose I'll have to live out my dreams vicariously through you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophe Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I ran out of upvotes, but congrats to all admitted today! I'm very jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_e_r000 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Congratulations to MIT admits! I can only imagine how it feels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeontelevision Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Does anyone find it odd that we haven't heard anything more from Michigan? Of course, not everyone accepted (or perhaps even waitlisted) uses gradcafe, but historically there have been more than 2 posts, and the waitlists and acceptances have come fairly close together. I wonder if their admissions are just being handled differently this season, or if the posts made on the GC about Michigan are/were accurate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ungerdrag Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 So many good vibes in this thread. Thanks for the congratulations, and to everyone who's still waiting to hear back from their dream school: hang in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Table Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 opening your email to find good news: v_e_r000, DHumeDominates, Golem and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottagecheeseman Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 opening your email to find good news: I have a dream that one day this will happen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humean_skeptic Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I was just admitted to Notre Dame! So pumped! Sean Kelsey told me (via email) that I was admitted and wants to schedule a time to chat on the phone about my support package and the possibility of a campus visit. Splendid!!! Congrats!! DHumeDominates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongooseMayhem Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 opening your email to find good news: There should be more jumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I am claiming the Syracuse acceptance in case it looks suspicious standing alone. I was really thrilled. Also claiming one of Notre Dame accepts. Congrats to MIT admits and other Notre Dame admits/wait-lists! Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IShallRemainUnnamed Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm afraid it won't be particularly helpful to you, but here's the email I got: Dear [First name] (if I may),I write briefly on behalf of the philosophy department at Notre Dame to offer you admission to our PhD program in philosophy. I'm hoping that we can talk on the phone, to discuss particulars of the support package and the possibility of a campus visit; could you please send me a number at which I can reach you, as well as a sense of when it might be convenient to call? (I'm afraid I am traveling; I will try to get hold of you this week, though it may not be until early next week.)In any case I hope this message finds you well; I look forward to talking to you soon.best,Sean It's super generous of you to share this information, and congrats for the offer (and felicitations to the rest of you folks celebrating tonight). I will drink for the disappointed, and hope that better days are awaiting us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefulpessimiste Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Does anyone find it odd that we haven't heard anything more from Michigan? Of course, not everyone accepted (or perhaps even waitlisted) uses gradcafe, but historically there have been more than 2 posts, and the waitlists and acceptances have come fairly close together. I wonder if their admissions are just being handled differently this season, or if the posts made on the GC about Michigan are/were accurate? I was concerned about this, too and in desperation I emailed the department last week. They said that "decisions will be made by March 15". So that was super non-committal, but helpful in that I think they are not done. I am not impugning anyone's honor here and I'm not going to guess at whether the admits that were posted were real or not. But there is stil hope. But probably not for me. Not with the way things have been going. Congrats to all the admits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ungerdrag Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 My Michigan admit was real, and I can confirm that first round picks aren't done yet. (Which I didn't know when I posted to TGC!) So far I'm 4/4: Yale, UNC, Michigan, and MIT, but I'll likely be declining my UNC offer tomorrow so that someone else will get to visit. MattDest, hopeontelevision, alethicethic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ungerdrag Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) I was just admitted to Notre Dame! So pumped! Sean Kelsey told me (via email) that I was admitted and wants to schedule a time to chat on the phone about my support package and the possibility of a campus visit. Splendid!!! Congrats, DHD!!!! Edited February 20, 2014 by ungerdrag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophe Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 My Michigan admit was real, and I can confirm that first round picks aren't done yet. (Which I didn't know when I posted to TGC!) So far I'm 4/4: Yale, UNC, Michigan, and MIT, but I'll likely be declining my UNC offer tomorrow so that someone else will get to visit. Wow! You're on a roll! You're going to make people very happy when you eventually relinquish those spots. ungerdrag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) I was concerned about this, too and in desperation I emailed the department last week. They said that "decisions will be made by March 15". So that was super non-committal, but helpful in that I think they are not done. I am not impugning anyone's honor here and I'm not going to guess at whether the admits that were posted were real or not. But there is stil hope. But probably not for me. Not with the way things have been going. Congrats to all the admits! This is super helpful information!! Thank you for sharing. I know some of us were suspicious about the initial Michigan acceptances, particularly given the number and the timing. But this, along with the good person's post (above) confirming admission, let's us know that (a) Michigan has started, and ( b ) Michigan hasn't finished. Edited February 20, 2014 by ianfaircloud ungerdrag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHumeDominates Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Nice, I didn't know you applied there but I was pulling for you. Congrats! Congrats!! Congrats, DHD!!!! Thanks, everyone! I'm very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeontelevision Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 My Michigan admit was real, and I can confirm that first round picks aren't done yet. (Which I didn't know when I posted to TGC!) So far I'm 4/4: Yale, UNC, Michigan, and MIT, but I'll likely be declining my UNC offer tomorrow so that someone else will get to visit. Thanks for letting us know, and congrats! I wonder if this has been the admissions process in the past (a few early admits, then more later), but those admitted early simply didn't use GC? Or the admissions committee could just be doing things differently this year. Admissions processes are certainly mysterious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ungerdrag Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 UM has a new director of admissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquinasDuo Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I received an offer from Virginia today. Technically it is conditional based on approval from the graduate college, but I think this is just a procedural note. I hadn't been notified that I was on a waitlist before, so either the waitlist is private (which would be new because I was on the waitlist and knew it last year) or they are sending out a second round of admissions. Congrats to the MIT admits! Really brilliant! Any news on if Syracuse released all admits or just a first round? ungerdrag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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