MattDest Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm not among them, but the person who I know who is among them is highly qualified (as one would imagine). I mention this for two reasons. One, I won't be surprised if this person is admitted to other programs of similar quality, leaving open a spot to someone else. Two, I think it's nice to know that (at least some of) those who are admitted ahead of us are at least very well qualified. Two years ago I remember reading acceptances on the 'results' pages with incoherent comments. (E.g. One person reported that he/she was "absolutely enthralled" at the acceptance.) That was disappointing to me. To be fair - when I get an acceptance I probably will be a little bit too excited to make a ton of sense, especially on the GradCafe results page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Forget for a second that they probably wanted to say absolutely thrilled, and think about what it could mean if they had intended "enthralled." It's actually kind of funny. Maybe L.A. Paul's letter was so amazing and inspiring that it knocked this person's socks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ἠφανισμένος Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 E.g. One person reported that he/she was "absolutely enthralled" at the acceptance. That was disappointing to me. I don't see the problem . . . Oxford lists the following synonyms, among others, for "enthrall": "captivate," "charm," "enchant," "entrance," and "delight." It's not the most common choice of word, perhaps, but it seems perfectly acceptable in context. Canis and MattDest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I don't see the problem . . . Oxford lists the following synonyms, among others, for "enthrall": "captivate," "charm," "enchant," "entrance," and "delight." It's not the most common choice of word, perhaps, but it seems perfectly acceptable in context. I think it's clear the person meant "thrilled" and grabbed the wrong word. Coggy and MattDest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophe Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Two more posts! One from University of Illinois at Chicago and another from Stoneybrook Edited January 29, 2014 by philosophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I think it's clear the person meant "thrilled" and grabbed the wrong word. Just out of curiosity: How would that be clear? I'm curious to know your reasoning - coming from a socio-cultural linguistics perspective I can imagine someone choosing to say they were enthralled by the receipt of admissions results. I think we could safely say that everyone in these forums is entranced by the process, so why wouldn't the experience of a result be enthralling as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philstudent1991 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Just out of curiosity: How would that be clear? I'm curious to know your reasoning - coming from a socio-cultural linguistics perspective I can imagine someone choosing to say they were enthralled by the receipt of admissions results. I think we could safely say that everyone in these forums is entranced by the process, so why wouldn't the experience of a result be enthralling as well? I respect your right to have these sorts of debates if it helps you deal with your angst. I have as much angst as anyone. But I come to these forums to see acceptance results and these conversations make finding actual results a needle in a haystack. Just sayin katethekitcat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/ Just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akap Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Good evening to you all. I am very curious to know who was accepted to Stony Brook and what their interests/ writing sample pertained to. It is my top choice and I would love to hear any insight any current applicants may have. Best of luck to you all. PhD: Stony Brook, Oregon, Temple, Loyola MA: NIU, Georgia State, Brandeis A- R- W- Edited January 30, 2014 by akap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophe Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I know the day is young but anyone else surprised we haven't heard anything yet today? I thought for sure because it's a friday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDest Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 It's quite early still, and especially on the west coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyelisha Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Got my email from Edinburgh. I cannot express how relieved I feel that no matter what else I hear, I will have somewhere to go next year! MattDest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDest Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Got my email from Edinburgh. I cannot express how relieved I feel that no matter what else I hear, I will have somewhere to go next year! Yay! Congrats shelbyelisha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Just out of curiosity: How would that be clear? I'm curious to know your reasoning - coming from a socio-cultural linguistics perspective I can imagine someone choosing to say they were enthralled by the receipt of admissions results. I think we could safely say that everyone in these forums is entranced by the process, so why wouldn't the experience of a result be enthralling as well? Nahh, you could be right. It seems clear to me, but you could be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I know the day is young but anyone else surprised we haven't heard anything yet today? I thought for sure because it's a friday... I think we'll hear from University of Chicago today. I'm sticking to my prediction. It's still early. I'm speculating that, aside from U Chicago, we won't hear from anything until Monday. Then next week, we'll hear from like six important departments. It's going to explode next week. That's my guess. I'm putting myself out there, and I could be wrong (as I was with UNC). But it's a fun way to pass the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnothi_Seauton Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I think Chicago is a good bet. If not today, definitely early next week. I think Penn should be fairly soon as well. Their application deadline was December 10th, if memory serves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianfaircloud Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I think Chicago is a good bet. If not today, definitely early next week. I think Penn should be fairly soon as well. Their application deadline was December 10th, if memory serves. Penn, for two reasons, next week (on Friday, February 7): (1) very early deadline, and more importantly, (2) history of releasing decisions at the end of the first full week of February. I'm excited about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alethicethic Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 It's official: I received my offer from Duke! I'm thrilled. It's a great school, and the fellowship is quite generous. Good luck to everyone else waiting to hear back! wildc4t, shelbyelisha, kant_get_in and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophe Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) I think we'll hear from University of Chicago today. I'm sticking to my prediction. It's still early. I'm speculating that, aside from U Chicago, we won't hear from anything until Monday. Then next week, we'll hear from like six important departments. It's going to explode next week. That's my guess. I'm putting myself out there, and I could be wrong (as I was with UNC). But it's a fun way to pass the time. I read your "it's going to explode next week" as "I'm going to explode next week," ... because that's pretty much how I'm going to feel haha Edited January 31, 2014 by philosophe wandajune, wildc4t and ianfaircloud 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophia14 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 So are we thinking next week for Notre Dame rejects/accepts at this point? (Please! The suspense is killing me!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopephily Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) It's official: I received my offer from Duke! I'm thrilled. It's a great school, and the fellowship is quite generous. Good luck to everyone else waiting to hear back! This is great news. Many congrats! Edited January 31, 2014 by Hopephily wandajune and wildc4t 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophe Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I would hazard to guess that Northwestern, Berkeley, and Indiana University come out next week, if history is any indication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
objectivityofcontradiction Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I would hazard to guess that Northwestern, Berkeley, and Indiana University come out next week, if history is any indication. Good news for me then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVineyard Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm in at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (focus in philosophy of biology)! Awesome news, very solid phil sci program, great to get this one in the bag so early =D philosophe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDest Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Congrats to any of the Mizzou admits! Anyone want to share information about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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