Acceptance Thread

[humean_skeptic]

Just heard back from Rutgers. The best half hour of my life.

 

Congrats!!

[MattDest]

Congrats to Princeton/Rutgers admits!

[PRising]

Rutgers wait list oh my god! 

 

 

I totally doubt it moves much if at all, but it's my top choice, aaaaaah!!! Please don't go!

Grats! Claiming a waitlist here too

[Cottagecheeseman]

Also since when is the Vienna Circle continental? It's the traditional analytic philosophy!

 

I've never heard anyone claim this before so I'm curious - why?

It's a joke. Continental philosophy is from the "continent" - ie: Western Europe except the UK. The Vienna Circle is also from the continent. Therefore, continental philosophy. 

 

[humean_skeptic]

I totally doubt it moves much if at all, but it's my top choice, aaaaaah!!! Please don't go!

 

I hope you get in

[philosophe]

Congrats to everyone re: Rutgers and Princeton! I missed so much today. (On an airplane).

[Occam's Razorburn]

Thanks for crushing my reach dreams, Princeton/Rutgers admits.

 

I mean... congratulations! (No seriously, though, major props, it's awesome and I have no doubt that you guys deserve it.)

 

Also, I'm pretty sure ungerdrag just went 9/0/0. I tip my hat to you, sir or madam. 

[PhD applicant]

Yeah, underdrag is too cool for me. But I think efforts on a good writing sample, etc. should be rewarded, so I'm glad you were, underdrag.

 

Edit: unless you're just pretending you got into everywhere to shame us... then you're a punk.

Edited March 6, 2014 by PhD applicant

[wandajune]

Congrats to all Rutgers and Princeton admits!

[ungerdrag]

Yeah, underdrag is too cool for me. But I think efforts on a good writing sample, etc. should be rewarded, so I'm glad you were, underdrag.

 

Edit: unless you're just pretending you got into everywhere to shame us... then you're a punk.

 

Joke's on you—I actually applied for a PhD in communications!

 

[TheVineyard]

You certainly kicked ass.

 

Where do you think you're going to go?

I still don't understand completely (or maybe you haven't made it explicitly known) how you knew you were going to get into every school, and why you only applied to top 10ish programs (but applied to all of them). Did your letter writers say, "Only apply to top 10 schools you will get into them all?" I just don't know how anyone, without prior information, could know this would happen.

Edited March 6, 2014 by TheVineyard

[ungerdrag]

You certainly kicked ass.

 

Where do you think you're going to go?

I still don't understand completely (or maybe you haven't made it explicitly known) how you knew you were going to get into every school, and why you only applied to top 10ish programs (but applied to all of them).

 

Thanks, Vineyard! I'm probably going to go to NYU, given how strong it is in all my AOIs, but I'll visit some other places just to be sure.

 

Believe me: I didn't expect to get in everywhere. I applied to some safety schools, but withdrew once I started hearing back from top tens. (The safety schools aren't in my signature anymore.)

Edited March 6, 2014 by ungerdrag

[zblaesi]

So, uh. My hopes are false. Everything rests on UMichigan and BU now, or the possibility of getting off my waitlists. 

 

But I'm starting to think it's back to the drawing board.

[Platonist]

Hi you guys who received multiple offers, 

 

time to move on to withdraw from the wait lists and deny the offers that you will not take? Poor folks are waiting to get off waitlists in desperation.   This application season is almost over. You may get a drink from me  .

[greencoloredpencil]

Hi you guys who received multiple offers, 

 

time to move on to withdraw from the wait lists and deny the offers that you will not take? Poor folks are waiting to get off waitlists in desperation.   This application season is almost over. You may get a drink from me  .

 

I'd love to second this...especially if you have a UT Austin offer that you don't plan on taking...I'll offer you grape juice

[humean_skeptic]

I'd love to second this...especially if you have a UT Austin offer that you don't plan on taking...I'll offer you grape juice

 

I'll third this. I know that a few people have been great about declining Arizona if/when they get offers from T5 or T10 schools (and I'm *very* grateful for their being so considerate!), but in case there's anyone else with an Arizona offer/wait list who also has offers they're more likely to accept, please do the right thing so us wait listers can sleep properly again. And thank you to everyone who has already declined -- not just Arizona either, but in general. 

[PhD applicant]

And I will add cookies to previous cookie offers already in this thread. So that's grape juice (greencoloredpencil), drinks (Platonist), and cookies (me and someone else I can't remember who) to anyone who declines their extra acceptances and waitlists. I love you!! 

[lesage13]

Isn't the waitlist nagging getting old now? It's only the first week of March and there are still some schools yet to be heard from (ahem, U Mass). Also, it's not like our chances of getting in off our respective waitlists will get better if others decide sooner, ceteris paribus. Relax. I know it's stressful (I should know, with this being my second round of apps...), but so is having to make a decision that'll profoundly impact the next 5-7 years of one's life. I'm sure there are much more interesting or productive discussions to be had.

[MattDest]

I don't know if it's getting old, but I certainly understand why people are saying this. In this forum, it seems like some people sit on offers that they are sure they will turn down for quite awhile. It doesn't make sense to try and rush someone who is honestly deciding between a few schools (especially if they are visiting multiple programs), but I think that gently reminding others that lots of people are waiting on a decision isn't the worst thing. 

[lesage13]

I don't know if it's getting old, but I certainly understand why people are saying this. In this forum, it seems like some people sit on offers that they are sure they will turn down for quite awhile. It doesn't make sense to try and rush someone who is honestly deciding between a few schools (especially if they are visiting multiple programs), but I think that gently reminding others that lots of people are waiting on a decision isn't the worst thing. 

I haven't been really keeping track of who go in where and what people's options are (aside from that guy  ), but even if what you say is true, I still don't see how nagging them about it at this point helps. Moreover, it creates unnecessary pressure on those who are honestly undecided--who are also apparently forbidden from having a thread for discussing their decisions on here. I'm definitely sympathetic to those who's hopes are entirely riding on the waitlist roulette and I agree that the nagging isn't the worst thing, but I can't see how it can be a good thing (at best neutral, at worst bad, because it creates undue stress/guilt in others).

[humean_skeptic]

I haven't been really keeping track of who go in where and what people's options are (aside from that guy  ), but even if what you say is true, I still don't see how nagging them about it at this point helps. Moreover, it creates unnecessary pressure on those who are honestly undecided--who are also apparently forbidden from having a thread for discussing their decisions on here. I'm definitely sympathetic to those who's hopes are entirely riding on the waitlist roulette and I agree that the nagging isn't the worst thing, but I can't see how it can be a good thing (at best neutral, at worst bad, because it creates undue stress/guilt in others).

 

This recent post on Leiter seems especially salient: 

 

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2014/03/the-virtues-of-timely-responses-to-admission-offers.html

 

But, as I emphasized before, seems like most people are really considerate and conscientious about this stuff. So this may be largely a moot discussion. 

[dgswaim]

So... is Purdue doing admissions this year?

[greencoloredpencil]

I don't know if it's getting old, but I certainly understand why people are saying this. In this forum, it seems like some people sit on offers that they are sure they will turn down for quite awhile. It doesn't make sense to try and rush someone who is honestly deciding between a few schools (especially if they are visiting multiple programs), but I think that gently reminding others that lots of people are waiting on a decision isn't the worst thing. 

 

Thanks, this kind of sums up how I feel (I've run out of up-votes though).

 

If you're honestly deciding between programs then certainly my comment (and probably all the other wait-listed applicant comments) is not directed toward you. Also, I certainly didn't mean to put pressure on anyone and apologize if it made anyone feel pressured. 

Edited March 7, 2014 by greencoloredpencil

[Monadology]

So... is Purdue doing admissions this year?

 

Since they took application fees, I would think they would have said something if not.

[humean_skeptic]

I don't know if it's getting old, but I certainly understand why people are saying this. In this forum, it seems like some people sit on offers that they are sure they will turn down for quite awhile. It doesn't make sense to try and rush someone who is honestly deciding between a few schools (especially if they are visiting multiple programs), but I think that gently reminding others that lots of people are waiting on a decision isn't the worst thing. 

 

Out of up votes. But 100% agreed.