Chances of generous funding at Vanderbilt Divinity, Yale Divinity, Candler, and PTS

[FandT1]

Ok. 

 

I have applied to all of the school mentioned above. I think I have a decent chance of being accepted. However, I am curious as to what my chances are to get decent funding. Hear are my "stats":

 

Major: Religion- Biblical Studies Concentration; Cumulative GPA, 3.68; Major GPA 3.83

 

Graduated with distinction and as a University Scholar

 

Completed an advanced honors research project entitled "Kierkegaard and Hegel's Soterio-Pneumatologies: A Contrastive Analysis"

 

I have a total of 60 hours of community service: Helped renovate an old slave cemetery in East Texas, participated in a Clothes Closet (a store similar to Salvation Army and Goodwill), participated in a reading and mentoring program at a local elementary school, participated in a "backpack program" (a program in which I took backpacks full of non-perishable foods to low income children to eat during their weekends out of school). 

 

Am a member Theta Alpha Kappa (national honors society for theological and religious studies)

 

Recommendation letters are solid. One is from the president of the university

 

My SOP's are strong. I believe. 

 

     I know this is not much. But, what do ya'll think my chances are at getting some decent funding? 

 

 

 

 

 

[FandT1]

Also, I have two years of Greek and one year of Hebrew. 

[ratlab]

You're clearly under-qualified...

 

But seriously, this kind of seems like obnoxious compliment fishing (you all know the "I got 169 on my verbal GRE, should I retake?!?"). But I will answer this regardless - none of us on this board are adcoms of those schools - bottom line is that we don't know any more than you do. I learned this through applying, and I completely understand your desire to know, but you're bobbing for apples when there are no apples. 

 

I suggest you read this thread:

 

Edited January 30, 2014 by ratlab