Perytion Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I kind of wish that HDS weren't so specific about when they announce decisions. It makes the wait that much more agonizing! I kind of feel like a kid waiting for Christmas. Except, in this case, the lump of coal is a very real possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washingtonivory Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Any idea of when the admission results for the MTS at Duke will go out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paraclete Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I kind of wish that HDS weren't so specific about when they announce decisions. It makes the wait that much more agonizing! I kind of feel like a kid waiting for Christmas. Except, in this case, the lump of coal is a very real possibility. Exactly. I sure hope they don't drag it out like YDS! Why a Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdiv2014 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Sitting here where it all began . In a shisha joint overlooking the persian gulf smoking shisha drinking turkish coffee when my inbox pinged. 2 emails from harvard....sigh copy of the harvard gavette and reminder about alumni meeting. OY. Come on hds..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.Churchill Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 YDS is seriously killing me. I have spent way too much time thinking about what exactly they mean by 12:00. Will that be the time they start to send out decisions then or will all decisions be sent out by then? I mean financial aid comes out that day as well so it won't just be an admission status change on the website, maybe noon is when the admission status changes and they send the decision out earlier, like around 8 or 9? Oh my god, YDS! Look at the run on sentences you are driving me to! jstudemeyer and mdiv2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAX2 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 So here's something interesting, tell me what you all think: I've been checking my HDS application the past few days and today, decided to thumb through the application proof. While browsing I noticed my current BA GPA had been changed from 3.78 to 3.22. Now, I know for sure I did not enter that GPA for my HDS application - that's suicide. However, I am currently finishing a second undergrad degree which has an institutional GPA of 3.78, whereas my cumulative GPA is a 3.22. My first bachelors was completed in 2009. I didn't feel prepared for graduate work, and my GPA was really low. So, to rectify the situation I decided to go for another. Regardless, I just noticed the change this morning and, of course, HDS admissions office could do nothing "at this moment in the admissions process." She did say I could email them, noting the discrepancy and providing them with a record of the issue. So, now what little hope I had for HDS has been shot down. Or so it seems. Did I make the mistake by inputting my institutional GPA? So annoyed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browncow Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Just got admitted to HDS with an aid decision to follow within 2 hours. I feel like there is more information I should add, but I'm busy shaking. CathyP47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Instanoodle Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Well, great news cometh early: I got into HDS MTS. No word in my letter on funding. To all the other lucky ones out there: was there any mention on funding in your letters from HDS on your app page? Great news either way! Now decisions... EDIT: didn't read the whole email in my gmail: Aid decisions coming in two hours - more waiting. Edited March 13, 2014 by Instanoodle CathyP47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyP47 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Well, I just checked the website for my status - denied. Haven't gotten an email yet, though. So check your applications even if you haven't heard! Congratulations to those who got in, and good luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browncow Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 ^ It's in the email. Admitted students will receive an email from the HDS Office of Financial Aid, with details about their financial aid award, within two hours of this email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdiv2014 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Tears on both cheeks I am about to wet myself with excitement. Mdiv hds I am in ilhamdula...now must go to souq tmrw to buy 3 sheep..omg Edited March 13, 2014 by mdiv2014 CathyP47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAX2 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Whelp, doesn't matter now. DENIED! Edited March 13, 2014 by BAX2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstudemeyer Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 In at HDS. Yelled loudly in the gym. A dozen people came running, thinking I'd dropped the weight on my windpipe. CathyP47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Averroes MD Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 So so so happy and feel blessed. Got into Harvard MTS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Averroes MD Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 EDIT: didn't read the whole email in my gmail: Aid decisions coming in two hours - more waiting. Haha I also blew through that email and went to see the decision letter instead! Do we think merit scholars were already notified or do you think it would be in the funding email ? (Hey, can't help but hope. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washingtonivory Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I just got the call from Duke! i've been accepted ! jstudemeyer, RedDoor and CathyP47 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perytion Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm in at HDS, too! It was the last school I was waiting on, and considering the lovely financial aid package they're offering, it looks like I'll be choosing HDS over Chicago Divinity or Columbia (my other acceptances). Congrats to all who have been admitted. I look forward to meeting some new colleagues in the Fall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perytion Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Also, does anyone know if the institutional grant for academic year 2014-15 will be granted during the second year of study as well, or is that not guaranteed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuanzhu Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 In to the MTS. Now it's down to Chicago vs Harvard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Café com Leite Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Congrats to those who got into HDS today! I saw one Duke acceptance, anybody else heard from Duke's MTS? That's the one I'm anxious to hear from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Madlinger Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Congrats to everyone who is in at Harvard and Duke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuanzhu Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Who would I contact to find out about PhD placement? I'm trying to decide between two masters programs... Would I contact a prof in the specific subfield (buddhist studies in my case)? Or would I contact someone in the admissions office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xypathos Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 To find out about PhD placement, you'd want to contact the department's administrator (or whatever title that program assigns). Generally, unless you're contacting a professor about their specific research or if they have interest in your work - contact the administrator first. You didn't say which M* programs you're trying to decide between but these people will be good leads: Harvard - Cheryl Henderson (cherylhenderson@fas.harvard.edu) Oxford - Katherine Croft (graduate.admissions@orinst.ox.ac.uk) - Oxford has a slew of administrators attached to the Oriental Studies program but Ms. Croft deals solely with Graduate Admissions and would know who to refer you to if she can't answer your questions. Columbia - Tamara Kachanov (tk7@columbia.edu) Chicago - Melody Harter (mharter@uchicago.edu) - Chicago has a different administrator for the MA, MDiv, and Undergraduate programs but doesn't have one listed for the PhD program. That said, Ms. Harter is the Executive Assistant to the Dean of the Divinity School and should certainly be capable of helping you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Averroes MD Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Who would I contact to find out about PhD placement? I'm trying to decide between two masters programs... Would I contact a prof in the specific subfield (buddhist studies in my case)? Or would I contact someone in the admissions office? Can you explain what you mean by this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuanzhu Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Averroes, I'd like to find out how master's students do when applying to PhDs. What percentage are accepted? Where do they go? etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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