Wait For It... Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Rejected from UC-Irvine. This is a bummer, but I knew going in that admission would be difficult. However, I know two current students who were originally rejected (in their respective application years) before being offered later in April. So there's a small glimmer of up, though I think I'll just assume it won't happen. Congrats to those accepted at Irvine, and good luck to those on the wait list.
ta_pros_to_telos Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Re: Chicago MAPH, I don't feel like we should be knocking a program that some people here might like to attend. I personally wouldn't take it in light of those funded offers I've been fortunate to receive, but that doesn't mean it's not a program that can fulfill people's needs and hopes. For the record, I actually haven't received an MAPH offer... I'm choosing to tell myself that it's because I wrote, perhaps a bit aggressively, that I wouldn't come to Chicago if they didn't give money on one of the funding questions, haha.Still, there is some evidence to suggest that admission probably isn't automatic.
PerpetualApplicant No More Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Re: Chicago MAPH, I don't feel like we should be knocking a program that some people here might like to attend. I personally wouldn't take it in light of those funded offers I've been fortunate to receive, but that doesn't mean it's not a program that can fulfill people's needs and hopes. For the record, I actually haven't received an MAPH offer... I'm choosing to tell myself that it's because I wrote, perhaps a bit aggressively, that I wouldn't come to Chicago if they didn't give money on one of the funding questions, haha.Still, there is some evidence to suggest that admission probably isn't automatic. Totally agreed (sorry, reached my upvote quota for the day. Come on TGC: I can like multiple things!). That said, I think it would be helpful for students considerig the MAPH to have a frank discussion of its benefits and drawbacks versus, say, terminal MA programs (even unfunded ones). My impression is that even unfunded terminal MA programs--as well as two year MA programs at other PGR ranked schools--far surpass the MAPH in terms of placement in to Ph.D. programs. I know a couple of people who did the MAPH and none continued with their Ph.D. (unfortunately, we lost touch, so I can't say exactly why), and, while I have met Ph.D. students at PGR ranked schools who did their master's at virtually every Leiter top-10 MA program, I have yet to meet an alum of the MAPH currently in a doctoral program (of course, this could be sample bias--I certainly haven't met everyone!).
kant_get_in Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Rejection from Loyola Chicago via post. I live in a major city, and so I suspect that I received mine well before most would have received theirs. Or my application was atrocious. Sorry for grammar. It's friday night and I just bought a new bottle of rye whiskey. GrammaticalFiction, wandajune and pearclick 3
GrammaticalFiction Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 I received a Loyola Chicago rejection as well. =(
bar_scene_gambler Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Bit late to the party, but I too received my Loyola rejection today. Don't you think email would have been a more convenient (and humane) way of letting us know?
humean_skeptic Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Cornell rejection email from Ted Sider. Mine was totally personalized though. No. No it wasn't.
ianfaircloud Posted March 3, 2014 Author Posted March 3, 2014 Are these Columbia rejections legitimate??
Hilbert's timequake Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 What the fuck is going on with the result page? Cornell acceptance via postal mail? Columbia rejections? ianfaircloud 1
ianfaircloud Posted March 3, 2014 Author Posted March 3, 2014 What the fuck is going on with the result page? Cornell acceptance via postal mail? Columbia rejections? I think these aren't legitimate. It's possible that someone at Columbia learned first-hand that s/he will be denied admission. I think those of us who applied to Columbia shouldn't read the rejection posts as legitimate. Also, the Cornell post is a joke. In fact, it's been removed.
Platonist Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Are these Columbia rejections legitimate?? People claimed the rejection in the rejection thread. So the rejections seem legitimate.
TheVineyard Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) People claimed the rejection in the rejection thread. So the rejections seem legitimate. This is the rejection thread...can you quote someone claiming a Columbia rejection? I can't find one. Edited March 4, 2014 by TheVineyard PhD applicant and philophilosopher 1 1
humean_skeptic Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) University Of Pittsburgh Philosophy, PhD (F14) Rejected via E-mail on 3 Mar 2014 A 3 Mar 2014 MA 4.0 1a/1w/10r extremely kind personal email Pitt is sending out extremely kind, personal rejection emails to 200+ applicants? Edited March 4, 2014 by humean_skeptic
TheVineyard Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) University Of Pittsburgh Philosophy, PhD (F14) Rejected via E-mail on 3 Mar 2014 A 3 Mar 2014 MA 4.0 1a/1w/10r extremely kind personal email Pitt is sending out extremely kind, personal rejection emails to 200+ applicants? Oh...you weren't waitlisted for a personal rejection email? My condolences. Maybe he/she meant personal as in...the writer shared personal feelings of sadness... Edited March 4, 2014 by TheVineyard wakeupright and humean_skeptic 2
Structural_Realist Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Can anyone confirm a Pittsburgh rejection? I haven't heard anything at all, and I'm wondering if I should still assume I've been rejected or start hoping I'm on an unofficial wait list.
Platonist Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 This is the rejection thread...can you quote someone claiming a Columbia rejection? I can't find one.H Oh, damn it. I meant to say someone claimed Columbia *waitlist", not rejection. So sorry...
wakeupright Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Rejected from LSE after a fantastically horrible interview last week.
Platonist Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Rejected from LSE after a fantastically horrible interview last week. So sorry to hear this. What questions did they ask and how did the interview go so badly that costed your chances of getting in, if you do not mind my asking? Thanks Edited March 4, 2014 by Platonist
wakeupright Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 So sorry to hear this. What questions did they ask and how did the interview go so badly that costed your chances of getting in, if you do not mind my asking? Thanks They asked me to describe my research proposal. I just kind of screwed my answer up. I had had a horrible interview at Oxford the night before, and I'm currently 4 hours from Oxford and an hour from London. I also had a draft due in right before these two interviews so I was working on that. AND finally, the Oxford interview was for a completely unrelated research proposal. So I was just unprepared basically. I don't think it was just the interview... there were probably just stronger candidates.
Platonist Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) They asked me to describe my research proposal. I just kind of screwed my answer up. I had had a horrible interview at Oxford the night before, and I'm currently 4 hours from Oxford and an hour from London. I also had a draft due in right before these two interviews so I was working on that. AND finally, the Oxford interview was for a completely unrelated research proposal. So I was just unprepared basically. I don't think it was just the interview... there were probably just stronger candidates. Thanks for the reply, wakeupright. Interviews always make me stressed out too, and I am not good at them. You should have applied to some American programs, though getting a PhD in the US takes much more years than in the UK. But I tend to believe there is still some hope for Oxford. Best of luck to you. Edited March 4, 2014 by Platonist
wakeupright Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks for the reply, wakeupright. Interviews always make me stressed out too, and I am not good at them. You should have applied to some American programs, though getting a PhD in the US takes much more years than in the UK. But I tend to believe there is still some hope for Oxford. Best of luck to you. I have applied to US programs - but only top programs (Stanford, Harvard, UPenn, Columbia). I've been waitlisted at UPenn.
dgswaim Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Standard form letter rejection from Rice via email. Too bad. We coulda hadda good thing, me and Rice. Looking more and more like it's gonna be a MA for this guy this time around. Structural_Realist 1
Structural_Realist Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 I can confirm one rejection from Pittsburgh (email to check website) and one from Rice (email).
humean_skeptic Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Email to check web site for Pitt rejection, same as the rest.
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