dgswaim Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 On 3/31/2014 at 11:11 PM, Monadology said: Really sorry to hear that. Here's hoping you get lucky. I must say, in my email correspondence, Draper seems like a supremely nice fellow. If his demeanor and thoroughness is any indication of the departmental atmosphere in general, I will most definitely be applying to Purdue again in two years (given that it seems very, very unlikely I will be admitted this time around). kant_get_in and Monadology 2
Monadology Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 On 4/1/2014 at 7:17 AM, dgswaim said: I must say, in my email correspondence, Draper seems like a supremely nice fellow. If his demeanor and thoroughness is any indication of the departmental atmosphere in general, I will most definitely be applying to Purdue again in two years (given that it seems very, very unlikely I will be admitted this time around). Based on my visit, all of the faculty I met were very nice people! It seemed like a great program there, so I don't think you would regret reapplying if you didn't get in. kant_get_in 1
dgswaim Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 On 4/1/2014 at 1:53 PM, Monadology said: Based on my visit, all of the faculty I met were very nice people! It seemed like a great program there, so I don't think you would regret reapplying if you didn't get in. Have you had any more word on funding from the department yet?
Monadology Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 On 4/1/2014 at 4:21 PM, dgswaim said: Have you had any more word on funding from the department yet? Nope, haven't heard anything on that front yet.
CarlsonRJ87 Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 I (apparently) got the spot at Loyola that wandajune declined. Not shut out: Huzzah!! Thanks wandajune! wandajune, Vardan_Mkhitaryan, Monadology and 1 other 4
wandajune Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 On 4/2/2014 at 1:02 AM, CarlsonRJ87 said: I (apparently) got the spot at Loyola that wandajune declined. Not shut out: Huzzah!! Thanks wandajune! Congratulations! Not sure if it was my spot, though, I declined a little while back. Either way, that's great news!
jeremy2014 Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 On 4/2/2014 at 1:02 AM, CarlsonRJ87 said: I (apparently) got the spot at Loyola that wandajune declined. Not shut out: Huzzah!! Thanks wandajune! Someone do this for me please!!! Anyone here have an extra UVa offer to decline? :-)
Gnothi_Seauton Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 Just turned down offers from Duke and WUSTL. Hope that helps those on the waitlist! Structural_Realist, Wait For It... and mjpcampbell 3
Cottagecheeseman Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 It wasn't me. I think I'm going to go and cry for a while now. I will say though, it seems all of the other UVA admits all came by email, so who knows...
logos0516 Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 UVA sent an email update to all waitlists. They said this: "Because of the large financial commitment attached to each offer, our Graduate School is very reluctant to allow any department to enroll more students than their allotted number." Now, I don't know if that means the likelihood of an offer is small, or that they have to wait until all of their initial offers have responded.
CarlsonRJ87 Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 mine said that two candidates can't make a decision until the 13th, so we won't get info till the 14th...FML. ProspectiveGradStudent 1
jeremy2014 Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 On 4/3/2014 at 12:02 PM, zizeksucks said: It wasn't me. I think I'm going to go and cry for a while now. I will say though, it seems all of the other UVA admits all came by email, so who knows... Well, now that you mentioned it I came to believe that that's probably fake. S/he said the call's from POI, and it seems that Paul Humphreys' been doing the contacting work all the time. ProspectiveGradStudent 1
jeremy2014 Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 On 4/3/2014 at 8:43 PM, logos0516 said: UVA sent an email update to all waitlists. They said this: "Because of the large financial commitment attached to each offer, our Graduate School is very reluctant to allow any department to enroll more students than their allotted number." Now, I don't know if that means the likelihood of an offer is small, or that they have to wait until all of their initial offers have responded. I feel the same. What does the email even mean? On 4/4/2014 at 3:33 AM, CarlsonRJ87 said: mine said that two candidates can't make a decision until the 13th, so we won't get info till the 14th...FML. My said "a couple" instead of "two". FML.
TheVineyard Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 On 4/4/2014 at 5:10 AM, jeremy2014 said: I feel the same. What does the email even mean? My said "a couple" instead of "two". FML. Response from Carlson clarifying that he interpreted "a couple" to mean "two" incoming.
logos0516 Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 Look, we can sit here wasting time trying to parse the semantics of Paul Humphrey's letter, or we can face facts. *The bottom line* is, that more offers are *possible*, though the odds are *long* that any one candidate will see an offer.....remember what I wrote a few posts ago, about how Paul said enrollment is very strictly limited by the Graduate School? He said that for a *reason*- so we wouldn't think that they are going to make several more offers, like one poster suggested here on I think page 18, the one who had visited UVA with the other 2 people who were admitted. Another guy said there are 26 people in total being admitted and on the waitlist. That means, minus the 5-6 they admitted, that there are *at best* 2 spots for 20 people- *assuming* that *both* of the people who said they can't get back about their offer before April 15th, don't take UVA's offer. And what would make anybody think that the offer on the results page was fake? Because it suits your belief that there is still a very good chance of getting into UVA? At some point, ladies and gentlemen, we all have to start getting realistic about our prospects at UVA this year. Paul Humphrey went out of his way in that email to be very cautious, and not offer *one word* of encouragement. And by the way, he said that he would be in touch if they make any *further* offers from the waitlist, implying that one, and perhaps more, offers had been made from the waitlist already, thus offering a response to the poster above who thought the admission on the results page was "fake." It is a very difficult thing to try to adjust to a disappointing reality, but believe me, the sooner you go through that process, the sooner you will find peace. Cottagecheeseman, Establishment and Guillaume 1 2
logos0516 Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 And yes, folks, you can safely interpret "a couple" to mean "two." The reason you can safely interpret it that way, is that unlike all of us, myself included, Paul Humphreys does not analyze each and every word of his email to death to determine its exact and precise meaning. He writes it, rereads it, and sends it. Establishment and Guillaume 1 1
TheVineyard Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 On 4/5/2014 at 2:06 AM, logos0516 said: Look, we can sit here wasting time trying to parse the semantics of Paul Humphrey's letter, or we can face facts. Nothing we say here matters, it is all meaningless speculation. Fixed for accuracy. Cottagecheeseman, TheVineyard, Guillaume and 1 other 2 2
Guillaume Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 On 4/5/2014 at 2:06 AM, logos0516 said: Look, we can sit here wasting time trying to parse the semantics of Paul Humphrey's letter, or we can face facts. *The bottom line* is, that rather than allowing people to cope in whatever way they deem necessary following the likely, and possibly disappointing, conclusion of a year long application process, that is both financially and emotionally taxing, as people attempt to make major life decisions, I would instead like everyone to stop what they have been doing on this forum, in almost every thread, for the past several months and get on my page. Because that would obviously be easier for me than closing my browser window and just letting folks live. Fixed for accuracy. logos0516, Guillaume, TheVineyard and 1 other 2 2
Establishment Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 On 4/5/2014 at 2:06 AM, logos0516 said: Y'all need Jesus. Fixed for Jesus. Establishment, greencoloredpencil, DHumeDominates and 4 others 7
Hopephily Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 So... anyone declining offers this week? Weltgeist, kant_get_in and ta_pros_to_telos 3
Weltgeist Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 On 4/7/2014 at 5:51 PM, Hopephily said: So... anyone declining offers this week? yes pretty please do so asap for the sanity of your fellow philosophers, god knows there isn't much there to begin with. ta_pros_to_telos 1
philosophia14 Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Removed myself from the ND waitlist and declined Gonzaga. Hopephily 1
dgswaim Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 On 4/7/2014 at 6:26 PM, philosophia14 said: Removed myself from the ND waitlist and declined Gonzaga. I declined Gonzaga the other day, too. It hurt a little. I think I would have had a good time there... travel in and out of Spokane is just ridiculously expensive... Hopephily 1
pro_Tonto Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Just declined a WUSTL offer and a Georgetown waitlist. Hope that helps somebody! Structural_Realist and Hopephily 2
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