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Thanks everyone! You'll still definitely see me around these forums. 

 

@stillalivetui, can I PM you a few questions about your time at IU? I also have some questions about convenient places to live, and other pertinent topics. 

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Thanks everyone! You'll still definitely see me around these forums. 

 

@stillalivetui, can I PM you a few questions about your time at IU? I also have some questions about convenient places to live, and other pertinent topics. 

 

Sure thing, I'd be happy to answer them. Catsandscarves can also provide additional insights you may have (yes, I volunteered your services :lol:). 

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0 for 6. Thanks for all of the support everyone, and congratulations to everyone who got better news. The sense of community here was by far the best part of the process.

 

@JJWS, look me up if you decide you want to give it another go. We could put together a long range plan (picking schools, reaching out to potential PoI's, improving your mastery of the relevant historiography) and/or I would be more than happy to offer short range support on your writing sample and SoP. 

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0 for 6. Thanks for all of the support everyone, and congratulations to everyone who got better news. The sense of community here was by far the best part of the process.

 

That was me this time last year - 0 out of 6. It took me months to get over the disappointment. However, I took another shot at it this year (albeit with applcations to a bunch a different universities on a different continent). So far have received acceptances for every application. So keep your head up!

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"I write to give you an update on your application to the PhD program in History at the University of Toronto. We were EXTREMELY impressed by your application, which combined what many of us thought to be an important and interesting project with an impressive and unique background. It goes without saying that the University of Toronto would be a wonderful place to pursue your research, particularly given our depth and strength in Asian history. As Graduate Coordinator, I read all the PhD applications, so I can say with confidence that your application and proposal really jumped out. 

Unfortunately, because we are a public university, the Ontario provincial government sets extremely strict limits on the number of international students we can accept each year. This rule forces us to turn away many quite brilliant applicants who we would otherwise love to admit."

 

Uh, liiiiiiiitle problem. So much for a personalized email. (Waitlisted, btw)

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"I write to give you an update on your application to the PhD program in History at the University of Toronto. We were EXTREMELY impressed by your application, which combined what many of us thought to be an important and interesting project with an impressive and unique background. It goes without saying that the University of Toronto would be a wonderful place to pursue your research, particularly given our depth and strength in Asian history. As Graduate Coordinator, I read all the PhD applications, so I can say with confidence that your application and proposal really jumped out.

Unfortunately, because we are a public university, the Ontario provincial government sets extremely strict limits on the number of international students we can accept each year. This rule forces us to turn away many quite brilliant applicants who we would otherwise love to admit."

Uh, liiiiiiiitle problem. So much for a personalized email. (Waitlisted, btw)

Lol, got the exact same e-mail minus the Asian snafu.

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Ugh, I still haven't officially heard back from half the schools I applied to.  I'm in waitlist purgatory at Stanford, and I assume that's a polite rejection.  I'm resisting the very strong temptation to follow up with an updated transcript and CV, because I've heard that's faux pas because no one wants to go through extra materials.  Still, it's hard to be patient.  UVA and Hopkins haven't gotten back to me at all, and nothing has changed on my application pages on their websites.  I assume those are rejections as well, but I just want to know definitively so I can move forward.  When should I contact them and ask?

 

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Ugh, I still haven't officially heard back from half the schools I applied to.  I'm in waitlist purgatory at Stanford, and I assume that's a polite rejection.  I'm resisting the very strong temptation to follow up with an updated transcript and CV, because I've heard that's faux pas because no one wants to go through extra materials.  Still, it's hard to be patient.  UVA and Hopkins haven't gotten back to me at all, and nothing has changed on my application pages on their websites.  I assume those are rejections as well, but I just want to know definitively so I can move forward.  When should I contact them and ask?

 

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If for nothing else, Toronto offers poutine!

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