IvanBezdomnii Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 UPenn acceptance is on the board. via email from POI. Well my heart will be pounding for the rest of the day. Hoping I get something in the next 30 minutes before my three hour seminar starts. Good luck to all. Chiqui74 and Magellan1521 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiqui74 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 UPenn acceptance is on the board. via email from POI. Well, there goes my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomuchLes Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 In regards to contacting POIs: I did at every school I applied to, because I didn't want a repeat of a few years back when I discovered only after I applied, that my top program was not taking applicants in my subfield. At the very least, I think it's important, especially if you have a very specific interest like myself, to contact POIs to see if they're even taking on students. A few of the profs I contacted at Duke, UPenn, and Chapel Hill all told me to not apply because they are retiring, on sabbatical, or the department is rebuilding their modern Jewish Studies faculty (for some reason, they seem overly prone to die/retire). Just one email to each saved me a good $300 and some self-loathing. I think contacting POI should be part of the application process. On top of what you said, its important to know where your POI's scholarly interests reside nowadays. I noticed alot of my POIs do not (or maybe the administration) update their department online profiles. I believe its important to see if your research interests align with your POIs current ones. Likewise, they might recommend a better POI at a different school, or in the same department. In addition, I think its polite to introduce yourself via a personalized email. I feel like it makes a big difference when they examine your application, and it establishes a potential work relationship down the road. I was rejected from UCI, but my POI still told me to keep in contact with her, cause down the road, we'll eventually bump into each other. Aubstopper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magellan1521 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Why is the UPenn entry on the board for F14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiqui74 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Probably a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacyeah Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 hey, does anyone wanna claim the title of Univ Hawaii Manoa acceptance today? (it said that it was an intl. student like I am, but labeled as an "I" rather than "U" unlike me). PM me whoever that person is coz I also got accepted there too and I wanna get in touch w/ new students! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimat Historian Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I'm also on the look out for a poster: who wants to claim the Binghamton admittance over the weekend so we can chat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigaba Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Completely unrelated post: Walked into my advisor's office to talk about the tactical risks and benefits of using explosives in insurgency since 1890... Walked out talking about relative understandings of time in relation to physical and political proximity to conflict... this requires beer. I hope that I am able some day to warp the mind of a young postgraduate just like what just happened to me. PM headed your way. SunshineLolipops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiqui74 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 There is now a U-Mich acceptance on the results page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengoose Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 For anyone waiting on Carnegie Mellon: I just heard that the committee has started reviewing applications (got an email today saying they are missing my GRE scores -- ugh ETS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herstorian728 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 For anyone waiting on Carnegie Mellon: I just heard that the committee has started reviewing applications (got an email today saying they are missing my GRE scores -- ugh ETS). Thanks! I am waiting on them good luck getting your scores there and an acceptance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingdeh Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 God I thought I was the only oneeeeeeeee Do they still notify via post? Unusually late...they should have come in ten days ago. My POIs here havent been helpful in terms of time, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineLolipops Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 So, it looks like UPenn has sent out its acceptances. According to previous years, the waitlist should go out tomorrow, and rejections will have to wait until March. Congrats to the folks who got in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashiepoo72 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Just got accepted to Binghamton! ellebe, Aubstopper, cscruggs78 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineLolipops Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Just got accepted to Binghamton! Congrats! I have a friend who absolutely loves it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herstorian728 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Just got accepted to Binghamton! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashiepoo72 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The modern US professors there are amazing. I'm pretty stoked! Fianna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimat Historian Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hey Hey Ashiepoo. We may yet go to the same school. ashiepoo72, Aubstopper, ellebe and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiqui74 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Congratulations, Ashiepoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubstopper Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Congrats Ashiepoo and Heimat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacyeah Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Congrats Ashiepoo, Herstorian, and Heimat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambaosaka1 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Just got accepted to Binghamton! Boom! ellebe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashiepoo72 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks everyone. Our group on this forum seriously rocks. MollyTheMick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambaosaka1 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hey Hey Ashiepoo. We may yet go to the same school. Hey! Congrats to you too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimat Historian Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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