mmmcheese Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 blue_inversions, Oxford is on Easter break until April 7 or 8, I believe. They are delayed due to some larger changes in Graduate Admissions (and also, uh, it's Oxford and nothing runs on time), so if you applied for the March deadline, I don't know when you can expect to hear back, but if you applied for the November or January deadlines, it is wholly reasonable to email the department directly, explain the other offers and deadlines you are working with, and ask for an update. They're well aware that their timetable is often at odds with those at other universities, particularly North American programs, so I can't imagine they'd be anything less than sympathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solala Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Oh, and most importantly: keeping fingers crossed for you, whatever happens, solala!! Thanks blue_inversions! I'm glad to hear that you've heard positive things about the program. The fact that they are trying to offer funding all new PhD students is also a good sign (particularly in light of a TAship shortage in a time of gov austerity). I also had a good first impression of the program when a prof really encouraged me to apply. While it doesn't look like the strikes are impacting the anthro department (at least not yet), the delay could be caused by many other factors (new faculty hires, etc), so I'm trying to be more patient. I heard some applicants to the English program speculating that they might be waiting for SSHRC to announce results of the doctoral competition before finalizing decisions for canadian/permanent-resident applicants. I hope this is not the case in anthro (I'm a canadian applicant, and SSHRC won't announce results for weeks). Anyways, enjoy the program! If you can, I highly recommend moving to Montreal a month or two in advance: summers in montreal are amazing. Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giselle baron Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 aaacchhhh what should I do in order to get a tiny little info from UPenn??!! I want to accept another offer but cannot do that until I hear from Penn. No answer to emails and phone calls!!! Can I be sure that I am rejected since I've heard nothing so far? intkm and therealcfree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowswirl Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I just got my rejection from Columbia...that's right...it took them 4 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopathetic Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'm considering actually gnawing off my own leg with anxiety. Anyone heard from W&M? It seems nobody really got rejected, and nobody seems to be talking about a waitlist, or acceptances either, barring one acceptance announced here. They told me they're only accepting 3 this year. Can someone confirm or deny my assumption/suspicion/hope that the waitlist can't be all that long for such a tiny cohort? I emailed the DGS Monday, but I gather it's their Spring Break right now so I don't expect to hear until next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtstainedgirl36 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Congrats nananiemand!!!! I'm still waiting to hear about my UCLA waitlist position. Off the waitlist at UCLA/Cotsen! Just got my offer letter! POI at Berkeley has also let me know a letter is on the way. So much to decide... I want to pull the trigger, but I should be patient... But yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogna Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 After so many rejections I can't believe I actually made it to NYU!!!! I was on the wait list, and got an e-mail form my POI in the middle of the night, couldn't sleep after, I was so excited! Altough I mostly was a quiet lurker here, I wouldn't made it through this awfull process without this awesome forum, thank you so much! Hope you can also find your perfect place have2thinkboutit, museum_geek and aaannnthroling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giselle baron Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 After so many rejections I can't believe I actually made it to NYU!!!! I was on the wait list, and got an e-mail form my POI in the middle of the night, couldn't sleep after, I was so excited! Altough I mostly was a quiet lurker here, I wouldn't made it through this awfull process without this awesome forum, thank you so much! Hope you can also find your perfect place Wow that sound great. So happy for you! Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtstainedgirl36 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Congrats to all those who made it into UCLA's program. I didn't make it off the waitlist. And congrats to everyone on this board for getting in to their respective schools!! WE MADE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batata Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Congrats everyone! One question: were any of you admitted to the MA in socio-cultural anthro in lieu of Ph.D. at Columbia? Are any of you at all familiar with the MA program? Is it a bad idea? Too much debt for nothing? Thank you:) RPCV Cameroon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPCV Cameroon Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Congrats everyone! One question: were any of you admitted to the MA in socio-cultural anthro in lieu of Ph.D. at Columbia? Are any of you at all familiar with the MA program? Is it a bad idea? Too much debt for nothing? Thank you:) As someone who went into debt for an MS, I have to comment on this. DO NOT DO IT. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY. FIND IT. Student loan debt on that level will take over your life, regardless of whether it ends up being useful to you in some other way or not. WAIT. Do a master's IF AND ONLY IF it is FULLY funded (including living expenses) --- or if you can pay cash for everything it will entail. It doesn't matter how good the program is. Ask all the people who went to top tier medical, law, and business schools. This particular risk is absolutely not worth it, especially in the humanities and/or social sciences. Edited April 17, 2015 by RPCV Cameroon museum_geek, batata and have2thinkboutit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moldy7887 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Accepted off the wait list for University of Kentucky PhD! Pray for funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batata Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 As someone who went into debt for an MS, I have to comment on this. DO NOT DO IT. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY. FIND IT. Student loan debt on that level will take over your life, regardless of whether it ends up being useful to you in some other way or not. WAIT. Do a master's IF AND ONLY IF it is FULLY funded (including living expenses) --- or if you can pay cash for everything it will entail. It doesn't matter how good the program is. Ask all the people who went to top tier medical, law, and business schools. This particular risk is absolutely not worth it, especially in the humanities and/or social sciences. I totally agree! I guess I just don't foresee myself getting into a Ph.D. without an MA because I've no anthro background and kind of have a sub par undergrad record. I graduated 3 years ago and so if I apply again next year, all my application materials will be quite dated. I have a question especially for those who took a long break between undergrad and Ph.D.-- what did you use as your writing sample? Research you subsequently worked on after finishing school? Or just a revised paper from undergrad? All the help/advice would be much appreciated because I'm epically lost and need to make a decision soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I totally agree! I guess I just don't foresee myself getting into a Ph.D. without an MA because I've no anthro background and kind of have a sub par undergrad record. I graduated 3 years ago and so if I apply again next year, all my application materials will be quite dated. I have a question especially for those who took a long break between undergrad and Ph.D.-- what did you use as your writing sample? Research you subsequently worked on after finishing school? Or just a revised paper from undergrad? All the help/advice would be much appreciated because I'm epically lost and need to make a decision soon! This round of apps I used a writing sample from 2006 or 2007. I wrote it before dropping out of an MA program. I edited it a lot. It isn't related to my current research at all but it seems to have done the trick. I got into two schools. One with a full ride. I also used it for a fellowship app and once again things seemed to work out in my favor. All this being said I'm glad I'll never have to read that paper ever again. batata 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
have2thinkboutit Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I totally agree! I guess I just don't foresee myself getting into a Ph.D. without an MA because I've no anthro background and kind of have a sub par undergrad record. I graduated 3 years ago and so if I apply again next year, all my application materials will be quite dated. I have a question especially for those who took a long break between undergrad and Ph.D.-- what did you use as your writing sample? Research you subsequently worked on after finishing school? Or just a revised paper from undergrad? All the help/advice would be much appreciated because I'm epically lost and need to make a decision soon! I used parts of my MA dissertation from 2011. I didn't have to do too much with it as there have been very few changes to the situation I was discussing (fortunate for me, very unfortunate for the people concerned...) and just made sure content, structure, grammar, spelling and style are sound. It must have been decent as I'll be going to my number 1 choice. So I wouldn't worry about dated material - 3 years seem to be very reasonable. batata and MTKneip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batata Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 This round of apps I used a writing sample from 2006 or 2007. I wrote it before dropping out of an MA program. I edited it a lot. It isn't related to my current research at all but it seems to have done the trick. I got into two schools. One with a full ride. I also used it for a fellowship app and once again things seemed to work out in my favor. All this being said I'm glad I'll never have to read that paper ever again. I used parts of my MA dissertation from 2011. I didn't have to do too much with it as there have been very few changes to the situation I was discussing (fortunate for me, very unfortunate for the people concerned...) and just made sure content, structure, grammar, spelling and style are sound. It must have been decent as I'll be going to my number 1 choice. So I wouldn't worry about dated material - 3 years seem to be very reasonable. Thanks guys that makes feel so much better! There are certainly alternative ways for me to sharpen my application for the next around without going into crippling debt for an MA. Come back to let us know how that first year of grad life is like--as brutal as people say it usually is? All the best to you both with everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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