Kallikratidas Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Wait. You have an MA in Columbia (CS), don't you? I think there's a reasonable possibility that they skip your interview if they know what you want to do and how will you do it... Yes, I think there is some truth to this statement and I would stress not giving up hope too quickly. For example, I was wait-listed at Stanford and didn't hear a single word from them until I got the email from the DGS. It is far too early to start assuming things. NonSumNonCuro 1
NonSumNonCuro Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Beatrice- I'm doing an MA in Classics there now, but I've taken classes with my POI and talked with him about my plans. So here's hoping! Kallikratidas- Awesome! I'm super relieved to hear it might not be over yet. Can I just say that you guys are the best? It's nice to talk to people who get the (semi-crazy) over-analyzing that happens during applications! B. Blumenstrauss 1
RedViper Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Beatrice- I'm doing an MA in Classics there now, but I've taken classes with my POI and talked with him about my plans. So here's hoping! Kallikratidas- Awesome! I'm super relieved to hear it might not be over yet. Can I just say that you guys are the best? It's nice to talk to people who get the (semi-crazy) over-analyzing that happens during applications! No Problem! It is nice to talk to someone, especially since I have no good news right now. In fact, day after day I keep realizing that I need to take another school off my list. And I still haven't gotten any good news yet. But there is still hope, I suppose. And to quote Andy Dufresne "hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies." B. Blumenstrauss 1
NonSumNonCuro Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 No Problem! It is nice to talk to someone, especially since I have no good news right now. In fact, day after day I keep realizing that I need to take another school off my list. And I still haven't gotten any good news yet. But there is still hope, I suppose. And to quote Andy Dufresne "hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies." I'm right there with you. That's a good quote for the situation, and if I may add my own, then it's leve fit quod bene fertur onus. Preach it, Ovid. B. Blumenstrauss 1
B. Blumenstrauss Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 As I said before, I simply loooove this forum .
tristansmells Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Completion rate? Wow, that sounds useful. Where did you get the data? It was on their website somewhere, I can't remember where though.
poliorkein Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Harvard did interviews all day yesterday. Most intimidating sykpe interview experience yet (I've interviewed with penn, cambridge, usc, and toronto). Decisions to go out at the end of the month. Would you care to elaborate on what made the Harvard interview so intimidating?
B. Blumenstrauss Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 The person that decided to send today an email through the Graduate Admissions mailing list from the University of Chicago (name of sender is University of Chicago) entitled "Choosing the Right Graduate Program" IS VILLAINOUS. ἠφανισμένος 1
birchleaf Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 I GOT THAT TOO I AM SO MAD B. Blumenstrauss 1
kblooms Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 The person that decided to send today an email through the Graduate Admissions mailing list from the University of Chicago (name of sender is University of Chicago) entitled "Choosing the Right Graduate Program" IS VILLAINOUS. Got it as well. Was quite annoyed
AischylosDerBoss Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 The person that decided to send today an email through the Graduate Admissions mailing list from the University of Chicago (name of sender is University of Chicago) entitled "Choosing the Right Graduate Program" IS VILLAINOUS. I knew I couldn't be the only one. Whoever sends out those emails is having way too much fun.
AH2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 I still haven't heard from Harvard. It seems like remaining schools should go out this week, for no other reason than to stay competitive with other admission offers. This is a weird question, but do you always need an interview to get in somewhere? I know usually programs require them for new faces, but if you're already attending that university or have worked with the professors, is it possible that they might not require an interview? Though you're probably right about moving on, RedViper....but it's hard! I didn't interview at any of my acceptances. I have never met (including emails) any faculty members at those four schools either. I know Chicago sent an email to my current department chair (Chicago alum) asking for another rec letter when I was moved to the shortlist, but they never contacted me about being shortlisted. It is definitely possible that schools might not require an interview. NonSumNonCuro 1
birchleaf Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) The results search has been down for hours and I keep getting 404s for the entirety of grade cafe unless I navigate through specific forums. Just me or sitewide? edit: can't spell at 2am Edited February 10, 2015 by birchleaf
anonumous Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Would you care to elaborate on what made the Harvard interview so intimidating? Whereas other interviews just involved chatting with a professor or two in their office, the skype interview with Harvard was like being video conferenced into a board room where the entire admissions committee was sitting around the table. They had also announced in their email requesting the interview that they would be recording it for other members of the committee (?) who couldn't be there.
B. Blumenstrauss Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Whereas other interviews just involved chatting with a professor or two in their office, the skype interview with Harvard was like being video conferenced into a board room where the entire admissions committee was sitting around the table. They had also announced in their email requesting the interview that they would be recording it for other members of the committee (?) who couldn't be there. Nice! Right now my fianceé is being interviewed by Oxford and, from what I am hearing, there are three or four interviewers asking him mathematical definitions, posing problems and hearing how he resolves them. IT SOUNDS REALLY STRESSFUL.
NonSumNonCuro Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Right now my fianceé is being interviewed by Oxford and, from what I am hearing, there are three or four interviewers asking him mathematical definitions, posing problems and hearing how he resolves them. IT SOUNDS REALLY STRESSFUL. That's an interview from hell! Honestly I feel like I could have a nightmare like this. Good luck to your fianceé though! Interesting that Harvard is recording the interviews though... Edited February 10, 2015 by NonSumNonCuro B. Blumenstrauss 1
birchleaf Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Can someone claim the post about AAMW, about the non-selection for the interview process? Personally I'm not going to worry about anything until the rejection letter arrives in my inbox, because I know that all the programs I applied to are awesome and I'm sure there's scores of more qualified people than I who applied for them as well. But I'm just anxiously awaiting an update from anywhere, and I'll take what I can get! AischylosDerBoss and ruchudoo 1 1
salvoquat Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Applied for PhD, Fall 2015 admission to: Alberta Calgary (accepted via email from grad coordinator on Jan 28) Dalhousie (rejected via email from grad coordinator on Jan 22 --outstanding application, exceptional abilities in both latin and greek BUT lack of focus in research interests, damn!) McMaster Toronto UBC UWO Still waiting from all the others! B. Blumenstrauss 1
B. Blumenstrauss Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Welcome, salvoquat! You can add all that info in your signature by going to profile, edit, signature. It looks sharp. AischylosDerBoss 1
salvoquat Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Welcome, salvoquat! You can add all that info in your signature by going to profile, edit, signature. It looks sharp. Thanks! AischylosDerBoss and B. Blumenstrauss 2
B. Blumenstrauss Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I had four professors interviewing me from NYU! They all were kind and extremely nice, and asked me A LOT of questions about Plato (but since I love to talk about him, I had a great time).
tristansmells Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Bloody hell, waiting for news about/from Columbia feels like taking a ride on Ixion's wheel... AischylosDerBoss 1
B. Blumenstrauss Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 If you had to create a "top five list" with your classics/classical studies dream programs, how would it be? Mine: 1. Princeton 2. Stanford 3. Columbia 4. Yale 5. Chicago
salvoquat Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Do you guys think UToronto are done sending out acceptances for their Fall 2015 PhD? Still hoping!
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