autumn Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 I know we're still waiting for news from a few schools but has anyone made a final decision about where they'll be attending and/or whether or not they'll do another round of applications next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just got accepted from the LSE/USC joint program in Global Communication and Global Media. It's a 2 year program (One in London, one in LA) that earns you 2 MAs, but funding is tough to come by. I'll find out later about my funding offer, but I 99% sure that I would have to take out significant loans. But still an option worth considering! And I would never want to complain about an acceptance! Wow congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I know we're still waiting for news from a few schools but has anyone made a final decision about where they'll be attending and/or whether or not they'll do another round of applications next year? Expecting funding info from UCSB (religious studies) either today or tomorrow... I'll be able to eliminate or include them in my choices based on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitmanifesto Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'll be applying to education departments if I don't get in this season. They have swinging door admissions. Hopefully ones with a good comm dept near by (I'll try Purdue first). If not I'll be back next year. Still waiting from them though. @ghostkitten are you still waiting from Bloomington as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegnuguy Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Thanks everybody! =D thegnuguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannedheat Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Welp, for better or worse, I sent an email to NCSU regarding funding...we'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsxrocks Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Rejected by UCSB.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Rejected by UCSB.... Argh, sorry king.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannedheat Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) I'm sorry King. The program adviser at NCSU replied to my inquiry. Won't know anything for sure until after April 15th. Isn't that when I have to indicate my matriculation? I'm assuming that's a negative on funding. *sigh* alright... Edited March 4, 2015 by cannedheat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Who else is going to ASW at Illinois Mar 14-15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostkitten Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'll be applying to education departments if I don't get in this season. They have swinging door admissions. Hopefully ones with a good comm dept near by (I'll try Purdue first). If not I'll be back next year. Still waiting from them though. @ghostkitten are you still waiting from Bloomington as well? Yes! they told me they would be making decisions "early March", so it should be any time. All my hopes are on Bloomington, I really like the program there. Please let me know if you hear from them I'll do it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Funding info came in from UCSB last night. Two different fellowships and a TAship amounting to 3-4 years of guaranteed funding for a combined MA/PhD (this is my outlier in Religious Studies). Unfortunately, the good schools for my kids in a place we could MAYbe afford would mean an hour and a half or two hour commute for me, one way.. This is SO much harder with a family.. It'd be a clear winner otherwise, and I hate thinking that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitmanifesto Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yes! they told me they would be making decisions "early March", so it should be any time. All my hopes are on Bloomington, I really like the program there. Please let me know if you hear from them I'll do it too Sure thing! Its my second, I think I have a good chance. The director is so nice! And they have such a great campus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hermes- Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 WHOA just got into the wild card discipline change program to work with a really well-known POI. Buuuut their visit day is the same as UPenn :/ No idea what to do -- according to the admissions letter, they won't fund a visit on another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grad_wannabe Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 WHOA just got into the wild card discipline change program to work with a really well-known POI. Buuuut their visit day is the same as UPenn :/ No idea what to do -- according to the admissions letter, they won't fund a visit on another day. DANG HERMES!!! CONGRATS! (Could you give us a hint on the program?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegnuguy Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) HER-MES! HER-MES! HER-MES! Edited March 4, 2015 by thegnuguy thegnuguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 WHOA just got into the wild card discipline change program to work with a really well-known POI. Buuuut their visit day is the same as UPenn :/ No idea what to do -- according to the admissions letter, they won't fund a visit on another day. Congratulations!!! How about UPenn? Any flexibility on that visit day? If not, which one do you feel more unsure about (not the most excited about, but the one you really don't know about)? That's the one I'd attend. lyrehc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumn Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 WHOA just got into the wild card discipline change program to work with a really well-known POI. Buuuut their visit day is the same as UPenn :/ No idea what to do -- according to the admissions letter, they won't fund a visit on another day. CONGRATS! Killin it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poptipogba Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Congrats HERMES!!! Edited March 4, 2015 by poptipogba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hermes- Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks, everyone!! Hope everyone's app season and decision-making process is going well! I have no idea how people make these decisions. I spoke with one of my LOR profs yesterday, and apparently back in the day he was so indecisive that he actually accepted a school's offer and then declined it a day or two later, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks, everyone!! Hope everyone's app season and decision-making process is going well! I have no idea how people make these decisions. I spoke with one of my LOR profs yesterday, and apparently back in the day he was so indecisive that he actually accepted a school's offer and then declined it a day or two later, haha. I am DYING making my decision right now. If you happen to feel compelled to assist, I just posted "Turning away from fellowship?" in the "Decisions, Decisions" area... My fiance and I are throwing our hands up in the air unable to see the "best" way forward. What I keep trying to remind myself is that what matters is that I got in anywhere, and that regardless, I will be attending grad school next fall! And that feels great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grad_wannabe Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I am DYING making my decision right now. If you happen to feel compelled to assist, I just posted "Turning away from fellowship?" in the "Decisions, Decisions" area... My fiance and I are throwing our hands up in the air unable to see the "best" way forward. What I keep trying to remind myself is that what matters is that I got in anywhere, and that regardless, I will be attending grad school next fall! And that feels great! I'm dying over my decision as well. A friend of mine told me "wherever you go, you'll make the most of it" and that helped a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hermes- Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Anyone have any tips/thoughts on visitation day attire? Edited March 4, 2015 by -hermes- OnwardUpward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadamczy Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Haha, well, Pitt finally made my application status say "complete." I tried conveying the "incomplete" status to them forever, and eventually gave up. Go figure. Probably too late for the top choice regardless, but at least they fixed the status! It's a small victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm dying over my decision as well. A friend of mine told me "wherever you go, you'll make the most of it" and that helped a lot. It's really true. What's fortunate is to be that type of person who can and does make the most of a situation. Me and my beau have each reminded the other of that quality we both carry... and that's what we'll do. I'm just so humbled that he's even willing to consider such a difficult stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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