InerLC Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Waiting on both UMD and Rutgers... Thanks for sharing, hope they don't need too much longer cause this wait is slowly killing me. I wonder if the siberian weather has anything to do with it, in past years it seems like they were much quicker with decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im4nrt Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Has anyone heard from Santa Cruz yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan Callamezzo Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Anyone know anything about Bryn Mawr? I haven't heard a thing from them, and as far as I know no results have been posted. It's unlikely that I'd go there, but it's the last program I'm waiting on and I'm just generally curious about whether or not I got in. Ellenoise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostsBeforeBreakfast Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 To those posting acceptances to U Chicago, I hope you realize it is not an art history degree. For the one who is considering attending, can you PM me? There's a very, very small chance I'd attend but it's probably a good idea to discuss options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan Callamezzo Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 What is going down re: Yale on the results board?? I know someone who dropped out Yale ~2009 because he said it was a toxic environment, but I've only heard good thing from people in my field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookcat Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Has anyone gotten an answer from UPenn recently (MA)? Wondering if no news is bad news at this point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InerLC Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Has anyone gotten an answer from UPenn recently (MA)? Wondering if no news is bad news at this point... I'm in the same boat, but for UDel not UPenn. I'm not sure about UPenn, but UDel already sent out both acceptances and rejections. I assume they are waiting to hear back from their top pick of candidates before they get back to me. So I hope it means we're waitlisted. Keeping my fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy little pill Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 What is going down re: Yale on the results board?? I know someone who dropped out Yale ~2009 because he said it was a toxic environment, but I've only heard good thing from people in my field. I just met two people who are in the Yale PhD program this weekend and they both seemed to really like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoeticNobleLandMermaid Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'm in the same boat, but for UDel not UPenn. I'm not sure about UPenn, but UDel already sent out both acceptances and rejections. I assume they are waiting to hear back from their top pick of candidates before they get back to me. So I hope it means we're waitlisted. Keeping my fingers crossed! It seems to me that all acceptances and rejections have been processed by UDel's graduate admissions office (the status on my application webpage was updated today), so if your app page is still not updated with a decision I think it's a good assumption you are on a wait list of some sort. I hope it works out for you -- good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InerLC Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 It seems to me that all acceptances and rejections have been processed by UDel's graduate admissions office (the status on my application webpage was updated today), so if your app page is still not updated with a decision I think it's a good assumption you are on a wait list of some sort. I hope it works out for you -- good luck!! Cool, thanks for sharing! I REALLY hope so, UDel is one of my top choices and a great fit. I hope they find room for me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im4nrt Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 to the person who posted on the results board wondering about Stanford - I still haven't heard anything either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mermie83 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Re: Stanford I e-mailed the gsas department to find out when they would send out their notices, and they said March 15th. Still waiting on them, Hopkins, and IFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymousbequest Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Admits to Stanford I know heard around the time when acceptances showed up on the results board here. Not everyone has accepted their offers yet of course, so there may still be some hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thankyoubasedgod Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 No word from NYU? It's been well over a week since the interview. My potential supervisor at Stanford got in touch with me the day after my interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy little pill Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 *quietly waves to the MA art history admit at York* I was admitted to the PhD, and I think we take methods together if I'm not mistaken, so hello classmate (if you accept your offer!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thankyoubasedgod Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hi there! Did you go to the visiting weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostsBeforeBreakfast Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm giving myself a serious headache while trying to calculate how the heck I'd pay back loans if I attended IFA's MA program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan Callamezzo Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm giving myself a serious headache while trying to calculate how the heck I'd pay back loans if I attended IFA's MA program. Don't do it!! That program is silly expensive and doesn't have the same prestige as the PhD program, because it is basically operated as a cash cow for the department. If you're seriously considering attending, I would ask the DGS about stats from recent grads - do they get hired at top museums or galleries? Or accepted into funded PhDs? I think that the MAPH has a better reputation and is also not as expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostsBeforeBreakfast Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I disagree that MAPH has a better reputation, especially if we're talking about museum work. Also, I've been doing some sleuthing in regards to where IFA MA alumni end up and it only looks positive to me. At the end of the day, it looks practically impossible to pay loans back. And how could one even work a full time job while attending? I'd need to work to pay for rent, food, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown_eyed_girl Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I disagree that MAPH has a better reputation, especially if we're talking about museum work. Also, I've been doing some sleuthing in regards to where IFA MA alumni end up and it only looks positive to me. At the end of the day, it looks practically impossible to pay loans back. And how could one even work a full time job while attending? I'd need to work to pay for rent, food, etc. My impression is that NYU is a very reputable MA program that can prepare you well for PhDs (assuming that's your end goal) if you focus on writing a great thesis, network while there, find an attentive adviser, etc. It does have a strong reputation in the museum world. The price tag, however, is kind of ludicrous. Graduating with $100k in loans is no small thing, especially given the average salary of a museum-worker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostsBeforeBreakfast Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I couldn't agree more, Brown Eyed Girl. If anyone who is attending or has attended IFA's MA program would like to share how they financed their education, without help from family, please do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almonds120 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 GhostsBeforeBreakfast, you might also consider simply re-applying to a wider range of PhD programs. There are plenty of things you could do to make your application stronger: re-take the GRE's, take some art history courses at Hunter College (if you're in New York, as it says you are), go to conferences and network, rework your statement and writing sample, apply to a Fulbright or another research/teaching one-year-fellowship, learn a new language... It's a lot of work but it would be way cheaper than a master's program and would probably take less/the same amount of time. And graduate admissions are mostly a crap shoot anyways re: who gets a student each year, the amount of people in your field applying any given year, how your research fits with a particular professor's current interests, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thankyoubasedgod Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited)   Hi there! Did you go to the visiting weekend? Oops sorry, I was drunk when I wrote this and thought someone had said they'd got into where I'm going. Edited March 19, 2015 by thankyoubasedgod BeforeBach4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostsBeforeBreakfast Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 GhostsBeforeBreakfast, you might also consider simply re-applying to a wider range of PhD programs. There are plenty of things you could do to make your application stronger: re-take the GRE's, take some art history courses at Hunter College (if you're in New York, as it says you are), go to conferences and network, rework your statement and writing sample, apply to a Fulbright or another research/teaching one-year-fellowship, learn a new language... It's a lot of work but it would be way cheaper than a master's program and would probably take less/the same amount of time. And graduate admissions are mostly a crap shoot anyways re: who gets a student each year, the amount of people in your field applying any given year, how your research fits with a particular professor's current interests, etc... I PMed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinderbueno90 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I just checked my PhD application for the University of Maryland and realized that the status changed from under departmental review to graduate school review. Does this mean anything....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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