heyitsthatguy Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Hi all, It doesn't seem like this board gets much traffic, but I thought I would start a decisions thread. So, if you've applied to Crim/CJ programs (or crim subareas within sociology), let us know where you have applied and if you have received any news. I'll start! Criminology: UC Irvine, UMSL. Criminal Justice: Rutgers Sociology with Crim focus: Penn State, SUNY Albany. If anyone is wondering I can confirm UC Irvine has sent out invitations for visits/interviews, and I will be among those attending. It is still rather early to be hearing from the others. Hope to hear from some of you, best of luck!
CeeB Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Long time lurker here... Figured I'd give it a go. Crim: UC Irvine, Maryland Soc: UCSD, UCLA No news yet, however.
CriminologistsRunOnDunkin Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Hey! Thanks for getting this topic started...I'm sure we are all constantly checking our email dozens of times a day, so this may be a great insight into application information. I currently only applied to Northeastern University for Crim as I am currently living in the Boston area and wont be able to move until next summer due to family issues. If I don't get in, I will plan on Fall 2016 to apply to programs all around the country....I've heard northeastern has a quick turn around for applications, so hopefully I will be hearing back soon! Edited January 23, 2015 by CriminologistsRunOnDunkin
donj Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Hey guys! Nice to have someone to talk about this nerve-wracking process with! Criminology: University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania Criminal Justice: University of Cincinnati I may still apply to University of Delaware's soc/crim program (it is due Feb 1st) but I am a bit unsure. I figure, if I don't into my top 3, I wouldn't mind taking a year off (although my professors advise against that ) and applying to more places I had a phone interview for Penn! Not sure how many people they interviewed/what my chances are. It's a smaller program, they said they have 3 slots. But they said I should be hearing in Late Jan - February. I know that is early compared to most programs but I am checking my email obsessively!
Clueless91 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Hey all! Glad to see this thread in action again! I applied to seven schools: Temple Univ, Rutgers, USF, FSU, Univ of Florida, UMSL, and UC Irvine. I was accepted to Temple and Rutgers Univ. I was also invited to UC Irvine for an interview. Hopefully it's worth it, I'm coming all the way from New York lol :-(
heyitsthatguy Posted January 23, 2015 Author Posted January 23, 2015 Hey all! Glad to see this thread in action again! I applied to seven schools: Temple Univ, Rutgers, USF, FSU, Univ of Florida, UMSL, and UC Irvine. I was accepted to Temple and Rutgers Univ. I was also invited to UC Irvine for an interview. Hopefully it's worth it, I'm coming all the way from New York lol :-( Looks like I will be meeting you at Irvine! I was also accepted at Rutgers. Also applying to UMSL. Decent chance we might end up in the same cohort, haha. Best of luck! Clueless91 1
CeeB Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Congrats on the acceptances and best of luck to you all! Do you guys think it's safe to assume that no invite to visit/interview for Irvine = rejection?
heyitsthatguy Posted January 24, 2015 Author Posted January 24, 2015 Congrats on the acceptances and best of luck to you all! Do you guys think it's safe to assume that no invite to visit/interview for Irvine = rejection? That would be my guess. It is possible that they have a waitlist, but I would assume that those who made it to the interview stage but are not immediately accepted would be at the top of that list.
Pennywise Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Hey guys! Nice to have someone to talk about this nerve-wracking process with! Criminology: University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania Criminal Justice: University of Cincinnati I may still apply to University of Delaware's soc/crim program (it is due Feb 1st) but I am a bit unsure. I figure, if I don't into my top 3, I wouldn't mind taking a year off (although my professors advise against that ) and applying to more places I had a phone interview for Penn! Not sure how many people they interviewed/what my chances are. It's a smaller program, they said they have 3 slots. But they said I should be hearing in Late Jan - February. I know that is early compared to most programs but I am checking my email obsessively! Congrats on the Penn phone interview! It's a great (though quirky) program. Out of curiosity, when was your phone interview? Good luck! Edited January 27, 2015 by grrlfriend
ams8093 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Has anyone applied to UIC's Criminology program? I know they do not hold interviews... Does anyone have any idea when they will be extending offers? Edited January 27, 2015 by ams8093
donj Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Congrats on the Penn phone interview! It's a great (though quirky) program. Out of curiosity, when was your phone interview? Good luck! Thank you!! It was about a week ago.
donj Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Anyone else going to Cincinnati's campus visit weekend??
1415dr Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Anyone else going to Cincinnati's campus visit weekend?? Is it invite only?
Piagetsky Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 For those of you who were accepted to PhD programs, can you tell me what kind of research experience you had?
Clueless91 Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 I personally have zero research experience which I often feel pretty guilty about but my GPA is good, I worked on my SOP for months, and I had excellent recommendations. In phd applications I definitely find the admins committee really look at fit as opposed to GPA/GRE scores.
Pennywise Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Anyone else going to Cincinnati's campus visit weekend?? Congrats again on getting into such a top-ranked program! You must be thrilled.
CeeB Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 For those of you who were accepted to PhD programs, can you tell me what kind of research experience you had? Not accepted by any programs (yet?), but I have 2 pubs under review (first author on both) and 2 presentations/conferences.. Clueless91 is right though, I think. How well you (and your interests) "fit" in the program is pretty important.
donj Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Is it invite only? Yes, it is invite only but I don't think that means that others def won't get in. I know someone who was wait listed without interview at Cincinnati until May but ended up getting in. I haven't actually gotten into anywhere yet, but as far as research goes, I have two research pubs, some encyclopedia entries, and two in-progress pubs. I also have a lot of conferences presentations. I think they are more looking for whether or not you have research/writing skills. If you have those skills and your research interests align with theirs, I think that's what matters.
TXInstrument11 Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 I was just rejected from the PhD program at UPenn, but was accepted to their master's program. The program director emailed me and said that an official email would follow soon.
donj Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 I was just rejected from the PhD program at UPenn, but was accepted to their master's program. The program director emailed me and said that an official email would follow soon. Well congrats on the master's!! Are you considering it or strictly interested in Ph.D. programs?
CriminologistsRunOnDunkin Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 These snow cancelations are just adding to the wait time to hear back-it's killing me!
cmbrady12 Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Found this board the other day. Thought I would add my schools and good luck to all! Criminology: Sam Houston, American, Northeastern, Penn State Criminal Justice: John Jay, University of Central Florida, Texas State, University of New Haven
TXInstrument11 Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 Well congrats on the master's!! Are you considering it or strictly interested in Ph.D. programs? Well, since I just got accepted to Illinois, Penn's offer is now kind of DOA. I like Penn, but funding > no funding and my presumed faculty advisor at Illinois has research interests that mesh well with mine.
donj Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 Well, since I just got accepted to Illinois, Penn's offer is now kind of DOA. I like Penn, but funding > no funding and my presumed faculty advisor at Illinois has research interests that mesh well with mine. You speak the truth. Penn is great, but I would have gone with the funding as well. Congrats!
CeeB Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Anyone else hear from Irvine? Saw one post in the results search..
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