MissingBlue Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I was starting to lose hope but then, suddenly, I got an acceptance email from Pitt! First acceptance and it's the best school I applied to! I had to get my partner to read the email to me, because I started hyperventilating and jumping up and down just at the sight of the subject line, 'good news from pitt'. philstudent1991, GWFHegelFTW, a_for_aporia and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isostheneia Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 I was starting to lose hope but then, suddenly, I got an acceptance email from Pitt! First acceptance and it's the best school I applied to! I had to get my partner to read the email to me, because I started hyperventilating and jumping up and down just at the sight of the subject line, 'good news from pitt'. Jeez, congratulations so much. I'm incredibly jealous. Still waiting for that email to appear in my inbox... MissingBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingBlue Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Jeez, congratulations so much. I'm incredibly jealous. Still waiting for that email to appear in my inbox... Thanks I'm from a non-ranked school in South Africa, so I really didn't think I'd stand a chance. sidebysondheim, reixis, a_for_aporia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidebysondheim Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 That's awesome! Congrats! MissingBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reixis Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks I'm from a non-ranked school in South Africa, so I really didn't think I'd stand a chance. Congrats! Are you coming from an MA or straight out of undergraduate? MissingBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingBlue Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Congrats! Are you coming from an MA or straight out of undergraduate? From an MA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_for_aporia Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I was starting to lose hope but then, suddenly, I got an acceptance email from Pitt! First acceptance and it's the best school I applied to! I had to get my partner to read the email to me, because I started hyperventilating and jumping up and down just at the sight of the subject line, 'good news from pitt'. Congrats!!!! I would be hyperventilating too It's very encouraging to hear that you got accepted by the best program you applied to, but rejected by the lower ones! How many lower ranked programs have you been rejected by (if you don't mind my asking)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingBlue Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Congrats!!!! I would be hyperventilating too It's very encouraging to hear that you got accepted by the best program you applied to, but rejected by the lower ones! How many lower ranked programs have you been rejected by (if you don't mind my asking)? No rejections yet--waiting on Cornell and Stanford. I didn't hear anything from San Diego, but the Science Studies program apparently only decides in March. I'm still not clear on what the protocol with Philosophy+Science Studies admission notification is. I emailed Eric Watkins a week ago, but he hasn't responded. I felt silly applying to only four schools, but my advisor was very encouraging and my finances were too low to apply to more. I decided to aim high. So happy it paid off!! Edited February 21, 2015 by missing_shade_of_blue Ritwik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecinestpasunphilosophe Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Congrats!!!! I would be hyperventilating too It's very encouraging to hear that you got accepted by the best program you applied to, but rejected by the lower ones! How many lower ranked programs have you been rejected by (if you don't mind my asking)? Indeed it is! Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is, but always to be blessed: The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Edited February 21, 2015 by Cecinestpasunphilosophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyBound Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 BUT CHALMERS! Here is Chalmers with a lightsaber (and me). I was at a Halloween costume party in Boston a few years ago and Chalmers showed up. He came straight from a conference at Harvard, and didn't have a costume on. I asked him what he was and without missing a beat he replied "my zombie twin." Cecinestpasunphilosophe, isostheneia, NathanKellen and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nastasya_Filippovna Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 congrats to pitt and NYU acceptances!! I am not surprised I did not get into either- they were dream schools! But big round of applause to those who did! And I am mad jelly of those who are buddies with Chalmers! jeremy_13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Establishment Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 It's like dfindley 2.0 perpetuavix, isostheneia, overoverover and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popsteady Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't mean to change the subject(s), but I was just wondering: does anyone know* the percentage of PhD applicants/admissions who already have their MA? * Epistemology jokes notwithstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bauer Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't mean to change the subject(s), but I was just wondering: does anyone know* the percentage of PhD applicants/admissions who already have their MA? * Epistemology jokes notwithstanding. I have heard roughly 30% popsteady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Establishment Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 According to Kukla from Georgetown (http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2013/03/masters-degrees-postdocs-and-the-hyperprofessionalization-of-philosophy-kukla.html), "the large majority of the people we admitted [in 2013] had some graduate training already," and that there is a, "hefty – and I think growing – percentage of the students we admit are coming out of terminal MA programs." I think it'll vary from school to school and year to year. I think USCD had a year where like everyone they admitted came from GSU, other schools might rarely admit MA students that one might think they were biased against them. Matt Bauer's figure might be a safe average, albeit one that has been and will probably continue to increase. Here's one ranking (http://www.philosophynews.com/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f10%2fMAplacement_14.png) (from: http://www.philosophynews.com/post/2013/10/20/Graduate-School-in-Philosophy-Terminal-MA-Programs-In-Philosophy.aspx) of PhD programs based on percentage of admitted students with MA's. I have no idea how accurate it is though. Georgetown is relatively low on the list despite Kukla's report. UCSD and UCR are high however, which I would expect. These to me seem to admit a lot of MA students. popsteady, Edit_Undo, jjb919 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanKellen Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'll throw some numbers out there for UConn (just the ones I know, from the past couple years). They might not be representative of any larger trend throughout the profession, and I have no idea about what this year's data will be like unfortunately. Fall 2011: 5 students - 1 with MA Fall 2012: 6 students - 2 with MAs Fall 2013: 10 students - 3 with MAs (and two more with similar coursework/degrees) Fall 2014: 7 students - 6 with MAs The 2014 class was a surprise to me at least. That's a huge percentage. popsteady and Edit_Undo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidebysondheim Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 It's like dfindley 2.0 I went back to find the dfindley thread and holy crap. wandajune, Establishment, perpetuavix and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overoverover Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Like UConn, this year's BU cohort had a huge number of incoming students with an MA (and by huge, I mean 6 of the 6 had an MA). That's sort of unusual: in my cohort, there were 2 students with MAs out of 7. The year before that, I think there were 2 out of 6. I don't know (and wouldn't even want to guess) what next year will be like. popsteady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeontelevision Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi All, This forum was super helpful to me when I was applying, so I thought I'd pay it forward. I'm a PhD student in the philosophy department at Western Ontario. If any admits have questions about visitation, the program, etc, feel free to ask me here or PM me. I'm also a resident in the Rotman Institute if anyone has questions about that! Ritwik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedwine Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hi All, This forum was super helpful to me when I was applying, so I thought I'd pay it forward. I'm a PhD student in the philosophy department at Western Ontario. If any admits have questions about visitation, the program, etc, feel free to ask me here or PM me. I'm also a resident in the Rotman Institute if anyone has questions about that! I applied there. I'm not sure if they admit international students for their MA but I guess i'll find out. It's a perfect fit for me. How's the environment/profs? Do you know when they generally release decisions? What are you studying there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twas Brillig Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Congratulations to everyone accepted to Pitt! See you all on March 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariePhy Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hi All, This forum was super helpful to me when I was applying, so I thought I'd pay it forward. I'm a PhD student in the philosophy department at Western Ontario. If any admits have questions about visitation, the program, etc, feel free to ask me here or PM me. I'm also a resident in the Rotman Institute if anyone has questions about that! Hi, I have been offered admission to Western Ontario and I have some worries about funding (UWO offers a financial support package of 30000 dollars per year for 4 years, but i am expected to pay tuition and fees -19500 dollars per year, for an international student- from this amount). The letter I received says that details will come only after I accept their offers. Do you have any information about stipends or additional funding possibilities? Am I supposed to live with 875 dollars per month? I would be very grateful for any info at this point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flybottle Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Hi, I have been offered admission to Western Ontario and I have some worries about funding (UWO offers a financial support package of 30000 dollars per year for 4 years, but i am expected to pay tuition and fees -19500 dollars per year, for an international student- from this amount). The letter I received says that details will come only after I accept their offers. Do you have any information about stipends or additional funding possibilities? Am I supposed to live with 875 dollars per month? I would be very grateful for any info at this point! I'm not a Western Ontario student, but I will just flag the "no details until you accept" aspect. If that's right-- and, frankly, I would be shocked if they really meant that-- it's a huge red flag. Bluntly, call them on that shit: it is absolutely unacceptable to prevent prospective students from making a well-informed decision, including based on financial considerations. I've received an offer from a different Canadian school (Toronto) in a different discipline, and they also have a very tight funding package; relative to the US, this seems to be somewhat normal. However, Toronto suggested to me that they initial offer isn't the final offer. I don't know what your negotiating position is, but finances are a very important aspect of deciding where to go, and if the program really wants to you, they should try to make the strongest offer to you that they can. Edited February 23, 2015 by flybottle jeremy_13 and a_for_aporia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeontelevision Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I applied there. I'm not sure if they admit international students for their MA but I guess i'll find out. It's a perfect fit for me. How's the environment/profs? Do you know when they generally release decisions? What are you studying there? Hi indeedwine, Sorry I can't be more help, but the Theory and Criticism department is seperate from the Philosophy department. The Philosophy department admits international students, so I would assume the Theory and Crit department does too, but I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedwine Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hi indeedwine, Sorry I can't be more help, but the Theory and Criticism department is seperate from the Philosophy department. The Philosophy department admits international students, so I would assume the Theory and Crit department does too, but I'm not sure. Ahh, I failed to recognize that. Oh well, thanks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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