lubriderm Posted February 14, 2007 Posted February 14, 2007 Has anyone else applied to the following graduate programs or heard anything from them? Rutgers Columbia NYU MIT USC UCLA WashU
kinbote Posted February 14, 2007 Posted February 14, 2007 I applied to all of those programs except USC.
lubriderm Posted February 15, 2007 Author Posted February 15, 2007 Have you heard anything back? What're your areas of interest? Where you applying from? Man, I am going nuts!!!
jcksrbetter Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 I got into USC: AOS: Philosophical Logic AOC: Philosophy of Language. I applied everywhere else on your list w/the exception of Umass. I've not heard anything else yet.
kinbote Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 Officially, I haven't heard anything from those schools. Unofficially, I've heard from WUSTLÂ - but I wouldn't start to worry if you haven't yet.
lubriderm Posted February 15, 2007 Author Posted February 15, 2007 jcksrbetter: What is the package like at USC? Were you offered funding? Â I only submitted it on Feb 1. I just got my pin/password to check on the status of my admission the other day. In the letter, it was said that they just forwarded my application to the phil. dept. I hate having an Internet connection. I am checking my E-mail every 20 mins. Okay gotta go and check my E-mail.
kinbote Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 I forgot WashU's deadline was later than a lot other programs. They'll probably start sending out official acceptances in a few weeks. So what are your interests? Mine are pretty broad - probably mind first and foremost, followed closely by language, logic, and metaphysics.
lubriderm Posted February 16, 2007 Author Posted February 16, 2007 My interests are fairly broad as well. However, I would like to specialize in phil. mind/cog. sci. I also dabble in phil. language / semantics. I would like to learn a bit more about ancient philosophy, especially Aristotle. What's your top choice? I would like to get into Rutgers, but people are always surprised to hear that my top choice is MIT. I just think that their students are typically the best coming out into the job market. Okay. It has been a few minutes. Have to check my E-mail again.
einstein Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 applied: mit, nyu, rutgers, princeton. no word, bad odds. congrats to person on usc. i think usc is the best place to study language. of course, ur AOS is phil logic, so usc probably isn't ideal in your mind, but those dudes would be excellent to work w/ nonetheless. soames is a warrior.
jcksrbetter Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 Thanks. USC isn't MIT, but given that my interests in logic are more philosophical than mathematical (ontology, commitment, adequacy w/r/t natural language), it's pretty tempting. My only worry is the math dept. They don't have a logician...I guess I could sit in at classes at UCLA.
lubriderm Posted February 22, 2007 Author Posted February 22, 2007 Nothing yet. But on the Columbia Website, I noticed that there is a new student orientation on March 30th. Hopefully, we will hear back before March 15th.
daseinplushie Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Has anyone heard from LUC? I know that they sent out acceptances throughout the month of February last year, but I haven't heard of anyone getting notified yet this year. I was wondering if anyone else has heard anything...
einstein Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 I sent an e-mail to a staff member at Rutgers inquiring about the status of my application. The reply was that not all offers have been made yet. It would be sweet if people would do that at some of the other programs (e.g. NYU and Princeton!)...I really hate sending such e-mails, but it appears to me that they don't go beyond staff members and that it goes basically un-noticed.
daseinplushie Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 Hey, Einstein, who do you generally send the emails to? I've been thinking of sending an email to a couple of places, but am not sure if I should send it to the secretary, go straight to the director of graduate admissions, or send it to someone else...
einstein Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 I went with the secretary and found out the info I was looking for. I'd suggest doing that 1st...
Dorian Posted March 1, 2007 Posted March 1, 2007 What is the story at Pitt? It looks like they are calling people. Should the rest of us count ourselves out?
kinbote Posted March 1, 2007 Posted March 1, 2007 I was called relatively late -- between 8 and 9 EST. Judging from whogotin, it seems at least a few others were called around that time. I couldn't tell you anything about a waitlist or whether there are more offers to be made.
Highlife Posted March 1, 2007 Posted March 1, 2007 I wonder whether I could ask you philosophers a quick question. I am studying political studies with a political theorist/philosophy focus (am not starting that debate). I have applied and have been accepted to Harvard and Yale for PolSci/Government, but have trouble deciding. One factor, for me, would be the strength of the philosophy department in political philosophy. Do you have any thoughts on this?
katjust Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 I have been waitlisted at Rice, and I am wondering if anyone is planning on declining their offer because I'd really like to go. Thanks
lubriderm Posted March 12, 2007 Author Posted March 12, 2007 Has anyone heard from Rutgers or Columbia yet?
kinbote Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 If you haven't heard from Rutgers, you're rejected. Columbia will extend its offers sometime this week.
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