dgswaim Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 12:42 AM, oldhatnewtricks said: Ah, my family (a father, a stay-at-home mom, and four kids) lived on less, so I'd take $30,000 any day of the week over the backbreaking manual labor my dad has done for $20,000~$25,000 per year for 30 straight years. Edit: I fail to understand how anyone could think that 30K is a small sum for reading books, writing papers, and -- probably unsubstantial, at least in the first year -- teaching duties. Sorry for being 'pathetic.' Expand Well, I didn't say you were pathetic, or that anyone else is. I can tell you that my experience working as a graduate assistant in a large state university has ben nothing like what you describe. The teaching/grading workload is enormous.
doxazein918 Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/2/2016 at 10:02 PM, andrewrichmo said: So I took what looks like Columbia's standard stipend from 2009 (judging by this: http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2009/03/financial-aid-offers-for-phd-students-is-there-a-normal-amount-these-days.html) and plugged it into an inflation adjustor—one of the posters said the stipend was adjusted for inflation—and it looks like that would make it ~$24,900 today. I'm still holding out until I get the official offer, but if it's anything north of $20,000 I'm going to be thrilled. Expand I took the $30,000 from my Cornell offer, which is ~$25,000 plus ~$5,000 in the summer. I expected Columbia would be about the same. I'd be very surprised if it's less than $20,000/year…they know NYC isn't exactly a cheap place to live
philosophe Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/2/2016 at 10:22 PM, MVSCZAR said: CUNY is offering me 35k. 25k plus an extra 10k fellowship. Expand In just the first year? Or annually? That's the most I've seen for a yearly amount, but i guess it's proportional to their teaching load.
Cecinestpasunphilosophe Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 STANFOOOOOOOOORD!!!! =D =D =D doxazein918, Dialectica, gughok and 4 others 7
SamStone Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 3:38 AM, Cecinestpasunphilosophe said: STANFOOOOOOOOORD!!!! =D =D =D Expand whoa, congrats. wasn't expecting to see that at this time of night
doxazein918 Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 3:38 AM, Cecinestpasunphilosophe said: STANFOOOOOOOOORD!!!! =D =D =D Expand Same! Congrats!! wasn't expecting a call at 10:30PM but I guess that's the beauty of time zones...
philosophe Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 4:10 AM, Abendstern said: It's got to be annually, right? That's not actually that much in NYC. My first job here was 40k and I scraped by. Look at some cost of living comparisons to put that figure into perspective. Expand A lot of schools will give you recruitment fellowships for the first year (an extra 5k etc) to get you to choose them, so it's not necessarily annual.
MentalEngineer Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 12:04 AM, smwinterfeldt said: So I've been pretty quiet on the forums for the past few weeks because all I've been hearing so far is rejections. That changed today. I was accepted to SUNY Buffalo and wait listed for funding. Unless I am accepted to either Rutgers or Missouri (with funding), I will likely accept Buffalo's offer. If anyone got accepted to Buffalo with funding and intends to turn it down, it would be greatly appreciated! Expand Congrats! One of my undergrad advisors went there. He turned out OK (if you like pragmatism, anyway).
AnotherKantFan Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 4:06 AM, doxazein918 said: Same! Congrats!! wasn't expecting a call at 10:30PM but I guess that's the beauty of time zones... Expand Hey @doxazein918, are you also an 'ancient' person? (Just trying to hold my hopes up by assuming Stanford has only notified ancient people so far...)
Kel Varnsen Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 Could any of the Columbia people give an indication of whether they plan to accept or decline? I know we all just heard several hours ago, but I'm on the wait list, and it would be really helpful just to know if you're even considering turning it down.
MVSCZAR Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 3:34 AM, philosophe said: In just the first year? Or annually? That's the most I've seen for a yearly amount, but i guess it's proportional to their teaching load. Expand It's annual. It's a remarkably large stipend, I think. At least it's my largest offer by at least 10k, although Vanderbilt hasn't finalized their offer. Idk if it includes summer funding.
Contretramp Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 8:57 AM, Kel Varnsen said: Could any of the Columbia people give an indication of whether they plan to accept or decline? I know we all just heard several hours ago, but I'm on the wait list, and it would be really helpful just to know if you're even considering turning it down. Expand Not an acceptance, but I am on the wait list and will probably tell them that I don't plan to accept.
Metanoia Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 Accepted to Tufts' and GSU's MA programs. Waiting to hear about funding from Tufts.
Poetic Justice Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 Finally heard back from GSU - turns out that my acceptance email was re-directed to my spam folder (thanks Gmail ...). However, GSU sent a helpful second email out today telling people to check their spam folders. Turns out that I got accepted with a (generous) scholarship ! I am very grateful about that.
philoguy Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 1:32 PM, Poetic Justice said: Finally heard back from GSU - turns out that my acceptance email was re-directed to my spam folder (thanks Gmail ...). However, GSU sent a helpful second email out today telling people to check their spam folders. Turns out that I got accepted with a (generous) scholarship ! I am very grateful about that. Expand Congrats, was pullling for you! Poetic Justice 1
Incregible Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 8:57 AM, Kel Varnsen said: Could any of the Columbia people give an indication of whether they plan to accept or decline? I know we all just heard several hours ago, but I'm on the wait list, and it would be really helpful just to know if you're even considering turning it down. Expand There's roughly a 50/50 chance I'll turn it down. I'll post here if I do.
Poetic Justice Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 1:47 PM, philoguy said: Congrats, was pullling for you! Expand Thank you - that's very kind of you ! And it definitely worked
Cecinestpasunphilosophe Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 8:44 AM, AnotherKantFan said: Hey @doxazein918, are you also an 'ancient' person? (Just trying to hold my hopes up by assuming Stanford has only notified ancient people so far...) Expand All three of the posted Stanford acceptances so far are people working in ancient - so you're probably entirely justified in holding out hope AnotherKantFan 1
jacbarcan Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/2/2016 at 11:34 PM, philosophe said: Just completed a few for you Expand On 3/2/2016 at 11:35 PM, Cecinestpasunphilosophe said: When I try to view this, I can only see six results - it seems to cut off after USC, although I have to keep scrolling a while before I hit the bottom of the page. Is this a problem on my end, or have you only received six responses? Expand Yep only 6. Thanks though. I'll add the rest later today.
Siegfried42 Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 2:14 PM, Cecinestpasunphilosophe said: All three of the posted Stanford acceptances so far are people working in ancient - so you're probably entirely justified in holding out hope Expand That's what I like to hear! Congrats on being accepted!! Combined with Chicago & Toronto you're having an incredible cycle! Cecinestpasunphilosophe 1
philosophe Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 2:14 PM, Cecinestpasunphilosophe said: All three of the posted Stanford acceptances so far are people working in ancient - so you're probably entirely justified in holding out hope Expand oh shit! is that true?!?!?! phew.
doxazein918 Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 8:44 AM, AnotherKantFan said: Hey @doxazein918, are you also an 'ancient' person? (Just trying to hold my hopes up by assuming Stanford has only notified ancient people so far...) Expand Yes I am! It would make sense if it were just ancient people: I got a call from Chris Bobonich, not a standardized email or anything. AnotherKantFan 1
philosophe Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 3:48 PM, doxazein918 said: Yes I am! It would make sense if it were just ancient people: I got a call from Chris Bobonich, not a standardized email or anything. Expand ;_; TEARs OF HOPE AnotherKantFan 1
Cecinestpasunphilosophe Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 3:39 PM, Siegfried42 said: That's what I like to hear! Congrats on being accepted!! Combined with Chicago & Toronto you're having an incredible cycle! Expand Thank you! Compared with what happened to me last year, this is an entirely-welcomed - and entirely-unexpected - peripeteia! AnotherKantFan 1
AnotherKantFan Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 4:18 PM, Cecinestpasunphilosophe said: Thank you! Compared with what happened to me last year, this is an entirely-welcomed - and entirely-unexpected - peripeteia! Expand Omg ancient philosophy jokes. I cannot wait to be in a grad program and have these on a daily basis. torpedofish and NathanKellen 2
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