andrewrichmo Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 Anyone going to claim the "Hooray for nepotism" Yale admit? Definitely curious about that one.
AnotherKantFan Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 4:54 PM, andrewrichmo said: Anyone going to claim the "Hooray for nepotism" Yale admit? Definitely curious about that one. Expand Probs fake - have you looked at the GPA & GRE?
andrewrichmo Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 4:55 PM, AnotherKantFan said: Probs fake - have you looked at the GPA & GRE? Expand Yeah, that's why I thought the nepotism thing sounded reasonable. But I guess it's more likely that it would be fake.
philoguy Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 Hey just wondering if anybody knows when sfsu or wisconsin-milwaukee might release
violaina Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 Princeton!! Yeah!!!! I m crying..... philosophe, philstudent1991, Erratic_Akratic and 3 others 6
doxazein918 Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 8:59 PM, violaina said: Princeton!! Yeah!!!! I m crying..... Expand Congrats!!! I'm finishing my undergrad there so I'd be happy to answer any questions about the department/life in Princeton violaina 1
Calyspo06 Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 8:59 PM, violaina said: Princeton!! Yeah!!!! I m crying..... Expand Wow!, Congratulations!! Not to immediately put the pressure on you, 'cuz it's a big decision, but I think a lot of ancients lurkers here who are wait listed at some of the places you've been admitted to would appreciate learning which 4 of the Pitt/Notre Dame/Arizona/Chicago/Princeton departments you intend to decline. (There's a thread for that.) Or, maybe a reminder to people that some declines at 4 of those places are on the way and that they might hold out hope before making their own decisions too soon. Your decision will inevitably trigger a domino effect in the whole system of ancients slots available. It's going to be crazy, lol. violaina 1
Erratic_Akratic Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 Could anyone confirm my (unreasonably confident) hope that all the Princeton admits contacted so far work in Ancient philosophy?
Nat_Foot Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 I know that at least one of the Princeton admits does not work in ancient (sorry).
Kel Varnsen Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 1:47 PM, Incregible said: There's roughly a 50/50 chance I'll turn it down. I'll post here if I do. Expand Thanks. Much appreciated.
Kel Varnsen Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 10:17 AM, jorou said: Not an acceptance, but I am on the wait list and will probably tell them that I don't plan to accept. Expand Thanks. Good to know.
Flipflophero Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 10:41 PM, Kel Varnsen said: Thanks. Good to know. Expand Kel - Do you know whether you are going to decline your offer from Indiana?
Kel Varnsen Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 10:45 PM, Flipflophero said: Kel - Do you know whether you are going to decline your offer from Indiana? Expand That depends very much on Columbia. If I don't make it off the Columbia wait list, I will most likely accept Indiana. If I do make it off the wait list, it will still be a tough decision. I have to admit that I want to go to Indiana the most. I'm just told I'd be crazy to throw away Columbia and am dealing with that pressure..
limitsofourlanguage Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 A question for the Stanford admits (trying to figure out how much hope to have)--were you admitted to the Joint Program in Ancient Philosophy specifically or to the philosophy department in general?
Flipflophero Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 10:50 PM, Kel Varnsen said: That depends very much on Columbia. If I don't make it off the Columbia wait list, I will most likely accept Indiana. If I do make it off the wait list, it will still be a tough decision. I have to admit that I want to go to Indiana the most. I'm just told I'd be crazy to throw away Columbia and am dealing with that pressure.. Expand Fair enough.
Siegfried42 Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 Did all you lucky Princeton admits (congrats!!) receive a generic message or some kind of personalized e-mail? I assume there's no reason not to send all the e-mails out at once, but am surprised at the lack of posts (only 4 compared to 10-12 in previous years). Another applicant 1
completeurprofile Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) On 3/3/2016 at 11:04 PM, Siegfried42 said: Did all you lucky Princeton admits (congrats!!) receive a generic message or some kind of personalized e-mail? I assume there's no reason not to send all the e-mails out at once, but am surprised at the lack of posts (only 4 compared to 10-12 in previous years). Expand It seemed pretty generic, but I was too in shock to notice. I thought they had mistaken me for somebody else. I'm still in shock, and I refuse to believe it!!! Please, nobody pinch me. Leave me be in peace. Edited March 3, 2016 by completeurprofile Erratic_Akratic 1
Incregible Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 I got into Princeton as well! (I'm about to post it on the results list.) On 3/3/2016 at 10:40 PM, Kel Varnsen said: Thanks. Much appreciated. Expand So, my chances of rejecting the Columbia offer have gone up quite a lot. I feel so blessed. I cried on the fire escape of my philosophy building. My getting into Princeton was gravely important to me and my partner. violaina and doxazein918 2
Incregible Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 11:11 PM, completeurprofile said: It seemed pretty generic, but I was too in shock to notice. I thought they had mistaken me for somebody else. I'm still in shock, and I refuse to believe it!!! Please, nobody pinch me. Leave me be in peace. Expand I triple-checked the email and worried if it had been meant for someone else.... violaina 1
SamStone Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 On 3/4/2016 at 12:20 AM, Incregible said: I got into Princeton as well! (I'm about to post it on the results list.) So, my chances of rejecting the Columbia offer have gone up quite a lot. I feel so blessed. I cried on the fire escape of my philosophy building. My getting into Princeton was gravely important to me and my partner. Expand Wow! Congrats—Princeton and Columbia—that is a huge achievement! If I may ask, what are your AOI?
Kel Varnsen Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 On 3/4/2016 at 12:20 AM, Incregible said: I got into Princeton as well! (I'm about to post it on the results list.) So, my chances of rejecting the Columbia offer have gone up quite a lot. I feel so blessed. I cried on the fire escape of my philosophy building. My getting into Princeton was gravely important to me and my partner. Expand Congratulations! That is definitely something to be proud of. I was just going to ask about your AOI and then saw someone else had already asked. I hope you don't mind sharing.
SamStone Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 On 3/3/2016 at 7:40 PM, philoguy said: Hey just wondering if anybody knows when sfsu or wisconsin-milwaukee might release Expand Regarding UW-M, from what I know, there are university-wide fellowships that current MA students are candidates for. If any of them receive a fellowship it brings more funding to the program. The dept takes that funding into account re: the number of students they can accept/fund...so I think they wait until after that is released. Supposedly, the university-wide fellowships are announced in the middle of March—so the decisions probably will be just after that. And, just for reference, when I was admitted I received my acceptance on March 18. But to be clear, this is also speculation...I'm not informed about the admission process details, so there may be (and probably are) other factors at play in the timing of the department releasing acceptance decisions.
Disgruntledlurker Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 Congrats on those York acceptances! I'm familiar with the department and am happy to talk about it with anyone who wants to PM me.
Incregible Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) On 3/4/2016 at 12:41 AM, SamStone said: Wow! Congrats—Princeton and Columbia—that is a huge achievement! If I may ask, what are your AOI? Expand On 3/4/2016 at 12:48 AM, Kel Varnsen said: Congratulations! That is definitely something to be proud of. I was just going to ask about your AOI and then saw someone else had already asked. I hope you don't mind sharing. Expand Of course I don't mind sharing! Metaphysics and mind, mostly. Also connections to normativity and epistemology. Edited March 4, 2016 by Incregible violaina 1
philoguy Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 On 3/4/2016 at 1:18 AM, SamStone said: Regarding UW-M, from what I know, there are university-wide fellowships that current MA students are candidates for. If any of them receive a fellowship it brings more funding to the program. The dept takes that funding into account re: the number of students they can accept/fund...so I think they wait until after that is released. Supposedly, the university-wide fellowships are announced in the middle of March—so the decisions probably will be just after that. And, just for reference, when I was admitted I received my acceptance on March 18. But to be clear, this is also speculation...I'm not informed about the admission process details, so there may be (and probably are) other factors at play in the timing of the department releasing acceptance decisions. Expand Really helpful, thanks so much!
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