2016 Acceptance Thread

[andrewrichmo]

Anyone going to claim the "Hooray for nepotism" Yale admit? Definitely curious about that one.

[AnotherKantFan]

1 minute ago, andrewrichmo said:

Anyone going to claim the "Hooray for nepotism" Yale admit? Definitely curious about that one.

Probs fake - have you looked at the GPA & GRE? 

[andrewrichmo]

Just now, AnotherKantFan said:

Probs fake - have you looked at the GPA & GRE? 

Yeah, that's why I thought the nepotism thing sounded reasonable. But I guess it's more likely that it would be fake.

[philoguy]

Hey just wondering if anybody knows when sfsu or wisconsin-milwaukee might release

[violaina]

Princeton!! Yeah!!!! I m crying.....

[doxazein918]

17 minutes ago, violaina said:

Princeton!! Yeah!!!! I m crying.....

Congrats!!!  I'm finishing my undergrad there so I'd be happy to answer any questions about the department/life in Princeton

[Calyspo06]

1 hour ago, violaina said:

Princeton!! Yeah!!!! I m crying.....

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.    

[Erratic_Akratic]

Could anyone confirm my (unreasonably confident) hope that all the Princeton admits contacted so far work in Ancient philosophy? 

[Nat_Foot]

I know that at least one of the Princeton admits does not work in ancient (sorry). 

[Kel Varnsen]

8 hours ago, Incregible said:

There's roughly a 50/50 chance I'll turn it down. I'll post here if I do. 

Thanks.  Much appreciated.

[Kel Varnsen]

12 hours ago, jorou said:

Not an acceptance, but I am on the wait list and will probably tell them that I don't plan to accept. 

Thanks.  Good to know.

[Flipflophero]

2 minutes ago, Kel Varnsen said:

Thanks.  Good to know.

Kel - Do you know whether you are going to decline your offer from Indiana?  

[Kel Varnsen]

1 minute ago, Flipflophero said:

Kel - Do you know whether you are going to decline your offer from Indiana?  

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]

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]

1 minute ago, 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..

Fair enough.

[Siegfried42]

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). 

[completeurprofile]

7 minutes ago, 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). 

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

[Incregible]

I got into Princeton as well! (I'm about to post it on the results list.)

1 hour ago, Kel Varnsen said:

Thanks.  Much appreciated.

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. 

[Incregible]

1 hour ago, 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.  

I triple-checked the email and worried if it had been meant for someone else....

[SamStone]

20 minutes ago, 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. 

Wow! Congrats—Princeton and Columbia—that is a huge achievement! 

If I may ask, what are your AOI? 

[Kel Varnsen]

24 minutes ago, 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. 

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]

5 hours ago, philoguy said:

Hey just wondering if anybody knows when sfsu or wisconsin-milwaukee might release

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]

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]

1 hour ago, SamStone said:

Wow! Congrats—Princeton and Columbia—that is a huge achievement! 

If I may ask, what are your AOI? 

 

57 minutes ago, 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.

Of course I don't mind sharing! Metaphysics and mind, mostly. Also connections to normativity and epistemology.

Edited March 4, 2016 by Incregible

[philoguy]

1 hour ago, 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.

 

Really helpful, thanks so much!