2016 Rejection/Plan B Thread

[philosophe]

Womp. MIT ;_;

Edited February 26, 2016 by philosophe

[psm1580b]

Bye bye MIT

sniff

[philosophe]

Just now, psm1580b said:

Bye bye MIT

sniff

We didn't need them and their weirdly shaped buildings anyway. 

[Cogitodoncrien]

At least they hope we pursue our graduate education elsewhere...

[currentphilgrad]

Farewell Notre Dame. 9 more schools left to hear from (though 2 have already sent out acceptances and waitlists).

[Dialectica]

Rejected from Notre Dame and MIT in one fell swoop. Ouch. 

[psm1580b]

20 minutes ago, Dialectica said:

Rejected from Notre Dame and MIT in one fell swoop. Ouch. 

I've still not received my ND rejection yet... hmmn. (I'm sure it's on the way)

[Dialectica]

Just now, psm1580b said:

I've still not received my ND rejection yet... hmmn. (I'm sure it's on the way)

Hoping that means something good for you!

[gughok]

Joining the MIT rejection train. I did tell everyone that GREs and GPA won't get me in at places.

[psm1580b]

18 minutes ago, Dialectica said:

Hoping that means something good for you!

I saw a couple of GC results that said they checked the website--I checked and mine still says "submitted." Then I remembered I applied to their HPS program which I genuinely can't remember if it's a separate department or not. But I guess apparently it is? That's my best explanation.

(Despite the fact that positing the existence of departments which may or may not exist is blatantly contrary to abductive reasoning)

[majorshake]

1 hour ago, andaval said:

I just got my rejection, they might be really going  alphabetically. So embrace yourselves : ). 

Maybe..

 

still nothing here.. hmm...

[andaval]

10 minutes ago, majorshake said:

Maybe..

 

still nothing here.. hmm...

I really hope this means good news for you.

[manchesterano]

Anyone still waiting to hear from MIT? I haven't heard a peep.

 

(when this happened with Brown I ended up on a waitlist, so hoping for the same this time!)

Edited February 26, 2016 by manchesterano

[majorshake]

21 minutes ago, andaval said:

I really hope this means good news for you.

Thanks!

Though at this point I've really given up..

[Chrysippus'Doge]

Forgot that today was Friday, accidentally ate meat at dinner. Accordingly, there was an e-mail from Notre Dame waiting for me at home telling me I was a bad Catholic, God was displeased, and so I couldn't be in their program. Ah well. 

Come on UConn. 

[FregePhil]

Just discovered this thread. I belong here

[MickeyRay]

@lisamadura and @MVSCZAR

 

Edited February 27, 2016 by MickeyRay

[Schwarzwald]

Anyone claiming the Miami rejection? Do you have news to bear for the rest of us?

[MickeyRay]

On 2/26/2016 at 5:28 PM, gughok said:

Joining the MIT rejection train. I did tell everyone that GREs and GPA won't get me in at places.

What's your writing sample look like?

[MickeyRay]

Posted this in the waitlist thread, but I thought that the rejects may appreciate it too. 

 

[psm1580b]

That's amazing. Also "panty-costal"--I kinda lost it 

[gughok]

1 hour ago, MickeyRay said:

What's your writing sample look like?

Pretty shit, I would guess, given how I'm nearly striking out everywhere. I wrote it in three days and the two professors I asked for help on it couldn't be bothered to give me more than one round of very loose feedback each.

[MickeyRay]

1 minute ago, gughok said:

Pretty shit, I would guess, given how I'm nearly striking out everywhere. I wrote it in three days and the two professors I asked for help on it couldn't be bothered to give me more than one round of very loose feedback each.

Yeah, so your numbers are great and that will help you... but it wont compensate for the three most important factors: AOI, recommendations, writing sample. It has gotta read as publishable, not just that youre a good writer. It has to be a worthy, strong, original argument, engage with a relevant and current conversation that people are interested in, and its gotta be clear and polished enough to stand out against 400 others.

[philstudent1991]

5 minutes ago, gughok said:

Pretty shit, I would guess, given how I'm nearly striking out everywhere. I wrote it in three days and the two professors I asked for help on it couldn't be bothered to give me more than one round of very loose feedback each.

You are in at Harvard. 

[philstudent1992]

9 minutes ago, philstudent1991 said:

You are in at Harvard. 

Perhaps he isn't aware: Harvard is one of the 10 best universities in the world to pursue a PhD in philosophy. And he's in there.