2017-2018 Application Cycle

[Clytemnahstra]

13 hours ago, buckinghamubadger said:

Is anyone else expecting the next two and a half weeks to be crazy? I am expecting to hear from seven of the eight program in which I have outstanding decisions in that time frame (including a Princeton reject)

I have a feeling the final two weeks of Feb will be the craziest for me, but then again UChicago should be sending results any minute now and they're my top choice...

[deutsch1997bw]

I just spoke with the admissions secretary at UT-Austin regarding my application, and the committee is still deliberating.

[politicalScience]

For those who applied to Columbia: I briefly spoke with a Professor there and was told that they plan to release decisions towards the end of February. If true, that would be later than previous years.

[styliane]

7 minutes ago, politicalScience said:

For those who applied to Columbia: I briefly spoke with a Professor there and was told that they plan to release decisions towards the end of February. If true, that would be later than previous years.

So is that confirmation that the results posted so far aren’t real?

[WHC_2017]

10 hours ago, skhann said:

Got any data on how many of those were selected?

I went to Chicago MAPSS, which greatly improved my scholar knowledge and competitiveness. I think I can post better data from our program director later when results are mostly coming out. 

[izmir]

What a drought this week has been for me ?

[ArcierePrudente]

10 hours ago, skhann said:

Good to know that you had a great experience there. From what I've read about CIR or MAPSS etc, there is the element of name recognition and the possibility of getting LOR from experts etc. I can understand that you do not want to blame it on Chicago and that might as well be the case. Still, for prospective PhDs that's somewhat of a warning sign. No?

I feel like the lone voice for Chicago's MAPH on this thread -- essentially it's the same as MAPSS, or it can be, depending on the classes that you take. (Everyone always thought I was MAPSS because I don't think there was a single MAPHer in any of the courses—outside first quarter core—that I took.) So MAPH is another great one to look into, especially if you veer towards the interdisciplinary side of things. 

[skhann]

2 hours ago, WHC_2017 said:

I went to Chicago MAPSS, which greatly improved my scholar knowledge and competitiveness. I think I can post better data from our program director later when results are mostly coming out. 

Sure will wait for that.

[skhann]

42 minutes ago, ArcierePrudente said:

I feel like the lone voice for Chicago's MAPH on this thread -- essentially it's the same as MAPSS, or it can be, depending on the classes that you take. (Everyone always thought I was MAPSS because I don't think there was a single MAPHer in any of the courses—outside first quarter core—that I took.) So MAPH is another great one to look into, especially if you veer towards the interdisciplinary side of things. 

Thanks for the heads up.

[politicalScience]

3 hours ago, styliane said:

So is that confirmation that the results posted so far aren’t real?

Yes, I think so.

[Asaid]

GG from UPenn this morning tweeted something about LoR. So I gathered they are still reading files?

[polisciallday]

4 hours ago, deutsch1997bw said:

I just spoke with the admissions secretary at UT-Austin regarding my application, and the committee is still deliberating.

Was told that they will make decisions tomorrow. 

[cpmethods]

I wonder when UCSD and Chicago are going to start announcing

[deutsch1997bw]

13 minutes ago, polisciallday said:

Was told that they will make decisions tomorrow. 

Do you know when they will announce them?

[polisciallday]

18 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said:

Do you know when they will announce them?

I didn't ask, but I'm assuming tomorrow afternoon before they leave for the week. 

Edited February 1, 2018 by polisciallday

[buckinghamubadger]

Does anyone who interviewed with Univ. Of Washington know when they will make decisions?

[sbs2018]

Are any of you Duke admits theory people? I suppose it's possible they aren't talking *any* theory folks this year, but I haven't given up yet.

[Chuck Mangione]

5 hours ago, Clytemnahstra said:

I have a feeling the final two weeks of Feb will be the craziest for me, but then again UChicago should be sending results any minute now and they're my top choice...

My friend in South Korea has told me she just got into UChicago's PhD program so take that for what it's worth

Edited February 1, 2018 by komina12345

[cpmethods]

14 minutes ago, komina12345 said:

My friend in South Korea has told me she just got into UChicago's PhD program so take that for what it's worth

Are there any other applicants in this from waiting for Chicago that did not hear anything, or should I also cross off chicago from my list?

[not@prof_yet]

17 minutes ago, cpmethods said:

Are there any other applicants in this from waiting for Chicago that did not hear anything, or should I also cross off chicago from my list?

I haven't heard anything yet either.

[SDMSK]

16 minutes ago, cpmethods said:

Are there any other applicants in this from waiting for Chicago that did not hear anything, or should I also cross off chicago from my list?

I haven’t received anything from Chicago neither. I don’t know what to expect now. It’s the fourth schools that I haven’t heard anything from but others have been receiving acceptances. 

[Albert01]

Today seems bit quiet by far. Anybody heard anything from anywhere yet?

Edited February 1, 2018 by Albert01

[not@prof_yet]

37 minutes ago, Qw23 said:

I haven’t received anything from Chicago neither. I don’t know what to expect now. It’s the fourth schools that I haven’t heard anything from but others have been receiving acceptances. 

Same I just want to hear from somebody. I bet it would be better than this limbo, between knowing you probably got rejected  and holding onto a sliver of Hope and waiting for closure.

[buckinghamubadger]

I have just been admitted to the University of Colorado- Boulder

3a/0r (though Princeton looks like a reject)/ 0w, 7 pending (6 without Princeton)

[arctic_ice]

42 minutes ago, buckinghamubadger said:

I have just been admitted to the University of Colorado- Boulder

3a/0r (though Princeton looks like a reject)/ 0w, 7 pending (6 without Princeton)

Congrats!!