Fall 2018 Performance Studies PhD

[Seraphaun]

@Quotidian Ah yeah, that one email I got I wasn't quite sure if I should expect to hear back around the 8th, or not until after... I'm painfully impatient. 

I applied for the PhD - as I've just finished my MA from Roehampton.

[InternationStudent]

I can't stand to wait for TISCH anymore. I have a few pending offers so I know I am safe, but the uncertainty is killing me. In a way, I am pretty positive that I won't be accepted due to the fact that only 4 applicants are usually offered admission each year. The numbers are against most of us, especially when you're an international applicant with a master's degree from a different program. The thing is that I totally rewrote my statement in order to demonstrate my fit to the Performance Studies program, and am very curious as to the faculty's response to my ideas. 

What makes for a strong applicant to this program? Do people without a Master's degree in PS stand a chance? 

Cheers and good luck everyone!

[shandy, gentleman]

14 hours ago, InternationStudent said:

Do people without a Master's degree in PS stand a chance? 

Going by current PhD profiles on the Tisch site, there is a handful of non-PS MAs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8XVQ2pswg

 

Edited March 5, 2018 by shandy, gentleman

[theatregrad18]

Just received a (very kind) unofficial rejection from UMass. Not gonna lie; this sucks. I just want to know where I'm going to be this time next year, if anywhere. 

UC Berkeley | CU Boulder (no funding) | Brown | Florida State | Yale | UMass Amherst | UMD 

[theatregrad18]

Got 3 rejections in 24 hours. The personalized emails made it seem as if I was a formidable candidate for many of them, though. (By the way, if you haven't heard from Brown yet you should reach out because she was surprised I hadn't heard. I'm sorry to say it's probably a no for you.) Not sure if their compliments about my application makes things better or worse for my bruised ego right now. Anybody apply for UMD? 

[mariahjewelalanis]

I also just got my rejection from Brown yesterday. I'm still waiting on Stanford and UC Davis, and obvi NYU. Only positive news thus far has been an admittance to Pratt's PS program with funding. 

[Seraphaun]

Rejected from TISCH - back to the drawing board. 

[Quotidian]

@Seraphaun I’m sorry to hear that! Where did you hear back Tisch, i haven’t heard. 

[shandy, gentleman]

11 minutes ago, Seraphaun said:

Rejected from TISCH - back to the drawing board. 

Same here.

[mariahjewelalanis]

rejected from Tisch as well !

[BrechtianBoy]

Has anyone made decisions as to where you're going yet?

[mariahjewelalanis]

I just got my rejection from Stanford today. So that leaves me to hear from UC Davis and NYU's PS MA program. Did anyone in this group apply to Pratt's P+PS program? So far that is the only program that I've been accepted into, and luckily received a scholarship. So I will probably go there if I can figure it out financially. I'm also curious to hear where people are going! 

[Minerva01]

Hey guys! New to the group. @PhillyJrdid you also hear from Stanford?  @BrechtianBoy @mariahjewelalanis I'm currently deciding between CUNY and TUFTS. Any thoughts about the schools? I'm definitely leaning towards Tufts right now. They have given me similar funding.

 

 

 

[mariahjewelalanis]

@Minerva01 congrats on those two schools! That's amazing. I went to Tufts for undergrad. It is a wonderful school, and as long as live or contemporary art is not your thing, Boston is great too. Not sure I have much to say about the PS dept other than a few interactions with Prof. Montez. Good luck making your decision! 

[Quotidian]

I’m going to NYU for their Masters in PS. Relieved that the process has ended for this year and that I won’t have to apply again until the Fall. 

[mariahjewelalanis]

@Quotidian congrats on getting into the NYU MA!! That's amazing. When did you find out, if you don't mind me asking?

[Quotidian]

@mariahjewelalanis thank you! They sent an email last Tuesday. It looks like they sent decisions to PhD applicants two Fridays ago and MA applicants last Tuesday. 

Edited March 19, 2018 by Quotidian

[simplylindsey]

Selfish request: Has anyone been accepted to Maryland and received a funding package, but isn't going? I'm first in line on the waitlist for funding, so if you could let the school know when you make your decision, you'd make a fellow student very, very happy!

[mariahjewelalanis]

is anyone still waiting to hear from NYU MA program or UC Davis Phd???

[directeur]

I think all the NYU decisions have gone out by now. You might want to contact them. 

Edited March 28, 2018 by directeur

[Gamb1t]

Just stopping by to say congrats to all who've received/accepted offers this season.  It's interesting reviewing these threads and seeing the acceptance/rejection patterns.  Som eof the trends aren't surprising (Brown), but some of the others are pretty surprising (The person that wasn't offered by Ohio State but was offered by UMD and others).

I'd also like to offer a word of support for those who did not receive the news they'd hoped for.  My top choice last season was Tufts, by FAR.  The admission deadline was January 15th, and I received my rejection letter on January 17th.  The next two decisions I received were rejection letters from my #2, #3, and #4 schools.  It made for an incredibly depressing Spring semester and sent my thesis writing into a dark place.  Ultimately, after the rest of my 15+ (yeah... I know...) decisions came through, along with funding offers and such, I was able to narrow my options down to three schools that were never truly considered for my Top 10.

It was roughly a year ago that I accepted the offer here at Illinois (over offers from Ohio State and Emerson), and I could not be happier with how it worked out.  I absolutely love the faculty, campus, town, and my colleagues. The people here have helped shape my research in a way I never would have considered without their input and guidance.  It has evolved from something I was treating as a means to an end into something about which I am extremely passionate.  I had struggled with finding a way to make my project more contemporary and timely (aka trendy/attractive) for conferences, journals, and PhD admissions. I feel like that has been achieved tenfold.

Though I still intend to apply to other universities to continue my work towards a PhD, I would never be disappointed to stay here at UIUC for it.

So basically, keep an open mind about whatever your situation ends up becoming.  I know my situation isn't entirely unique, and I hope many of you find the experience to turn out as wonderfully as I feel it has for me.

[mariahjewelalanis]

@Gamb1t thank you so much for the words of encouragement. You are at an amazing school, with Deke Weaver, my favorite and lots of great stuff with animal studies. I am so jealous! Anyway, really appreciate you circling back around and sharing your experience. I am ending up at the NYU MA program I think, so we'll see how it goes. 

 

[MonTK]

Has anyone been updated by U of I at Urbana-Champaign for the program of Theatre Studies?
My application is for the MA degree, but I haven't heard anything.
Thanks! Good luck for everyone here.

[Troodondodo]

HI! To people who went through interviews last year and are still following this post: any tips for preparation? What do they ask? Is it about the interviewee or about the proposal or more?