theboojum Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 I'm waiting on UT Austin as well. I haven't heard a peep either way. They're my top choice, so I'm going nuts.
lxs Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 arthistorian - I applied to Columbia and haven't heard anything about an open house either. not entirely surprised as it was a long shot. it doesn't sound like anyone else has heard anything either, though, so I won't give up hope yet...
arthistorian Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 yeah it was a long shot for me too... but, as u said, at least no one's heard from them. have u heard from anywhere? i have a feeling next week is when it starts..... :shock:
Chicken Dan Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Just to share - I was the one that posted about the informal interview with a Columbia professor two weeks ago. I haven't heard anything, either. Good luck, all!
lxs Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 dang, Dan...sounds like this is your year! I'm glad to hear, at least, that the anonymous interviewed person wasn't in my subfield. Any details regarding when decisions will be made/sent out/anything from Columbia? And arthistorian - nothing! I haven't heard a freaking peep. I'm climbing the walls here.
arthistorian Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 haha.. same here, lxs. what's your subfield, btw? mine is modern/contemporary.
lxs Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 I'm doing 19th century European, mostly German. What especially are you interested in under mod/cont?
halifax Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 I'm waiting on UT Austin as well. I haven't heard a peep either way. They're my top choice, so I'm going nuts. What area are you interested in? I'm a Renaissance person myself.....really love Austin and UT both!!! Too bad the cost of living has gone up so much in recent years. I would definitely need a fellowship to attend, but the Renaissance people are so amazing at this school!! One in particular has some very innovative teaching methods which he explains on his personal website. With some rejection notices for this school seeming to have gone out last week, I believe acceptances are on their way!!! Good luck
arthistorian Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 I'm doing 19th century European, mostly German. What especially are you interested in under mod/cont? mostly american/european post-1960. i love the 19th century, btw :-)
NO8DO Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 maybe this week guys/gals? haha wishful thinking maybe golden age spain and provincial influences here..though i'm also a big renaissance/counter-ref person
theboojum Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 What area are you interested in? I'm a Renaissance person myself.....really love Austin and UT both!!! Too bad the cost of living has gone up so much in recent years. I would definitely need a fellowship to attend, but the Renaissance people are so amazing at this school!! One in particular has some very innovative teaching methods which he explains on his personal website. With some rejection notices for this school seeming to have gone out last week, I believe acceptances are on their way!!! Good luck I'm hoping to do my MA on modern/contemporary Latin American. Austin's amazing for Latin American studies in general, and they're getting some new faculty that I'm really excited about. I've actually never been to Austin or even Texas. I'm glad to hear you like it there, though. I seem to be hearing a lot of great things about the town from most people. Judging from last year, it looks like acceptances should go out next week. I hope they're ahead of schedule this year. Good luck to you too!
halifax Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 That sounds great, theboojum! Good luck On another note, who was the lucky person that received word of acceptance from UPenn?? Congrats and please do share your good news here on the board. I am eager to hear from them myself, but was under the impression that nothing would come through with them until the middle of March, judging by last year's post. It must be nice to have at least heard from schools----I've heard NOTHING yet!! :?
arthistorian Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 halifax--same here. i've heard nothing! :|
lxs Posted February 19, 2008 Author Posted February 19, 2008 Penn wasn't me Someone on LJ says Columbia's decision won't be for another few weeks.
arthistorian Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Someone on LJ says Columbia's decision won't be for another few weeks. really? :| hmm.. they're kinda slow this year.
blueskies Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 So someone got into Cornell today on the results board. They got a call. I'm a little concerned, but my chances are low so it is a rejection I can take. Just to include my results here- I got rejected from UT Austin last week. They updated my status. So those who have heard nothing, sit tight. You probably made it to the next round.
halifax Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 .... I am ECSTATIC to report that I've been accepted with funding. ... I feel as though I've been walking on air all morning. :mrgreen:
arthistorian Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 congrats halifax! yeah that must feel nice :-)
lxs Posted February 19, 2008 Author Posted February 19, 2008 congrats halifax, that's awesome! i'm so happy for you! just out of curiosity - would you be willing to divulge your gre score? i'm increasingly worried about mine, the more i read these boards, and am really starting to question my chances. especially since i haven't heard from ANYONE.
theboojum Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Way to go, halifax! lxs, you know what they say. No news is good news.
halifax Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 just out of curiosity - would you be willing to divulge your gre score? i'm increasingly worried about mine, the more i read these boards, and am really starting to question my chances. especially since i haven't heard from ANYONE. Sure...I can do it now without feeling like I'm jinxing myself. V: 760 Q: 540 (pathetic, I know) and A: 5.5 I took the GRE once before--it was before I got into my MA program and I made a V:630 Q: 530 A: 4.5. This time, I really studied only for the Verbal and Analytical sections (about 8 weeks), realizing my math was going to suck no matter what. I was absolutely astonished at the Verbal score because when I'd been doing the Kaplan practice tests, I was scoring around a 650.......I must have done well at the very beginning of the test. The vocab flashcards really helped too.
blueskies Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 So today three people were rejected via email by Rochester for Visual Cultural Studies PhD and one was accepted. Has anyone here heard back and want to share? I am sooooo desperate. Every time I open my email I can feel the rejection email from them is coming.
Chicken Dan Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Congrats, Halifax! That's awesome. Now the pressure's off, right? My GREs: V 720, Q 750, A 5 I'm glad that I got into school, as I took them five years ago and would have had to retake them for next year... :shudder: BTW, that's a sick verbal score, Halifax. Dag. I totally agree that the SOP is one of the most important parts of the application. If you can show that you'll be a great fit for the department and that your interests coincide with the professors you intend to work with, you should be in good shape. A prof. from U of C specifically told me that my SOP and research interests were a very important part of their reasoning in choosing me. Oh (belatedly) - I have no further information about Columbia. Sorry, all.
lxs Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 damn...you guys really cleaned up on the GRE! everyone says it doesn't matter but i'm prettttty nervous about my sad, sorry 610v. i haven't given up hope quite yet, though.
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