Fall 2018 Acceptances/Interviews/Rejections Thread

[FutureGames]

46 minutes ago, pinoysoc said:

I got my rejection letter, and I'm like fuck it! This is fucking elitist and I'm happy where I got in!

I'm really sorry, I know that was your dream school. It is elitist, I felt just as shitty when I got the Princeton reject. I'm sure where you got in is a great fit. I promise you, in a few days it won't sting at all. At least it's over and you can start making some exciting new plans! 

[pinoysoc]

5 minutes ago, FutureGames said:

I'm really sorry, I know that was your dream school. It is elitist, I felt just as shitty when I got the Princeton reject. I'm sure where you got in is a great fit. I promise you, in a few days it won't sting at all. At least it's over and you can start making some exciting new plans! 

no need to be sorry. I rather go to a program who sees potential in me over a program who doesn't. Either way, I'm getting my PhD and more.

[socl]

I'm still holding out hope! I just called the office at UMD and was informed that not all acceptances have been released yet. She expected that the rest of the acceptances should go out in the next week and that rejections would go out around the same time. Still vague, but I guess it isn't over until it is over?

[Mopar18]

Is anyone here visiting Boulder on 3/15-3/16?

[Aram696]

Who else is heading to Berkeley in March?

[ThePastelCalico]

I know I asked this earlier and it seems that the thread is dying down as people contemplate their offers and what not, but if you're going into environmental soc, environmental justice, inequality, community sociology, sociology of agriculture, or rural sociology, feel free to PM me so we can connect! I wanna make sure that I can help support the folks who have supported me through these tumultuous times!

[FutureGames]

6 hours ago, Mopar18 said:

Is anyone here visiting Boulder on 3/15-3/16?

I'm visiting this week on the 1st-3rd, I didn't realize there were multiple visit times

[Mopar18]

18 minutes ago, FutureGames said:

I'm visiting this week on the 1st-3rd, I didn't realize there were multiple visit times

The open house is the 1st-3rd but I can't make it and after trying to set up a visit on another date we agreed on the 15th-16th and they mentioned another student would be visiting on those days as well.

[manofthehoff]

Congrats to whoever got accepted to Harvard's Sociology and Social Policy program! Want to tell us more?

[-0-0-0-0-]

U Penn rejects: I'm sorry to see that, and I hope you guys have better offers. Care to tell me how you found out? And if you did not get an email at this point, does it mean that you could be on the waitlist? 

[Goldie]

On 2/27/2018 at 4:00 PM, Aram696 said:

Who else is heading to Berkeley in March?

I'll be there!

[Mike_Novick]

To the international poster who got waitlisted at UCLA, could you please share with us your profile? I was rejected again. Thank you.

[DT888]

Is anyone still waiting to hear from UPenn? 

Edited March 1, 2018 by DT888

[pinoysoc]

3 hours ago, -0-0-0-0- said:

U Penn rejects: I'm sorry to see that, and I hope you guys have better offers. Care to tell me how you found out? And if you did not get an email at this point, does it mean that you could be on the waitlist? 

 

1 hour ago, DT888 said:

Is anyone still waiting to hear from UPenn? 

Most likely rejections. I wouldn't get your hopes up.  Sorry guys. In the same boat

[ThePastelCalico]

Okay I don't want to be morbid or anything, but I really need help. Anyone have any advice for addressing that nagging thought in the back of your mind that tells you you aren't good enough to be a sociologist? I honestly believe right now I'm going to look back on my Wisconsin rejection and always feel that everything I do academically will have that shadow cast on it; even if it's not visible to anyone else,, it's a heavy heavy shadow.

 

I need help, advice, or general good vibes. I don't want to feel this way, but I'm so scared of regretting my choice in attending a program like I regret going to my undergrad institution. 

[qeta]

4 hours ago, ThePastelCalico said:

I need help, advice, or general good vibes. I don't want to feel this way, but I'm so scared of regretting my choice in attending a program like I regret going to my undergrad institution. 

Hi @ThePastelCalico, I am sorry you're feeling so down about the Wisconsin rejection. I have also gone to schools that I regretted attending (ahem, McGill poli. sci.) and consequently am extremely stressed about making the right choice now. So I understand your feelings. At the same time, Wisconsin is a very highly ranked program that also admitted a very small pool of applicants this year due to funding issues. You not getting in only means that you weren't among the top eight applicants, not that you aren't capable of excellent sociology research. You must also take into account that you work on topics related to a very small subfield, as do I with my emphasis on sociology of development. Finally, I can't stress this enough: the academic caste system is real, whether one likes it or not. The only reason I could make the terrible situation at McGill work for me somewhat was because the McGill name (and my own research capacity) allowed me to network with folks at even higher ranked institutions through conferences, archival visits, and exchanges. Your supervisor and advisors/mentors at NC State can help you with this a lot. There are a lot of gatekeepers in academia who keep the caste system alive and thriving, along with many people who perhaps don't reflect on how the caste system is reproduced and thus end up benignly reproducing it. I have read about your research on this forum with a lot of interest and it seems great to me as someone who is also somewhat interested in environmental/ rural sociology. So keep doing the awesome work, take advantage of opportunities because signals of productivity and networking matter quite a lot, and use some strategies to get past the gatekeepers. We can also talk more via PMs.

Edited March 1, 2018 by qeta

[socihk]

Just saw another Boston U acceptance on board. It indicates the acceptance date was 23 Feb, same as the previous one.

Should I assume most or all acceptances have been sent out?

Congrats anyway!

[AnnaGG]

5 hours ago, ThePastelCalico said:

Okay I don't want to be morbid or anything, but I really need help. Anyone have any advice for addressing that nagging thought in the back of your mind that tells you you aren't good enough to be a sociologist? I honestly believe right now I'm going to look back on my Wisconsin rejection and always feel that everything I do academically will have that shadow cast on it; even if it's not visible to anyone else,, it's a heavy heavy shadow.

 

I need help, advice, or general good vibes. I don't want to feel this way, but I'm so scared of regretting my choice in attending a program like I regret going to my undergrad institution. 

I am sorry you feel this way. My initial reaction was what? you got accepted to three universities and you're still unsure? but when my bite of jealousy subsided I was able to see how you'd be bothered and would wonder what is it that UWM wanted that you didn't have. I was only accepted to one school and had to question their standards if they thought that I'm good enough. But that's not the point. The point is there are humans in those universities. They aren't gods or clairvoyants and I believe making the choice is just as difficult for them since they can't be sure they're betting on the best of the best either. People drop out from the best programs. And succeed in okay programs too. Look up a list of where world's Nobel laureates graduated from and you'll see it's a very broad range of schools. Some of those people got rejections too in their time and someone might have regretted turning down a renown specialist because one of their recommendation letters was not exactly stellar. It's a betting game for everyone, in a way. They way I look at it, it's not worth putting on a pedestal a school that didn't select you. Their rejection doesn't make it unreachably good. It's just that you're not the horse they're betting on and that's okay. Instead, I want the school that chose me to be really really proud of it some day. You can even choose which of the three schools will get to put your picture on their "distinguished alumni" wall.  

[dikshita]

Has anyone applied to UW MHCID program?

[pinoysoc]

5 hours ago, AnnaGG said:

I am sorry you feel this way. My initial reaction was what? you got accepted to three universities and you're still unsure? but when my bite of jealousy subsided I was able to see how you'd be bothered and would wonder what is it that UWM wanted that you didn't have. I was only accepted to one school and had to question their standards if they thought that I'm good enough. But that's not the point. The point is there are humans in those universities. They aren't gods or clairvoyants and I believe making the choice is just as difficult for them since they can't be sure they're betting on the best of the best either. People drop out from the best programs. And succeed in okay programs too. Look up a list of where world's Nobel laureates graduated from and you'll see it's a very broad range of schools. Some of those people got rejections too in their time and someone might have regretted turning down a renown specialist because one of their recommendation letters was not exactly stellar. It's a betting game for everyone, in a way. They way I look at it, it's not worth putting on a pedestal a school that didn't select you. Their rejection doesn't make it unreachably good. It's just that you're not the horse they're betting on and that's okay. Instead, I want the school that chose me to be really really proud of it some day. You can even choose which of the three schools will get to put your picture on their "distinguished alumni" wall.  

I agree with this. Penn State's committee noted they had great concerns about my GRE scores and my ability to survive in their program. They also said something in the line of your research interests are too focused and don't see the value in it in terms of the department. It forced me to grow up and accept that you can't be with a program that doesn't want you or see potential in you. Matriculate into a program that sees value. For the first time in my life (after applying in  three admissions cycles), I feel empowered because I finally believe in what I want to do. 

PM me if you want to talk.

[Want_PHD]

6 hours ago, socihk said:

Just saw another Boston U acceptance on board. It indicates the acceptance date was 23 Feb, same as the previous one.

Should I assume most or all acceptances have been sent out?

Congrats anyway!

I am assuming all of the acceptances have been sent out, yes.  Probably there is a majority of graduate applications (across the word; across schools) that don't view/don't post results on this website.

Presumably--like many (most?) universities--there are three lists at BU: the accepted; the "waitlisted"; the rejections.  Probably they just move everyone up in line if/when some people don't accept.

In any case, more than likely you--and myself--are rejected from BU.  Unfortunately you may have to wait several more weeks to find out it's official.  At best, you--and myself--were not their top choice.

[Want_PHD]

6 hours ago, AnnaGG said:

I am sorry you feel this way. My initial reaction was what? you got accepted to three universities and you're still unsure? but when my bite of jealousy subsided I was able to see how you'd be bothered and would wonder what is it that UWM wanted that you didn't have. I was only accepted to one school and had to question their standards if they thought that I'm good enough. But that's not the point. The point is there are humans in those universities. They aren't gods or clairvoyants and I believe making the choice is just as difficult for them since they can't be sure they're betting on the best of the best either. People drop out from the best programs. And succeed in okay programs too. Look up a list of where world's Nobel laureates graduated from and you'll see it's a very broad range of schools. Some of those people got rejections too in their time and someone might have regretted turning down a renown specialist because one of their recommendation letters was not exactly stellar. It's a betting game for everyone, in a way. They way I look at it, it's not worth putting on a pedestal a school that didn't select you. Their rejection doesn't make it unreachably good. It's just that you're not the horse they're betting on and that's okay. Instead, I want the school that chose me to be really really proud of it some day. You can even choose which of the three schools will get to put your picture on their "distinguished alumni" wall.  

Well put.  Many people haven't been accepted to a single program (myself, though it technically isn't over yet).  Being accepted to even one is an accomplishment.

Like the post above, I want to add that it's not what the program can do for you, but what you can do for the program.  Keep in mind, these are generally paid positions--they are jobs.  They want you to make them look good.  I think my mistake in this application process was that I mentioned that I want to learn more, rather than selling myself to them.

Yet, I have a feeling that in some cases the choice of who is accepted is arbitrary.  I know my BA and MA GPA is higher than almost everyone that has been accepted, but it didn't matter.  Perhaps a misplaced semicolon in my statement of purpose led them to reject me, or someone on the committee had a cold.  Who knows.

[WantToBePhd]

Anyone applied for UPenn demography got any messages?

[socihk]

Emailed to BU sociology department. All offers are out, waitlisted people will hear by April, and I'm not even waitlisted.

[Ekinsu92]

Hello again, 

Has any of you heard from University of Alberta?