Praying18Crim Posted December 26, 2017 Posted December 26, 2017 Anybody else binge eating for the next month? So who's all applying to where?
MonkeyHouse Posted December 31, 2017 Posted December 31, 2017 Me! You are not alone! (I see lots of people reading this post, but no responses, there must be others of us out there)
Praying18Crim Posted January 1, 2018 Author Posted January 1, 2018 shhh....maybe we are the only one's who applied and will get all of the funding and acceptances we want
MonkeyHouse Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 Good point! I am keeping my fingers crossed, this forum has been so silent this year it's the only reasonable thought! And having choices would just be wonderful.
Praying18Crim Posted January 2, 2018 Author Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) Wouldn't it though lol. Where all did you apply, I started late and didn't want to bug my recommenders that much so I only applied to MSU, John Jay, and Suny Albany Edited January 2, 2018 by Praying18Crim
R1001 Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 Hey, just wanted to jump in here. I’m applying to a mix of Sociology and Crimonology programs. For Criminology I’m applying to Penn State, Indiana, and Washington State.
MonkeyHouse Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 I applied to SUNY also, as well as University of Florida, University of Central Florida, Arizona State and UC Irvine. I would be happy for someone to like me enough for a waitlist, this process is stressful and I need reassurance!
Praying18Crim Posted January 6, 2018 Author Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) On 1/5/2018 at 1:36 AM, MonkeyHouse said: I applied to SUNY also, as well as University of Florida, University of Central Florida, Arizona State and UC Irvine. I would be happy for someone to like me enough for a waitlist, this process is stressful and I need reassurance! Amen to that. I've just been slowly counting down the days...very slowly.....so slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww But on the bright side, my next semester starts Monday so now I get to be anxious and mentally drained Edited January 6, 2018 by Praying18Crim
Jinxstar Posted January 13, 2018 Posted January 13, 2018 Ah, I am now a bundle of nerves --I've had POIs tell me that I have an impressive set of materials, but it's not going to be real until I get a letter! Applying to PhD at FSU, Florida, South Florida, Georgia St., UMSL. It's a blend of policy/CJ-oriented departments and crim heavy. Good luck, everyone.
saltyseathings Posted January 13, 2018 Posted January 13, 2018 Hey all, Just wanted to keep the ball rolling and drop a note to say that I got an acceptance letter from Albany on 1/8... The offer letter came a few days later, and it was very generous. The letter specifically said I was admitted because my interests are a good fit within the department ("wrongful convictions, legal decision-making, survey methods"). I'm a second year master's student at American, and I only applied to Albany and AU's PhD programs. My faculty advisor at AU is on the admissions committee, and he said that they won't even begin reviewing applications until early February. I hope this helps - good luck to everyone!
Praying18Crim Posted January 15, 2018 Author Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) Congrats Salty! I wonder why you got it so early *Edit: not that I am complaining. Just curious as to why certain people get it so early compared to others. Edited January 15, 2018 by Praying18Crim
Jinxstar Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 All of my programs had the 1/15 deadline. Perhaps Albany was earlier.
Praying18Crim Posted January 17, 2018 Author Posted January 17, 2018 Jinx where did you apply? Only ones I looked at had Jan 1st as the latest except for John Jay
Jinxstar Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 Missouri-STL, Florida, Florida State, USF, Georgia State. UMSL had the 1/20 deadline, the reset were 1/15. I've been in touch with a few people in each program. Early February is usually when they send out decisions and info. I feel confident about all of my application materials. The personal statement for FSU was the 500 word limit, so I feel meh about it, especially considering their recent #1 in the world ranking.
rickster2849 Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 FSU is the number 1 program in the world? With all due respect, Jinxstar, I do not think that is correct, and I do not know where you got that from. They have a good program, sure, but programs like Maryland, Albany, Cambridge, Melbourne, and the University of Toronto are much more esteemed programs than FSU.
Praying18Crim Posted January 18, 2018 Author Posted January 18, 2018 I'm going with rick on that one. I did my undergrad at Maryland and there were several former FSU students who had transferred there. They said it was a good program, but nothing compared to what Maryland was.
Jinxstar Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 There was a recent global assessment, which I know isn't the end-all be-all, located here. The ratings fluctuate, of course. UM-CP is prestigious, as are the others.
rickster2849 Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 I would be more inclined to use this list: https://www.university-list.net/us/rank/univ-1169.htm. This was the list from the US News and World Report (they took it down for some reason. It uses questionable methodology, but the list from that global assessment is based on one criteria (and not a very transparent one, nor an accurate one).
Praying18Crim Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 Whats up guys and gals? Just wanted to check in with everybody and see if anyone has heard back from anybody yet? John Jay got back to me that they would be selecting people for interviews next month with interviews/decisions in March.
Jinxstar Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 I received an acceptance via email to FSU on Thursday. They will contact me regarding funding early February. woohoo! Said they've offered at least 20 acceptances. Still waiting on others. Early February seems to be when the heat is on. Good luck to everyone else.
Luckyb Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Anyone hear back from UCI yet? Their prospective student days are February 4-6, so I expect those invitations to go out anytime now.
Luckyb Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Update: on-campus interviews were extended today by phone, with emails to come shortly.
Praying18Crim Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 Congrats LuckyB and Jinx! I got an email from MSU today. The committee handed in it's recommendations and decisions should be going out by the end of the week via email Luckyb 1
__Anonymous__ Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Hi all! I decided to finally go ahead and make an account, since I've basically been living on this website for the last month. Figured I would chime in here! I applied to 7 different programs, and so far have heard back from and been accepted to 3: Temple, Albany, and George Mason. Still waiting to hear back from Maryland, Cincinnati, Rutgers, and ASU. saltyseathings, will you be attending Albany's Visiting Weekend?
Plzacceptme Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Praying18Crim said: Congrats LuckyB and Jinx! I got an email from MSU today. The committee handed in it's recommendations and decisions should be going out by the end of the week via email I also applied to MSU but didn't get any emails about updates at all. Did a professor send you that or was it from their department email? I thought their deadline wasn't until February 1st!?
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