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Institution |
Program (Season)
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Decision &
Date |
St1 |
Date Added |
Notes |
| Concordia University (Canada) | Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Accepted via E-mail on 6 May 2019 | O | 8 May 2019 | |
| New School (School Of Public Engagement) | Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Accepted via Website on 25 Apr 2019 | I | 25 Apr 2019 | - 75% scholarship! Eeeeeeep!
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| University Of California, Los Angeles | Cinema And Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Accepted via Phone on 8 Apr 2019 | A | 19 Apr 2019 | - I got the call a week before the 15th. This was my only acceptance out of ten applications, and so I just wanted to post for everyone applying in the next cycle that you never know what will happen!
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| University Of Amsterdam | Media Studies- New Media & Digital Culture, Masters (F19) | Accepted via E-mail on 16 Apr 2019 | O | 16 Apr 2019 | - American but with EU citizenship
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| University Of Texas At Austin | Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via Other on 10 Apr 2019 | U | 13 Apr 2019 | - I'm very disappointed. Not because of rejection but because of the disrespect I felt from the school. There's no rejection letter. In fact, I heard nothing from the school since I submitted the application, so in the end, I sent an email and asked. There's no reply from the staff, but just an email notification saying my application status is changed. I logged in and found that my application is rejected. They are not even bothered to send a proper rejection email.
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| Pratt Institute | Media Studies, Other (F19) | Accepted via E-mail on 10 Apr 2019 | I | 10 Apr 2019 | - $9000 in funding. Not great, but not bad!
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| University Of Texas At Austin | Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Accepted via E-mail on 10 Apr 2019 Undergrad GPA: n/a
GRE General (V/Q/W): 167/164/4.00
GRE Subject: n/a
♦ | I | 10 Apr 2019 | - Given this late result, I assume I was on the wl before today, but the offer came from the school of journalism, saying "We are recommending your admission to graduate study in the School of Journalism, due to the impending merger of Media Studies with our school." It's a bit weird as the program requirements are so different, plus I never even got an interview. But since this is my only offer (interview with UW-Madison but rejected, NYU rejected), I guess I'll happily take it.
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| University Of Texas At Austin | Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via E-mail on 9 Apr 2019 | U | 9 Apr 2019 | - Received an email to check the portal. It took so long for the program to send this super short notification without any kind words.
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| University Of Texas At Austin | Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via Website on 9 Apr 2019 | A | 9 Apr 2019 | - No email, but I checked after seeing the other rejections posted here.
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| University Of Californa, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Cinema And Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Wait listed via E-mail on 9 Apr 2019 | A | 9 Apr 2019 | |
| University Of Texas At Austin | Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via Website on 9 Apr 2019 | A | 9 Apr 2019 | - Damn! Expected this, but it sucks. My MA GPA was 3.97, but I am coming from outside the field. 3 presentations, one year of teaching experience, no publications.
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| University Of Texas At Austin | Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via Website on 8 Apr 2019 | A | 8 Apr 2019 | |
| Indiana University Bloomington | Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Other via Other on 8 Apr 2019 | O | 8 Apr 2019 | - Anyone planning on declining their offer? Am on the waitlist and pretty desperate since April 15th is inching closer...
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| University Of Kansas | Film And Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Accepted via E-mail on 2 Apr 2019 Undergrad GPA: 3.60
GRE General (V/Q/W): 161/150/4.50
GRE Subject: n/a
♦ | A | 2 Apr 2019 | - really excited! got an email with my offer letter, going to get my official graduate school admittance soon.
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| University Of Californa, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Cinema And Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via E-mail on 2 Apr 2019 | A | 2 Apr 2019 | - I re-read this application the other day to see how I felt about it now, and I came away feeling like it was so solid that the (expected) rejection letter is their loss. Seriously. Don't let some committee tell you your worth.
As we all know by now, this system is rigged by money and power. Even if there isn't outright bribery, there are people within inside tracks that they get from their elite connections with donors or have connections to faculty through academic networks or are just students of graduates of the program. There is an uneven playing field - a reflection of our unequal society. Some applicants were educated in private high schools and elite colleges because their parents are wealthy (of course they got wealthy by making money off of working people). Finally, Republican-led cuts to state funding and the busting of several graduate employee unions in the midwest through changes in state laws is destroying access to higher education. Increasingly you have to be wealthy just to go to graduate school. That's why there are way fewer "spaces available than there are applicants." Money is going to six-figure administrator salaries and not to support education. Higher education should be free, paid for by the wealthy. Instead the wealthy monopolize our public institutions and get their children in at the head of the line.
Best wishes to all applicants. Let's change this messed-up system. You can start by joining or organizing your graduate employee union. But, it's going to take a lot of work to kick out the entrenched powers that be.
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| Boston University | Emerging Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Accepted via E-mail on 14 Mar 2019 | I | 1 Apr 2019 | |
| Boston University | Emerging Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Accepted via E-mail on 6 Mar 2019 | | 31 Mar 2019 | - Declined the offer 5 min ago, hope it helps someone who is waitlisted!
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| University Of Southern California | Cinema And Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via Website on 29 Mar 2019 | | 29 Mar 2019 | |
| University Of Southern California | Cinema And Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via Website on 29 Mar 2019 | I | 29 Mar 2019 | |
| University Of Southern California | Cinema And Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Rejected via Website on 26 Mar 2019 | I | 29 Mar 2019 | |
| University Of Southern California | Cinema And Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Rejected via E-mail on 28 Mar 2019 | A | 28 Mar 2019 | |
| UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) | Film And Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via E-mail on 26 Mar 2019 | U | 26 Mar 2019 | - It's been a while, so I don't have hope anymore. Yet, two rejections in a day still hurt.
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| New York University ( NYU) | Cinema And Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Rejected via E-mail on 26 Mar 2019 | U | 26 Mar 2019 | - Expected... Congrats to those who got in!
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| University Of Californa, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Cinema And Media Studies, PhD (F19) | Other via Other on 24 Mar 2019 | O | 24 Mar 2019 | - Has any phd applicant heard from the graduate department? Anyone waitlisted?
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| Boston University | Emerging Media Studies, Masters (F19) | Accepted via E-mail on 7 Mar 2019 | U | 23 Mar 2019 | |
