Pretty disappointed and confused because I thought this was one of my better chances, also my top choice. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Generic email from program director. The deadline for accepting or declining admission offers to funded graduate programs is April 15. Doubt anyone would reject such an offer, and they're probably admitting no more than two students this year. Two more months of useless anxiety...

Generic rejection email. Congrats to those accepted!

Got an email to check the portal and my decision letter was waiting. Cultural Heritage/Archaeology track.

Have MA in field as well as research experience at UM. Informed they only accepted two students.

Medical Anthropology focus

“Many applicants, hard decision, etc”, offered to forward my application to the MA program and I accepted. Sad.

Didn't receive an interview invite, so knew this was coming. Oh well!

At least not a straight rejection..? Generic email from the Director, which also suggested that acceptances have been sent out as well (or at least finalized).

To the cornell posters below: when were you all notified? Do you know if the rejections are sent in batches/phases? Still waiting for one!

3 of 4 rejections so far for me. Not feeling too good..

email from the program's director. A little bit sad as I doubt anyone will turn down an offer from UMich.

Curious if anyone has any info on when Anthro decisions will go out!

Eh, c'est la vie. Seriously, though, 4 accepted out of 178....congrats to those admitted!

From the email: "We received 178 applications this year for 4 positions. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer doctoral fellowships to many strong applicants." "Because of the size of the pool of applicants, we do not provide individual feedback to those who are not admitted to the program. I can say however that we use a comprehensive and careful admissions process to make the difficult decision about whom to admit. The admissions committee met to evaluate your candidacy several times and consulted with three to four additional specialists in your field, wherever relevant. We sought candidates with outstanding prior academic records, strong letters of recommendation, ambitious and effective writing samples, and (crucially) statements of purpose compatible with the scholarly and institutional resources at Cornell. In each case, we had to weigh both demonstrated excellence and the fit with our faculty's expertise. As always, such judgments are complex, comparative, and partial; they cannot fully capture any individual applicant's ultimate potential. "