two rounds of POI informal meeting, still rejected

Just got the e-mail last night right when I was about to sleep. This is a pretty new program, so look forward to what it has to offer.

To the one below, how did you hear about the decision? Was it from your POI or the graduate coordinator?

Application is being reviewed, missing letter of recommendation to be rectified

Did not take GRE. Submitted in late December.

TTPB: Well, they didn't say exactly that. But seems one person was at least....

Got an interview with the Admissions Committee. Now waiting for final decisions!

For future applicants: DO NOT use Hawaii as a safe school unless you decide to pay for your PhD studies when you are admitted. Hawaii does not provide fellowships like other universities. It's a total waste of application fee for applying to a program that does not offer financial support. Disaster.

Has anyone heard from Hawaii - Manoa? The department coordinator said in December that the graduate chair would contact all applicants in January... didn't get an interview and haven't heard a peep so I'm not holding my breath.

4.0 MA GPA

From assistant to psyc grad chair: “Applicants are generally notified by mid-February to early March if they have been accepted and/or if the faculty would like to schedule an interview and faculty contact applicants directly.”

Contacted a faculty member at UHM who spoke to someone familiar with the anthropology application decision timeline. The committee said they hope to have everything wrapped up by the end of the month so expect a notice in the next few weeks. Best of luck everyone.

Acceptance phone call from Roy Gal on 1/25. Zoom interview 1/15 during AAS 237. Smaller class accepted with longer waitlist than usual. After my acceptance call, I received an email saying acceptances would be sent the next day.

2 papers. One 1st author on MNRAS and one in progress.

Accepted 23 out of 198, hoping for 8 admitted

Fat reject. They had 198 applicants and only were looking for 8 students, jesus.