I was one of those accepted to Chicago, I did interview about two weeks ago. Only once though; I know in the past Chicago has done two interviews but it appears they only did one this year.

Has anyone received news from USC? I only saw one acceptance.

Was unsure about my fit within this department. Said they had over 130 apps and very few available positions.

Notified via app portal. Didn't feel like I was competitive with my GRE Quant and the department didn't feel like a strong fit with my research interests. Congrats to everyone who was accepted and best of luck to everyone else!

To the posters below accepted to Chicago: 1) Congrats! 2) Did you interview?

Long listed for an interview, notified of rejection via email the following week

Email from Sociology chair! Official email from Dean of Students will follow in the coming weeks.

Nothing from MPC but an email from the DGS suggesting my application was strong and being reviewed by MPC. Then came the rejection. If you have received something from MPC then it means you made it to the final pool. Your chances are high. Good luck.

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TTPB: Thanks for the heads up. Sorry to hear about your rejection. If you are ok with answering - when did you get that email about MPC review? Did the DGS tell you to contact with any questions/watch for an email from MPC? Appreciate the help.

To the poster below: actually I received a similar email saying they are very interested in my application and it is under review by MPC. I had my hopes high, but I got rejected today. I guess it was my bad luck or my application was not strong enough for MPC folks. Now that they have rejected many applicants, I am sure and hope you'll get in, but a heads up just in case.

Email from DGS telling me the department is closely considering my application. "The Sociology Department committee has had our say, and now the Minnesota Population Center committee is working with a selected set of applications, of which yours is one."

same

Same as other posters. 4 rejections/1 interview/11 pending

Bummed. Thought I had a really good research fit. :(

Did not submit GRE. I have a masters and Co-authored publications. 0a/1i/2r/8p “On behalf of the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota (UMN), I would like to thank you for applying to our Ph.D. program for Fall Semester 2021. We had over 120 well-qualified applicants this year, vying for only a very limited number of available spots. Our committee of faculty reviewed applications carefully over the past month. I'm sorry to inform you that your application was not among those chosen for admission.”