2a/1w/2r/8p

Email from DGS. Current MA student at top program, 2/3 pending are likely rejections. 0a/5r/3p

very nice email, taking 7% of 300 applicants so 21 spots. good luck!!!

I received an email from the Director of the Doctoral Program congratulating me on my admission and providing the letter of admission with the full details of my offer. An additional email from the graduate school with full details is supposed to follow shortly. I received full funding for five years for 12 month/year including a minimum stipend of $43k annually and was also given details about additional funding resources through the program and graduate school. A few more details to share: prior to applying, I did not contact my intended advisors to talk about applying. Also, I did not receive an interview request prior to receiving admission. I was accepted without any direct contact between myself and my intended advisors through my whole process of application. I have a year of previous ethnographic fieldwork, over a decade of life experience in the context I want to work in, years of professional experience in social research methods, two master's degrees with GPAs of 3.6, and some slight professional connections to my intended advisors (mostly through my past professors who are acquaintances with them). Strong “fit” with my intended advisors and a good SOP was key, I think, in my admission.

GPA is gradm not undergrad

1i 1w 5r 5p

1a/2r/3p archaeo anthro, no interview, portal update

Got an email notification; thought it was a rejection at first! Area of concentration is early American/biopolitics/science and lit. If you're not planning on going, please let them know! 0a/1w/4r/4p

Finally, some good news! 0a/1w/1i/5r/8p

First positive news of the cycle!! GPA is Masters. 0a/1w/2r/6p

3.753 master’s GPA

Congrats for all. Michigan is truly my dream school so if you have better options, please decline this one. Thanks a lot and good luck!