I received an mail from the Iranian Studies grad director two weeks after an acceptance email from the VS PhD program. Applied to both. Five year recruitment fellowship: $34K stipend then $29K base plus optional summer museum internships or teaching. Sometimes lightening strikes!

Received an unofficial offer from the program director on 2/26, waiting official letter

Interview Dates 1/27-1/29

Sad but it happens

Thank you for your insight! I wish I could talk to you outside of this forum. So we don't crowd it up with our conversation

Not wait. TYPB: yes, unfortunately that is the way it works and the admissions office will not offer much beyond official speak. I've been through it 4 tines now. Those not accepted find out way later than they should with poorly written letters and little to no advice on how to improve application. Sorry to admin for these but I think it is important.

this one hurt tbh hahaha

Got an email that my admissions portal was updated. On the portal was a standard email of acceptance from the Graduate Division, not from the program to which I applied. No mention of funding. I think that's just because it's from the Graduate Division, so I'm hoping that the official letter from the program will provide information on funding.

TTBB- That makes sense. I guess it's just a waiting game. That's an interesting way to do things....give interviews and acceptances way before final decisions are made and to make people who may have not been accepted wait all of that time just to say they didn't get in. This is all an interesting process if that's how it works.

Acceptance email and letter from program director with fellowship in ancient Iranian archaeology ($34,000 1st year, no teaching; $29,000 TA-ship years 3-5 with with opportunities for summer funding; insurance and subsidized housing included).

I was not wait listed. I contacted UCI and was told that decisions would not be out until the end of March/Early April. So for anyone saying they were already accepted I'm not sure how that works.

To the poster below: I interviewed that weekend as well, still haven't heard anything either.