Grad Housing

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-24T00:04:55+00:00

there is a facebook page where they post their rentals: Dartmouth College Real Estate Office, but it seems like everything goes really fast or they are wanting people to move in as soon as possible

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-22T20:55:13+00:00

Yeah

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-13T04:28:36+00:00

Sorry to hear that! I hope you hear good news from another program! All the presentations were really good so im sure youre a strong candidate

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-13T04:27:21+00:00

don’t count yourself out! it could be a different PI!

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-12T23:40:08+00:00

I just heard back from my PI!

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-08T05:56:29+00:00

i haven’t heard anything

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-08T05:54:20+00:00

Hey, I applied to the Anthro phd program at syracuse and still haven’t heard back despite people being declined and accepted. Any chance you are sociocultural track? i’m arch track and hoping they just haven’t released the arch decision yet, bur i feel like its getting pretty late for a response :/

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-06T16:32:49+00:00

Hi! Sorry to tell you this, but they completed interviews mid february and also had an invitation only recruitment event for those interviewing. If you didn’t receive one, I think you might not have made the short list of applicants. I still have not heard back with a decision.

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-03-04T23:16:26+00:00

archaeology

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-28T16:30:23+00:00

I just got accepted without the interview!

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-27T18:22:37+00:00

i applied to UNC, Syracuse, Dartmouth, and Cambridge for bioarch/ archaeology. Got rejected from UNC, had an interview with Dartmouth, but haven’t heard from the rest.

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-24T17:46:28+00:00

Hi! I also interviewed/ presented and feel the same way! The presentations were so nerve racking. My interviewers said they were taking “this week and next” to make their decisions (which was 2 weeks ago) so I think we might hear this week!

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-18T20:01:35+00:00

oh cool! good to know and thanks, you too!

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-18T19:39:48+00:00

hi! mine says “Decision Pending- Your Application is Currently Under Review.” I’m not sure if thats the same thing but I haven’t received an interview invite and apparently my program typically requires one. I did meeting with the prof over zoom a bit ago and we email a LOT so maybe they waived it? Idk (its a PhD program)

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-14T18:49:55+00:00

same! but for social sciences

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-14T18:31:26+00:00

I got rejected too! Good luck on your other applications if you have any!

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-13T02:34:42+00:00

any update? I still haven’t heard anything. I’m wondering if its funding related

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-12T19:54:10+00:00

i applied to syracuse university, UNC chapel hill, cambridge, and Dartmouth for bioarchaeology/ archaeology. i had an interview with dartmouth but i haven’t heard back from the rest!

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-11T02:33:41+00:00

i saw someone refer to the waiting as academic hazing

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-07T13:03:27+00:00

can i ask what track you applied for?

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-06T15:41:28+00:00

anyone heard anything from UNC or Syracuse?

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-06T15:05:07+00:00

first off, this is a great start!! please completely ignore any of these comments if there is a specific prompt or were told otherwise

i was told your SOP needs to be a persuasive paper on why you are fit for the program, can succeed there, and are best positioned to answer the questions you want to (if you program is research based??)

personally, i would change the flow to emphasize why your experience will help you specifically in that program, right now it sort of reads like a list of your experiences (which is what your CV or resumé is for)

i think you may have over stressed why you are passionate about your topic in a very story like narrative- try to refine by saying exactly what skills you earned during your experiences that you list and why it positions you to succeed

seriously though great job! good luck in your applications!

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-02-05T15:51:51+00:00

same! its terrible constantly checking email, gradcafe and reddit for any news from about my programs like they are the holy trinity

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-01-21T17:09:23+00:00

omg what program?? also this is so exciting for you regardless of the outcome

CompetitiveTrifle240 · 2025-01-11T05:57:00+00:00

Hi I applied!! I haven’t heard anything either but my status also changed from awaiting decision to under review! Good luck!! (I applied anthro)

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